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Locality Name:
Bucke Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2222.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 532

mindat Locality ID: 213580
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-213580.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bucke Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Agaunico Mine (Reuthel Mine)
Beanland Prospect
Cobalt Contact Mine
Dotsee (Floyd) Mine
Genesee Mine
Green-Meehan Mine (Red Rock Mine; Edwards-Wright)
Harrison-Hibbert Mine (Mud Mine)
Hellens-Eplett Mine
Stellar Mine
Teledyne Ramp

Latitude: 47°25'4"N
Longitude: 79°38'46"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.417777777778,-79.646111111111

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 As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Mn Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundum
GypsumLöllingiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteNickelineNonePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RhodoniteRocksaltSkutteruditeSphaleriteTalcTetrahedriteUllmanniteVivianite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Emplectite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S221120501335592793
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS32222.92215.9133551315
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS2222.9532133559312
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O2222.9532133551445
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2222.92215.91335599052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2222.92215.9233554,335591966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42222.9532233557,335595516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2222.9532733551,33553,33554,33556,33557,33560,3356127770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2222.95321335575707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22222.9532733551,33552,33553,33556,33557,33559,3356127198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1034532533551,33553,33556,33559,33561966
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22222.9532433553,33556,33557,335599895
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS22222.92215.9133554246
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1034532433551,33553,33554,33557814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2222.9532433551,33557,33559,3356124243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2222.953213355130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2222.95321335576890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32222.9532233557,3355914640
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O62222.953213355973
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs22222.92215.9133559762
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22222.95321335595674
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1034532333551,33556,33559633
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O2222.9532133556309
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS322112050133559733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22222.9532733551,33552,33553,33556,33557,33559,3356139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22222.9532433551,33556,33559,3356161156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)2222.9532133559969
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs21034532333552,33556,33559317
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2222.95321335596417
Silver  (*)CopperAg22112050833551,33553,33554,33556,33557,33559,33560,335615186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs31034532633551,33552,33554,33556,33557,33559531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2222.9532433551,33557,33559,3356121482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS22112050133556332
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22222.95321335593337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132222.95321335595317
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS2222.9532133559293



17 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
Emily0005312217.52217.5 U-Pbage of vein mineralizationrutile  YesRutile  58159Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCobalt-Gowganda regionMarshall and Watkinson (2000) 10.2113/0090081EMG9_81 
Emily00053222172217 U-Pbage of vein mineralizationrutile  YesRutile  58159Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCobalt-Gowganda regionMarshall and Watkinson (2000) 10.2113/0090081EMG9_81 
Co-00016171316991706±7Ar-Ar chlorite  Yes  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00017181518011808±7Ar-Ar chlorite  Yes  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00018185318351844±9Ar-Ar actinolite  YesActinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00019189518771886±9Ar-Ar actinolite  YesActinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00020191518971906±9Ar-Ar actinolite  YesActinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00021194319271935±8Ar-Ar actinolite  YesActinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00022206820502059±9Ar-ArThese ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.highchlorite  Yes Co, Ag8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.
Co-00023221121932202±9Ar-ArThese ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.highchlorite  Yes Co, Ag8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.
CJES23_1507_SCmine_01175317311742±11Ar-ArAr-Ar- integrated agek-feldspar  Yes  269047Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaSilver Century mine, main veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_SCmine_02177117131742±29Ar-ArAr-Ar- integrated agek-feldspar  Yes  269047Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaSilver Century mine, main veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_SCmine_03903885894±9Ar-ArAr-Ar- integrated ageactinolite  YesActinolite  269047Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaSilver Century mine, main veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00013103410241029±5Ar-Ar chlorite  YesBreithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, SkutteruditeCo, Ni8196Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaPan silver mine No. 01 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00014538532535±3Ar-Ar k-feldspar  YesBreithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, SkutteruditeCo, Ni8196Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaPan silver mine No. 01 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00015853837845±8Ar-Ar chlorite  YesBreithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, SkutteruditeCo, Ni8196Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaPan silver mine No. 01 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-001142222.92215.92219.4 (+3.6/-3.5)U-Pb    Yes Co, Ni, As, Ag, Bi5830Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaNipissing diabase, Castle mine, Gowganda, OntarioAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES_23_1507error is (+3.6/-3.5); age of Nipissing diabase, the Ni-Co-As-Ag-Bi veins are this age or younger


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