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Locality Name:
Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2500

mindat Locality ID: 23243
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23243.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 45
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 44

Number of Child Localities: 44
Child Localities:
Akasaba Mine (Obaska Mine)
Aumaque Mine
Beacon Mine (D'Or Val Mine)
Bevcon Mine (Bevcourt Mine; Buffadison Mine)
Bidlamaque Mine
Bussières Mine (Cournor Mine)
Callahan Mine
Chimo Mine
Courvan Mine (Bussière Mine; Cournor Mine)
Dumont Mine (Payore Mine; Bras D'Or Mine)
East Sullivan Mine
Elmac Malartic Mine
Ferderber Mine
Gale Mine (Mine School Mine)
Goldex Mine
Joubi Mine
Kiena Mine
Kierens Mine
Lamaque Mine
Lapa Mine (Lapa Cadillac Mine)
Louvem Mine
Louvicourt Dumortierite Occurrence
Louvicourt Goldfield Mine (Simkar Mine)
Louvicourt Mine
Manitou-Barvue Mine (Golden Manitou Mine)
Marbenor Malartic Mine (Marban Mine)
New Pascalis Mine (Lucien C. Beliveau Mine)
Norlartic Mine
Orenada Mine
Orion Mine
Pascalis-North Mine (Pascalis Mine; Pascalis Nord Mine)
Perron Mine (Beaufor Mine)
Quebec Explorers Mine
Raiville Mine (Dunraine Mine)
Senore Mine (Rosenor Mine)
Shawkey Mine
Sigma Mine (Sigma No. 1 Mine)
Siscoe Extension Mine
Siscoe Mine
Stabell Mine (Green Stabell Mine; Jacola Mine)
Sullivan Mine
Tonawanda Mine
Vicour Mine (Sigma No. 2 Mine)
Wesdome Mine

Latitude: 48°6'46"N
Longitude: 77°43'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.112777777778,-77.727777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Dumortierite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kieserite
Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Talc
Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Zircon

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 Au B Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Andalusite Arsenopyrite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Copper Corundum Dumortierite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kieserite
Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite Talc
Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Zircon

