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Locality Name:
Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 4000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 306

mindat Locality ID: 26230
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26230.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Casa-Berardi Mine (Golden Pond Mine)
Eagle Mine (Agnico-Eagle Mine)
Estrades Prospect
Explo Zinc Prospect
Géant Dormant Mine (Sleeping Giant Mine)
Grasset Property
Joutel Copper Mine
Lac Moblan Pegmatite
Metawishish River Nepheline Syenite Locality
Mines De Poirier
Otish Mts
Selbaie Mine (Detour Mine)
Tebel Mine
Wemindji
Whabouchi Pegmatite

Latitude: 50°16'32"N
Longitude: 77°15'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.275555555556,-77.25

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Co Cr Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Rb S Sb Se Si Te Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAmphiboleAnalcimeArsenicArsenopyriteBaddeleyiteBaryteBerylBournonite
BranneriteBruciteCalciteCancriniteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiamondDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteFritzscheiteGarnet
JalpaiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePentlanditePerovskitePhosphuranylitePolybasitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRaspiteRocksalt
RutileSchoepiteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteTourmalineTridymite
WatkinsoniteZircon

97 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Altaite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brannerite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chromite  (*)Chromium-dravite  (*)Chromphyllite  (*)
Clausthalite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dewindtite  (*)Diamond  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eskolaite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Fourmarierite  (*)Francevillite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grimaldiite  (*)
Hastingsite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jalpaite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mattagamite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Omphacite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Poubaite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrobelonite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Raspite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Silver  (*)Skippenite  (*)Sokolovaite  (*)Součekite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stephanite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Voloshinite  (*)Watkinsonite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S400025001347942793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2234783,347973419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61347871022
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS3306306134792315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)306306434783,34786,34792,347978803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)306306134792706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31347972353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe40002500134788489
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS334779,34780,347839052
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2134796238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)306306234792,3479611547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181347974286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3063061347921966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3400025001347941935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4400025001347945516
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6306306134792248
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2306306134792462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4000306534783,34791,34792,34794,3479627770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O134787232
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S400025001347945707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24000306734780,34783,34784,34785,34788,34792,3479427198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2134779376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41347843902
Chromium-dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Cr6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1347916
Chromphyllite  (*)MicaKCr2(AlSi3O10)(OH)21347916
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe306306134792281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81347831756
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O306306134792566
Copper  (*)CopperCu400025001347943846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4000306234792,347944165
Dewindtite  (*)PhosphuranyliteH2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O30630613479282
Diamond  (*)DiamondC234790,34793697
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S4000306234792,347941027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61347904135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24000306334792,34794,347969895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)134791648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)306306234783,347928173
Eskolaite  (*)CorundumCr2O313479130
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23063061347929617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1347961188
Fourmarierite  (*)SchoepitePb1-xO3-2x(UO2)4(OH)4+2x·4H2O30630613479261
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O30630613479243
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS4000306234792,3479424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu4000306734779,34780,34783,34784,34792,34794,3479530554
Grimaldiite  (*)NoneCrO(OH)1347915
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2134787209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3306306234791,3479214640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te40002500134788804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31347965433
Jalpaite  (*)JalpaiteAg3CuS240002500134794116
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O306306134792198
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4134796359
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4306306534784,34791,34792,34796,3479714899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS24000306234792,347945674
Mattagamite  (*)MarcasiteCoTe2400025001347887
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)334786,34787,347914924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1347841066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23063061347925800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)306306234792,34796945
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)306306134792362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)240002500734779,34783,34784,34786,34791,34794,3479717380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se40002500134794192
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)134787884
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6134790229
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81347841512
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3234790,34793495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21347962273
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O134786140
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]40002500134794716
Poubaite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2(Se,Te,S)43063061347926
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3400025001347941425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24000306934779,34780,34783,34784,34785,34788,34792,34794,3479739462
Pyrobelonite  (*)DescloizitePbMn2+VO4(OH)30630613479221
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3134796341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S840002500534780,34783,34784,34785,347889056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24000306834783,34784,34786,34791,34792,34794,34796,3479761156
Raspite  (*)RaspitePb(WO4)30630613479226
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2306306234792,347965614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)3063061347926417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51347971516
Silver  (*)CopperAg40002500234783,347945186
Skippenite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Se2Te3063061347926
Sokolovaite  (*)MicaCsLi2AlSi4O10F21347866
Součekite  (*)BournoniteCuPbBi(S,Se)33063061347926
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS40002500534780,34783,34785,34788,3479421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41347961934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6234786,34797688
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS440002500134794586
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13400025001347945317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21347972562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2306306234791,347922718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O306306234791,34792890
Voloshinite  (*)MicaRb(LiAl1.5   0.5)(Al0.5Si3.5)O10F21347862
Watkinsonite  (*)WatkinsonitePbCu2Bi4(Se,S)83063061347925
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3306306134792297
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)306306134792939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)4000306334792,34794,347975251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000991Uranium vein-type deposits located in the Otish Mountains basin (Quebec) are associated with strongly albitized doleritic dykes and sills. Two periods of mineralization were recognized. The first, contemporaneous with the albitization, consists of brannerite and uraninite. The second, separated from the previous by tectonic movements, is characterized by carbonate gangue (dolomite), and a complex association of selenides, tellurides and sulfides including: skippenite, watkinsonite, poubaite, soucekite, clausthalite, aikinite, wittichenite, molybdenite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, galena, digenite, covellite, electrum, native bismuth, and several unidentified bismuth selenides-tellurides.


7 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
vms-0030128002500Late Archean        256862Estrades Prospect, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaEstradesMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-0031627282728Archean       S207910Joutel Copper Mine, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaJoutelMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
DeepDive-Co-0042272127212721U-Pb zircon   Zircon  207909Mines De Poirier, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada Legault et al. (2002)10.1016/S0301-9268(02)00010-4PR115_187 
vms-0034940002500Archean        207909Mines De Poirier, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaPoirierMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Giersdorf_00000991306306306 The second cycle, which is weaker, produced pitchblende and coffinite mineralization in a calcite gangue. Its age is approximately 306 Ma and seems to correspondto the mineralizatione vent well known in other areas, as for example in the Athabasca basin    Calcite, Coffinite, Galena, Hematite, Marcasite, PyriteU16069Otish Mountains U Deposit, Otish Mts, Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaOtish Mountains U DepositJohan et al. (1987) CM25_625The age for the second mineralization event of the Otish Mountains which corresponds well to other nearby areas.
vms-0029540002500Archean        207911Selbaie Mine (Detour Mine), Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaDetour A-1Moiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-0029640002500Archean        207911Selbaie Mine (Detour Mine), Baie-James, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaDetour BMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 


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