Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Lorraine Mine (Lorraine-Hinterland Mine), Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2724
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2664

mindat Locality ID: 14937
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14937.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lorraine Mine (Lorraine-Hinterland Mine), Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°21'20"N
Longitude: 78°56'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.355555555556,-78.936666666667

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.

Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Diaspore	Gypsum	Marcasite	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite

Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rozenite ()*	Smythite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Violarite ()*

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: C Ca Cu Fe H Ni O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Cu Fe H Ni O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Diaspore Gypsum Marcasite Nickeline None Pentlandite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite

17 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2724	2664	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2724	2664	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2724	2664	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2724	2664	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2724	2664	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2724	2664	6890
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2724	2664	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2724	2664	5674
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2724	2664	1512
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	2724	2664	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2724	2664	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2724	2664	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2724	2664	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	2724	2664	293
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	2724	2664	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2724	2664	21482
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	2724	2664	380

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_675	Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion

1 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
	Michelle_675	2724	2664	2694±30		Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province								Ni, Cu	14937	Lorraine Mine (Lorraine-Hinterland Mine), Latulipe-et-Gaboury, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Lorraine	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).

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