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Locality Name:
Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2223
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2206.1

mindat Locality ID: 57536
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-57536.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada": 53
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 43

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Charters Township
Corkill Township
Donovan Township
Haultain Township
Lawson Township
Leith Township
Milner Township
Morel Township
Nicol Township
Van Hise Township

Latitude: 47°36'22"N
Longitude: 80°43'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.606111111111,-80.731111111111

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.

Acanthite	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Kobellite	Löllingite	Malachite	Millerite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Skutterudite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Vivianite	Xanthoconite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Co Cu Fe H K La Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Copper Corundum Epidote Feldspar Garnet Kobellite Löllingite Malachite Millerite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Skutterudite
Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Vivianite Xanthoconite

52 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alloclasite ()*	Andradite ()*
Annabergite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bornite ()*	Breithauptite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kainosite-(Y) ()*
Langite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Millerite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pararammelsbergite ()*	Pearceite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Safflorite ()*
Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Xanthoconite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2222.9	2215.9	11	33816,33828,33837,33840,33841,33844,33848,33856,33858,33861,33864	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2222.9	2215.9	2	33844,33861	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2222.9	2215.9	1	33844	8803
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	2222.9	2215.9	1	33861	56
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2222.9	2215.9	1	33858	1534
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2222.9	2215.9	3	33816,33837,33861	445
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2222.9	2215.9	2	33860,33861	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2222.9	2215.9	1	33855	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2222.9	2215.9	2	33826,33830	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2222.9	2215.9	7	33828,33843,33844,33856,33858,33860,33862	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2222.9	2215.9	8	33825,33829,33842,33851,33855,33856,33857,33861	5516
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	2222.9	2215.9	2	33855,33856	175
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2223	2207.3	31	33814,33816,33817,33819,33820,33821,33822,33824,33825,33826,33828,33830,33832,33833,33835,33837,33840,33843,33844,33846,33848,33851,33853,33855,33856,33857,33858,33860,33861,33862,33864	27770
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	2222.9	2215.9	1	33861	47
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2222.9	2215.9	1	33861	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2223	2207.3	25	33816,33817,33819,33821,33825,33826,33828,33829,33831,33837,33840,33841,33842,33845,33847,33849,33855,33856,33857,33858,33860,33861,33862,33864,33865	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	2223	2207.3	8	33826,33828,33830,33832,33837,33844,33853,33856	966
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2222.9	2215.9	3	33832,33837,33844	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2223	2207.3	2	33828,33858	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2223	2207.3	13	33814,33816,33819,33824,33826,33828,33829,33837,33842,33843,33845,33853,33858	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2222.9	2215.9	9	33817,33826,33829,33837,33845,33853,33858,33861,33865	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	2222.9	2215.9	1	33861	192
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2223	2207.3	5	33816,33828,33831,33837,33862	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2222.9	2215.9	1	33844	5433
Kainosite-(Y) ()*	None	Ca₂Y₂(SiO₃)₄(CO₃)·H₂O	2223	2207.3	1	33828	99
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	2222.9	2215.9	1	33816	593
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	2222.9	2215.9	3	33832,33837,33844	762
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2222.9	2215.9	1	33816	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2222.9	2215.9	1	33855	12537
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	2222.9	2215.9	1	33856	161
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2222.9	2215.9	2	33816,33861	1066
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	2223	2207.3	20	33816,33819,33820,33821,33822,33826,33827,33828,33830,33835,33837,33841,33843,33848,33855,33856,33860,33861,33862,33865	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2222.9	2215.9	1	33837	767
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	2222.9	2215.9	1	33837	52
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	2222.9	2215.9	2	33858,33861	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	2222.9	2215.9	1	33861	716
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	2222.9	2215.9	1	33816	309
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2222.9	2215.9	1	33861	1898
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	2222.9	2215.9	2	33828,33861	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2222.9	2215.9	1	33861	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2223	2207.3	12	33826,33828,33829,33837,33845,33847,33853,33855,33856,33857,33858,33861	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2222.9	2215.9	2	33816,33826	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2223	2207.3	13	33816,33817,33824,33825,33826,33828,33837,33844,33846,33856,33858,33861,33865	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	2222.9	2215.9	5	33832,33837,33841,33855,33861	233
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	2223	2207.3	14	33826,33827,33828,33829,33830,33831,33832,33837,33842,33844,33847,33855,33858,33861	317
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2222.9	2215.9	39	33814,33816,33817,33819,33820,33821,33822,33824,33825,33826,33827,33828,33829,33830,33831,33832,33833,33835,33837,33839,33840,33842,33843,33844,33845,33846,33847,33848,33849,33851,33855,33856,33857,33858,33860,33861,33862,33864,33865	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	2223	2207.3	23	33814,33816,33819,33820,33821,33822,33826,33827,33828,33830,33832,33835,33837,33840,33843,33844,33846,33848,33851,33855,33856,33860,33861	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2222.9	2215.9	1	33861	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	2222.9	2215.9	1	33861	586
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	2222.9	2215.9	1	33844	456
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	2222.9	2215.9	2	33858,33861	332
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃	2222.9	2215.9	2	33828,33861	89

12 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	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	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
CJES23_1507_0001	2223	2215.8	2219.4 ± 3.6	U-Pb	host rock	zircon	Yes	Zircon			576	O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Castle Mine	Andrews (1986)		CJES23_1507
CJES23_1507_0002	2219.1	2215.9	2217.5 ± 1.6	U-Pb	host rock	baddeleyite	Yes	Baddeleyite			576	O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Castle Mine	Andrews (1986)		CJES23_1507
CJES23_1507_0003	2223	2211	2217 ± 6	U-Pb	mineralization	rutile	Yes	Rutile			576	O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Castle Mine	Andrews (1986)		CJES23_1507
CJES23_1507_0004	2222.9	2207.3	2215.1 ± 7.8	U-Pb	mineralization	rutile	Yes	Rutile			576	O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Castle Mine	Andrews (1986)		CJES23_1507
CJES29_1424_0001	2221.2	2213.2	2217.2 ± 4	U-Pb	host rock	baddeleyite	Yes	Baddeleyite			576	O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Kerns and Hudson townships	Noble (1992)		CJES29_1424
CJES29_1424_0002	2213.1	2206.1	2209.6 ± 3.5	U-Pb	host rock	baddeleyite	Yes	Baddeleyite			576	O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Kerns and Hudson townships	Noble (1992)		CJES29_1424
Co-00008	2222.9	2207.3	2215.1±7.8	U-Pb		rutile		Rutile	Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite	Co, Ni	5830	Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Castle Mine, Gowganda	Corfu & Andrews (1986)	10.1139/e86-011	CJES23_107
Co-00009	2223	2211	2217±6	U-Pb		rutile		Rutile	Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite	Co, Ni	5830	Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Castle Mine, Gowganda	Corfu & Andrews (1986)	10.1139/e86-011	CJES23_107
Co-00010	2219.1	2215.9	2217.5±1.6	U-Pb		baddeleyite		Baddeleyite	Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite	Co, Ni	5830	Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Castle Mine, Gowganda	Corfu & Andrews (1986)	10.1139/e86-011	CJES23_107
Co-00114	2222.9	2215.9	2219.4 (+3.6/-3.5)	U-Pb						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
R060909	Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060909
R070754	Capitol Mine, Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	https://rruff.info/R070754
R100115	Rusty Lake Mine (Rustex Mine; Hudson Bay Mine), Leith Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	https://rruff.info/R100115

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