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Locality Name:
Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2724
Youngest recorded age at locality: 995

mindat Locality ID: 613
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-613.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Belleterre
Lac Sairs
Laniel
Latulipe-et-Gaboury
Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue
Narco Deposit
Rémigny Armenite Occurrence
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues
Saint-Édouard-de-Fabre
Ville Marie

Latitude: 47°21'32"N
Longitude: 78°56'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.358888888889,-78.940277777778

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenic	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite
Copper	Corundum	Diamond	Diaspore	Epidote	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gaidonnayite	Garnet
Gypsum	Humite	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Milarite	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scapolite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Thortveitite	Titanite	Tridymite	Ullmannite
Wöhlerite	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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt S Se Si Sn Te Th Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Bi S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Arsenic Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite
Copper Corundum Diamond Diaspore Epidote Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Gaidonnayite Garnet
Gypsum Humite Kaolinite Marcasite Melonite Mica Milarite Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pectolite Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scapolite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite Thortveitite Titanite Tridymite Ullmannite
Wöhlerite Zircon

83 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Agrellite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*
Amesite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Armenite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Britholite-(Y) ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Crerarite ()*
Diamond ()*	Diopside ()*	Eudialyte ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorbritholite-(Ce) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Fluoro-richterite ()*	Gaidonnayite ()*	Galena ()*	Gittinsite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hiortdahlite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Microcline ()*
Miserite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Norbergite ()*	Omphacite ()*	Opal ()*	Pargasite ()*
Pectolite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Piemontite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrope ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Richterite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rinkite-(Ce) ()*
Rinkite-(Y) ()*	Rozenite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Smythite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Violarite ()*
Vlasovite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	34246	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1240	995	1	34253	1022
Agrellite ()*	Not in a structural group	NaCa₂Si₄O₁₀F	1240	995	1	34253	7
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1240	995	2	34253,34257	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	34249	2353
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄			1	34257	74
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	34259	2734
Armenite ()*	Milarite	BaCa₂(Al₆Si₉)O₃₀·2H₂O			1	34257	23
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	34248	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2724	995	0		1935
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	1240	995	1	34253	115
Britholite-(Y) ()*	Apatite	(Y,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	1240	995	1	34253	28
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2724	2664	1	34251	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2724	995	2	34251,34253	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			1	34248	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2724	2664	5	34246,34251,34259,34262,34265	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	1240	995	1	34253	285
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	1240	995	1	34253	236
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	34248	289
Crerarite ()*	Rocksalt	(Pt,Pb)Bi₃(S,Se)_4-x (x = 0.4-0-8)			1	34246	3
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			1	34264	697
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1240	995	1	34253	4135
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	1240	995	1	34253	182
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1240	995	1	34253	2740
Fluorbritholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃F	1240	995	1	34253	19
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1240	995	2	34248,34253	9617
Fluoro-richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂F₂	1240	995	1	34253	24
Gaidonnayite ()*	Gaidonnayite	Na₂ZrSi₃O₉·2H₂O	1240	995	1	34253	21
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2724	995	5	34246,34248,34251,34253,34259	24243
Gittinsite ()*	Thortveitite	CaZrSi₂O₇	1240	995	1	34253	11
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2724	2664	1	34251	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	34245	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1240	995	1	34253	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2724	2664	1	34251	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	34257	14640
Hiortdahlite ()*	Wöhlerite	Na₂Ca₄(Ca_0.5Zr_0.5)Zr(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	1240	995	1	34253	21
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	34257	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1240	995	2	34253,34256	1507
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	34259	265
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1240	995	1	34253	79
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2724	995	2	34251,34253	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2724	2664	1	34251	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	1240	995	1	34253	176
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe			1	34246	114
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1240	995	2	34248,34253	4924
Miserite ()*	None	K_1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)₅[Si₆O₁₅][Si₂O₇](OH,F)₂·yH₂O	1240	995	1	34253	14
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1240	995	1	34253	5800
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂			1	34246	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1240	995	2	34253,34257	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			1	34257	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1240	995	1	34253	884
Norbergite ()*	Humite	Mg₃(SiO₄)F₂	1240	995	1	34253	37
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	1240	995	1	34253	229
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1240	995	1	34253	2994
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1240	995	1	34253	313
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1240	995	1	34253	363
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2724	2664	2	34246,34251	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	34245	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1240	995	2	34253,34264	2273
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	34257	260
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	2724	2664	1	34251	309
Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	KNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂F₂	1240	995	1	34253	8
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	34257	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2724	995	5	34251,34253,34259,34262,34265	39462
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	34264	341
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2724	2664	3	34246,34251,34262	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2724	2664	2	34246,34251	61156
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1240	995	1	34253	148
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1240	995	1	34253	375
Rinkite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	1240	995	1	34253	53
Rinkite-(Y) ()*	None	Na₂Ca₄YTi(Si₂O₇)₂OF₃	1240	995	1	34253	3
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	2724	2664	1	34251	293
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1240	995	1	34253	1516
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	2724	2664	1	34251	77
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2724	995	4	34246,34251,34253,34259	21482
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂	1240	995	1	34253	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1240	995	1	34253	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1240	995	1	34253	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1240	995	1	34253	2562
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	2724	2664	1	34251	380
Vlasovite ()*	None	Na₂ZrSi₄O₁₁	1240	995	1	34253	9
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1240	995	1	34253	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	34257	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

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

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
	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).
	ree-00218	1240	995	1240 Ma (complex) 995 Ma (min/alt)				complex							614	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	Kipawa Lake	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-27	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-26-to-fkm-50/#FKM-27
FKM-64	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-64
FKM-65	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-65
FKM-211	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-211
R060914	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060914
R050230	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R050230
R060915	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060915
R060471	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060471
R050229	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R050229
R060913	Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060913

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