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Locality Name:
Lorraine Mine (Lorraine-Hinterland Mine), Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2724
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2664

mindat Locality ID: 14937
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14937.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lorraine Mine (Lorraine-Hinterland Mine), Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°21'20"N
Longitude: 78°56'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.355555555556,-78.936666666667
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: C Ca Cu Fe H Ni O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Cu Fe H Ni O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteDiasporeGypsumMarcasiteNickelineNonePentlanditePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Smythite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62724266401633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)27242664027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227242664027198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27242664024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2724266407437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2724266406890
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427242664014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22724266405674
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82724266401512
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O272426640309
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227242664039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82724266409056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227242664061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O272426640293
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)27242664077
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27242664021482
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4272426640380


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_675Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion


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
Michelle_675272426642694±30 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu14937Lorraine Mine (Lorraine-Hinterland Mine), Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, CanadaLorraineHoatson 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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