Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Solbec Mine, Stratford, Le Granit RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 544
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 209909
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209909.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Solbec Mine, Stratford, Le Granit RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°48'9"N
Longitude: 71°17'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.8025,-71.286666666667

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.

Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite

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: As Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite None Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Magnetite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Siderotil ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	544	544	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	544	544	24243
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	544	544	14899
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	544	544	39462
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	544	544	84
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	544	544	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	544	544	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	544	544	5317

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
	vms-00292	485	444	Ordovician							Yes				131315	Cupra Mine (Mine Cupra-d'Estrie), Stratford, Le Granit RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada	Cupra D'Estrie	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
	vms-00354	544	544	Ordovician										S	209909	Solbec Mine, Stratford, Le Granit RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada	Solbec	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

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