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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2223
Youngest recorded age at locality: 532

mindat Locality ID: 58159
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58159.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada": 346
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 297

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Cobalt Area
Elk Lake Area
Gowganda Area
Haileybury Area
Lorrain Township
Shillington Township
South Lorrain Township

Latitude: 47°29'54"N
Longitude: 79°59'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.498333333333,-79.996666666667

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 Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K La Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenolite
ArsenopyriteAtacamiteAxiniteBaryteBismutiteBrochantiteBurgessiteCalciteCeriteChalcopyrite
ChalcostibiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiamondDiaspore
EpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGarnetGypsumHarmotomeHeulanditeKaoliniteKobelliteLöllingite
MalachiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPavonite
PentlanditePerovskitePolybasitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutile
SerpentineSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilpnomelaneSymplesiteTalcTetrahedriteTitanite
TyroliteUllmanniteVivianiteXanthoconite

147 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)
Allargentum  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenic  (*)
Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Augite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)Babánekite  (*)Baryte  (*)Benjaminite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bismutoferrite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brassite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Burgessite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chapmanite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)Clinosafflorite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Copper  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Diamond  (*)Djurleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)
Emplectite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferrisymplesite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Guérinite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)
Langisite  (*)Langite  (*)Larosite  (*)Lindströmite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)
Maucherite  (*)Mckinstryite  (*)Mercury  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Népouite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Orschallite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pararammelsbergite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Parkerite  (*)Pavonite  (*)
Pearceite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Picropharmacolite  (*)Polybasite  (*)
Posnjakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)Samsonite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siegenite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smythite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spherocobaltite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)
Symplesite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tyrolite  (*)Ullmannite  (*)Wallkilldellite-(Fe)  (*)Weilite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Xanthoconite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S22235324533549,33559,33564,33573,33576,33594,33598,33602,33604,33611,33613,33615,33622,33635,33656,33668,33696,33709,33713,33717,33721,33734,33737,33749,33750,33751,33756,33761,33768,33798,33801,33816,33828,33837,33840,33841,33844,33848,33856,33858,33861,33864,33884,33885,338942793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22222.9885433569,33761,33844,338613419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS32222.9532333551,33600,33749315
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS2222.9532133559312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2222.9532433598,33613,33729,338448803
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)221120501333549,33569,33602,33604,33622,33626,33635,33656,33728,33737,33751,33756,3375869
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS2222.92050733549,33564,33635,33656,33751,33801,3386156
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO222235321335652162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32222.92215.91338581534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2222.95321336352734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22222.95321337583092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O22235323133551,33564,33593,33598,33599,33611,33615,33626,33635,33643,33656,33664,33683,33693,33696,33720,33721,33737,33750,33751,33755,33795,33797,33816,33837,33861,33875,33876,33878,33884,33885445
