Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 121
Youngest recorded age at locality: 90

mindat Locality ID: 604
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-604.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Bond Zone (Quebec Columbium Ltd. And Columbium Mining Products Properties)
Dufresne Hill
Husereau Hill (Husereau Farm)
Manny Zone (Dufresne Property)
St Lawrence Columbium Mine

Latitude: 45°30'33"N
Longitude: 74°2'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.509166666667,-74.048611111111

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Ancylite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brucite	Burbankite	Calcite
Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Cubanite	Fairchildite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Kaolinite	Melilite	Mica	Monazite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Olivine	Parisite	Pectolite
Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Thomsonite
Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wöhlerite	Zirconolite

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 Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Analcime Ancylite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brucite Burbankite Calcite
Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Cubanite Fairchildite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Kaolinite Melilite Mica Monazite Natrolite Nickeline None Olivine Parisite Pectolite
Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Thomsonite
Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wöhlerite Zirconolite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Åkermanite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*
Analcime ()*	Ancylite-(Ce) ()*	Andradite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Augite ()*
Baryte ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Brucite ()*	Burbankite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cancrinite ()*	Cebollite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorcalciopyrochlore ()*	Fluorellestadite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Gonnardite ()*	Grossular ()*	Halite ()*	Haüyne ()*
Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kimzeyite ()*	Latrappite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnesioferrite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mirabilite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monticellite ()*
Nahcolite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Neighborite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Niocalite ()*
Nyerereite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Pectolite ()*	Periclase ()*
Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Portlandite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rasvumite ()*	Richterite ()*	Rutile ()*	Shortite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Sylvite ()*
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Wairakite ()*	Wöhlerite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zirconolite ()*

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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	121	90	2	34617,34621	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	121	90	1	34617	286
Åkermanite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂MgSi₂O₇	121	90	2	34617,34618	50
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	121	90	1	34619	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	121	90	0		8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	121	90	1	34619	1627
Ancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	CeSr(CO₃)₂(OH)·H₂O	121	90	0		92
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	121	90	2	34617,34620	1534
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	121	90	0		295
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	121	90	2	34617,34619	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	121	90	1	34621	11547
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	121	90	3	34619,34620,34621	115
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	121	90	0		462
Burbankite ()*	Burbankite	(Na,Ca)₃(Sr,Ba,Ce)₃(CO₃)₅	121	90	0		52
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	121	90	3	34617,34619,34621	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	121	90	1	34619	232
Cebollite ()*	Melilite	Ca₅Al₂(SiO₄)₃(OH)₄	121	90	1	34619	13
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	121	90	1	34617	27198
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	121	90	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	121	90	1	34619	9895
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	121	90	4	34617,34619,34620,34621	2740
Fluorcalciopyrochlore ()*	None	(Ca,Na)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F	121	90	2	34617,34621	18
Fluorellestadite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(SiO₄)_1.5(SO₄)_1.5F	121	90	0		33
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	121	90	0		9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	121	90	1	34617	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	121	90	1	34621	24243
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	121	90	0		167
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	121	90	0		1544
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	121	90	0		1398
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	121	90	1	34619	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	121	90	1	34619	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	121	90	1	34619	407
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	121	90	0		5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	121	90	0		2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	121	90	0		5591
Kimzeyite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Zr₂(SiAl₂)O₁₂	121	90	0		17
Latrappite ()*	Perovskite	Ca₂NbFe³⁺O₆	121	90	2	34617,34621	2
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	121	90	0		229
Magnesioferrite ()*	Spinel	MgFe³⁺₂O₄	121	90	0		98
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	121	90	0		1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	121	90	4	34617,34619,34620,34621	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	121	90	1	34620	4924
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O	121	90	0		223
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	121	90	0		945
Monticellite ()*	Olivine	CaMg(SiO₄)	121	90	3	34617,34619,34621	153
Nahcolite ()*	None	NaH(CO₃)	121	90	0		78
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	121	90	1	34619	1236
Neighborite ()*	Perovskite	NaMgF₃	121	90	0		17
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	121	90	1	34619	884
Niocalite ()*	Wöhlerite	Ca₇Nb(Si₂O₇)₂O₃F	121	90	1	34617	3
Nyerereite ()*	Fairchildite	Na₂Ca(CO₃)₂	121	90	0		18
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	121	90	0		2349
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	121	90	0		112
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	121	90	0		363
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	121	90	0		114
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	121	90	3	34617,34619,34621	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	121	90	2	34617,34621	2273
Portlandite ()*	Brucite	Ca(OH)₂	121	90	0		51
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	121	90	3	34617,34619,34621	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	121	90	1	34617	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	121	90	1	34620	61156
Rasvumite ()*	Cubanite	KFe₂S₃	121	90	0		19
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	121	90	1	34621	148
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	121	90	0		5614
Shortite ()*	None	Na₂Ca₂(CO₃)₃	121	90	0		37
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	121	90	0		6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	121	90	0		444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	121	90	0		21482
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	121	90	0		589
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	121	90	0		275
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	121	90	0		232
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	121	90	1	34619	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	121	90	0		4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	121	90	0		2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	121	90	1	34619	1395
Wairakite ()*	Analcime	Ca(Si₄Al₂)O₁₂·2H₂O	121	90	1	34619	73
Wöhlerite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	121	90	0		83
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	121	90	0		1247
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	121	90	1	34617	140

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000728	MAGMATIC STYLE: Two overlapping massive plugs and concentrations of dykes or cone sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Okaite-jacupirangite (melilitolite-pyroxenite), and ijolite series rocks; lamprophyre dykes and fenite.
Jen_0000729	MAGMATIC STYLE: Two overlapping massive plugs and concentrations of dykes or cone sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Okaite-jacupirangite (melilitolite-pyroxenite), and ijolite series rocks; lamprophyre dykes and fenite.
Jen_0000730	MAGMATIC STYLE: Two overlapping massive plugs and concentrations of dykes or cone sheets. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Okaite-jacupirangite (melilitolite-pyroxenite), and ijolite series rocks; lamprophyre dykes and fenite.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Jen_0000728	117	117	117	K-Ar	whole rock	604	Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	Oka	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000729	121	107	114±7	K-Ar	biotite	604	Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	Oka	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000730	100	90	95±5	Rb-Sr	biotite	604	Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	Oka	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
ree-00212	117	117	117 Ma, average (K-Ar)	K-Ar		604	Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	Oka	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189	average

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-41	Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-26-to-fkm-50/#FKM-41
FKM-55	Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-55
FKM-56	Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-56
FKM-57	Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-57
R130281	Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R130281
R130037	Bond Zone (Quebec Columbium Ltd. And Columbium Mining Products Properties), Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R130037
R110198	St Lawrence Columbium Mine, Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R110198
R110178	St Lawrence Columbium Mine, Oka Complex, Oka, Deux-Montagnes RCM, Laurentides, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R110178

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