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Locality Name:
Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1000

mindat Locality ID: 14973
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14973.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Alleyn-et-Cawood (Danford Lake)
Bristol Mine (Hilton Mine)
Bryson
Campbell's Bay
Huddersfield Township
L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet (Calumet Island)
Lac Nilgaut NTO
Lady Smith
Litchfield
Otter Lake
Portage-du-Fort Area
Renzy Lake Deposit (Vulcain Property)

Latitude: 46°2'8"N
Longitude: 76°31'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.035555555556,-76.528333333333

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	Allanite	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Cerite
Chabazite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum
Heulandite	Humite	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Parisite	Pentlandite	Pumpellyite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sapphirine	Scapolite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilbite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Wurtzite	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cd Ce Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Th Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Amphibole Apatite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Calcite Cerite
Chabazite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum
Heulandite Humite Kaolinite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Olivine Parisite Pentlandite Pumpellyite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sapphirine Scapolite
Sphalerite Spinel Stilbite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Wurtzite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dravite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferriallanite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*
Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Julgoldite-(Fe³⁺) ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*
Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Naumannite ()*	Norbergite ()*	Pargasite ()*
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Serendibite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*
Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Zircon ()*

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	1500	1500	1	35005	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	35016,35018	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	35016,35017	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	35016	706
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1500	1500	3	35005,35006,35017	1588
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	1	35005	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1500	1500	2	35005,35006	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	35017	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1600	1000	1	35005	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	35018	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1600	1000	7	35003,35005,35012,35014,35016,35017,35018	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			1	35017	1252
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃			1	35016	47
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O			1	35016	310
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1500	1500	5	34999,35005,35006,35016,35018	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1600	1000	1	35006	1025
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1600	1000	1	35005	1008
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	2	35005,35018	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1600	1000	7	34998,35003,35005,35006,35016,35017,35018	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1600	1000	2	35005,35017	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	35017	648
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	35018	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1600	1000	2	34999,35005	8173
Ferriallanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Fe³⁺AlFe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	35016	28
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1600	1000	4	34997,35003,35006,35016	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	35016	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1600	1000	2	35005,35018	1188
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1600	1000	1	35005	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1500	1500	2	35005,35006	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	1	35005	178
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1600	1000	1	35005	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1500	1500	1	35005	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1500	1500	1	35006	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	35016	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	34999,35016	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O			1	35016	246
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1600	1000	1	35005	5433
Julgoldite-(Fe³⁺) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Fe³⁺Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)·H₂O			1	35016	5
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1600	1000	1	35005	5591
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	1	35005	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1600	1000	3	34999,35005,35006	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1500	1500	1	35006	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)			2	35012,35017	176
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	35016	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1500	1500	4	35003,35005,35012,35016	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)			1	35016	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1600	1000	2	35005,35017	17380
Naumannite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ag₂Se	1600	1000	1	35005	192
Norbergite ()*	Humite	Mg₃(SiO₄)F₂			1	35016	37
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	35017	313
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂			1	35016	112
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	35018	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1600	1000	4	35005,35016,35017,35018	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1500	1500	7	34999,35003,35005,35006,35016,35017,35018	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1500	1500	3	35005,35006,35018	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1600	1000	3	35003,35005,35016	61156
Serendibite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]			1	35017	19
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1600	1000	1	35005	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1600	1000	2	35005,35006	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1600	1000	1	35006	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1500	1500	2	35005,35006	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			2	35017,35018	1934
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	1500	1500	1	35005	586
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O			1	35016	268
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F			1	35016	232
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	34999	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1500	1500	2	35005,35006	5317
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			2	35014,35016	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			1	35016	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1600	1000	4	35003,35006,35012,35016	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	4	34999,35006,35016,35018	2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	35016	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	35016	890
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1600	1000	4	35001,35006,35016,35017	5251

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID	Age Notes
MT2012_Lariviere_0002	1110	1090	1100 ± 10	U-Pb	unit cuts host rock	zircon	Yes	Zircon		14034	Renprior Mine (Renfrew Zinc Deposit), Admaston Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, Canada	Renprior Mine	Lariveire (2012)	MT2012_Lariviere	Chenaux gabbro which crosscuts the marble belt was dated at about 1100 Ma (Lumbers, 1982).
MT2012_Lariviere_0001	1235.9	1229.3	1232 +3.9/-2.7	U-Pb	host rock	zircon		Zircon		146448	L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet (Calumet Island), Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	Calumet Mine	Lariveire (2012)	MT2012_Lariviere	This age is Mesoproterozoic and refines the age bracket of the Grenville Supergroup marbles of the Bryson-Renfrew area
sedznpb-00117	1600	1000	Mesoproterozoic							16931	New Calumet Mines, L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet (Calumet Island), Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	New Calumet	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
vms-00336	1500	1500	Middle Proterozoic						S	16931	New Calumet Mines, L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet (Calumet Island), Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	New Calumet	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R040009	Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R040009
FKM-165	Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-165
R070123	Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R070123
R060184	Yates Mine, Otter Lake, Pontiac RCM, Outaouais, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060184

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