Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Louvem Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2500

mindat Locality ID: 257036
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-257036.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Louvem Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°5'59"N
Longitude: 77°30'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.099722222222,-77.516388888889

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.

Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Cobaltite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
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: As Co Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Co Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Cobaltite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Sphalerite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Antlerite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Galena ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Siderotil ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	4000	2500	246
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	4000	2500	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4000	2500	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4000	2500	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	4000	2500	966
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4000	2500	24243
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	4000	2500	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4000	2500	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4000	2500	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	4000	2500	5614
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	4000	2500	84
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4000	2500	21482

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
vms-00299	2715	2715	Archean	Yes	S	10867	East Sullivan Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	East Sullivan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00279	4000	2500	Archean			257036	Louvem Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Aur-Louvem	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00323	4000	2500	Archean			257036	Louvem Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Louvem	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00324	2704	2704	Late Archean	Yes	S	257046	Louvicourt Mine, Val D'Or, La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Louvicourt	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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