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Locality Name:
Callahan Mine (Harborside Mine; Cape Rosier Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 448.07
Youngest recorded age at locality: 380.07

mindat Locality ID: 6037
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6037.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Callahan Mine (Harborside Mine; Cape Rosier Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°20'46"N
Longitude: 68°48'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.346111111111,-68.8075

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 As Au Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcophylliteChalcopyrite
ClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDevillineDiasporeGypsumLöllingiteLinarite
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite
SulphurTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteValleriiteWurtzite

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Mackinawite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O448.07380.070470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)448.07380.0702734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)448.07380.0703250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS448.07380.0709052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6448.07380.070919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2448.07380.0705509
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi448.07380.0701966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4448.07380.0705516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6448.07380.0701633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)448.07380.07027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)448.07380.0704979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S448.07380.0705707
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O448.07380.070194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2448.07380.07027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O448.07380.0703531
Copper  (*)CopperCu448.07380.0703846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS448.07380.0704165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3448.07380.070802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O448.07380.0702970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS448.07380.07024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)448.07380.0707437
Gold  (*)CopperAu448.07380.07030554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS448.07380.070717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O448.07380.0706890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl448.07380.0701398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3448.07380.07014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O448.07380.0701689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6448.07380.0701066
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O448.07380.0701271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2448.07380.070987
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)448.07380.070451
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2448.07380.07012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2448.07380.0705674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2448.07380.07017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2448.07380.07039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8448.07380.0709056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2448.07380.07061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2448.07380.070454
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2448.07380.070317
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O448.07380.070292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)448.07380.0706417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)448.07380.0702473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS448.07380.07021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS448.07380.0702045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2448.07380.0703337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13448.07380.0701803
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O448.07380.0704899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2448.07380.0702562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]448.07380.070237



2 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
USGS-Rb-Sr-01985448.07380.07414.07±34Rb-Sr whole rock     6037Callahan Mine (Harborside Mine; Cape Rosier Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-01986448.07380.07414.07±34Rb-Sr whole rock     6037Callahan Mine (Harborside Mine; Cape Rosier Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 


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