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Locality Name:
Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 48

mindat Locality ID: 31603
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31603.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Gainer Creek
Goldsream Deposit
International Mine (Reeves McDonald)
Lardeau
Mastadon Prospects
Mount Copeland
Revelstoke
Revelstoke Meteorite
Silence Lake
Silver Dollar Project
Snowflake Mine
Three Valley Gap
Trout Lake
Wigwam Deposit

Latitude: 50°48'8"N
Longitude: 118°2'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.802222222222,-118.04833333333

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	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Bournonite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum
Hopeite	Hureaulite	Kieserite	Lipscombite	Malachite	Meneghinite	Mica	Minium	Molybdenite	Monazite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stannoidite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz
Tourmaline	Tridymite	Triplite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Te Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag S Sn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenopyrite Beryl Bournonite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum
Hopeite Hureaulite Kieserite Lipscombite Malachite Meneghinite Mica Minium Molybdenite Monazite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stannoidite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz
Tourmaline Tridymite Triplite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Zircon

100 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Amblygonite ()*
Andalusite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Batisivite ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutotantalite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Canfieldite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celsian ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*
Elbaite ()*	Euclase ()*	Fluor-elbaite ()*	Fluor-schorl ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Foitite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Greenwoodite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gunningite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hopeite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Hureaulite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Ishikawaite ()*	Kësterite ()*	Lipscombite ()*	Lithiophilite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Meneghinite ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nagyágite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Petalite ()*	Pollucite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rossmanite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*
Sekaninaite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stannoidite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Trilithionite ()*
Triplite ()*	Troilite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Woodruffite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoltaiite ()*	Zwieselite ()*

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	50	48	2	30084,30089	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	30081	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	50	48	3	30081,30083,30084	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	50	48	1	30084	2353
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	50	48	1	30084	244
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	541	48	3	30084,30089,30094	1310
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	30075	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			3	30080,30083,30089	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	30079	919
Batisivite ()*	None	BaTi₆(V,Cr)₈(Si₂O₇)O₂₂	541	521	1	30094	2
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	50	48	1	30084	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	50	48	1	30084	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	30075	1935
Bismutotantalite ()*	None	BiTaO₄	50	48	1	30084	23
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	30080	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	50	48	4	30080,30083,30084,30089	27770
Canfieldite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈SnS₆	541	48	0		91
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	50	48	1	30084	5171
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	541	521	1	30094	100
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	541	521	1	30094	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	30080,30093	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	541	521	5	30075,30076,30083,30089,30094	27198
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	50	48	1	30084	321
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	50	48	1	30084	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	50	48	1	30084	289
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	50	48	1	30084	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	30080	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	541	521	2	30087,30094	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	30083,30090	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	50	48	1	30084	648
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	50	48	1	30084	520
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)	50	48	1	30084	120
Fluor-elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F	50	48	1	30084	31
Fluor-schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F	50	48	1	30084	25
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	50	48	1	30084	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	541	521	3	30083,30089,30094	9617
Foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Fe²⁺₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	50	48	1	30084	75
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	50	48	1	30084	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	541	48	9	30075,30077,30079,30080,30083,30084,30089,30093,30094	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	30075,30080	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	541	521	4	30076,30083,30089,30094	2812
Greenwoodite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ba_2-x(V³⁺OH)_xV³⁺₉(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺)₂Si₂O₂₂	541	521	1	30094	1
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	30087	1544
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O			1	30079	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	541	521	1	30094	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	541	521	1	30077	1689
Hopeite ()*	Hopeite	Zn₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	541	521	1	30077	29
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	50	48	1	30084	469
Hureaulite ()*	Hureaulite	Mn²⁺₅(PO₃OH)₂(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	50	48	1	30084	125
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	30079	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	50	48	1	30084	5433
Ishikawaite ()*	Columbite	(U,Fe,Y)NbO₄	50	48	1	30084	24
Kësterite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂ZnSnS₄			1	30089	82
Lipscombite ()*	Lipscombite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	50	48	1	30084	47
Lithiophilite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	50	48	1	30084	155
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	541	48	3	30084,30085,30094	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	30075	12537
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄			1	30080	158
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	30079	247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	30092	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	50	48	1	30084	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	541	48	4	30083,30084,30089,30094	17380
Nagyágite ()*	None	[Pb₃(Pb,Sb)₃S₆](Au,Te)₃			1	30075	67
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	30081	884
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	30085	1512
Petalite ()*	Not in a structural group	LiAlSi₄O₁₀	50	48	1	30084	124
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O	50	48	1	30084	140
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	30089	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	541	48	7	30075,30083,30084,30089,30092,30093,30094	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	541	48	7	30076,30083,30084,30085,30089,30092,30094	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	541	48	11	30075,30076,30077,30083,30084,30087,30089,30090,30092,30093,30094	61156
Rossmanite ()*	Tourmaline	(Al₂Li)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	50	48	1	30084	37
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	50	48	2	30084,30087	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	30087,30089	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	50	48	1	30084	2705
Sekaninaite ()*	Beryl	Fe²⁺₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	50	48	1	30084	35
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			3	30075,30083,30093	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	50	48	1	30084	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			3	30089,30091,30093	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	541	521	2	30079,30094	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	50	48	1	30084	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	541	521	5	30080,30083,30089,30093,30094	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	30089	668
Stannoidite ()*	Stannoidite	Cu₈(Fe,Zn)₃Sn₂S₁₂			1	30089	80
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	541	521	1	30094	2045
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	50	48	1	30084	211
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	30080,30089,30093	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	30081	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	50	48	1	30084	1476
Trilithionite ()*	Mica	KLi_1.5Al_1.5(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	50	48	1	30084	28
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	50	48	1	30084	233
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	30085	1044
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	50	48	1	30084	890
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	30087	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	30087	1247
Woodruffite ()*	None	Zn₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀·4H₂O			1	30079	25
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	50	48	1	30084	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	50	48	1	30084	5251
Zoltaiite ()*	None	BaV⁴⁺₂V³⁺₁₂Si₂O₂₇	541	521	1	30094	1
Zwieselite ()*	Triplite	Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)F	50	48	1	30084	47

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
sedznpb-00124	541	521	Early Cambrian						243296	International Mine (Reeves McDonald), Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Reeves MacDonald	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
Alexandra-0358	50	48	50-48	40Ar/39A	Age of pegmatite	muscovite	Muscovite	Li, Be	237498	Mount Begbie, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Mount Begbie	Dixon (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.129	CM52_129
sedznpb-00138	541	521	Early Cambrian						73302	Wigwam Deposit, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Wigwam	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060003	Mount Begbie, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060003
R060004	Mount Begbie, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060004

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