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Locality Name:
Tetreault Mine, Mékinac RCM, Mauricie, Québec, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 233439
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233439.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tetreault Mine, Mékinac RCM, Mauricie, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°46'46"N
Longitude: 72°13'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.779444444444,-72.228333333333

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 Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleArsenopyriteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidote
GypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteStarkeyiteTalcTetrahedriteTitanite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O0144
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O0293
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562



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