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Locality Name:
Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 220

mindat Locality ID: 146666
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146666.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada": 35
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Blacks Harbour
Grand Manan Island
Saint George Parish
Saint Patrick Parish
Saint Stephen Parish

Latitude: 45°4'56"N
Longitude: 66°56'24"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.082222222222,-66.94

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H In K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChabaziteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEnargite
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGeocroniteGypsumGyroliteHeulanditeKaoliniteKobellite
LöllingiteMagnetoplumbiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteMordeniteNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPectolitePentlanditePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpangoliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStannoidite
StarkeyiteStibniteStilbiteSulphurTetrahedriteThomsoniteTopazTourmalineWurtziteZircon

114 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Copper  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Covellite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dzhalindite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epistilbite  (*)
Eulytine  (*)Famatinite  (*)Ferberite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Ferrokësterite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Geocronite  (*)
Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Gyrolite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heulandite-Ca  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jeanbandyite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Krupkaite  (*)Langite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Mawsonite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mogánite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Petrukite  (*)Plumboferrite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Roquesite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Spangolite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Topaz  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Violarite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Yarrowite  (*)Zaïrite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22202201307423419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3349320130745315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)220220330720,30742,307478803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33493201307452353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O220220230720,307311627
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3493201307452734
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4220220130741708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3493201307459052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O63493201307452060
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)130750161
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)220220330733,30736,3074611547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6349320130745413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi349320230745,307461966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S33493201307451935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4349320230745,307485516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)349220430720,30726,30745,3075027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2349320230745,307475171
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2220220330724,30726,30738309
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O220220330724,30726,30738310
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3493201307455707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2419320530745,30746,30748,30752,3075327198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8220220230739,30742577
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2202201307383531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4349220230741,30745951
Copper  (*)CopperCu220220530726,30734,30738,30746,307483846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5349320130745344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS349220230743,307454165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4349320130745651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S3493201307451027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S16349320130745300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23493201307459895
Dzhalindite  (*)PerovskiteIn(OH)334932013074516
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)349320130745520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)349220630730,30742,30745,30746,30748,307508173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O220220330720,30726,30738138
Eulytine  (*)NoneBi4(SiO4)334932013074572
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS4349320130745163
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)349320130745551
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O349320130745345
Ferrokësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS434932013074513
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23493201307459617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12349320130745663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS349320230745,3074624243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4349320130745192
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S23349320130745133
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS349320130745131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)349220430735,30742,30745,307487437
Gold  (*)CopperAu34932013074530554
Graphite  (*)NoneC349220230732,307452812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1307466890
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O220220130724142
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6349320130745741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3349220530720,30721,30745,30748,3075314640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O220220530724,30726,30727,30737,30738246
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3419320330745,30752,307535433
Jeanbandyite  (*)PerovskiteFe3+Sn(OH)5O3493201307457
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43493201307455591
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS434932013074582
Krupkaite  (*)MeneghinitePbCuBi3S634932013074580
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O130746593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O220220230720,307261271
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2349320130745762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4419220430720,30745,30752,3075314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2349220430738,30743,30745,3074812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23493201307455674
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS834932013074592
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O220220330724,30726,30737425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)220220230720,307394924
Mogánite  (*)NoneSiO2·nH2O22022013072043
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23493201307455800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)234932013074517380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O220220330720,30727,307311236
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs419359230752,30753633
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O220220130726471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3493201307452349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)130750363
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8419359230752,307531512
Petrukite  (*)Enargite Wurtzite(Cu,Ag)2(Fe,Zn)(Sn,In)S434932013074512
Plumboferrite  (*)MagnetoplumbitePb[Fe3+10.67Mn2+0.33Pb]O18.333493201307457
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6349320130745170
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2230748,307501898
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS33493201307451425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2349220530735,30745,30746,30748,3075039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8419320530745,30746,30748,30752,307539056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23492201630720,30724,30726,30728,30730,30736,30737,30738,30739,30742,30743,30745,30746,30747,30748,3075061156
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS234932013074546
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O230746,30748293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2349320230745,307475614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)349320130745598
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3493201307454894
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O220220330720,30726,30738390
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O3493201307451153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3493201307456417
Silver  (*)CopperAg3493201307455186
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O130746105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS419320430745,30746,30752,3075321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O43493201307451934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4349320130745668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S1234932013074580
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O220220230724,30726268
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1307462045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S133493201307451803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S133493201307455317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O220220130726452
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2349320230745,307471476
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2349320230745,307472718
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4419359230752,30753380
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3349320130745297
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43493201307451655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)349320130745939
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S8230746,3074870
Zaïrite  (*)AluniteBiFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)63493201307454
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)349320230745,307475251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3493201307451025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_685Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion


5 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
sedcu-00331220220Triassic       Cu224170Grand Manan Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, CanadaSloop CoveCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
Kristen000289349329339±10K-Ar whole rock82-95    16649Mount Pleasant Mine (Brunswick Tin Mines), Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, CanadaMount PleasantKooiman et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.6.1356EG81-1356 
Kristen000290341327334±7K-Ar whole rock82-97    16649Mount Pleasant Mine (Brunswick Tin Mines), Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, CanadaMount PleasantKooiman et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.6.1356EG81-1356 
Kristen000291344320332±12Rb-Sr whole rock     16649Mount Pleasant Mine (Brunswick Tin Mines), Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, CanadaMount PleasantKooiman et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.6.1356EG81-1356 
Michelle_685419359Devonian Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu194138Hall-Carroll Deposit (St. Stephen Ni Deposit), Saint Stephen Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, CanadaSt. Stephen (3 zones)Hoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).


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