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Locality Name:
Robb-Montbray Mine, Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2704
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2695.9

mindat Locality ID: 19744
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19744.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Robb-Montbray Mine, Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°18'30"N
Longitude: 79°19'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.308333333333,-79.327222222222
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 Au Bi Cu Fe H Hg K Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Bi Cu Fe H Hg K Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaNonePyriteQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteTetradymite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Altaite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coloradoite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Frohbergite  (*)Gold  (*)Krennerite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melonite  (*)Montbrayite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rickardite  (*)Rucklidgeite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe27042695.90489
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe227042695.90361
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S27042695.905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227042695.9027198
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe27042695.90169
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS27042695.904165
Frohbergite  (*)MarcasiteFeTe227042695.9040
Gold  (*)CopperAu27042695.9030554
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe827042695.90111
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS227042695.905674
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe227042695.90207
Montbrayite  (*)None(Au,Ag,Sb,Bi,Pb)23(Te,Sb,Bi,Pb)3827042695.9019
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)227042695.9017380
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe227042695.90409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227042695.9039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227042695.9061156
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe227042695.9052
Rucklidgeite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te427042695.9064
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27042695.9021482
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te327042695.90276


1 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
Hg-0006727042695.9       ColoradoiteHg19744Robb-Montbray Mine, Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada Gibson and Galley (2007) MDC_533 

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