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Locality Name:
Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 143
Youngest recorded age at locality: 143

mindat Locality ID: 30375
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30375.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Hedley
Keremeos
Olalla
Peachland
Penticton

Latitude: 49°24'45"N
Longitude: 119°49'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.4125,-119.82083333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb Pt S Sb Si Sr Te Ti V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleAnalcimeArsenicArsenopyriteBrauniteBrewsteriteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetGypsumHeulanditeLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNatrolite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutile
ScapoliteScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteThomsoniteTitaniteVesuvianite
VivianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Altaite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brewsterite-Sr  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carrollite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hedleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Heulandite-Sr  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Joséite-B  (*)Laumontite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Maldonite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marialite  (*)Meionite  (*)
Mesolite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nickel  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Petzite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Silver  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wakefieldite-(Ce)  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Yugawaralite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1300602793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2430053,30055,30056,300573419
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe230049,30063489
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O230065,300661627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3430051,30055,30057,300581534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1431431300681588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS930049,30050,30051,30052,30053,30056,30057,30058,300699052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2143143330049,30057,300685509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi630049,30051,30053,30054,30056,300571966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3330053,30056,300571935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4143143330054,30057,300685516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)130064483
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb130056175
Brewsterite-Sr  (*)BrewsteriteSr(Al2Si6)O16·5H2O1300668
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1431431230050,30051,30052,30053,30054,30055,30056,30057,30058,30066,30068,3007027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4143143130068154
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1300575707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21431431330050,30051,30052,30053,30054,30055,30056,30057,30058,30060,30063,30068,3006927198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1300601382
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)230056,300571025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS230056,30057966
Copper  (*)CopperCu1300563846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS430054,30056,30057,300584165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3143143130068802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6330054,30056,300574135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)143143730051,30053,30055,30056,30057,30058,300688173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O230056,30057814
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O143143130068345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2230063,300669617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS143143730050,30052,30056,30060,30063,30068,3006924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)230058,300667437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1431431030049,30050,30051,30053,30054,30056,30057,30058,30063,3006830554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3430053,30055,30056,300571544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1431431300686890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6630051,30053,30054,30056,30057,30058741
Hedleyite  (*)TetradymiteBi7Te3330053,30056,30057104
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314314313006814640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te230049,30063804
Heulandite-Sr  (*)Heulandite(Sr,Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72·24H2O1300669
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3230056,300585433
Joséite-B  (*)TetradymiteBi4Te2S230053,3005786
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O230060,300661271
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2230056,30057762
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4130058229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4143143630053,30055,30056,30057,30058,3006814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2143143230057,3006812537
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi230056,3005788
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2230056,300585674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl130056139
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)130056176
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O130066425
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1431431300681066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2143143730053,30054,30056,30057,30061,30068,300695800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2230056,3005817380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O230065,300661236
Nickel  (*)CopperNi13005657
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)230055,300582349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS230056,30057767
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe2130049409
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)130055494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2230056,300581898
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3230056,300601425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21431431330050,30051,30052,30053,30055,30056,30057,30058,30060,30063,30066,30068,3006939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81431431030049,30051,30053,30054,30055,30056,30057,30058,30068,300699056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21130050,30051,30052,30053,30054,30055,30056,30057,30058,30069,3007161156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)130064969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2143143230056,300685614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2130057317
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)130071598
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)330053,30055,300574894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O130066390
Silver  (*)CopperAg1300605186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2130056337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS143143830050,30052,30056,30058,30060,30063,30068,3006921482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S130056510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13430056,30060,30063,300695317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O130066452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O330055,30056,300574899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2330053,30056,300572562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10330055,30056,300571395
Wakefieldite-(Ce)  (*)ZirconCeVO41300669
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3130057297
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3630053,30054,30055,30056,30057,300581247
Yugawaralite  (*)NoneCa(Si6Al2)O16·4H2O13006633


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
PorphCu-00033143143143      Bornite, Calcite, Carrollite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Millerite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu8859Brenda Mine, Peachland, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaBrendaSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R100114Goodhope Mine (Good Hope Mine), Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R100114
R070126Nickel Plate Mine, Hedley, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070126
R060176Keremeos, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060176
R060542Yellow Lake, Olalla, Osoyoos Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060542

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