Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Height Of Land Mine, Preissac, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3026
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1363

mindat Locality ID: 11781
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11781.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Height Of Land Mine, Preissac, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°25'37"N
Longitude: 78°20'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.426944444444,-78.345277777778

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.

Beryl	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Fluorite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Phenakite	Pyrite	Sphalerite
Stibnite

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 Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Beryl Chalcopyrite Clay Fluorite Mica Molybdenite None Phenakite Pyrite Sphalerite
Stibnite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Beryl ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	3026	1363	4286
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	3026	1363	1935
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3026	1363	27198
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3026	1363	9617
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3026	1363	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3026	1363	17380
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	3026	1363	326
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3026	1363	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3026	1363	21482

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
TCM41_307-00025	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00026	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00027	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00028	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00029	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00030	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00031	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00032	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00033	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00034	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00035	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00036	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00037	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00038	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00039	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00040	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00041	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00042	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00043	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00044	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00045	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00046	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00047	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00048	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00049	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00050	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00051	pegmatite
TCM41_307-00052	pegmatite

31 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
TCM41_307-00025	2208	1848	2028±180	Re-Os	molybdenite	P1	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00026	2160	1754	1957±203	Re-Os	molybdenite	P2	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00027	1825	1389	1607±218	Re-Os	molybdenite	P3	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00028	2287	1815	2051±236	Re-Os	molybdenite	P4	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00029	2339	1835	2087±252	Re-Os	molybdenite	P5	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00030	2152	1696	1924±228	Re-Os	molybdenite	P6	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00031	2513	1961	2237±276	Re-Os	molybdenite	P7	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00032	1963	1363	1663±300	Re-Os	molybdenite	P8	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00033	2654	2080	2367±287	Re-Os	molybdenite	P9	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00034	2959	2219	2589±370	Re-Os	molybdenite	P10	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00035	3026	2352	2689±337	Re-Os	molybdenite	P11	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00036	2638	2020	2329±309	Re-Os	molybdenite	P12	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00037	2548	1954	2251±297	Re-Os	molybdenite	P13	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00038	3015	2061	2538±477	Re-Os	molybdenite	P14	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00039	2639	1871	2255±384	Re-Os	molybdenite	P15	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00040	2809	2207	2508±301	Re-Os	molybdenite	P16	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00041	2308	1810	2059±249	Re-Os	molybdenite	P17	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00042	2223	1623	1923±300	Re-Os	molybdenite	P18	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00043	2104	1598	1851±253	Re-Os	molybdenite	P19	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00044	2241	2169	2205±36	Re-Os	molybdenite	P20	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00045	2352	2274	2313±39	Re-Os	molybdenite	P21	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00046	2450	2366	2408±42	Re-Os	molybdenite	P22	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00047	2542	2458	2500±42	Re-Os	molybdenite	P23	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00048	2565	2487	2526±39	Re-Os	molybdenite	P24	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00049	2611	2521	2566±45	Re-Os	molybdenite	P25	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00050	2715	2647	2681±34	Re-Os	molybdenite	P26	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00051	2749	2671	2710±39	Re-Os	molybdenite	P27	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
TCM41_307-00052	2764	2696	2730±34	Re-Os	molybdenite	P28	Yes	Molybdenite		589	Moly Hill Mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Moly Hill, Preissac	Košler et al. (2003)	10.2113/gscanmin.41.2.307	TCM41_307	apparent age
Mo-00162	2760	2580	2670±90	Re-Os	molybdenite		Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	18981	Preissac Mine (Indian Mine), Preissac, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Preissac	Suzuki et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90021-N	GCA57_1625
Mo-00163	2740	2560	2650±90	Re-Os	molybdenite		Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	18981	Preissac Mine (Indian Mine), Preissac, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Preissac	Suzuki et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90021-N	GCA57_1625
Mo-00164	2800	2620	2710±90	Re-Os	molybdenite		Yes	Molybdenite	Mo	18981	Preissac Mine (Indian Mine), Preissac, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Preissac	Suzuki et al. (1993)	10.1016/0016-7037(93)90021-N	GCA57_1625

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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