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)22235321335651036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2223532333593,33656,337213250
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs2222.9532333600,33658,33749379
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O2222.92215.9133878194
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O32222.92215.9233586,33884231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS22235323433559,33564,33565,33569,33573,33586,33598,33599,33600,33604,33611,33622,33635,33637,33643,33652,33656,33668,33687,33709,33713,33720,33721,33728,33737,33739,33749,33750,33751,33860,33861,33882,33884,338919052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O22112050233597,33696143
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O622235321335652060
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)21034532133749260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22222.9532633597,33656,33750,33795,33855,338855509
Babánekite  (*)VivianiteCu3(AsO4)2·8H2O2222.92215.91335989
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2223532733549,33563,33565,33802,33805,33826,3383011547
Benjaminite  (*)PavoniteAg3Bi7S122222.92215.913388445
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi22235325633549,33554,33559,33564,33569,33576,33582,33586,33593,33594,33595,33598,33599,33606,33611,33615,33622,33626,33635,33638,33656,33658,33693,33696,33716,33720,33721,33726,33727,33734,33737,33749,33750,33751,33757,33758,33761,33768,33770,33788,33795,33797,33798,33801,33828,33843,33844,33856,33858,33860,33862,33875,33882,33884,33885,338871966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32222.9532533564,33656,33749,33882,338841935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2222.92215.9233656,33693716
Bismutoferrite  (*)KaoliniteFe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)2222.92215.913388451
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS422235322033557,33559,33586,33608,33611,33626,33656,33721,33750,33795,33796,33801,33825,33829,33842,33851,33855,33856,33857,338615516
Brassite  (*)NoneMg(AsO3OH)·4H2O2222.92215.91337159
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb22235322133549,33578,33587,33593,33599,33600,33604,33615,33626,33635,33637,33656,33718,33721,33737,33739,33749,33756,33855,33856,33884175
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62222.9532233615,337201633
Burgessite  (*)BurgessiteCo2(H2O)4[AsO3(OH)]2(H2O)2222.92215.91338842
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)222353213833551,33553,33554,33556,33557,33560,33561,33563,33564,33566,33568,33569,33571,33573,33574,33576,33578,33580,33581,33586,33587,33588,33593,33594,33598,33599,33600,33601,33602,33604,33605,33606,33607,33611,33613,33615,33618,33619,33622,33623,33626,33634,33635,33637,33638,33643,33646,33652,33656,33658,33668,33696,33709,33717,33718,33720,33721,33728,33733,33737,33738,33739,33741,33742,33743,33746,33749,33751,33755,33756,33757,33758,33759,33761,33762,33768,33770,33772,33775,33776,33778,33786,33788,33792,33795,33796,33797,33798,33801,33802,33803,33804,33805,33808,33811,33814,33816,33817,33819,33820,33821,33822,33824,33825,33826,33828,33830,33832,33833,33835,33837,33840,33843,33844,33846,33848,33851,33853,33855,33856,33857,33858,33860,33861,33862,33864,33870,33871,33876,33880,33881,33882,33884,33885,33887,33889,33891,3389327770
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce7Ca2)   Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)32222.92215.913386147
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2222.95321336354979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2222.9532433557,33564,33611,338615707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS222235329833551,33552,33553,33556,33557,33559,33561,33564,33566,33567,33569,33571,33573,33586,33588,33590,33594,33595,33597,33598,33600,33604,33606,33607,33608,33610,33611,33615,33618,33626,33634,33635,33637,33643,33646,33656,33668,33683,33720,33721,33728,33733,33737,33739,33742,33743,33744,33749,33751,33755,33758,33761,33768,33769,33776,33778,33785,33795,33796,33798,33801,33802,33805,33807,33810,33816,33817,33819,33821,33825,33826,33828,33829,33831,33837,33840,33841,33842,33845,33847,33849,33855,33856,33857,33858,33860,33861,33862,33864,33865,33869,33870,33879,33884,33887,33891,33892,3389427198
Chapmanite  (*)NoneFe3+2Sb3+(Si2O5)O3(OH)2222.9532333656,33884,3388531
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl221120501336561382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2222.95321336963531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82222.9532233565,336961756
Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)HeulanditeCa3(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O2222.92215.913388433
Clinosafflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs222112050233549,3356521
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)22235321335651025
