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Locality Name:
Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 390
Youngest recorded age at locality: 61

mindat Locality ID: 476
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-476.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 72
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 48

Number of Child Localities: 27
Child Localities:
32 Kilometers North Of Ashcroft
Adams Lake
Ashcroft
Barriere
Blair Creek
Blue River Carbonatites
Cache Creek
Falkland
Ferrierite Cliffs
Guichon Creek Batholith
Kamloops
Kamloops Lake
Lempriere Station
Little Fort
Logan Lake
Merritt
Monte Creek
Monte Lake
Mt. Savona
Rayfield Cu Deposit
Ruddock Creek Mine Project
Savona
Siwash Creek
Spatsum
Spences Bridge
Upper Fir Carbonatite
Westwold

Latitude: 51°5'5"N
Longitude: 120°22'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 51.084722222222,-120.38111111111
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 B Ba Bi C Ca Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe Ge H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Sb Se Si Sn Ta Te Th Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C H Mg O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAeschyniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragonite
ArgyroditeArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcoalumiteChalcopyriteChlorite
ClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorundumCovelliteCubanite
DiamondDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteEpsomiteErioniteFeldsparFerrieriteFluorite
GarnetGypsumHalotrichiteHarmotomeHeulanditeHexahydriteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanterite
MicaMolybdeniteMordeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePolybasitePotarite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileRömeriteScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
StannoiditeStarkeyiteStibniteStillwateriteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteWurtziteZircon

