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Locality Name:
Tribag Mine, Nicolet Township, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1055
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1055

mindat Locality ID: 25411
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25411.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tribag Mine, Nicolet Township, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Breton Breccia Zone
East Breccia Zone
South Breccia Zone
West Breccia Zone

Latitude: 47°5'8"N
Longitude: 84°30'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.085555555556,-84.504722222222

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: Al Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovellite
EpidoteFluoriteGypsumMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteVoltaite

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Crocoite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Voltaite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O105510551316011627
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)10551055331598,31599,316001588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)210551055231598,316013092
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3105510551316011935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS410551055331598,31599,316005516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)610551055331598,31599,316001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10551055431598,31599,31600,3160127770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S10551055331598,31599,316005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS210551055431598,31599,31600,3160127198
Copper  (*)CopperCu10551055331598,31599,316003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS10551055331598,31599,316004165
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)10551055331598,31599,3160081
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)105510551316018173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF210551055331598,31599,316009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10551055431598,31599,31600,3160124243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O10551055331598,31599,316006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310551055331598,31599,3160014640
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O10551055431598,31599,31600,316011271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41055105513159814899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS210551055431598,31599,31600,316015800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21055105513160117380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS210551055431598,31599,31600,3160139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S810551055331598,31599,316009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210551055431598,31599,31600,3160161156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)10551055431598,31599,31600,316014894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10551055331598,31599,3160021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S310551055331598,31599,316003418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13105510551316015317
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O10551055331598,31599,31600111



1 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
PorphCu-00070105510551055      Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, StibniteCu25411Tribag Mine, Nicolet Township, Algoma District, Ontario, CanadaTribagSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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