Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Garon Lake Mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2726.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2724.2

mindat Locality ID: 186817
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-186817.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Garon Lake Mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°46'10"N
Longitude: 77°34'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.769444444444,-77.570555555556

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.

Amphibole	Beryl	Chalcopyrite	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Sphalerite	Spinel

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 Cu Fe H Mg O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu Fe H Mg O S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Beryl Chalcopyrite Nickeline None Pyrite Sphalerite Spinel

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Anthophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2725	2725	718
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2725	2725	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2725	2725	1008
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	2725	2725	407
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2725	2725	14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2725	2725	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2725	2725	9056
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2725	2725	21482

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
vms-00305	2725	2725	Archean						S	186817	Garon Lake Mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada	Garon Lake	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
EG109_89-00001	2725.6	2724.2	2724.9±0.7	U-Pb	zircon	OR-01-32 (z9913)	Yes	Zircon		186828	Orchan West Deposit, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada	Orchan West deposit	Ross et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.1.89	EG109_89
EG109_89-00002	2726.1	2724.7	2725.4±0.7	U-Pb	zircon	EQ-00-41 (z9625)	Yes	Zircon		186829	Perseverance Mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada	Persévérance mine, Équinoxe lens	Ross et al. (2014)	10.2113/econgeo.109.1.89	EG109_89

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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