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Locality Name:
Marmoraton Mine, Marmora Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 15212
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15212.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marmoraton Mine, Marmora Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°28'42"N
Longitude: 77°39'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.478333333333,-77.657777777778
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 Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAxiniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidote
FeldsparGarnetGypsumMalachiteMarcasiteNickelineNonePalygorskitePyritePyroxene
QuartzSphaleriteSpinelTitanite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)20260
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O0306
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899


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