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Windermere Quarry, Windermere District, Golden Mining Division, British Columbia, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 50° 28' 47'' North , 115° 52' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 50.47979,-115.86971
GeoHash:G#: c2vx5md4p
Locality type:Quarry
Köppen climate type:Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Invermere2,871 (2008)12.4km


Gypsum Quarry east of the Rocky Mountain Trench.

Regions containing this locality

North America PlatePlate
Rocky Mountains, North AmericaMountain Range

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Sulphur
Formula: S8

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Semi-metals and non-metals
Sulphur1.3.5.1S8
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
Calcite14.1.1.1CaCO3
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4
Anhydrite28.3.2.1CaSO4
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4·xH2O
Gypsum29.6.3.1CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O AnhydriteCaSO4
SSulfur
S SulphurS8
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S AnhydriteCaSO4
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Mississippian - Devonian
323.2 - 419.2 Ma



ID: 3189237
Paleozoic sedimentary rocks

Age: Paleozoic (323.2 - 419.2 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Devonian
358.9 - 419.2 Ma



ID: 685426
Cedared, Burnais and Harrogate Formations

Age: Devonian (358.9 - 419.2 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Cedared Formation; Burnais Formation; Harrogate Formation

Description: Dolomite, sandstone, limestone, gypsum, shale

Comments: T. Hoy, B.N. Church, A. Legun, K. Glover, G. Gibson, B. Grant, J.O. Wheeler,K.P.E. Dunne, J. Cunningham, and P.J. Desjardins, 1994, Geological Compilation of the Kootenay Area, OF 1994-8, BCGS

Lithology: Dolomitic carbonate rocks

Reference: B.C. Geological Survey. British Columbia Digital Geology. [3]

Devonian
358.9 - 419.2 Ma



ID: 3431056
Cedared, Burnais and Harrogate Formations

Age: Devonian (358.9 - 419.2 Ma)

Stratigraphic Name: Cedared Formation; Burnais Formation; Harrogate Formation

Description: Dolomite, sandstone, limestone, gypsum, shale

Comments: North America - platformal strata terrane

Lithology: Dolomitic carbonate rocks

Reference: Cui, Y., Miller, D., Schiarizza, P., and Diakow, L.J. British Columbia digital geology. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2017-8. [205]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License


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