Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 483
Youngest recorded age at locality: 477

mindat Locality ID: 7587
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7587.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Bell Mine
Black Lake
Hall Chrome Pit (Hall Mine; Thetford Quarry)
Johnson Mine
King Beaver Mine (Jacob Mine; Beaver-1 Mine; Beaver-2 Mine)
King Mine
Lemelin Mine (Gray Mine)
Pontbriand
Robertsonville
Stewart Mine

Latitude: 46°4'47"N
Longitude: 71°17'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.079722222222,-71.291388888889

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.

Amphibole	Aragonite	Artinite	Auricupride	Bowieite	Brucite	Calcite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Hydrotalcite	Molybdenite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite
Perovskite	Potarite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Talc
Thomsonite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K Mg Mo Na Ni O Os Pd Pt Rh Ru S Si Sn Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H Hg Mg Na O Pd Rh S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Aragonite Artinite Auricupride Bowieite Brucite Calcite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Epidote Feldspar Garnet Hydrotalcite Molybdenite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Pectolite
Perovskite Potarite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Talc
Thomsonite Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Zircon

60 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Amesite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Artinite ()*	Awaruite ()*	Bowieite ()*
Braggite ()*	Brucite ()*	Cabriite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cooperite ()*	Cuproiridsite ()*
Cuprorhodsite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Erlichmanite ()*	Grossular ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrotalcite ()*
Iridium ()*	Isoferroplatinum ()*	Laurite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malanite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Miassite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Osmium ()*	Pectolite ()*	Potarite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Saponite ()*	Scolecite ()*
Stevensite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	34395	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	34393,34395,34409	8803
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄			1	34395	74
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	34410	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	34395	1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			5	34393,34395,34405,34409,34410	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	483	477	3	34395,34400,34409	3250
Artinite ()*	Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂·3H₂O	483	477	1	34400	75
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe			5	34393,34395,34401,34403,34405	166
Bowieite ()*	Bowieite	Rh₂S₃	483	477	2	34403,34407	33
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄			1	34403	101
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	483	477	1	34400	462
Cabriite ()*	None	Pd₂CuSn			1	34401	12
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			7	34395,34396,34404,34405,34406,34409,34410	27770
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	483	477	7	34396,34400,34402,34403,34405,34407,34414	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	483	477	14	34393,34395,34396,34397,34398,34399,34400,34404,34405,34406,34409,34410,34411,34413	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	483	477	1	34400	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	34395	1025
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS	483	477	1	34407	124
Cuproiridsite ()*	Spinel	Cu(Ir³⁺Ir⁴⁺)S₄			1	34403	31
Cuprorhodsite ()*	Spinel	(Cu¹⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)Rh³⁺₂S₄			1	34403	34
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	483	477	8	34393,34395,34396,34400,34404,34405,34406,34409	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	34409	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	34395	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	483	477	1	34400	8173
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂			1	34403	110
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	483	477	7	34393,34395,34400,34403,34404,34405,34409	1544
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂			4	34396,34403,34405,34410	205
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	34393	1689
Hydrotalcite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Al₂CO₃(OH)₁₆(H₂O)₄	483	477	2	34395,34400	87
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			1	34403	162
Isoferroplatinum ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pt₃Fe	483	477	3	34401,34403,34407	128
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	483	477	3	34401,34403,34407	226
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	34395	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	483	477	9	34393,34395,34396,34400,34403,34404,34405,34409,34410	14899
Malanite ()*	Spinel	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄	483	477	1	34394	35
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	34395	425
Miassite ()*	None	Rh₁₇S₁₅	483	477	0		10
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	34393,34395	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	34393	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	34395	1508
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	34395,34404	1236
Osmium ()*	None	Os			1	34403	169
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)			5	34393,34395,34404,34406,34409	363
Potarite ()*	Potarite	PdHg	483	477	0		25
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			6	34393,34395,34404,34405,34406,34409	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			1	34409	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			5	34393,34395,34409,34410,34411	61156
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	483	477	0		301
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O			4	34395,34404,34405,34406	390
Stevensite ()*	Clay	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-ySi₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	34403	57
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	34410,34413	3337
Tetraferroplatinum ()*	Potarite	PtFe			1	34403	66
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O			1	34395	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	34395	4899
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			1	34395	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	483	477	5	34395,34396,34400,34403,34409	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	34395	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	34395	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	483	477	3	34393,34400,34404	1025

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	podchrome-00516	483	477	Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma)										Cr	145315	Union Mine (Southwark Mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada	Standard Asbestos Company	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157
	podchrome-00523	483	477	Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma)										Cr	145317	Lemelin Mine (Gray Mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada	Lemelin	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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