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Locality Name:
Bolton-Est, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 185870
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-185870.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bolton-Est, Memphrémagog RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Baker Talc Mine (Van Reet Mine)
Bolton Mine (Canfield Mine; Canadian Mine)
Huntington Mine

Latitude: 45°13'54"N
Longitude: 72°21'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.231666666667,-72.352222222222

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: As C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Mg O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteArsenopyriteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayMalachiteNickelineNonePyrite
SphaleriteSpinelTalc

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Langite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1345213250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1345219052
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61345211633
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2234520,3452127198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41345193902
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21345199895
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O134521593
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1345191487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2234520,3452112537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2334519,34520,3452139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8234520,345219056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS13452121482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21345193337



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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