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Locality Name:
Montmagny RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 485
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 210483
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210483.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montmagny RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
St-Fabien-de-Panet

Latitude: 46°38'56"N
Longitude: 70°11'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.648888888889,-70.194166666667
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: Al As C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubanite
CyanotrichiteDiasporeDigeniteGypsumKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMillerite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinel
TalcTetrahedriteVivianiteWurtzite

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Retgersite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Violarite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O485444134427470
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24854441344273092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O485444134427445
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4485444134427708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4854441344279052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24854441344275509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS44854441344275516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)48544413442727770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S4854441344275707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS248544413442727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44854441344273902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4485444134427951
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS485444134427966
Copper  (*)CopperCu4854441344273846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4854441344274165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3485444134427802
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2485444134427179
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S4854441344271027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24854441344279895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS48544413442724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4854441344277437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4854441344276890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O348544413442714640
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O485444134427144
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4485444134427359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2485444134427762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O448544413442714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)248544413442712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24854441344275674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS4854441344271066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)248544413442717380
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS485444134427767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S84854441344271512
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S4485444134427131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS248544413442739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84854441344279056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO248544413442761156
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O48544413442755
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)4854441344276417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS48544413442721482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)24854441344273337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S134854441344271803
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4485444134427380


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
vms-00346485444Ordovician        157633Eastern Metals Mine, St-Fabien-de-Panet, Montmagny RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, CanadaPanet MetalMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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