Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Millenbach Mine, Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2700
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2700

mindat Locality ID: 233725
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233725.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Millenbach Mine, Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°18'9"N
Longitude: 79°3'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.3025,-79.055833333333

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.

Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Epidote
Feldspar	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Sphalerite	Spinel

Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Gahnite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Andalusite Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Epidote
Feldspar Mica Nickeline None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Sphalerite Spinel

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2700	2700	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	2700	2700	1310
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2700	2700	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2700	2700	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2700	2700	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2700	2700	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2700	2700	1008
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2700	2700	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2700	2700	8173
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	2700	2700	445
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2700	2700	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2700	2700	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2700	2700	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2700	2700	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2700	2700	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2700	2700	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2700	2700	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2700	2700	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2700	2700	21482

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
	vms-00330	2700	2700	Archean										S	233725	Millenbach Mine, Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Millenbach	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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