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Locality Name:
Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 0
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 21784
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21784.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 32

Number of Child Localities: 32
Child Localities:
Aumacho River Occurrence
Bicroft Mine (Centre Lake Mine)
Brough Lake Molybdenite Occurrence
Canada Radium Mine
Cardiff Uranium Mine
Centre Lake Uranium Mines Kemp Showing
Chondrodite Roadcut Occurrence
Clark Mine (Ball Mine; Topspar Mine)
Croft Mine
Drury Occurrence (Deer Lake Apatite Occurrence)
Dwyer Fluorite Mine
Dyno Mine
Dyno Turn
Evans Property (O'Brian Mine; Treasure Hill Mine)
Halo Mine
Harcourt Graphite Mine
Highland Corundum Occurrence
Highway 648 Ironside Roadcut
HWY 118 Rd Cuts
Joiner Molybdenite Occurrence
Kemp Prospect (Kemp Property; Kemp Uranium Mine)
Kenmac Chibougamau Mine
Leafield Lake Occurrence
Little Cardiff Lake Roadcut
Paudash Lake Molybdenite Mine (Mooney)
Powell And Anderson Property
Pusey Lake
Richardson Mine (Fission Mine)
Schickler Fluorite Occurrence
Tripp Mine (Nu-Age Mine)
Unnamed Prospect Pit
West Lake Mine

Latitude: 45°1'11"N
Longitude: 78°7'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.019722222222,-78.127222222222

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Humite
Kaolinite	Lanthanite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Scapolite	Scheelite	Schoepite	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite
Sulphur	Talc	Tengerite	Titanite	Tridymite	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: Ag Al As Au B C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Se Si Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Alunite Amphibole Apatite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Humite
Kaolinite Lanthanite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Scapolite Scheelite Schoepite Sepiolite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite
Sulphur Talc Tengerite Titanite Tridymite Zircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Anatase ()*	Augite ()*
Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chondrodite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*
Curite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Fergusonite-(Ce) ()*
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluoborite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kasolite ()*
Lanthanite-(La) ()*	Lokkaite-(Y) ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*
Melanocerite-(Ce) ()*	Metaschoepite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Norbergite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Polycrase-(Y) ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rozenite ()*	Schoepite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Tritomite-(Y) ()*	Umangite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# 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	1	31964	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4	31953,31963,31981,31984	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8	31953,31960,31963,31967,31973,31979,31981,31982	706
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2	31953,31955	2162
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	9	31955,31956,31959,31962,31963,31967,31969,31980,31984	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	19	31952,31953,31955,31956,31959,31961,31962,31965,31966,31967,31969,31970,31972,31973,31979,31980,31981,31983,31984	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1	31953	1252
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂	1	31956	94
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	31979,31981	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	2	31953,31979	577
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	6	31956,31958,31962,31967,31975,31978	285
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	31956	951
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	31956	1025
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	31953	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	4	31953,31960,31968,31974	1797
Curite ()*	None	Pb_3+x[(UO₂)₄O_4+x(OH)_3-x]₂·2H₂O	2	31952,31979	51
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	5	31964,31967,31970,31972,31983	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	31955	8173
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	2	31953,31979	414
Fergusonite-(Ce) ()*	Scheelite	CeNbO₄·0.3H₂O	1	31953	16
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	1	31953	196
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	31981	271
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃	1	31956	52
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	16	31953,31955,31956,31959,31960,31962,31963,31967,31969,31973,31975,31979,31980,31981,31983,31984	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	15	31952,31953,31955,31956,31959,31962,31966,31967,31975,31976,31979,31980,31981,31983,31984	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	31967,31981	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	31967	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	8	31953,31956,31958,31960,31962,31967,31975,31978	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	31953	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	31953,31979	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	31984	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	31953,31967	2228
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	1	31953	99
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	31953	5591
Kasolite ()*	None	Pb(UO₂)(SiO₄)·H₂O	4	31952,31953,31963,31981	198
Lanthanite-(La) ()*	Lanthanite	La₂(CO₃)₃·8H₂O	1	31982	10
Lokkaite-(Y) ()*	Tengerite	CaY₄(CO₃)₇·9H₂O	1	31956	10
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	11	31953,31955,31962,31963,31966,31967,31973,31975,31979,31981,31984	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	31953	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	1	31956	176
Melanocerite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	Ce₅(SiO₄,BO₄)₃(OH,O)	2	31956,31979	7
Metaschoepite ()*	Schoepite	(UO₂)₈O₂(OH)₁₂·10H₂O	1	31979	17
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	8	31953,31955,31956,31959,31963,31967,31980,31984	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	13	31953,31954,31956,31960,31963,31965,31966,31967,31969,31971,31976,31977,31979	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	2	31960,31963	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	31953	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1	31968	884
Norbergite ()*	Humite	Mg₃(SiO₄)F₂	1	31956	37
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2	31956,31975	2273
Polycrase-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	1	31953	121
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	17	31953,31954,31955,31956,31960,31962,31963,31965,31966,31967,31969,31972,31975,31976,31979,31981,31984	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	10	31953,31955,31956,31962,31965,31966,31969,31975,31976,31979	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	10	31953,31956,31960,31963,31967,31972,31973,31976,31979,31981	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	31967	293
Schoepite ()*	Schoepite	(UO₂)₄O(OH)₆(H₂O)₆	1	31979	94
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	31981	1153
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	1	31956	241
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	2	31953,31960	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	31967	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	31953	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	31960	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	31953,31956	3337
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	12	31952,31953,31955,31959,31960,31963,31966,31972,31973,31979,31981,31984	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	15	31952,31953,31955,31956,31959,31960,31961,31963,31966,31967,31969,31972,31979,31980,31984	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	31979	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	31964	2562
Tritomite-(Y) ()*	Apatite	Y₅(SiO₄,BO₄)₃(O,OH,F)	2	31956,31983	6
Umangite ()*	None	Cu₃Se₂	1	31953	71
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	9	31952,31953,31955,31956,31960,31963,31966,31979,31981	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	5	31952,31953,31955,31963,31979	890
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	31981	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	13	31953,31955,31956,31960,31962,31963,31966,31969,31972,31973,31979,31981,31984	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_556	Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with lichen and calcite, in Ontario.

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
	Michelle_556	0	0	Recent		Age of weddellite mineralization	high				Yes		Weddellite		14550	Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada	Haliburton County	Mandarino (1983)		CM21_509

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070759	Bicroft Mine (Centre Lake Mine), Cardiff Township, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada	https://rruff.info/R070759

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