Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ogistoh Mine (Huronian Belt Mine), South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2222.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2215.9

mindat Locality ID: 261418
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-261418.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ogistoh Mine (Huronian Belt Mine), South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°3'33"N
Longitude: 79°31'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.059166666667,-79.531944444444

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Cobaltite	Copper	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz

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 As Au C Ca Co Cu Fe O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au C Ca Co Cu Fe O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Cobaltite Copper Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Gold ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2222.9	2215.9	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2222.9	2215.9	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2222.9	2215.9	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	2222.9	2215.9	966
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2222.9	2215.9	30554
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2222.9	2215.9	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2222.9	2215.9	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2222.9	2215.9	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2222.9	2215.9	5186

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Emily000531	2217.5	2217.5		U-Pb	age of vein mineralization	rutile	Yes	Rutile		58159	Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Cobalt-Gowganda region	Marshall and Watkinson (2000)	10.2113/0090081	EMG9_81
Emily000532	2217	2217		U-Pb	age of vein mineralization	rutile	Yes	Rutile		58159	Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Cobalt-Gowganda region	Marshall and Watkinson (2000)	10.2113/0090081	EMG9_81
Co-00114	2222.9	2215.9	2219.4 (+3.6/-3.5)	U-Pb			Yes		Co, Ni, As, Ag, Bi	5830	Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Nipissing diabase, Castle mine, Gowganda, Ontario	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES_23_1507	error is (+3.6/-3.5); age of Nipissing diabase, the Ni-Co-As-Ag-Bi veins are this age or younger

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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