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Locality Name:
Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1000

mindat Locality ID: 14973
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14973.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Alleyn-et-Cawood (Danford Lake)
Bristol Mine (Hilton Mine)
Bryson
Campbell's Bay
Huddersfield Township
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet (Calumet Island)
Lac Nilgaut NTO
Lady Smith
Litchfield
Otter Lake
Portage-du-Fort Area
Renzy Lake Deposit (Vulcain Property)

Latitude: 46°2'8"N
Longitude: 76°31'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.035555555556,-76.528333333333

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 Cd Ce Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Th Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBerylCalciteCerite
ChabaziteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsum
HeulanditeHumiteKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OlivineParisitePentlanditePumpellyitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSapphirineScapolite
SphaleriteSpinelStilbiteTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineWurtziteZircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)
Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Julgoldite-(Fe3+)  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Norbergite  (*)Pargasite  (*)
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Serendibite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S150015001350052793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2235016,350183419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)235016,350178803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)135016706
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)15001500335005,35006,350171588
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)216001000135005718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS15001500235005,350069052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)13501711547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi160010001350051966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41350185516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16001000735003,35005,35012,35014,35016,35017,3501827770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1350171252
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce7Ca2)   Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)313501647
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O135016310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215001500534999,35005,35006,35016,3501827198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)160010001350061025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18160010001350051008
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)216001000235005,35018327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O616001000734998,35003,35005,35006,35016,35017,350184135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)216001000235005,350179895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)135017648
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6135018944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16001000234999,350058173
Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Fe3+AlFe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13501628
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F16001000434997,35003,35006,350162740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21350169617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)16001000235005,350181188
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O416001000135005445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15001500235005,3500624243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)216001000135005178
Gold  (*)CopperAu1600100013500530554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS15001500135005717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O150015001350066890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6135016741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3234999,3501614640
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O135016246
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3160010001350055433
Julgoldite-(Fe3+)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Fe3+Fe3+2(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)·H2O1350165
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4160010001350055591
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)216001000135005238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416001000334999,35005,3500614899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2150015001350065674
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)235012,35017176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1350164924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS215001500435003,35005,35012,350165800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)135016945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216001000235005,3501717380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se16001000135005192
Norbergite  (*)HumiteMg3(SiO4)F213501637
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2135017313
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2135016112
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81350181512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)216001000435005,35016,35017,350182273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215001500734999,35003,35005,35006,35016,35017,3501839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S815001500335005,35006,350189056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216001000335003,35005,3501661156
Serendibite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36]13501719
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)160010001350056417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO516001000235005,350061516
Silver  (*)CopperAg160010001350065186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15001500235005,3500621482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4235017,350181934
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS415001500135005586
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O135016268
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F135016232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21349993337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1315001500235005,350065317
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2235014,35016236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1350161006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O16001000435003,35006,35012,350164899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)216001000434999,35006,35016,350182562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21350162718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O135016890
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)16001000435001,35006,35016,350175251



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
MT2012_Lariviere_0002111010901100 ± 10U-Pbunit cuts host rockzircon  YesZircon  14034Renprior Mine (Renfrew Zinc Deposit), Admaston Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, CanadaRenprior MineLariveire (2012) MT2012_LariviereChenaux gabbro which crosscuts the marble belt was dated at about 1100 Ma (Lumbers, 1982).
MT2012_Lariviere_00011235.91229.31232 +3.9/-2.7U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  146448L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet (Calumet Island), Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, CanadaCalumet MineLariveire (2012) MT2012_LariviereThis age is Mesoproterozoic and refines the age bracket of the Grenville Supergroup marbles of the Bryson-Renfrew area
sedznpb-0011716001000Mesoproterozoic        16931New Calumet Mines, L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet (Calumet Island), Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, CanadaNew CalumetSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
vms-0033615001500Middle Proterozoic       S16931New Calumet Mines, L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet (Calumet Island), Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, CanadaNew CalumetMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R040009Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R040009
FKM-165Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canadahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-165
R070123Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070123
R060184Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060184


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