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Locality Name:
Bicroft Mine (Centre Lake Mine), Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 531
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-531.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bicroft Mine (Centre Lake Mine), Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°59'49"N
Longitude: 78°2'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.996944444444,-78.034722222222
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 C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Se Si Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Se Si Sr Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteApatiteBaryteBerylCalciteChloriteClayColumbiteCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitaniteZircon

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Umangite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)0008803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)000706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO20002162
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)00027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)0001252
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8000577
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O180001008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O30001797
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6000414
Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)ScheeliteCeNbO4·0.3H2O00016
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4000196
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F0002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF20009617
Graphite  (*)NoneC0002812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O0006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O300014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60002228
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O00099
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40005591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O000198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O400014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS20005674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0004924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS20005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)200017380
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6000121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS200039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S80009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO200061156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO50001516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS00021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)20003337
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)0001006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O0004899
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se200071
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO20002718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O000890
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)0005251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_556Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with lichen and calcite, in Ontario.


1 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
Michelle_55600Recent Age of weddellite mineralizationhigh   YesWeddellite 14550Haliburton Co., Ontario, CanadaHaliburton CountyMandarino (1983) CM21_509 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070759Bicroft Mine (Centre Lake Mine), Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070759

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