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Locality Name:
Horne Mine (Noranda Mine), Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 609
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-609.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Horne Mine (Noranda Mine), Rouyn-Noranda TE, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°15'15"N
Longitude: 79°'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.254166666667,-79.011111111111
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 Au Bi Ca Cu Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Bi Ca Cu Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcopyriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopperCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparMarcasiteMelonite
MicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetradymiteTetrahedrite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Frohbergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hessite  (*)
Klockmannite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Ottrélite  (*)
Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rickardite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sylvanite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Umangite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe0489
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe20361
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Frohbergite  (*)MarcasiteFeTe2040
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te0804
Klockmannite  (*)CovelliteCu5.2Se6063
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe80111
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Ottrélite  (*)ChloritoidMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2059
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe20409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rickardite  (*)NoneCu3-xTe2052
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe40337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te30276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Umangite  (*)NoneCu3Se2071


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