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS22235324933549,33551,33553,33556,33559,33561,33564,33586,33593,33598,33604,33615,33618,33626,33635,33637,33643,33656,33683,33713,33715,33720,33721,33727,33737,33739,33749,33750,33751,33756,33757,33758,33761,33768,33795,33797,33798,33801,33826,33828,33830,33832,33837,33844,33853,33856,33878,33884,33891966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S822112050233549,3356482
Copper  (*)CopperCu2222.9532233601,337613846
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S52222.92215.9233549,33586344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2222.95321335864165
Diamond  (*)DiamondC2222.92215.9133868697
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S162222.9532233549,33586300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22222.95323233553,33556,33557,33559,33564,33569,33576,33580,33598,33602,33604,33611,33613,33618,33635,33637,33656,33668,33713,33720,33737,33738,33739,33749,33751,33761,33768,33832,33837,33844,33882,338849895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)222320501633549,33573,33593,33599,33602,33604,33622,33626,33638,33656,33683,33721,33737,33755,33878,33884180
Emplectite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuBiS22223532233554,33565246
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)22235321533586,33594,33598,33613,33721,33747,33749,33755,33757,33772,33797,33804,33828,33858,338858173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O2223532133565484
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O22235326633549,33551,33553,33554,33557,33564,33576,33582,33586,33598,33599,33604,33608,33613,33615,33626,33635,33637,33638,33656,33658,33664,33666,33668,33683,33693,33696,33709,33715,33720,33721,33729,33734,33737,33739,33749,33750,33751,33755,33768,33776,33785,33786,33789,33795,33797,33805,33807,33812,33814,33816,33819,33824,33826,33828,33829,33837,33842,33843,33845,33853,33858,33878,33884,33885,33893814
Ferrisymplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O22232206.1533615,33656,33664,33716,3372121
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2222.92215.91338842740
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S1222112050333549,33564,33750663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS322112050233549,33565105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS22235325833549,33551,33557,33559,33561,33564,33566,33567,33569,33573,33574,33586,33593,33594,33598,33603,33604,33606,33607,33608,33610,33611,33615,33618,33626,33635,33637,33643,33656,33658,33717,33720,33721,33728,33733,33737,33739,33741,33744,33749,33751,33758,33761,33768,33772,33778,33802,33817,33826,33829,33837,33845,33853,33858,33861,33865,33884,3389224243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S42222.92215.9133861192
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS22112050433549,33564,33635,33751131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2223532633586,33604,33720,33721,33737,338857437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2223532633551,33602,33611,33721,33755,3389130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2222.9532333586,33626,336582812
Guérinite  (*)NoneCa5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·9H2O2222.92215.913365631
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2222.9532433557,33604,33715,337376890
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O22111699133569290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O322235321733557,33559,33586,33718,33792,33795,33796,33798,33801,33802,33804,33816,33828,33831,33837,33862,3388514640
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)22112050133549111
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O2222.9532133696144
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32222.9532233602,338445433
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S142222.92215.9133884784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62222.95321337202228
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O62222.953213355973
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O22232207.313382899
Langisite  (*)NickelineCoAs221120501335644
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O2222.9532333597,33750,33816593
Larosite  (*)None(Cu,Ag)21PbBiS13221120501336116
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S152222.9532433549,33600,33606,3374938
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42222.9532133696359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs222232206.11633559,33604,33615,33622,33626,33635,33656,33664,33721,33737,33832,33837,33844,33878,33884,33887762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42222.9532933586,33610,33611,33643,33656,33713,33729,33816,3388414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22222.9532633597,33656,33750,33795,33855,3388512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS222235321333559,33563,33564,33604,33618,33656,33668,33721,33737,33751,33758,33761,338845674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS222232050633611,33656,33658,33721,33751,33884252