71 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Argentopentlandite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurostibite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dumortierite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferro-pargasite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Frohbergite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Grunerite ()*	Gudmundite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedleyite ()*
Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Krennerite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melonite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Violarite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	4000	2500	1	34142	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2715	2704	5	34118,34131,34137,34145,34157	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2715	2704	5	34134,34136,34137,34145,34147	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	2715	2704	1	34121	489
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	2715	2704	1	34139	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2715	2704	1	34118	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	2715	2704	1	34121	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2715	2704	1	34136	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	4000	2500	1	34138	246
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	2715	2704	1	34118	67
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4000	2500	9	34125,34128,34137,34141,34142,34146,34147,34160,34161	9052
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂	4000	2500	2	34137,34155	73
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2715	2704	2	34120,34150	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	4000	2500	1	34152	1633
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	4000	2500	4	34121,34136,34140,34155	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4000	2500	7	34136,34137,34140,34142,34145,34155,34157	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	4000	2500	1	34138	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4000	2500	1	34138	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4000	2500	31	34118,34119,34120,34121,34122,34123,34125,34128,34129,34130,34131,34132,34134,34136,34137,34138,34140,34141,34142,34143,34144,34145,34146,34149,34150,34152,34154,34155,34157,34159,34161	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2715	2704	1	34137	3902
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2715	2704	1	34145	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	4000	2500	2	34118,34138	966
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	2715	2704	1	34118	169
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2715	2704	2	34136,34137	9895
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	2715	2704	1	34139	231
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4000	2500	7	34118,34121,34129,34131,34139,34145,34155	8173
Ferro-pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	4000	2500	1	34155	54
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2715	2704	1	34136	9617
Frohbergite ()*	Marcasite	FeTe₂	4000	2500	1	34155	40
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4000	2500	11	34119,34128,34134,34136,34138,34141,34142,34145,34155,34157,34159	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4000	2500	39	34118,34119,34120,34121,34122,34123,34124,34125,34127,34129,34130,34131,34132,34133,34134,34136,34137,34140,34141,34142,34143,34144,34145,34146,34147,34148,34149,34150,34151,34152,34153,34154,34155,34156,34157,34158,34159,34160,34161	30554
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2715	2704	1	34125	223
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	2715	2704	1	34137	170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2715	2704	2	34121,34136	6890
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃	2715	2704	1	34118	104
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2715	2704	4	34118,34128,34130,34136	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	4000	2500	3	34137,34155,34161	5433
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	2715	2704	1	34136	111
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	2715	2704	1	34139	1507
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2715	2704	1	34118	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2715	2704	7	34118,34121,34131,34136,34146,34154,34157	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4000	2500	1	34152	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2715	2704	1	34125	5674
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	2715	2704	1	34145	207
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	4000	2500	4	34118,34138,34145,34159	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4000	2500	7	34119,34136,34139,34150,34154,34155,34157	17380
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	4000	2500	1	34155	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2715	2704	4	34118,34125,34134,34137	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	4000	2500	5	34121,34136,34155,34157,34159	409
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	4000	2500	1	34142	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	4000	2500	1	34142	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4000	2500	38	34118,34119,34120,34121,34122,34123,34124,34125,34127,34128,34129,34130,34131,34132,34133,34134,34136,34137,34138,34140,34141,34142,34143,34144,34145,34146,34148,34149,34150,34151,34152,34153,34154,34155,34157,34159,34160,34161	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2715	2704	1	34139	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4000	2500	21	34118,34122,34125,34128,34129,34131,34134,34136,34137,34140,34141,34145,34146,34149,34150,34152,34154,34155,34157,34159,34161	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4000	2500	34	34119,34120,34121,34122,34123,34124,34129,34131,34132,34133,34134,34136,34137,34138,34139,34140,34142,34144,34145,34147,34148,34149,34150,34151,34152,34153,34154,34155,34156,34157,34158,34159,34160,34161	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	2715	2704	1	34119	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	4000	2500	7	34136,34138,34139,34145,34146,34155,34157	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	4000	2500	10	34121,34127,34136,34149,34150,34154,34155,34156,34157,34159	4894
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	4000	2500	2	34138,34152	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4000	2500	1	34142	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4000	2500	18	34118,34119,34124,34125,34128,34131,34134,34136,34137,34138,34141,34142,34145,34146,34152,34155,34157,34159	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	4000	2500	2	34137,34155	3418
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	2715	2704	1	34119	139
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2715	2704	2	34136,34145	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	2715	2704	6	34118,34121,34130,34136,34140,34159	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	4000	2500	1	34142	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2715	2704	7	34130,34136,34144,34149,34150,34154,34157	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4000	2500	1	34142	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	4000	2500	2	34136,34155	4899
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	2715	2704	1	34118	380
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2715	2704	1	34139	5251

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
vms-00299	2715	2715	Archean		S	10867	East Sullivan Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	East Sullivan	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00279	4000	2500	Archean			257036	Louvem Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Aur-Louvem	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00323	4000	2500	Archean			257036	Louvem Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Louvem	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00324	2704	2704	Late Archean		S	257046	Louvicourt Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Louvicourt	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00327	2800	2500	Late Archean			257043	Manitou-Barvue Mine (Golden Manitou Mine), Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Manitou-Barvue	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00351	4000	2500	Archean			257043	Manitou-Barvue Mine (Golden Manitou Mine), Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Quebec Manitou	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00298	4000	2500	Archean			257044	Raiville Mine (Dunraine Mine), Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Dunraine	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
Jen_0001446	4000	2500	Archean	age of mineralization		22946	Sigma Mine (Sigma No. 1 Mine), Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Sigma Au Mine	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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