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Locality Name:
Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 200

mindat Locality ID: 474
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-474.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Beaverdell
Boundary Camp
Bridesville
Granby River
Grand Forks
Kelowna
Keno Mine (Evening Star Mine; Wellington Camp)
Kenowa
Kettle River
Lexington Mine
Phoenix Camp

Latitude: 49°11'35"N
Longitude: 118°57'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.193055555556,-118.95611111111

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl
Brookite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Harmotome	Iron	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Polybasite	Prehnite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite
Spinel	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl
Brookite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Harmotome Iron Kaolinite Löllingite Malachite
Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Polybasite Prehnite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite
Spinel Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Zircon Zirconolite

84 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Altaite ()*
Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Argentopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Autunite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beudantite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromium ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Geikielite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Harmotome ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monticellite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nickel ()*	Ningyoite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pargasite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Saléeite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stephanite ()*	Sternbergite ()*
Talc ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zirconolite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			3	29666,29667,29670	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	29679	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	29679	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	29678	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	29688	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	29665	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	29673	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	29683	2734
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	29675	718
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	29675	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	29678,29690	3250
Argentopyrite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃			1	29666	53
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			3	29666,29670,29683	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	29679	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	29681	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	29673,29690	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			4	29666,29670,29679,29683	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	29666	413
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂			1	29665	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			7	29666,29670,29673,29678,29679,29683,29691	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	29679	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	200	200	9	29666,29669,29670,29672,29673,29679,29683,29689,29691	27198
Chromium ()*	Iron	Cr			1	29675	26
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	29678	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	29679	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	29673	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	29683	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)			1	29666	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	200	200	7	29666,29670,29673,29675,29679,29689,29691	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			3	29666,29670,29679	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	29678	1188
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	29666	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	200	200	7	29666,29670,29679,29683,29688,29689,29690	24243
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃			1	29678	70
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	29672	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	200	200	4	29666,29670,29683,29689	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	29681	6890
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O			1	29666	290
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			4	29666,29670,29673,29691	14640
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH			1	29678	367
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	29672	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	29679	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	29666	1271
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	29665	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			5	29669,29673,29679,29683,29691	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	200	200	5	29672,29673,29689,29690,29691	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			2	29681,29682	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)			1	29678	176
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	200	200	3	29666,29670,29689	5800
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)			1	29678	153
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	200	200	5	29666,29670,29675,29679,29689	17380
Nickel ()*	Copper	Ni			1	29675	57
Ningyoite ()*	Rhabdophane	(U,Ca,Ce)₂(PO₄)₂·1-2H₂O			2	29681,29682	33
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	29679	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	29678	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	29675	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	29678	2273
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			2	29666,29670	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	29678	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			2	29666,29670	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	200	200	14	29666,29667,29669,29670,29672,29673,29675,29679,29681,29683,29688,29689,29690,29691	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	29672	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			6	29666,29670,29672,29675,29683,29690	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			11	29666,29667,29669,29670,29672,29675,29678,29679,29683,29688,29691	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	29678,29683	5614
Saléeite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂(H₂O)₁₀			1	29681	95
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	29666	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	29683	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	29678	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			4	29666,29667,29670,29683	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	29666	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	200	200	6	29666,29670,29681,29683,29689,29690	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	29678	1934
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	29666	586
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃			1	29666	62
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	29675	3337
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	29688	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	200	200	4	29666,29670,29683,29689	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	29675,29679	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	29675	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	29681	2718
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	29679	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇			1	29678	140
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	29675	1025

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	PorphCu-00666	200	200	200										Cu	228048	Lexington Mine, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Lexington-Lone Star	Singer et al. (2005)		USGSOFR2005_1060

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R040099	Rock Candy Mine, Grand Forks, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R040099

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