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Locality Name:
Whalesback Mine, Springdale Peninsula, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 26201
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26201.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Extension

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Whalesback Mine, Springdale Peninsula, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°36'0"N
Longitude: 56°'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.6,-56.007222222222

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenicCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiaspore
EpidoteLöllingiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinelTitaniteWurtzite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenic  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs5005000379
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)500500027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2500500027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS50050004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S35005000802
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)50050008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS500500024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)50050007437
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O350050005433
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs25005000762
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)5005000451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4500500014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS250050005674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2500500017380
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S850050001512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2500500039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S850050009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2500500061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS500500021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O50050004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)250050002562



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
vms-00208485444Ordovician     Yes  248888Rendell Jackman Mine, Springdale Peninsula, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Newfoundland And Labrador, CanadaRendall-JackmanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00219500500Ordovician       S26201Whalesback Mine, Springdale Peninsula, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Newfoundland And Labrador, CanadaWhalesbackMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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