Mineral Evolution Database

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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2715
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2704

mindat Locality ID: 14001
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14001.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lamaque Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Latitude: 48°5'43"N
Longitude: 77°45'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.095277777778,-77.761666666667

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetradymite
Titanite

Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hessite ()*	Krennerite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Petzite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Titanite ()*

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 Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Te Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Melonite Mica Nickeline
None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetradymite
Titanite

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2715	2704	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2715	2704	3092
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	2715	2704	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2715	2704	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2715	2704	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2715	2704	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2715	2704	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2715	2704	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2715	2704	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2715	2704	6890
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2715	2704	804
Krennerite ()*	None	Au₃AgTe₈	2715	2704	111
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2715	2704	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2715	2704	17380
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	2715	2704	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2715	2704	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2715	2704	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2715	2704	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2715	2704	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2715	2704	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2715	2704	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2715	2704	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	2715	2704	276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2715	2704	510
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2715	2704	4899

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00299	2715	2715	Archean							Yes			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-00324	2704	2704	Late Archean							Yes			S	257046	Louvicourt Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Louvicourt	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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