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Locality Name:
Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 387.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 270

mindat Locality ID: 16000
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16000.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Brooklyn
Cambridge Cove
Cheverie
Clifton
Gays River Deposit
Kempt Shore
Log Cabin Brook
Rainy Cove
Renfrew Gold District
St. Croix
Tennecape (Tenecape; Tennycape; Teny Cape)
Tennycape Mine (Teny Cape Mine)
Walton
Wentworth Quarry (Fundy Gypsum; Canadian Gypsum Company)
West Gore
Windsor

Latitude: 45°7'27"N
Longitude: 63°56'18"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.124166666667,-63.938333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Autunite	Baryte	Berthierite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Danburite	Diaspore	Epsomite
Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite
Metavoltine	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Zinkenite

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 C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Autunite Baryte Berthierite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Danburite Diaspore Epsomite
Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite Kaolinite Kieserite Löllingite Malachite Marcasite
Metavoltine Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Ramsdellite Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Vivianite Zinkenite

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Antimony ()*	Aplowite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Atacamite ()*	Aurostibite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Berthierite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*
Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chalcostibite ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Danburite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*
Ginorite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Groutite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Howlite ()*	Inyoite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Metastibnite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Moorhouseite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Paratacamite ()*
Pearceite ()*	Penroseite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Probertite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*
Ramsdellite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Torbernite ()*	Ulexite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Zinkenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	359	300	1	31296	2793
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			6	31282,31291,31295,31298,31302,31303	1588
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	31300	363
Aplowite ()*	Starkeyite	Co(SO₄)·4H₂O	359	300	1	31296	6
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	31290,31300	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	31287	544
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂			1	31300	73
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	31304	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	359	300	1	31296	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	359	300	11	31281,31282,31283,31286,31288,31289,31292,31293,31295,31296,31297	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄			1	31300	343
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	359	300	1	31296	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			1	31300	843
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	359	300	1	31296	1633
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O			1	31284	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	387.5	270	13	31281,31282,31283,31284,31286,31289,31290,31292,31293,31296,31297,31299,31300	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	31282	1252
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	359	300	1	31296	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	359	300	1	31296	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	359	300	4	31286,31290,31296,31300	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂			1	31300	162
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	359	300	1	31296	281
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	359	300	1	31296	4165
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈			1	31282	148
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	387.5	270	5	31286,31288,31295,31296,31298	9895
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	31303	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	359	300	1	31296	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	387.5	270	2	31282,31286	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	359	300	4	31286,31290,31296,31300	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	359	300	1	31296	504
Ginorite ()*	None	Ca₂B₁₄O₂₀(OH)₆·5H₂O			1	31303	11
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	359	300	3	31289,31296,31297	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	31290,31300	30554
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)	359	300	2	31296,31297	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			7	31282,31291,31293,31298,31301,31302,31303	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	359	300	2	31293,31296	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	359	300	5	31283,31289,31293,31295,31296	14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	31297	243
Howlite ()*	None	Ca₂SiB₅O₉(OH)₅			2	31298,31302	36
Inyoite ()*	None	CaB₃O₃(OH)₅·4H₂O			1	31298	34
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	359	300	1	31296	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂			1	31300	230
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	359	300	1	31296	149
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	359	300	1	31296	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	359	300	6	31282,31283,31284,31293,31296,31297	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	359	300	3	31282,31286,31296	5674
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	31300	87
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	359	300	1	31296	78
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O			1	31303	223
Moorhouseite ()*	Hexahydrite	Co(SO₄)·6H₂O	359	300	1	31296	14
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	387.5	270	3	31286,31300,31304	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	359	300	1	31294	112
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	31304	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	359	300	1	31296	767
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	31287	158
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	359	300	1	31296	249
Penroseite ()*	Pyrite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂	359	300	1	31296	14
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	31280	265
Probertite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₇(OH)₄·3H₂O			1	31282	29
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	359	300	1	31296	733
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	359	300	5	31282,31286,31290,31296,31300	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	359	300	6	31282,31283,31284,31293,31296,31297	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	31300	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	359	300	5	31290,31296,31299,31300,31304	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	359	300	1	31296	233
Ramsdellite ()*	Ramsdellite	MnO₂			1	31297	88
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	359	300	2	31283,31296	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	359	300	3	31286,31296,31300	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	31300	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	359	300	1	31296	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	31298	2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	359	300	1	31296	139
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	359	300	1	31296	1803
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	31304	1059
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O			3	31298,31302,31303	160
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	31304	2718
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			1	31300	369
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂			1	31300	228

