Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Casey Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2222.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 532

mindat Locality ID: 9667
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9667.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Casey Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Highway 65 Roadcuts
Langis Mine (Casey Cobalt ; Casey-Seneca)

Latitude: 47°35'23"N
Longitude: 79°35'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.589722222222,-79.585277777778

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.

Acanthite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Cobaltite	Copper	Löllingite	Marcasite
Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite

Acanthite ()*	Alloclasite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Galena ()*	Glaucodot ()*	Langisite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Parkerite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Safflorite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*

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 As Ba Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Cobaltite Copper Löllingite Marcasite
Nickeline None Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel
Stibnite Tetrahedrite Vivianite

32 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2211	2050	1	33564	2793
Alloclasite ()*	Löllingite	CoAsS	2211	2050	1	33564	56
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2222.9	532	1	33564	445
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2222.9	2215.9	1	33564	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2222.9	532	1	33563	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2222.9	2215.9	1	33564	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2222.9	2215.9	1	33564	1935
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2222.9	532	2	33563,33564	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2222.9	532	1	33564	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2222.9	532	1	33564	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1034	532	1	33564	966
Cobaltpentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Co₉S₈	2211	2050	1	33564	82
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2222.9	532	1	33564	9895
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1034	532	1	33564	814
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	2211	2050	1	33564	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2222.9	532	1	33564	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS	2211	2050	1	33564	131
Langisite ()*	Nickeline	CoAs	2211	2050	1	33564	4
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2222.9	532	2	33563,33564	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	2222.9	532	1	33564	161
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1034	532	1	33564	633
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	2222.9	532	1	33564	55
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2211	2050	1	33564	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2222.9	532	2	33563,33564	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2222.9	532	1	33564	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2222.9	532	2	33563,33564	61156
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	1034	532	1	33564	317
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	2211	2050	1	33564	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2211	2050	1	33564	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1034	532	1	33564	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2222.9	532	1	33564	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	2211	2050	1	33564	586

17 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	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
Emily000531	2217.5	2217.5		U-Pb	age of vein mineralization		rutile	Yes	Rutile			58159	Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Cobalt-Gowganda region	Marshall and Watkinson (2000)	10.2113/0090081	EMG9_81
Emily000532	2217	2217		U-Pb	age of vein mineralization		rutile	Yes	Rutile			58159	Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Cobalt-Gowganda region	Marshall and Watkinson (2000)	10.2113/0090081	EMG9_81
Co-00016	1713	1699	1706±7	Ar-Ar			chlorite	Yes				8348	Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Beaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00017	1815	1801	1808±7	Ar-Ar			chlorite	Yes				8348	Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Beaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00018	1853	1835	1844±9	Ar-Ar			actinolite	Yes	Actinolite			8348	Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Beaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00019	1895	1877	1886±9	Ar-Ar			actinolite	Yes	Actinolite			8348	Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Beaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00020	1915	1897	1906±9	Ar-Ar			actinolite	Yes	Actinolite			8348	Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Beaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00021	1943	1927	1935±8	Ar-Ar			actinolite	Yes	Actinolite			8348	Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Beaver - Temiskaming mine No. 41 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00022	2068	2050	2059±9	Ar-Ar	These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.	high	chlorite	Yes			Co, Ag	8348	Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Beaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507	These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.
Co-00023	2211	2193	2202±9	Ar-Ar	These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.	high	chlorite	Yes			Co, Ag	8348	Beaver Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Beaver - Temiskaming mine No. 37 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507	These ages are interpreted as the true age of the deposits in the Cobalt area as they are the least deformed.
CJES23_1507_SCmine_01	1753	1731	1742±11	Ar-Ar	Ar-Ar- integrated age		k-feldspar	Yes				269047	Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Silver Century mine, main vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
CJES23_1507_SCmine_02	1771	1713	1742±29	Ar-Ar	Ar-Ar- integrated age		k-feldspar	Yes				269047	Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Silver Century mine, main vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
CJES23_1507_SCmine_03	903	885	894±9	Ar-Ar	Ar-Ar- integrated age		actinolite	Yes	Actinolite			269047	Century Silver (Cobalt Twentieth Century) Mine, Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Silver Century mine, main vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00013	1034	1024	1029±5	Ar-Ar			chlorite	Yes		Breithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, Skutterudite	Co, Ni	8196	Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Pan silver mine No. 01 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00014	538	532	535±3	Ar-Ar			k-feldspar	Yes		Breithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, Skutterudite	Co, Ni	8196	Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Pan silver mine No. 01 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00015	853	837	845±8	Ar-Ar			chlorite	Yes		Breithauptite, Cobaltite, Erythrite, Nickeline, Safflorite, Skutterudite	Co, Ni	8196	Silver Miller Mine (Pan Silver), Coleman Township, Cobalt Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Pan silver mine No. 01 vein	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES23_1507
Co-00114	2222.9	2215.9	2219.4 (+3.6/-3.5)	U-Pb				Yes			Co, Ni, As, Ag, Bi	5830	Castle Mine (Castle-Trethewey Mine), Haultain Township, Gowganda Area, Cobalt-Gowganda Region, Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada	Nipissing diabase, Castle mine, Gowganda, Ontario	Andrews et al. (1986)	10.1139/e86-144	CJES_23_1507	error is (+3.6/-3.5); age of Nipissing diabase, the Ni-Co-As-Ag-Bi veins are this age or younger

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