Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Weedon Mine (McDonald), Weedon, Le Haut-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 470
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 242867
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-242867.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Weedon Mine (McDonald), Weedon, Le Haut-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°42'14"N
Longitude: 71°22'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.703888888889,-71.372777777778

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	Gypsum	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite
Starkeyite

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: Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Chalcopyrite Corundum Gypsum Nickeline None Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite
Starkeyite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Anthophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	470	470	718
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	470	470	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	470	470	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	470	470	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	470	470	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	470	470	2228
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	470	470	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	470	470	9056
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	470	470	293
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	470	470	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-00363	470	470	Ordovician										S	242867	Weedon Mine (McDonald), Weedon, Le Haut-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada	Weedon	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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