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As82222.9532633564,33578,33587,33729,33797,33856161
Mckinstryite  (*)NoneAg5Cu3S422112050233611,3375151
Mercury  (*)NoneHg2223532233622,33721397
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2222.9532333656,33816,338611066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2222.92215.9233635,338841107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22222.9532233635,336565800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22222.9532233613,3375717380
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)42222.953213369666
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs22235328433549,33551,33556,33559,33564,33569,33573,33578,33580,33582,33586,33587,33593,33598,33599,33600,33602,33604,33606,33611,33615,33626,33635,33637,33638,33643,33656,33658,33664,33717,33718,33720,33721,33726,33727,33728,33729,33734,33739,33748,33749,33750,33751,33755,33756,33757,33758,33768,33770,33773,33775,33781,33786,33788,33795,33797,33798,33801,33816,33819,33820,33821,33822,33826,33827,33828,33830,33835,33837,33841,33843,33848,33855,33856,33860,33861,33862,33865,33875,33876,33882,33884,33885,33887633
Orschallite  (*)NoneCa3(S4+O3)2(SO4)·12H2O2222.9532233656,336644
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2223532733604,33643,33721,33728,33737,33751,33837767
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs22222.95321233549,33615,33635,33643,33656,33729,33751,33797,33837,33875,33878,3388452
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)62222.9532133720158
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S22222.9532333549,33564,3378255
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S52222.92050233656,3388472
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]2223532433721,33749,33858,33861249
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S810345321335651512
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O2222.92215.9233656,33715105
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O2222.92215.9333656,33664,3371899
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]2223532733611,33720,33721,33749,33768,33861,33884716
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O2222.9532333556,33597,33816309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22223532233549,338611898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS3222320501533549,33559,33586,33604,33611,33626,33656,33717,33721,33751,33755,33758,33828,33861,33884733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3222320501433549,33564,33586,33604,33626,33637,33717,33721,33737,33751,33755,33756,33758,338611425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS222235326933549,33551,33552,33553,33556,33557,33559,33561,33563,33564,33567,33569,33571,33573,33586,33594,33598,33602,33604,33606,33607,33610,33611,33618,33623,33634,33635,33637,33638,33656,33658,33717,33720,33721,33728,33737,33739,33742,33743,33749,33751,33755,33756,33759,33769,33778,33797,33804,33805,33807,33810,33826,33828,33829,33837,33845,33847,33853,33855,33856,33857,33858,33861,33869,33879,33882,33884,33891,3389239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S822235322933564,33567,33571,33586,33590,33594,33597,33598,33602,33604,33610,33611,33618,33626,33668,33721,33728,33737,33743,33751,33759,33761,33776,33778,33816,33826,33869,33891,338929056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO222235326333551,33556,33559,33561,33563,33564,33566,33569,33574,33576,33580,33586,33588,33600,33602,33606,33607,33618,33619,33623,33634,33635,33638,33643,33646,33656,33658,33668,33696,33718,33720,33721,33733,33735,33742,33749,33750,33751,33755,33759,33761,33772,33775,33792,33804,33816,33817,33824,33825,33826,33828,33837,33844,33846,33856,33858,33861,33865,33870,33871,33878,33884,3389161156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs222235321733569,33604,33635,33643,33664,33720,33721,33729,33737,33751,33781,33832,33837,33841,33855,33861,33875233
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)22235321335651711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)2222.9532233559,33884969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22217.522171335865614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs222235327333552,33556,33559,33564,33567,33568,33574,33576,33578,33580,33594,33595,33598,33600,33603,33604,33610,33615,33618,33622,33634,33635,33637,33638,33656,33666,33687,33693,33709,33713,33720,33721,33726,33727,33728,33729,33733,33734,33737,33739,33741,33749,33750,33751,33756,33757,33761,33775,33776,33780,33781,33810,33811,33826,33827,33828,33829,33830,33831,33832,33837,33842,33844,33847,33855,33858,33861,33869,33871,33875,33878,33884,33894317
Samsonite  (*)NoneAg4MnSb2S62211532233572,337497
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2222.92215.9833615,33635,33656,33664,33693,33755,33795,338851153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2222.9532333559,33586,337616417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S422112050133564249
