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Ankerite from
Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ankerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ankerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Afton Mine, Kamloops, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:623345
Long-form Identifier:1:3:623345:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘTunkwa Lake Hg Occurrence, Savona, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘCopper Creek Hg occurrence, Savona, Kamloops Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘVidette Mine, Vidette Lake, Clinton Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘELK mine, Siwash Lake, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
99.4km (61.7 miles) ⓘPrimer porphyry copper prospect, Missezula Lake, Similkameen Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Singer, D.A., Berger, V.I., Moring, B.C. (2008) Porphyry copper deposits of the world: Database and grade and tonnage models, 2008. Open-File Report 2008-1155
Garagan, M. J. (2014). Textural and spatial relationship between platinum-group elements and alteration assemblages in the Afton porphyry system, Kamloops, British Columbia. BS Thesis St. Marys University, Halifax
Gonzalez-Duran, Andres Felipe; Simon, Adam C.; Holder, Robert; Thompson, John F.H.; Wade, Devin; Ryan, Catherine; Mathur, Ryan (2026) Tracing the Origin and Hydrothermal Overprint of Magnetite-Apatite Mineralization in the New Afton Cu-Au ± PGE Alkalic Porphyry Deposit: Insights from Magnetite Textures and Chemistry. Economic Geology, 121 (3). p.643-660. doi:10.5382/econgeo.5243
 
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