Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Amos, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

mindat Locality ID: 19873
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19873.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Amos, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Amos Quarry
Claverny Mine
Duvay Mine
Fontana Mine
Goldvue Mine
Jay Mine (Amos Mine)

Latitude: 48°38'25"N
Longitude: 77°58'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.640277777778,-77.968611111111

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.

Allophane	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Malachite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Sulphur	Tochilinite

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 As Au Bi C Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Se Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H Mg O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Arsenic Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Copper Malachite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Sphalerite Sulphur Tochilinite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Malachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Selenium ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tochilinite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	34045	9052
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	34047	1966
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	34042,34043,34044,34045,34047	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	34047	3531
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	34043,34044,34045	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4	34043,34044,34045,34046	30554
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	34047	12537
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	34042,34043,34044,34045,34046,34047	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	34042,34045	61156
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	1	34047	143
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	34043,34044,34045,34046,34047	21482
Tochilinite ()*	Tochilinite	6(Fe_0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)₂]	0		56

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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