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Locality Name:
MacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 544
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-544.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "MacDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°9'57"N
Longitude: 77°49'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.165833333333,-77.819444444444
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: Al C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Th Ti U Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Th Ti U Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetGypsumMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksalt
SpinelTitaniteZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxycalciopyrochlore  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)80577
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydroxycalciopyrochlore  (*)None(Ca,Na,U,   )2(Nb,Ti)2O6(OH)010
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO202718
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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