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Locality Name:
Lyndoch Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1040
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1040

mindat Locality ID: 14719
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14719.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lyndoch Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Beryl Pit (Quadeville East Mine)
Bruceton Deposit
Crawford Quarry
Jamieson Mine
Rose Quartz Pit (Aqua Rose Quarry; Quadeville West Mine)

Latitude: 45°16'25"N
Longitude: 77°22'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.273611111111,-77.370555555556
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 B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O Pb S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleBerylBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbite
CorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStibnite
TitaniteTourmalineZircon

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Albite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Molybdite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)
Vigezzite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)210401040232993,329943419
Aeschynite-(Ce)  (*)Aeschynite(Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61040104013299243
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)10401040232992,329968803
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)210401040232992,32996606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1810401040232992,329964286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O310401040132992214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3104010401329921935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)10401040132992716
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10401040232993,3299527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21040104013299527198
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O610401040232992,32996518
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6104010401329944135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)10401040132994648
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O610401040232992,32996414
Fergusonite-(Ce)  (*)ScheeliteCeNbO4·0.3H2O1040104013299616
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF210401040232992,329969617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)210401040132992163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1040104013299524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)104010401329927437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310401040232992,3299614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3104010401329925433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6104010401329952228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O410401040232992,3299614899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)10401040232992,329964924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2104010401329955800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO310401040132995140
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)210401040232993,3299617380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O104010401329922994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2104010401329932273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS210401040332992,32995,3299639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8104010401329959056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210401040432992,32994,32995,3299661156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O10401040132995293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2104010401329925614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O810401040132996353
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)104010401329922705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1040104013299521482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O10401040232992,329954899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)210401040232993,329942562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2104010401329952718
Vigezzite  (*)Aeschynite(Ca,Ce)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O61040104013299212
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)10401040232992,329965251


1 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
Mo-0013410401040       MolybdeniteMo14719Lyndoch Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, CanadaLyndoch TownshipFrondel & Wickman (1970) AM55_1857 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110140Beryl Pit (Quadeville East Mine), Lyndoch Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110140

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