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Locality Name:
Ansil Mine, Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2698
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2698

mindat Locality ID: 205483
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205483.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ansil Mine, Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Latitude: 48°21'19"N
Longitude: 79°7'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.355277777778,-79.1175

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.

Allanite	Amphibole	Arsenic	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper
Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Ilvaite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetradymite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Y) ()*	Andradite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Cummingtonite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferro-actinolite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenalite ()*
Grunerite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Minnesotaite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tremolite ()*

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 Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Te Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Te Y Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Amphibole Arsenic Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper
Epidote Feldspar Garnet Ilvaite Mica Nickeline None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Talc Tetradymite

30 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2698	2698	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2698	2698	8803
Allanite-(Y) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaY(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2698	2698	28
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2698	2698	1534
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2698	2698	1966
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2698	2698	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2698	2698	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	2698	2698	577
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2698	2698	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	2698	2698	966
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2698	2698	327
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2698	2698	8173
Ferro-actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_2.5-0.0Fe²⁺_2.5-5.0)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2698	2698	129
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2698	2698	30554
Greenalite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)_2-3Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2698	2698	61
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2698	2698	223
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	2698	2698	741
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	2698	2698	197
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2698	2698	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2698	2698	14899
Minnesotaite ()*	Clay Talc	Fe²⁺₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2698	2698	61
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2698	2698	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2698	2698	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2698	2698	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2698	2698	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2698	2698	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2698	2698	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	2698	2698	456
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	2698	2698	276
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2698	2698	2562

1 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-00278	2698	2698	Archean										S	205483	Ansil Mine, Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Ansil	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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