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Locality Name:
Kidd Mine (Kidd Creek Mine), Kidd Township, Timmins Area, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2716
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2716

mindat Locality ID: 4381
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4381.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kidd Mine (Kidd Creek Mine), Kidd Township, Timmins Area, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°41'23"N
Longitude: 81°22'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.689722222222,-81.366666666667
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 Bi C Ca Cd Ce Co Cu F Fe H In K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti V W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Cd Ce Co Cu F Fe H In K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti V W Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CobaltiteCopperCovelliteCubaniteDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGermanite
JunoiteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStannoiditeStibniteStilpnomelaneTalc
TetradymiteTetrahedriteTourmalineWurtziteZircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Berthierine  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Cadmoselite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carrollite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cattierite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clausthalite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Colusite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Eucairite  (*)Fischesserite  (*)Fletcherite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Junoite  (*)Kësterite  (*)Kiddcreekite  (*)
Klockmannite  (*)Laitakarite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)
Miargyrite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Roquesite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stannoidite  (*)
Stephanite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tungstenite  (*)Vaesite  (*)Vinciennite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2716271602793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22716271603419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2716271608803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22716271603092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2716271609052
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)427162716059
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2716271601966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32716271601935
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe227162716041
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42716271605516
Cadmoselite  (*)WurtziteCdSe2716271604
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)27162716027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S4271627160154
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22716271605171
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS227162716030
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2716271605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227162716027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8271627160577
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe271627160281
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82716271601756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS271627160966
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S16271627160110
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2716271604165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3271627160802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2716271601027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22716271609895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)271627160648
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)271627160180
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4271627160910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2716271608173
Eucairite  (*)NoneCuAgSe27162716054
Fischesserite  (*)NoneAg3AuSe227162716024
Fletcherite  (*)SpinelCuNi2S427162716013
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22716271609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27162716024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu27162716030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2716271602812
Junoite  (*)JunoiteCu2Pb3Bi8(S,Se)1627162716018
Kësterite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2ZnSnS427162716082
Kiddcreekite  (*)NoneCu6WSnS82716271609
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se627162716063
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)327162716030
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)271627160451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427162716014899
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS827162716092
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2271627160300
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)271627160945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)227162716017380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se271627160192
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs271627160633
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2271627160247
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22716271602273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227162716039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82716271609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227162716061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2716271601711
Roquesite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuInS227162716046
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22716271605614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2716271604894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2716271602705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2716271606417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2716271605186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27162716021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4271627160668
Stannoidite  (*)StannoiditeCu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S1227162716080
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4271627160586
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O271627160456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22716271603337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132716271601803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132716271605317
Tungstenite  (*)MolybdeniteWS227162716028
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS2271627160106
Vinciennite  (*)NoneCu10Fe4SnAsS1627162716013
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)271627160939


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
vms-0025327162716Archean       S4381Kidd Mine (Kidd Creek Mine), Kidd Township, Timmins Area, Cochrane District, Ontario, CanadaKidd CreekMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050208Kidd Mine (Kidd Creek Mine), Kidd Township, Timmins Area, Cochrane District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050208

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