18 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Co-00082	345	271	308	Fission Track		zircon	RGR- 161	Zircon		194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River	Ravenhurst et al. (1989)	10.2113/gsecongeo.84.6.1471	EG84_1471
Co-00083	346	284	315	Fission Track		zircon	RGR- 162	Zircon		194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River	Ravenhurst et al. (1989)	10.2113/gsecongeo.84.6.1471	EG84_1471
Co-00084	375	309	342	Fission Track		zircon	RGR- 165	Zircon		194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River	Ravenhurst et al. (1989)	10.2113/gsecongeo.84.6.1471	EG84_1471
Co-00085	347	347	347	K-Ar		illite	RGR- 162			194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River	Ravenhurst et al. (1989)	10.2113/gsecongeo.84.6.1471	EG84_1471
Co-00086	349	349	349	K-Ar		illite	RGR- 161			194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River	Ravenhurst et al. (1989)	10.2113/gsecongeo.84.6.1471	EG84_1471
Co-00087	345	345	345	K-Ar		illite	RGR-165			194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River	Ravenhurst et al. (1989)	10.2113/gsecongeo.84.6.1471	EG84_1471
Co-00088	359	359	359	K-Ar		illite	RGR-165			194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River	Ravenhurst et al. (1989)	10.2113/gsecongeo.84.6.1471	EG84_1471
Co-00089	384.7	377.3	381	Ar-Ar		whole rock	GR-91-53 WR			194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River Zn-Pb Deposit	Kontak et al. (1994)	10.2113/gsecongeo.89.7.1501	EG89_1501
Co-00090	387.3	378.3	382.8	Ar-Ar		whole rock	GR-91-42 WR			194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River Zn-Pb Deposit	Kontak et al. (1994)	10.2113/gsecongeo.89.7.1501	EG89_1501
Co-00091	381.5	375.1	378.3	Ar-Ar		whole rock	GR-91-32WR			194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River Zn-Pb Deposit	Kontak et al. (1994)	10.2113/gsecongeo.89.7.1501	EG89_1501
Co-00092	387.5	378.9	383.2	Ar-Ar		whole rock	GR-91-41 WR			194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River Zn-Pb Deposit	Kontak et al. (1994)	10.2113/gsecongeo.89.7.1501	EG89_1501
Co-00093	385.7	379.9	382.8	Ar-Ar		whole rock	GR-91-17 WR			194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River Zn-Pb Deposit	Kontak et al. (1994)	10.2113/gsecongeo.89.7.1501	EG89_1501
Co-00094	323	299	Late Carboniferous							194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada		Kontak and Sangster (1998)	10.2113/gsecongeo.93.6.845	EG93_845
Co-00095	330	300	330-300	Paleo-mag					S	194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River Pb-Zn Deposit	Pan et al. (1993)	10.1029/93GL00667	GRL20_1159
sedexmvt-00060	320	270	300-320; 303 Ma (paleomagnetism); 297±27 Ma (Ar-Ar)	paleomag, Ar-Ar						194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00092	330	300	330–300							194515	Gays River Deposit, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Gays River	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
sedexmvt-00085	359	323	Mississippian		host rock age					7275	Walton Barite Mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. Mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Walton	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00137	330	300	330–300							7275	Walton Barite Mine (Magnet Cove Barium Corp. Mine), Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada	Walton	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

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