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Locality Name:
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 350
Youngest recorded age at locality: 346

mindat Locality ID: 209857
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209857.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Avignon RCM
Bonaventure RCM
La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM
La Haute-Gaspésie RCM
Le Rocher-Percé RCM
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine TE

Latitude: 48°22'35"N
Longitude: 64°50'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.376388888889,-64.848888888889

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.

Allanite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Astrophyllite	Baryte
Beryl	Bournonite	Brochantite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Carnallite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Eudialyte	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine
Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tridymite
Vivianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Wöhlerite	Zircon

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O Pb S Sb Se Si Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Astrophyllite Baryte
Beryl Bournonite Brochantite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Carnallite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Eudialyte Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Millerite Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pectolite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine
Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Tridymite
Vivianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Wöhlerite Zircon

106 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Annabergite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Astrophyllite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Breithauptite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnallite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Eudialyte ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gaspéite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Götzenite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gudmundite ()*
Halite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrocerussite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Linnaeite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nickeline ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pararammelsbergite ()*	Pectolite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Polydymite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*
Rosenbuschite ()*	Rutile ()*	Safflorite ()*	Sanidine ()*	Scheelite ()*
Selenium ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sylvite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wöhlerite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	350	346	2	34549,34557	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	34554	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	34554	286
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]			1	34554	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	350	346	3	34549,34554,34558	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	34557	706
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	34544	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	34552	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	350	346	2	34549,34566	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	34557	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	34559	445
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	34554	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	350	346	3	34544,34549,34552	9052
Astrophyllite ()*	Astrophyllite	K₂NaFe²⁺₇Ti₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)₄F			1	34554	161
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	350	346	2	34549,34557	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	34558	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	34552	413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	350	346	1	34549	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	350	346	3	34549,34557,34560	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			1	34552	1089
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb			1	34557	175
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	350	346	1	34549	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	350	346	9	34544,34547,34549,34553,34556,34557,34560,34562,34563	27770
Carnallite ()*	Carnallite	KMgCl₃·6H₂O			1	34566	132
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	34547	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	350	346	1	34549	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	350	346	6	34547,34549,34556,34557,34558,34560	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	34557	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	34559	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	350	346	1	34549	3531
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	350	346	1	34549	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	34557	966
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	34557	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	34557	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	350	346	2	34549,34557	802
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	34557	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	350	346	2	34549,34557	4135
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	34557	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	350	346	4	34549,34556,34558,34559	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	350	346	3	34549,34557,34560	8173
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂			1	34554	182
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	350	346	1	34549	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	350	346	2	34549,34554	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	350	346	5	34547,34549,34552,34556,34557	24243
Gaspéite ()*	Calcite	Ni(CO₃)			1	34559	22
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	350	346	2	34549,34552	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			2	34544,34552	30554
Götzenite ()*	None	Ca₄NaCa₂Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂			1	34554	27
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	350	346	1	34549	1544
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS			1	34544	170
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	34566	1398
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂			1	34559	205
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	350	346	1	34549	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			3	34556,34558,34562	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	34556	1689
Hydrocerussite ()*	None	Pb₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	34547	201
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	34556	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	34554,34557	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	34544	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	350	346	1	34549	1271
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄			1	34557	249
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	34557	762
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	34559	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	350	346	4	34549,34554,34558,34560	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	350	346	2	34549,34557	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	34556	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈			1	34559	161
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	34552	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	34554,34557	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	34559	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	350	346	2	34549,34560	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	350	346	1	34549	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	350	346	2	34549,34557	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	34554	884
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs			2	34557,34559	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	34559	767
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			1	34557	52
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)			1	34554	363
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	350	346	1	34549	2273
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄			1	34559	131
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	350	346	6	34544,34549,34552,34556,34558,34560	39462
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃			1	34554	244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	350	346	4	34549,34552,34557,34560	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	350	346	7	34544,34549,34553,34556,34557,34558,34560	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂			1	34557	233
Rosenbuschite ()*	None	Ca₆Zr₂Na₆ZrTi(Si₂O₇)₄(OF)₂F₄			1	34554	42
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	34557	5614
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂			1	34557	317
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	350	346	1	34549	598
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	350	346	1	34549	4894
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	350	346	1	34549	143
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	34552	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	34556	2473
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl			1	34554	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	350	346	6	34547,34549,34552,34556,34557,34560	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	34544	3418
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl			1	34566	275
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	350	346	1	34549	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	350	346	1	34549	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	34552,34556,34557	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	34554	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	350	346	2	34549,34557	2562
Wöhlerite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄			1	34554	83
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	350	346	1	34549	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	34554	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	34557	1025

1 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
	PorphCu-00038	350	346	350–346									Anhydrite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Fluorite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tremolite	Cu	11307	Gaspé Copper Mine (Gaspé Mine; Copper Mountain Mine; Needle Mountain Mine), Murdochville, La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada	Gaspé	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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