Silver  (*)CopperAg2222.953217533549,33551,33553,33554,33556,33557,33559,33560,33561,33564,33565,33567,33569,33572,33573,33576,33578,33580,33581,33582,33586,33587,33590,33592,33593,33594,33595,33598,33599,33600,33602,33603,33604,33605,33606,33607,33610,33611,33613,33615,33618,33622,33623,33626,33634,33635,33636,33637,33638,33643,33646,33649,33652,33655,33656,33658,33662,33668,33683,33687,33693,33696,33709,33713,33716,33718,33720,33721,33723,33726,33727,33728,33729,33733,33734,33737,33738,33739,33740,33741,33743,33744,33746,33748,33749,33750,33751,33753,33755,33756,33757,33758,33761,33762,33768,33769,33770,33772,33773,33775,33776,33778,33780,33781,33785,33786,33788,33789,33792,33795,33797,33798,33800,33801,33802,33803,33804,33805,33808,33810,33811,33814,33816,33817,33819,33820,33821,33822,33824,33825,33826,33827,33828,33829,33830,33831,33832,33833,33835,33837,33839,33840,33842,33843,33844,33845,33846,33847,33848,33849,33851,33855,33856,33857,33858,33860,33861,33862,33864,33865,33869,33870,33876,33878,33880,33881,33882,33883,33884,33885,33887,33891,33892,33893,338945186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3222353211833549,33551,33552,33554,33556,33557,33559,33564,33567,33568,33573,33578,33580,33582,33587,33590,33593,33598,33599,33600,33602,33603,33604,33606,33607,33608,33611,33613,33615,33618,33622,33626,33635,33637,33638,33643,33646,33656,33658,33664,33687,33693,33713,33717,33720,33721,33726,33727,33728,33729,33733,33734,33737,33739,33741,33743,33744,33746,33750,33751,33755,33756,33757,33758,33761,33768,33769,33770,33773,33775,33776,33778,33781,33782,33786,33788,33789,33795,33797,33798,33802,33810,33814,33816,33819,33820,33821,33822,33826,33827,33828,33830,33832,33835,33837,33840,33843,33844,33846,33848,33851,33855,33856,33860,33861,33874,33875,33876,33877,33878,33879,33880,33881,33882,33884,33885,33887,33892531
Smythite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3)2222.953213375177
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS22235323333551,33557,33559,33561,33564,33569,33573,33586,33594,33598,33602,33604,33606,33610,33611,33618,33626,33637,33643,33656,33721,33728,33737,33739,33744,33749,33751,33758,33761,33772,33776,33861,3388421482
Spherocobaltite  (*)NoneCo(CO3)22232206.1233565,3372152
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4222320501733549,33564,33572,33593,33598,33604,33606,33622,33656,33668,33716,33717,33721,33751,33758,33861,33884586
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O2223532233549,33844456
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O2222.92215.913369690
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS22232050733556,33611,33656,33721,33858,33861,33884332
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O2222.92215.913372892
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22222.9532233549,335593337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1322235321633559,33569,33586,33599,33604,33611,33626,33656,33658,33683,33713,33721,33728,33737,33750,337515317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2222.9532233623,337384899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22222.9532533569,33656,33721,33723,338842562
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O2222.92215.9133696245
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS2222.9532733559,33604,33643,33656,33693,33737,33751293
Wallkilldellite-(Fe)  (*)NoneCa2Fe2+3(AsO4)2(OH)4·9H2O2222.92215.91336966
Weilite  (*)NoneCa(AsO3OH)2222.92215.913371519
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS322232206.1233611,33721297
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS322232050733586,33626,33656,33721,33828,33861,3388489
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2222.95321337471025



26 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
Emily0005312217.52217.5 U-Pbage of vein mineralizationrutile   Rutile  58159Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCobalt-Gowganda regionMarshall and Watkinson (2000) 10.2113/0090081EMG9_81 
Emily00053222172217 U-Pbage of vein mineralizationrutile   Rutile  58159Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCobalt-Gowganda regionMarshall and Watkinson (2000) 10.2113/0090081EMG9_81 
Co-00016171316991706±7Ar-Ar chlorite     8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00017181518011808±7Ar-Ar chlorite     8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00018185318351844±9Ar-Ar actinolite   Actinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00019189518771886±9Ar-Ar actinolite   Actinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00020191518971906±9Ar-Ar actinolite   Actinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00021194319271935±8Ar-Ar actinolite   Actinolite  8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00022206820502059±9Ar-ArThese ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.highchlorite    Co, Ag8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.
