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Locality Name:
Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 521

mindat Locality ID: 489
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-489.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°9'8"N
Longitude: 117°11'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.152222222222,-117.19861111111
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: As C Ca Cl Co Fe H Mg Mo Ni O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Ca Cl Co Fe H Mg Mo Ni O P Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteClayCorundumDiasporeHopeiteMolybdenite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupParahopeitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTalc
TarbuttiteVivianite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hopeite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Parahopeite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spencerite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tarbuttite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)54152102734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O5415210445
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)541521027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)54152104979
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O654152104135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)254152109895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O5415210814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS541521024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)54152107437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3541521014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O54152101689
Hopeite  (*)HopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O541521029
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS254152105800
Parahopeite  (*)ParahopeiteZn3(PO4)2·4H2O541521011
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2541521039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl54152101725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S854152109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2541521061156
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)54152102473
Spencerite  (*)NoneZn4(PO4)2(OH)2·3H2O54152103
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS541521021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)254152103337
Tarbuttite  (*)TarbuttiteZn2(PO4)(OH)541521011
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)254152102562


2 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
sedexmvt-00063541521Early Cambrian host rock age      489Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaH.B.Taylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-00095541521Early Cambrian        489Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaH.B.Singer et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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