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Locality Name:
Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2691
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2691

mindat Locality ID: 308568
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-308568.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Brosman Prospect
Henderson No. 2 Mine
Icon Sullivan Mine
Lac Shortt Mine
Rose Li-Ta Project

Latitude: 50°19'50"N
Longitude: 74°51'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.330555555556,-74.858055555556

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 Au Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O Pb S Si Ta U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArsenicBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCovellite
CubaniteEpidoteFeldsparMarcasiteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneWurtzite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Liandratite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Tantite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1348272793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21348273419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1348278803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21348283092
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181348314286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1348271966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)334827,34828,3482927770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S234827,348285707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2334827,34828,3482927198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1348274165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3134828802
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1348278173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS13482724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu26912691334827,34828,3483030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1348292812
Liandratite  (*)NoneU6+Nb2O813483121
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413482714899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21348275674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1348291066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21348315800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2234827,3482817380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2334827,34828,3482939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8234827,348289056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2434827,34828,34829,3483161156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1348286417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1348275186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS234827,3482821482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6134831688
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O134827456
Tantite  (*)NoneTa2O51348315



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001113MAGMATIC STYLE: 800x200 m oval intrusion lying beneath Lac Shortt and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite dykes and fenite.


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
Jen_0001113269126912691U-Pb zircon   Zircon  13975Lac Shortt Mine, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaLac ShorttWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061068Henderson No. 2 Mine, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R061068
R090050Henderson No. 2 Mine, Jamésie, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R090050


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