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Locality Name:
Montauban Deposit, Mékinac RCM, Mauricie, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1500

mindat Locality ID: 16485
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16485.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montauban Deposit, Mékinac RCM, Mauricie, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°50'0"N
Longitude: 72°21'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.833333333333,-72.35
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
CopperCubaniteFeldsparGeocroniteHexahydriteLöllingiteLillianiteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSartoriteSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStarkeyiteStauroliteTetrahedriteWurtzite

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Fizélyite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gudmundite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stannite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Twinnite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1500150002793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21500150003419
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1500150002734
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2150015000718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1500150009052
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31500150001089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15001500027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215001500027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181500150001008
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3150015000802
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61500150004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21500150009895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)150015000180
Fizélyite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb14Sb21S4815001500054
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4150015000445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15001500024243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S23150015000133
Gold  (*)CopperAu15001500030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1500150002812
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS150015000170
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O150015000251
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41500150001507
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2150015000762
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS2150015000300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1500150004924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21500150005800
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21500150002273
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS31500150001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215001500039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81500150009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215001500061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O150015000293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21500150005614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51500150001516
Silver  (*)CopperAg1500150005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15001500021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41500150001934
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4150015000668
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)150015000978
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4150015000586
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131500150005317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21500150002562
Twinnite  (*)SartoritePbSbAsS415001500016


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-0033415001500Middle Proterozoic       S16485Montauban Deposit, Mékinac RCM, Mauricie, Québec, CanadaMontaubanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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