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Locality Name:
Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 18356
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18356.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada": 90
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 74

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Barrie Township
Bedford Township
Clarendon Township
Hinchinbrooke Township
Kennebec Township
Kingston Township
Loughborough Township
Miller Township
Olden Township
Oso Township
Palmerston Township
Pittsburgh Township
Portland Township
Sharbot Lake Area
Storrington Township

Latitude: 44°39'35"N
Longitude: 76°41'32"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.659722222222,-76.692222222222

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 Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ta Th Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBastnäsiteBismutiteBournonite
BruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCorrensite
CorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGypsumHumiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeneghinite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheelite
SphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStauroliteStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianite
WollastoniteZircon

75 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorapatite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Corrensite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)2531854,31855,31868,31901,319183419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)331870,31921,319248803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)231907,31910706
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)16004701319083250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1131844,31846,31848,31849,31850,31851,31877,31878,31881,31889,319129052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21318495509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)331864,31892,3190011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F131910304
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1318541966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3231850,318541935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)131850716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41319295516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11431841,31844,31846,31848843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31318461089
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2131883462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16004703031851,31857,31859,31861,31863,31866,31868,31869,31870,31871,31873,31874,31875,31884,31886,31892,31894,31895,31899,31900,31901,31908,31913,31914,31917,31920,31921,31924,31928,3192927770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)431891,31894,31895,319001252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)231846,319004979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1318885707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216004702031840,31842,31844,31845,31846,31847,31848,31849,31850,31851,31852,31854,31857,31877,31888,31890,31898,31900,31908,3191727198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl231858,31912203
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F21600470331863,31875,31908285
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS231840,318452600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS131851966
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8131870181
Corrensite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O13191349
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2131851327
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)131901498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61600470831864,31867,31868,31872,31875,31908,31921,319284135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2331842,31846,318519895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)231925,31926648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)331851,31914,319178173
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6231897,31898414
Ferriallanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Fe3+AlFe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13191028
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F431855,31861,31875,319122740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21318519617
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12131851663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16004701131840,31845,31846,31847,31848,31851,31864,31888,31889,31900,3190824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu1431841,31845,31847,31849,31850,31851,31852,31853,31854,31878,31881,31888,31889,3189030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC831856,31864,31867,31872,31875,31883,31901,319212812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1319206890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6131921741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3731840,31844,31845,31850,31852,31888,3191414640
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)21600470231900,31908201
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)616004701319081066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31318515433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S14431841,31842,31846,31848784
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4231879,318801507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41731841,31847,31851,31854,31857,31862,31863,31865,31870,31874,31879,31880,31884,31914,31916,31917,3191814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2231849,3189012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2331851,31895,319005674
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24331845,31846,31853158
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)231870,319214924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21600470531866,31901,31906,31908,319095800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2331879,31880,3190117380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2931858,31859,31863,31871,31873,31901,31913,31921,319282273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216004703731840,31841,31843,31844,31845,31846,31847,31848,31849,31850,31851,31854,31857,31863,31864,31866,31867,31868,31874,31875,31877,31881,31884,31888,31889,31890,31892,31894,31898,31899,31900,31901,31908,31914,31917,31921,3192339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S816004701231843,31845,31847,31848,31851,31854,31857,31866,31877,31898,31908,319219056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21531847,31851,31852,31854,31866,31870,31875,31879,31880,31890,31893,31917,31921,31923,3192461156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O131851293
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1318544894
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5231879,318801516
Silver  (*)CopperAg1318535186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16004701531840,31841,31842,31843,31844,31845,31846,31847,31848,31850,31851,31864,31889,31900,3190821482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)431851,31876,31879,31880978
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31318533418
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)131917589
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21319013337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131318401803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13931840,31844,31845,31846,31847,31848,31849,31850,318515317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O631860,31870,31875,31884,31901,319174899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21318742562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)101600470231866,319081395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31319211247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)231875,319015251



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
NLDNRGS16_27_0001515470492.5 ± 22.5U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  14925Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Zinc Mine; Lynx Mine), Olden Township, Frontenac Co., Ontario, CanadaLong Lake MineHinchey (2016) NLDNRGS16_27 
sedznpb-0010316001000Mesoproterozoic        14925Long Lake Zinc Mine (Richardson Zinc Mine; Lynx Mine), Olden Township, Frontenac Co., Ontario, CanadaLong LakeSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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