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Locality Name:
Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 440
Youngest recorded age at locality: 440

mindat Locality ID: 608
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-608.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine")

Latitude: 45°46'10"N
Longitude: 71°56'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.769444444444,-71.949444444444
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteApophylliteAragoniteArtiniteAtacamiteAuricupride
BaryteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubanite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHydrotalciteKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMeliliteMica
MolybdeniteMonaziteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePectolitePerovskitePrehnite
PumpellyitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
StilpnomelaneTalcThomsoniteTitaniteTochiliniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

111 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)
Alumovesuvianite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Annite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Artinite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)
Awaruite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Brugnatellite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Coalingite  (*)
Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Diaspore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dioptase  (*)Dolomite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Groutite  (*)Heazlewoodite  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iowaite  (*)Jeffreyite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laurionite  (*)
Lizardite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Margarite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Moissanite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Nisnite  (*)Okenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Paratacamite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scolecite  (*)Shandite  (*)Silver  (*)Spertiniite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Tacharanite  (*)Talc  (*)
Theophrastite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Tochilinite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Uvarovite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S4404401345162793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)24404401345163419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4404401345168803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)440440134516706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)34404401345162353
Alumovesuvianite  (*)VesuvianiteCa19Al(Al10Mg2)Si18O69(OH)94404401345162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO54404401345161310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)34404401345161534
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2440440134516356
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2440440134516718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4440440134516708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4404401345163250
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O44044013451675
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3440440134516544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O64404401345162060
Awaruite  (*)Auricupride PerovskiteNi3Fe440440134516166
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)44044013451611547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44404401345165516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2440440134516462
Brugnatellite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13·4H2O44044013451632
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)44044013451627770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)4404401345161252
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4404401345165707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS244044013451627198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8440440134516577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44404401345163902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4440440134516951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)84404401345161756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4404401345161025
Coalingite  (*)HydrotalciteMg10Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)24·2H2O44044013451627
Copper  (*)CopperCu4404401345163846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O34404401345161797
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3440440134516802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2440440134516327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O4404401345162970
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)440440134516481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64404401345164135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O440440134516164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24404401345169895
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)440440134516520
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6440440134516944
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F4404401345162740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O440440134516303
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS44044013451624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4404401345167437
Gold  (*)CopperAu44044013451630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC4404401345162812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)34404401345161544
Groutite  (*)DiasporeMn3+O(OH)44044013451672
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S2440440134516205
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6440440134516741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O344044013451614640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O440440134516341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)444044013451687
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH440440134516367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34404401345165433
Iowaite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O44044013451614
Jeffreyite  (*)Melilite(Ca,Na)2(Be,Al)Si2(O,OH)74404401345161
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44404401345165591
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)44044013451649
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4440440134516359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2440440134516762
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O4440440134516311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)4404401345161487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O444044013451614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)244044013451612537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)440440134516770
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2440440134516168
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As8440440134516161
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4404401345164924
Moissanite  (*)WurtziteSiC44044013451657
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS24404401345165800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)440440134516945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O4404401345161508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)244044013451617380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs440440134516633
Nisnite  (*)AuricuprideNi3Sn4404401345162
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O44044013451671
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4404401345162349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O440440134516306
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6440440134516158
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)440440134516363
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)24404401345162273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)24404401345161898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O440440134516106
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS244044013451639462
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)244044013451656
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84404401345169056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO244044013451661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO24404401345165614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)4404401345162705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O440440134516390
Shandite  (*)NoneNi3Pb2S244044013451614
Silver  (*)CopperAg4404401345165186
Spertiniite  (*)NoneCu(OH)244044013451617
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)34404401345161214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS44044013451621482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O440440134516456
Tacharanite  (*)NoneCa12Al2Si18O33(OH)3644044013451647
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)24404401345163337
Theophrastite  (*)BruciteNi(OH)24404401345166
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O440440134516452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O4404401345164899
Tochilinite  (*)Tochilinite6(Fe0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)2]44044013451656
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)24404401345162562
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3440440134516212
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)104404401345161395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO34404401345161247
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2440440134516109
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)4404401345165251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4404401345161025


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
Be-00006440440440  high    JeffreyiteBe581Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada Normand and Williams (2007)10.1186/1467-4866-8-11GT8_1 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060171Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060171
R050396Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050396
R100193Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R100193
R050056Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050056
R060170Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060170
R060532Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060532
R060902Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060902

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