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Locality Name:
Mattagami Lake Mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2726.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2724.2

mindat Locality ID: 579
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-579.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mattagami Lake Mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°43'10"N
Longitude: 77°43'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.719444444444,-77.718055555556
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 B C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb REE S Sb Si Te Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb REE S Sb Si Te Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCorundumEpidoteHellandite
MarcasiteNickelineNonePyritePyrosmaliteRocksaltSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelane
TalcTetradymite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Altaite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caryopilite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Hellandite-(Y)  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mattagamite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)
Talc  (*)Tellurantimony  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22725272503419
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe272527250489
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22725272503092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2725272509052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)27252725027770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)427252725083
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227252725027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2725272501025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS272527250966
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2272527250327
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22725272509895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2725272508173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27252725024243
Hellandite-(Y)  (*)Hellandite(Ca,REE)4Y2Al   2(B4Si4O22)(OH)227252725018
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327252725014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te272527250804
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427252725014899
Mattagamite  (*)MarcasiteCoTe22725272507
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227252725039462
Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayFe2+8Si6O15(OH)1027252725038
Pyrosmalite-(Mn)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)1027252725025
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82725272509056
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2725272506417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27252725021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O272527250456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22725272503337
Tellurantimony  (*)TetradymiteSb2Te327252725029
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22725272502562


3 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-0032827252725Archean       S579Mattagami Lake Mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaMattagami LakeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
EG109_89-000012725.62724.22724.9±0.7U-Pb zirconOR-01-32 (z9913) YesZircon  186828Orchan West Deposit, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaOrchan West depositRoss et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.1.89EG109_89 
EG109_89-000022726.12724.72725.4±0.7U-Pb zirconEQ-00-41 (z9625) YesZircon  186829Perseverance Mine, Matagami, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaPersévérance mine, Équinoxe lensRoss et al. (2014)10.2113/econgeo.109.1.89EG109_89 

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