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Locality Name:
Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 359
Youngest recorded age at locality: 312

mindat Locality ID: 15934
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15934.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°45'15"N
Longitude: 65°25'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.754166666667,-65.420833333333
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 As B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O S Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BoraciteBrianroulstoniteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumDanburiteFeldsparFluoriteHilgarditeMalachite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteVeatchite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Boracite  (*)Brianroulstonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chambersite  (*)Colemanite  (*)Congolite  (*)Danburite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hilgardite  (*)
Howlite  (*)Hydroboracite  (*)Kurgantaite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Monohydrocalcite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Penobsquisite  (*)Priceite  (*)
Pringleite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ruitenbergite  (*)Sellaite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Strontioginorite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Trembathite  (*)
Ulexite  (*)Veatchite  (*)Volkovskite  (*)Walkerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)35932301588
Boracite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl359323057
Brianroulstonite  (*)BrianroulstoniteCa3B5O6(OH)7Cl2·8H2O35932303
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)359323027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2359323027198
Chambersite  (*)BoraciteMn3B7O13Cl359323011
Colemanite  (*)NoneCaB3O4(OH)3·H2O3593230144
Congolite  (*)BoraciteFe2+3B7O13Cl35932306
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O83593230148
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O635932304135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)235932309895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF235932309617
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl35932301398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3359323014640
Hilgardite  (*)HilgarditeCa2B5O9Cl·H2O359323013
Howlite  (*)NoneCa2SiB5O9(OH)5359323036
Hydroboracite  (*)NoneCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2·3H2O359323042
Kurgantaite  (*)HilgarditeCaSrB5O9Cl·H2O35932306
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)35932301487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2359323012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)35932304924
Monohydrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·H2O359323055
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs3593230633
Penobsquisite  (*)NoneCa2Fe2+[B9O13(OH)6]Cl·4H2O35932302
Priceite  (*)NoneCa2B5O7(OH)5·H2O359323033
Pringleite  (*)NoneCa9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13H2O35932303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2359323039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2359323061156
Ruitenbergite  (*)NoneCa9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13H2O35932302
Sellaite  (*)RutileMgF2359323046
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS359323021482
Strontioginorite  (*)NoneCaSrB14O20(OH)6·5H2O35932305
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl3593230275
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)359323087
Trembathite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl35932305
Ulexite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O3593230160
Veatchite  (*)VeatchiteSr2B11O16(OH)5·H2O359323012
Volkovskite  (*)NoneKCa4B22O32(OH)10Cl·4H2O35932309
Walkerite  (*)NoneCa16(Mg,Li)2[B13O17(OH)12]4Cl6·28H2O35932301


2 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
Grew_Li_2019_0114312312312     YesWalkerite 52077Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, CanadaPenobsquis potash deposit, Kings County, New Brunswick, CanadaWilson et al. (2006)10.1139/e05-116CJES43_405 
Alexandra-0114359323Mississippian Age of sedimintation      15934Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, CanadaPotash Corporation Of Saskatchewan MineGrice et al. (2002)10.2113/gscanmin.40.6.1675CM40_1675 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110153Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110153
R110150Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110150
R110152Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110152
R110149Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110149
R110151Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110151
R130537Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R130537

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