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Locality Name:
Nipissing 404, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2222.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 532

mindat Locality ID: 194059
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-194059.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nipissing 404, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada": 53
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 52

Number of Child Localities: 52
Child Localities:
Agnico Portal
Cobalt Hill Vein
Cobalt Lake Vein
Kendall Shaft (Shaft #63)
Little Silver Vein
Shaft #144
Shaft #8
Shaft #81
Unnamed Vein A
Vein 108
Vein 113
Vein 118
Vein 119
Vein 12
Vein 120
Vein 122
Vein 129
Vein 130
Vein 131
Vein 135
Vein 138
Vein 140
Vein 143
Vein 148
Vein 15
Vein 19
Vein 2
Vein 25
Vein 26
Vein 27
Vein 28
Vein 3
Vein 42
Vein 43
Vein 48
Vein 49
Vein 50
Vein 53
Vein 55
Vein 6
Vein 62
Vein 64
Vein 75
Vein 8
Vein 81
Vein 82
Vein 9
Vein 91
Vein 92
Vein 93
Veins 4 & 5
Wilson-Mielke Property

Latitude: 47°23'24"N
Longitude: 79°40'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.39,-79.680833333333

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: Ag Al As Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Mg Mo Ni O S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAllophaneAmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBismutiteCalciteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayCobaltiteCopperGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMillerite
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPavonitePerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSerpentine
SkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSymplesiteTetrahedriteTyroliteUllmanniteVivianiteXanthoconite

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chapmanite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferrisymplesite  (*)
Galena  (*)Graphite  (*)Guérinite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Népouite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Orschallite  (*)
Pararammelsbergite  (*)Pavonite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Picropharmacolite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Strashimirite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Wallkilldellite-(Fe)  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S22112050333668,33696,337092793
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)22112050069
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS22112050056
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O2222.9532433664,33683,33693,33696445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2222.953203250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs2222.92215.9133658379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2222.92215.9333668,33687,337099052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O22112050133696143
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22222.953205509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2222.92215.9333658,33693,336961966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32222.92215.901935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2222.92215.9133693716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42222.953205516
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb10345320175
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2222.9532433658,33668,33696,3370927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22222.9532233668,3368327198
Chapmanite  (*)NoneFe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)2222.9532031
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2211205001382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2222.95321336963531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82222.95321336961756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1034532133683966
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22222.95321336689895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)22112050133683180
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1034532833658,33664,33666,33668,33683,33693,33696,33709814
Ferrisymplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O2222.92215.913366421
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2222.953213365824243
Graphite  (*)NoneC2222.95321336582812
Guérinite  (*)NoneCa5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·9H2O2222.92215.9031
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O2222.9532133696144
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42222.9532133696359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs22222.92215.9133664762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42222.9532014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22222.9532012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22222.95321336685674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS222112050133658252
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2222.953201066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22222.953205800
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)42222.953213369666
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1034532233658,33664633
Orschallite  (*)NoneCa3(S4+O3)2(SO4)·12H2O2222.95321336644
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs22222.9532052
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S522112050072
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O2222.92215.90105
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O2222.92215.913366499
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3221120500733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22222.953213365839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82222.95321336689056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22222.9532333658,33668,3369661156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs22222.9532133664233
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs21034532433666,33687,33693,33709317
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2222.92215.9233664,336931153
Silver  (*)CopperAg22112050833658,33662,33668,33683,33687,33693,33696,337095186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs31034532433658,33664,33687,33693531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2222.9532021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS422112050133668586
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O2222.92215.913369690
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS221120500332
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132222.9532233658,336835317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22222.953202562
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O2222.92215.9133696245
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS2222.9532133693293
Wallkilldellite-(Fe)  (*)NoneCa2Fe2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O2222.92215.91336966
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS322112050089



17 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
Emily0005312217.52217.5 U-Pbage of vein mineralizationrutile  YesRutile  58159Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCobalt-Gowganda regionMarshall and Watkinson (2000) 10.2113/0090081EMG9_81 
Emily00053222172217 U-Pbage of vein mineralizationrutile  YesRutile  58159Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCobalt-Gowganda regionMarshall and Watkinson (2000) 10.2113/0090081EMG9_81 
Co-00016171316991706±7Ar-Ar chlorite  Yes  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00017181518011808±7Ar-Ar chlorite  Yes  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00018185318351844±9Ar-Ar actinolite  YesActinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00019189518771886±9Ar-Ar actinolite  YesActinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00020191518971906±9Ar-Ar actinolite  YesActinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00021194319271935±8Ar-Ar actinolite  YesActinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00022206820502059±9Ar-ArThese ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.highchlorite  Yes Co, Ag8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.
Co-00023221121932202±9Ar-ArThese ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.highchlorite  Yes Co, Ag8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.
CJES23_1507_SCmine_01175317311742±11Ar-ArAr-Ar- integrated agek-feldspar  Yes  269047Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaSilver Century mine, main veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_SCmine_02177117131742±29Ar-ArAr-Ar- integrated agek-feldspar  Yes  269047Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaSilver Century mine, main veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_SCmine_03903885894±9Ar-ArAr-Ar- integrated ageactinolite  YesActinolite  269047Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaSilver Century mine, main veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00013103410241029±5Ar-Ar chlorite  YesBreithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, SkutteruditeCo, Ni8196Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaPan silver mine No. 01 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00014538532535±3Ar-Ar k-feldspar  YesBreithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, SkutteruditeCo, Ni8196Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaPan silver mine No. 01 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00015853837845±8Ar-Ar chlorite  YesBreithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, SkutteruditeCo, Ni8196Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaPan silver mine No. 01 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-001142222.92215.92219.4 (+3.6/-3.5)U-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, As, Ag, Bi5830Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaNipissing diabase, Castle mine, Gowganda, OntarioAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES_23_1507error is (+3.6/-3.5); age of Nipissing diabase, the Ni-Co-As-Ag-Bi veins are this age or younger


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