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Locality Name:
Amulet Mine (Waite Amulet Mine), Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

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

mindat Locality ID: 9832
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9832.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Amulet Mine (Waite Amulet Mine), Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°18'22"N
Longitude: 79°4'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.306111111111,-79.067222222222
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 Au Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteMicaNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTalc

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2400025000718
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS240002500027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O184000250001008
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4000250008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS40002500024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu40002500030554
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O440002500014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)240002500017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS240002500039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84000250009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO240002500061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS40002500021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)24000250003337


2 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
vms-0027640002500Archean        9832Amulet Mine (Waite Amulet Mine), Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, CanadaAmulet AMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-0027740002500Archean        9832Amulet Mine (Waite Amulet Mine), Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, CanadaAmulet FMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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