Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 170
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 30270
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30270.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 26
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Chilliwack
Emory Creek
Giant Copper Cu Deposit (AM)
Harrison Lake
Hope
Jones Lake Power Station
Misson
Toy Prospect
Treasure Mountain

Latitude: 49°20'44"N
Longitude: 121°24'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.345555555556,-121.40083333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Brookite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Copper	Cubanite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Iron	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Melonite
Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Picromerite	Prehnite	Pyrite
Pyrochlore	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Ullmannite	Wurtzite

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Rh S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Brookite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Copper Cubanite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Iron Kaolinite Marcasite Melonite
Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Picromerite Prehnite Pyrite
Pyrochlore Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Ullmannite Wurtzite

71 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Altaite ()*	Anatase ()*
Andradite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Argentopentlandite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bindheimite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Cyanochroite ()*	Epidote ()*	Freibergite ()*
Froodite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hedleyite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hollingworthite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melonite ()*
Merenskyite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parkerite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Polydymite ()*
Portlandite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rucklidgeite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Tellurium ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Troilite ()*	Violarite ()*
Wairauite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	170	170	1	29935	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	170	95	2	29935,29939	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	102	95	1	29936	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	170	66	2	29935,29941	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	170	170	1	29935	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	102	95	1	29937	1534
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	1	29941	718
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	145	66	1	29941	67
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	170	95	2	29935,29939	9052
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	102	95	1	29949	450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	145	66	1	29941	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	102	95	1	29939	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	102	95	1	29949	843
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	170	170	1	29935	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	170	95	3	29932,29935,29947	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	170	66	5	29931,29932,29935,29941,29948	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	102	95	1	29927	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	145	66	1	29941	3902
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	102	95	1	29939	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	145	66	1	29941	966
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	145	66	1	29941	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	145	66	1	29941	327
Cyanochroite ()*	Picromerite	K₂Cu(SO₄)₂·6H₂O	145	66	1	29941	4
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	102	95	3	29937,29945,29947	8173
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	102	95	1	29940	663
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	145	66	1	29941	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	102	95	2	29932,29940	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	170	95	2	29935,29939	30554
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	102	95	1	29948	205
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	102	95	1	29937	741
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃	145	66	1	29941	104
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	145	66	1	29941	804
Hollingworthite ()*	Ullmannite	RhAsS	145	66	1	29941	119
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	102	95	1	29932	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	145	66	1	29941	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	102	95	1	29947	1271
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	145	66	1	29941	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	145	66	4	29932,29939,29941,29948	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	145	66	1	29941	5674
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	145	66	1	29941	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	145	66	1	29941	155
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	102	95	1	29948	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	170	95	2	29932,29935	5800
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	145	66	1	29941	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	170	170	1	29935	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	145	66	1	29941	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	145	66	1	29941	767
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	145	66	1	29941	55
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	145	66	3	29931,29941,29948	1512
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	145	66	1	29941	131
Portlandite ()*	Brucite	Ca(OH)₂	145	66	1	29941	51
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	102	95	2	29945,29947	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	170	66	8	29932,29935,29939,29940,29941,29944,29945,29948	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	170	95	2	29935,29944	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	170	66	6	29931,29932,29935,29939,29941,29948	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	170	66	14	29926,29929,29930,29935,29937,29939,29940,29941,29942,29944,29945,29947,29948,29949	61156
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄	170	170	1	29935	64
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	170	95	2	29935,29944	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	170	95	4	29924,29932,29935,29945	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	170	95	2	29935,29940	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	102	95	1	29929	1516
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	145	66	1	29941	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	170	95	5	29932,29935,29939,29940,29949	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	145	66	1	29941	978
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	145	66	1	29941	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	170	66	2	29935,29941	276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	102	95	1	29940	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	170	95	2	29935,29945	4899
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	145	66	1	29941	1044
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	145	66	1	29941	380
Wairauite ()*	Iron	CoFe	102	95	1	29948	16

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_671	Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
EMBC2002_65_PNC_age	102	95		emplacement of Pacific Nickel Complex	Fe, Ni, Co, Cu	30270	New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Pacific Nickel Complex	Metcalfe et al. (2002)		EMBC2002_65	emplacement of Pacific Nickel Complex
vms-00089	170	170	Lower-Middle Jurassic		S	18456	Harrison Gold Mine (RN; Abo; GEO), Bear Mountain, Harrison Lake, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Seneca	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
Michelle_671	145	66	Cretaceous	Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province	Ni, Cu	11356	Giant Mascot Mine, Hope, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Giant Mascot	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060188	Sleese Creek, Chilliwack River, Chilliwack, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060188
R050185	Silica Bell Claim, Jones Lake Power Station, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R050185

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