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Locality Name:
Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 359
Youngest recorded age at locality: 312

mindat Locality ID: 52077
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52077.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine)

Latitude: 45°45'15"N
Longitude: 65°25'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.754166666667,-65.420833333333
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: Al As B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: H Mg O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BoraciteBrianroulstoniteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumDanburiteFeldsparFluoriteHilgarditeKieserite
MalachiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
Veatchite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Boracite  (*)Brianroulstonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chambersite  (*)Colemanite  (*)Congolite  (*)Danburite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hilgardite  (*)
Howlite  (*)Hydroboracite  (*)Kieserite  (*)Kurgantaite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monohydrocalcite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Penobsquisite  (*)
Priceite  (*)Pringleite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ruitenbergite  (*)
Sellaite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontioginorite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)
Trembathite  (*)Ulexite  (*)Veatchite  (*)Volkovskite  (*)Walkerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)3593231307801588
Boracite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl35932313078057
Brianroulstonite  (*)BrianroulstoniteCa3B5O6(OH)7Cl2·8H2O3593231307803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)35932313078027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS235932313078027198
Chambersite  (*)BoraciteMn3B7O13Cl35932313078011
Colemanite  (*)NoneCaB3O4(OH)3·H2O359323130780144
Congolite  (*)BoraciteFe2+3B7O13Cl3593231307806
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O8359323130780148
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O63593231307804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23593231307809895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23593231307809617
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl3593231307801398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O335932313078014640
Hilgardite  (*)HilgarditeCa2B5O9Cl·H2O35932313078013
Howlite  (*)NoneCa2SiB5O9(OH)535932313078036
Hydroboracite  (*)NoneCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2·3H2O35932313078042
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O359312080
Kurgantaite  (*)HilgarditeCaSrB5O9Cl·H2O3593231307806
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)3593231307801487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)235932313078012537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3593231307804924
Monohydrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(CO3)·H2O35932313078055
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs359323130780633
Penobsquisite  (*)NoneCa2Fe2+[B9O13(OH)6]Cl·4H2O3593231307802
Priceite  (*)NoneCa2B5O7(OH)5·H2O35932313078033
Pringleite  (*)NoneCa9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13H2O3593231307803
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS235932313078039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO235932313078061156
Ruitenbergite  (*)NoneCa9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13H2O3593231307802
Sellaite  (*)RutileMgF235932313078046
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS35932313078021482
Strontioginorite  (*)NoneCaSrB14O20(OH)6·5H2O3593231307805
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl359323130780275
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)35932313078087
Trembathite  (*)BoraciteMg3B7O13Cl3593231307805
Ulexite  (*)NoneNaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O359323130780160
Veatchite  (*)VeatchiteSr2B11O16(OH)5·H2O35932313078012
Volkovskite  (*)NoneKCa4B22O32(OH)10Cl·4H2O3593231307809
Walkerite  (*)NoneCa16(Mg,Li)2[B13O17(OH)12]4Cl6·28H2O3593231307801


2 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
Grew_Li_2019_0114312312312      Walkerite 52077Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, CanadaPenobsquis potash deposit, Kings County, New Brunswick, CanadaWilson et al. (2006)10.1139/e05-116CJES43_405 
Alexandra-0114359323Mississippian Age of sedimintation      15934Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, CanadaPotash Corporation Of Saskatchewan MineGrice et al. (2002)10.2113/gscanmin.40.6.1675CM40_1675 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110153Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110153
R110150Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110150
R110152Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110152
R110149Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110149
R110151Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110151
R130537Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R130537

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