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Locality Name:
Bachelor Lake Mine (Bachelor Mine), Chibougamau Mining District, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2800
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2500

mindat Locality ID: 8522
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8522.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bachelor Lake Mine (Bachelor Mine), Chibougamau Mining District, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°29'56"N
Longitude: 76°8'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.498888888889,-76.146388888889
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFluoriteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22800250003092
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)28002500027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227162714027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2800250008173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22800250009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS28002500024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu28002500030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O328002500014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32800250005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427162714014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22800250005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228002500017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227162714039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82716271409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO228002500061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22800250005614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS28002500021482


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
PorphCu-00001271627142716–2714     YesChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, SideriteCu586Chibougamau Mining District, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaChibougamauSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
vms-0028928002500Late Archean     Yes  194378Conegas Mine (Coniagas Mine), Chibougamau Mining District, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaConiagasMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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