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Locality Name:
Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 392
Youngest recorded age at locality: 220

mindat Locality ID: 475
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-475.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Garnet Mountain
KIN Property
Moose Creek Prospect
Mount Mather Creek Prospect (Mt Laussedat Prospect)
Shining Beauty Creek Prospect
Trident Mtn
Zinc Mountain

Latitude: 51°31'56"N
Longitude: 117°8'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.532222222222,-117.1475

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: Al As Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAllaniteAmphiboleAnalcimeAncyliteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAstrophylliteBaddeleyite
BaryteBerylCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteChalcopyriteChevkiniteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEdingtoniteEpidoteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePerovskitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTalcThomsonite
TitaniteTridymiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtziteWöhleriteZircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)
Analcime  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Banalsite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Berthierine  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Catapleiite  (*)Celsian  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Edenite  (*)
Edingtonite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Gonnardite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Morimotoite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Pargasite  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Talc  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2392220229637,296423419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6392220429636,29642,29645,296471022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)392220329637,29643,296458803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)392220129637706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33922201296372353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O39222001627
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O392220092
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)339222001534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)239222003092
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)23922200295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3922201296479052
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F3922200161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6392220229636,296422060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO23922200238
Banalsite  (*)NoneNa2BaAl4Si4O16392220022
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)392220011547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)2392220083
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4392220059
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)392220529636,29642,29643,29645,2964727770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O392220429636,29642,29645,29647232
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O3922200113
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)392220129637100
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2392220329642,29644,2964727198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)83922200577
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)239222012963789
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6392220129637518
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1839222001008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6392220229642,296474135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23922201296369895
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2392220129642160
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O392220026
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)392220329637,29642,296478173
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)23922200182
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6392220129637414
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)23922200271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3922201296372740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF239222009617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)39222001188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS392220329643,29644,2964724243
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O3922200167
Graphite  (*)NoneC39222002812
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)23922200209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O63922200741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O339222012963614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3392220429636,29637,29642,296455433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2392220129642179
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4392220229637,296451507
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2392220063
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4392220058
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)392220082
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4392220329636,29642,2964314899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)392220229636,296454924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23922201296375800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)392220129637945
Morimotoite  (*)GarnetCa3(TiFe2+)(SiO4)339222006
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2392220429636,29637,29642,2964717380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O3922201296361236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)392220429636,29642,29645,29647884
Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)639222012963717
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)23922200313
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)3922200363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3358.5354.5129642495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2392220329636,29637,296422273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3922200260
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2392220629636,29637,29642,29643,29644,2964739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8392220229642,296479056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2392220329637,29642,2964761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2392220229636,296375614
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O1239222012963654
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)39222006417
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl392220529636,29642,29643,29645,29647444
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)33922201296371214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS392220329637,29642,2964721482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)3922200589
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)239222003337
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O3922200452
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)3922201296371006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O392220429636,29642,29645,296474899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2392220229636,296472562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1039222001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO33922201296471247
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS392220129637372
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)3922200939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)392220329637,29642,296455251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)39222001025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000850MAGMATIC STYLE: Concordant mass which cross-cuts silicate. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, ijolite-urtite, nepheline and zeolite syenites.
Jen_0000851MAGMATIC STYLE: Concordant mass which cross-cuts silicate. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, ijolite-urtite, nepheline and zeolite syenites.
Jen_0000852MAGMATIC STYLE: Concordant mass which cross-cuts silicate. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Jacupirangite, ijolite-urtite, nepheline and zeolite syenites.


3 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
Jen_0000850358.5354.5356.5±2U-Pb perovskite   Perovskite  475Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaIce RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000851392220392-220K-Ar biotite     475Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaIce RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000852280244280-244Rb-Sr whole rock     475Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaIce RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070125Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070125
R040112Ice River Alkaline Complex, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R040112


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