Co-00023221121932202±9Ar-ArThese ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.highchlorite    Co, Ag8348Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaBeaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.
CJES23_1507_SCmine_01175317311742±11Ar-ArAr-Ar- integrated agek-feldspar     269047Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaSilver Century mine, main veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_SCmine_02177117131742±29Ar-ArAr-Ar- integrated agek-feldspar     269047Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaSilver Century mine, main veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_SCmine_03903885894±9Ar-ArAr-Ar- integrated ageactinolite   Actinolite  269047Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaSilver Century mine, main veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_000122232215.82219.4 ± 3.6U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  576O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCastle MineAndrews (1986) CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_00022219.12215.92217.5 ± 1.6U-Pbhost rockbaddeleyite   Baddeleyite  576O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCastle MineAndrews (1986) CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_0003222322112217 ± 6U-Pbmineralizationrutile   Rutile  576O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCastle MineAndrews (1986) CJES23_1507 
CJES23_1507_00042222.92207.32215.1 ± 7.8U-Pbmineralizationrutile   Rutile  576O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCastle MineAndrews (1986) CJES23_1507 
CJES29_1424_00012221.22213.22217.2 ± 4U-Pbhost rockbaddeleyite   Baddeleyite  576O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaKerns and Hudson townshipsNoble (1992) CJES29_1424 
CJES29_1424_00022213.12206.12209.6 ± 3.5U-Pbhost rockbaddeleyite   Baddeleyite  576O'Brien Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaKerns and Hudson townshipsNoble (1992) CJES29_1424 
Co-00013103410241029±5Ar-Ar chlorite   Breithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, SkutteruditeCo, Ni8196Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaPan silver mine No. 01 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00014538532535±3Ar-Ar k-feldspar   Breithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, SkutteruditeCo, Ni8196Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaPan silver mine No. 01 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-00015853837845±8Ar-Ar chlorite   Breithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, SkutteruditeCo, Ni8196Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaPan silver mine No. 01 veinAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES23_1507 
Co-000082222.92207.32215.1±7.8U-Pb rutile   RutileCobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, SaffloriteCo, Ni5830Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCastle Mine, GowgandaCorfu & Andrews (1986)10.1139/e86-011CJES23_107 
Co-00009222322112217±6U-Pb rutile   RutileCobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, SaffloriteCo, Ni5830Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCastle Mine, GowgandaCorfu & Andrews (1986)10.1139/e86-011CJES23_107 
Co-000102219.12215.92217.5±1.6U-Pb baddeleyite   BaddeleyiteCobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, SaffloriteCo, Ni5830Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaCastle Mine, GowgandaCorfu & Andrews (1986)10.1139/e86-011CJES23_107 
Co-001142222.92215.92219.4 (+3.6/-3.5)U-Pb      Co, Ni, As, Ag, Bi5830Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, CanadaNipissing diabase, Castle mine, Gowganda, OntarioAndrews et al. (1986)10.1139/e86-144CJES_23_1507error is (+3.6/-3.5); age of Nipissing diabase, the Ni-Co-As-Ag-Bi veins are this age or younger


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060928Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060928
R060910Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060910
R070528Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070528
R060908Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060908
R100119Deer Horn Mine (Cross Lake O'Brien Mine), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R100119
R060906Moose Horn Mine, James Township, Elk Lake Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060906
R060909Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060909
R070754Capitol Mine, Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070754
R100115Rusty Lake Mine (Rustex Mine; Hudson Bay Mine), Leith Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R100115
R070375Keeley-Frontier Mine (Canadian Keeley; Frontier Mine; Keeley Mine), South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070375
R070416Keeley-Frontier Mine (Canadian Keeley; Frontier Mine; Keeley Mine), South Lorrain Township, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070416


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