134 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunogen  (*)
Analcime  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)
Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoptilolite-Na  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Copper  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cowlesite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Diamond  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epistilbite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Erionite-K  (*)Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalciopyrochlore  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ice  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Kurilite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mendozite  (*)Mercury  (*)
Meridianiite  (*)Mertieite-II  (*)Mesolite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Offretite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pararealgar  (*)Paulingite-K  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pharmacolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Picropharmacolite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Richterite  (*)Römerite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stannoidite  (*)Tantite  (*)Temagamite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tulameenite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Vinciennite  (*)Winchite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1297522793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2206200529721,29732,29735,29739,297483419
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6129761286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)206200529696,29721,29722,29732,297488803
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O329706,29749,29758272
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1297411627
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1296962734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)202192429732,29733,29734,297351588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2325205229712,297213092
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS612975262
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs129750379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS229696,296979052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61297172060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)220661729696,29699,29714,29721,29732,29733,297345509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)206205329697,29699,2972111547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi206205229721,297301966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31297301935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4206611229696,29699,29714,29721,29722,29732,29733,29734,29735,29736,29737,297475516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS32002001297321089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61297151633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3251901729699,29708,29709,29712,29718,29721,29722,29726,29728,29733,29736,29737,29739,29741,29748,29761,2976427770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2229717,29741309
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1297514979
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O12971591
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S206192929696,29721,29722,29732,29733,29734,29735,29736,297375707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2390612229696,29697,29698,29699,29709,29714,29721,29722,29723,29725,29730,29732,29733,29734,29735,29736,29737,29739,29747,29748,29751,2975227198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8206205129721577
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O200200229696,297323531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82062051297211756
Clinoptilolite-Na  (*)HeulanditeNa6(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O12972624
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)202190229696,297331025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS129730966
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6325325329708,29712,29728518
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)206205129721363
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O129715382
Copper  (*)CopperCu206192929696,29721,29722,29730,29732,29733,29734,29736,297373846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O129715136
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS206192629696,29721,29732,29733,29734,297354165
Cowlesite  (*)NoneCa(Al2Si3)O10·5-6H2O329718,29741,2976384
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3129696802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O206192829696,29699,29721,29732,29733,29734,29736,297372970
Diamond  (*)DiamondC129748697
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4200200129732651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S206190429722,29732,29733,297351027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6206205229722,297484135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2325325729696,29699,29708,29709,29712,29728,297619895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4206190329721,29733,29735910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)206611229714,29721,29722,29725,29732,29733,29734,29735,29736,29737,29739,297478173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O129760138
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O229700,29703484
Erionite-K  (*)ErioniteK10[Si26Al10O72]·30H2O229717,2974622
Ferrierite-Mg  (*)Ferrierite[Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72·18H2O329726,29741,2976434
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6325325429708,29712,29728,2976183
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1297082740
Fluorcalciopyrochlore  (*)None(Ca,Na)2(Nb,Ti)2O6F32532512971218
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2202190229733,297489617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3901921229696,29698,29699,29721,29732,29733,29734,29735,29748,29751,29752,2975324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)20061329714,29726,297327437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2062051029721,29725,29730,29751,29752,29753,29754,29755,29756,2975730554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1297282812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31297051544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O202192629701,29715,29732,29733,29734,297356890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O129715409
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O229717,29739290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3206192829696,29721,29722,29732,29733,29734,29735,2973914640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O129715251
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O390610341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61296961066
Ice  (*)Amorphous TridymiteH2O12970359
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3206205329708,29709,297215433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6206205229696,297212228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)420661629714,29721,29732,29733,29734,297355591
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)212970846
Kurilite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg8Te3Se2062051297212
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1297601271
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4129730229
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4129694311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1296961487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43251921529696,29708,29709,29712,29721,29722,29725,29728,29730,29732,29733,29734,29735,29739,2974714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)220661729696,29699,29714,29721,29732,29733,2973412537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2206205229721,297475674
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS8616112971492
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O129696915
Mendozite  (*)NoneNaAl(SO4)2·11H2O616112971328
Mercury  (*)NoneHg229751,29757397
Meridianiite  (*)Not in a structural groupMg(SO4)·11H2O1297033
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.520620512972144
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O329718,29741,29763425
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2206611029696,29714,29721,29722,29732,29733,29734,29735,29736,297375800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O206192629717,29721,29732,29733,29734,297351508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2390611229696,29698,29714,29715,29721,29732,29733,29734,29735,29736,29737,2974717380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se206205129721192
Nioboaeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)612976117
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O229743,29763146
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1297462994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)229739,297482349
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2206205129721247
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S412975157
Paulingite-K  (*)None(K,Ca,Na,Ba,   )10(Si,Al)42O84·34H2O1297177
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81297481512
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O129750105
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2229708,297612273
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O12975099
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]129752716
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)202190129733494
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31297521425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2390612529696,29697,29698,29699,29709,29714,29721,29722,29723,29725,29728,29730,29732,29733,29734,29735,29736,29737,29739,29747,29748,29751,29752,29757,2976139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22021901297333106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8202192929696,29708,29725,29728,29730,29733,29734,29748,297619056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23901902029696,29698,29699,29700,29718,29721,29726,29733,29739,29740,29741,29746,29748,29751,29752,29753,29754,29755,29756,2975761156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2325325229708,29712148
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O129715115
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O129715293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO220061429696,29714,29732,297355614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)202190229732,297334894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3253251297072705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)206205229699,297226417
Silver  (*)CopperAg229748,297525186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2206205129721337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3901921029696,29697,29698,29699,29732,29733,29734,29735,29748,2975221482
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12616112971480
Tantite  (*)NoneTa2O52062051297215
Temagamite  (*)NonePd3HgTe320620512972124
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1320661229714,297211803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2002001297321101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13390192929696,29697,29698,29721,29732,29733,29734,29735,297525317
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1297081006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O206205329721,29739,297614899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2329696,29708,297482562
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe20620512972148
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O325325329709,29712,29728652
Vinciennite  (*)NoneCu10Fe4SnAsS16616112971413
Winchite  (*)Amphibole   (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)212970851
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)325325229712,297285251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000832MAGMATIC STYLE: Bands and lenses ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Carbonatite isolated but sodalite syenite in the vicinity.


8 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
vms-00088390390Devonian       S241607Samatosum Deposit, Adams Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaSamatosumMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Jen_0000832325325325U-Pb zircon   Zircon  257734Verity Claim, Blue River Carbonatites, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaVerityWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
PorphCu-00058616161      Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Molybdenite, Pyrite, RutileCu19949Maggie Mine, Cache Creek, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaMaggieSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00085206205206–205      Albite, Ankerite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Epidote, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, PyriteCu30204Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaAftonSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00460206205206-205      Albite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Diopside, Epidote, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, SideriteCu206420Ajax Cu-Au Deposit, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaAjaxSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00462200200200      Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Bournonite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Rutile, Scheelite, SphaleriteCu206425Bethlehem Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaBethlehemSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00141202190202–190      Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Powellite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, TenoriteCu122804Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaValleySinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00455202192202–192      Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SphaleriteCu206400Lornex Mine, Highland Valley Copper Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaLornexSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070589Basque Claims, Venables Valley, Ashcroft, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070589
R061104Chase Creek, Falkland, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R061104
R061078Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R061078
R070091Kamloops Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070091
R061003Verity Property, Lempriere Station, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R061003
R050322Bethlehem Mine, Logan Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050322
R060982Monte Lake, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060982
R110056Upper Fir Carbonatite, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110056

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