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Locality Name:
Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 408
Youngest recorded age at locality: 380

mindat Locality ID: 133566
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133566.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada": 43
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 34

Number of Child Localities: 28
Child Localities:
Bayer's Lake Pegamtites (north)
Bayer's Lake Pegmatites (south)
Beaverdam Gold Mine (Beaver Dam Mine)
Caribou Gold District
Cow Bay Gold District
Dufferin Mines
East Milford
Ecum Secum Gold District
Fall River
Fifteen Mile Stream Gold District
Governor Lake Pegmatite
Halifax Slavikite Occurrence
Herring Cove Traverse
Hubley
Lake Catcha Gold District
Lawrencetown Gold District
Lochaber Mines
Montague Gold District
Moose River
Moosehead Gold Mines (Shiers Point Mines)
Mount Uniacke Gold District
Musquodoboit Harbour
Oldham Gold District
Pogue Lake
Sheet Harbour Mines
Ship Harbour Occurrences
Tangier Mines
Waverley

Latitude: 44°51'10"N
Longitude: 63°9'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.852777777778,-63.165555555556

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite
Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hydrotalcite	Löllingite	Linarite
Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Sulphur	Titanite	Tourmaline
Tungstite	Woodwardite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl Brochantite
Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Hydrotalcite Löllingite Linarite
Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Sulphur Titanite Tourmaline
Tungstite Woodwardite Wurtzite Zircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Anilite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Autunite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Langite ()*	Linarite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Meneghinite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sekaninaite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Slavíkite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Thénardite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tungstite ()*	Ulexite ()*
Woodwardite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			4	31236,31237,31238,31253	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	31238,31272	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	31238,31253	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	31238	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	31270	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	31245	1588
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄			1	31270	88
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	408	380	17	31238,31239,31242,31246,31248,31255,31258,31261,31263,31264,31265,31268,31271,31274,31275,31277,31278	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	31270	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	31257	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	31242,31247	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	31270	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	31270	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	408	380	12	31238,31239,31246,31248,31260,31263,31264,31265,31271,31275,31276,31277	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆			1	31270	359
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	31274,31275	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			3	31242,31247,31270	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	31270	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	408	380	14	31238,31239,31246,31248,31258,31259,31261,31263,31265,31268,31270,31274,31275,31276	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	31270	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	31277	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	31238	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	31270,31275	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	31238	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	31253	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	31261,31270	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	31270	1027
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	31270	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	408	380	7	31239,31258,31263,31264,31271,31275,31277	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	31238	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	31238	8173
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	31238	271
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			3	31238,31253,31270	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			4	31236,31237,31247,31270	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	408	380	14	31238,31239,31242,31246,31248,31258,31259,31263,31268,31270,31271,31275,31276,31277	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			3	31242,31253,31270	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	408	380	14	31238,31239,31240,31242,31248,31258,31259,31261,31263,31265,31268,31271,31275,31276	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	31238	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	31238	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	31245	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	31254	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	31261,31275	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			4	31237,31238,31248,31270	5433
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	31270	593
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	31270	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	31238	762
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	31238	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	31271	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	31275	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	31261,31270	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	31238	5674
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄			1	31270	158
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	31253	443
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			3	31236,31237,31255	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	31238,31274	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	408	380	9	31236,31237,31238,31239,31242,31248,31253,31257,31264	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	31255,31271	2349
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			1	31278	428
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄			1	31270	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	408	380	18	31237,31238,31239,31242,31246,31248,31253,31255,31258,31261,31263,31264,31268,31270,31271,31274,31275,31276	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	31253,31270	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	408	380	9	31238,31240,31246,31248,31258,31263,31265,31270,31271	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	408	380	21	31236,31237,31238,31239,31242,31246,31247,31248,31253,31255,31257,31259,31260,31261,31263,31268,31270,31271,31275,31277,31278	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	408	380	5	31238,31239,31264,31276,31277	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	408	380	9	31238,31239,31258,31263,31264,31271,31274,31276,31277	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			4	31237,31238,31253,31255	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	31242	1153
Sekaninaite ()*	Beryl	Fe²⁺₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	31253	35
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	31261,31275	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	31270	5186
Slavíkite ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₃O)₃Mg₆Fe₁₅(SO₄)₂₁(OH)₁₈·98H₂O			1	31254	44
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂			2	31239,31248	337
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	31238	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			12	31238,31246,31248,31258,31259,31261,31268,31270,31271,31274,31275,31276	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	31238	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	31268	2045
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)			1	31245	299
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	31238	4899
Tungstite ()*	Tungstite	WO₃·H₂O	408	380	1	31264	118
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O			1	31245	160
Woodwardite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Cu_1-xAl_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)			1	31270	57
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	31270	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	31270	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	31253	5251

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
	Jen_0001442	408	380	408-380		age of mineralization		scheelite				Scheelite			253297	Moose River, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Moose River	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R120042	Dunbrack Mine, Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	https://rruff.info/R120042

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