Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Niobec Mine, Saint-Honoré Carbonatite Complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 656
Youngest recorded age at locality: 479

mindat Locality ID: 588
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-588.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Niobec Mine, Saint-Honoré Carbonatite Complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°32'7"N
Longitude: 71°8'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.535277777778,-71.149166666667
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P S Si Sr Th Ti 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteBastnäsiteCalciteCancriniteChalcopyriteClayCorundum
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNickelineNoneOlivineParisite
PyriteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteZircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kalicinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Monticellite  (*)Nahcolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Strontianite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vaterite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)265647903092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)656479011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F6564790304
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)656479027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O6564790232
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)65647901252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2656479027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)265647909895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F65647902740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF265647909617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3656479014640
Kalicinite  (*)NoneKH(CO3)65647907
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4656479014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)65647904924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS265647905800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)6564790945
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)6564790153
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)656479078
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)6564790884
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F26564790112
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)265647902273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2656479039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S865647909056
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12656479054
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)65647906417
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)6564790589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F6564790232
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)65647901006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O65647904899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)265647902562
Vaterite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)656479037


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000500Eastern Laurentia carbonatite complex
Jen_0000949MAGMATIC STYLE: Central intrusion and ring dykes or cone sheets surrounded by silicate rocks. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, ijolite and fenite.
Jen_0000950MAGMATIC STYLE: Central intrusion and ring dykes or cone sheets surrounded by silicate rocks. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenite, nepheline syenite, ijolite and fenite.


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
Jen_0000500642642642K-Ar    Yes  126742Saint-Honoré Carbonatite Complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, CanadaSt-HonoréErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000949656629629-656K-Ar whole rock  Yes  126742Saint-Honoré Carbonatite Complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, CanadaSt-HonoreWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000950513479496±17K-Ar    Yes  126742Saint-Honoré Carbonatite Complex, Saint-Honoré, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, CanadaSt-HonoreWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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