Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Shawkey Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2715
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2704

mindat Locality ID: 195146
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195146.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Shawkey Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°6'41"N
Longitude: 77°53'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.111388888889,-77.889444444444

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Scheelite	Spinel
Tetradymite

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 Au Bi Ca Cu Fe H K O S Si Te W

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Bi Ca Cu Fe H K O S Si Te W

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Mica Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Scheelite Spinel
Tetradymite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Gold ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Tetradymite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2715	2704	27198
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2715	2704	30554
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2715	2704	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2715	2704	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2715	2704	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2715	2704	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2715	2704	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2715	2704	4894
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	2715	2704	510

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00299	2715	2715	Archean							Yes			S	10867	East Sullivan Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	East Sullivan	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
	vms-00324	2704	2704	Late Archean							Yes			S	257046	Louvicourt Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Louvicourt	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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