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Locality Name:
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 656
Youngest recorded age at locality: 479

mindat Locality ID: 145531
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145531.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Saint-Honoré

Latitude: 48°32'7"N
Longitude: 71°8'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.535277777778,-71.149166666667
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P S Si Sr Th Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteCancriniteChalcopyriteClayCorundum
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneOlivineParisite
PyritePyroxeneRocksaltSpinelTitaniteTridymiteZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kalicinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Monticellite  (*)Nahcolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Siderite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vaterite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O66564791350271022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)6564791350278803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)36564791350271534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)26564791350283092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)656479235027,3502811547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F656479235027,35028304
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)656479235027,3502827770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O656479235027,35028232
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)656479235027,350281252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2656479235027,3502827198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2656479235027,350289895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F656479235027,350282740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2656479235027,350289617
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl6564791350271398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3656479235027,3502814640
Kalicinite  (*)NoneKH(CO3)656479235027,350287
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4656479235027,3502814899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)656479235027,350284924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2656479235027,350285800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)656479235027,35028945
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)656479235027,35028153
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)656479235027,3502878
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)656479235027,35028884
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2656479235027,35028112
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2656479235027,350282273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2656479235027,3502839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8656479235027,350289056
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12656479235027,3502854
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)656479235027,350286417
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)656479235027,35028589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F656479235027,35028232
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)656479235027,350281006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O656479235027,350284899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2656479235027,350282562
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)656479235027,3502837


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000500Eastern Laurentia carbonatite complex
Jen_0000949MAGMATIC STYLE: Central intrusion and ring dykes or cone sheets surrounded by silicate rocks. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, ijolite and fenite.
Jen_0000950MAGMATIC STYLE: Central intrusion and ring dykes or cone sheets surrounded by silicate rocks. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, ijolite and fenite.


4 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
Jen_0000500642642642K-Ar       126742Saint-Honoré Carbonatite Complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, CanadaSt-HonoréErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000949656629629-656K-Ar whole rock     126742Saint-Honoré Carbonatite Complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, CanadaSt-HonoreWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000950513479496±17K-Ar       126742Saint-Honoré Carbonatite Complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, CanadaSt-HonoreWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00208656629Late Proterozoic-- 629-656 Ma (various)various       126742Saint-Honoré Carbonatite Complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, CanadaSt. HonoréOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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