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Locality Name:
Marbridge Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2719
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2710

mindat Locality ID: 206747
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206747.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marbridge Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Marbridge No. 1 Mine
Marbridge No. 2 Mine

Latitude: 48°20'40"N
Longitude: 78°10'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.344444444444,-78.178888888889
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 Cr Cu Fe H Mg Mo Ni O Pb Pt S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O Pt S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteEpsomiteGarnetGypsumHexahydrite
HydrotalciteMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePentlanditePyriteRocksaltSerpentineSphalerite
SpinelTalcValleriite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Morenosite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyroaurite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Retgersite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stichtite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22719271003419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3271927101340691534
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)227192710134068718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)427192710134068708
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42719271005516
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227192710434065,34066,34067,3406827198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)271927101340688173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2719271013406524243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2719271006890
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S227192710134066205
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O271927100251
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32719271005433
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)427192710134068359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427192710534065,34066,34067,34068,3406914899
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS27192710334066,34067,340691066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22719271005800
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O2719271013406984
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS27192710134065767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S827192710534065,34066,34067,34068,340691512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227192710434065,34066,34067,3406939462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O2719271013406889
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S827192710434065,34066,34067,340689056
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O2719271013406955
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2271927100337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2719271013406521482
Stichtite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O2719271013406843
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2271927101340693337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2271927101340692562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]27192710234066,34067237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S427192710234066,34069380


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_679Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite


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_679271927102719-2710 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu206747Marbridge Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, CanadaMarbridgeHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).

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