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Moly Hill mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Moly Hill mine | Mine |
| La Motte | Municipality (Rural) |
| Abitibi RCM | Regional County Municipality |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Administrative Region |
| Québec | Province |
| Canada | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 18' 6'' North , 78° 12' 35'' West
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The deposit is in a pegmatite that has been exposed by several open cuts on a prominent white ridge visible for miles from the adjacent countryside. Exploration of the deposit was performed by Dupas Metals Limited in the 1950s, by Utufora Mining Co. Ltd. in 1963, and by Moly Hill Mining Corporation Ltd. from 1964 to 1968. More recently (1990s), quartz has been quarried for use as flux in the smelter in Noranda.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 References: |
| ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 |
| ⓘ Cannonite Formula: Bi2(SO4)O(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Emplectite Formula: CuBiS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gustavite Formula: AgPbBi3S6 |
| ⓘ Kupčíkite Formula: Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 |
| ✪ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Emplectite | 2.HA.05 | CuBiS2 |
| ⓘ | Kupčíkite | 2.JA.10b | Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 |
| ⓘ | Gustavite | 2.JB.40a | AgPbBi3S6 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Cannonite | 7.BD.35 | Bi2(SO4)O(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Cannonite | Bi2(SO4)O(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cannonite | Bi2(SO4)O(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Cannonite | Bi2(SO4)O(OH)2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Emplectite | CuBiS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Kupčíkite | Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Kupčíkite | Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Emplectite | CuBiS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Kupčíkite | Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Cannonite | Bi2(SO4)O(OH)2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Emplectite | CuBiS2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Gustavite | AgPbBi3S6 |
| Bi | ⓘ Kupčíkite | Cu3.4Fe0.6Bi5S10 |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Neoarchean to Statherian : 2730 ± 34 Ma to 1607 ± 218 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
| Geologic Time | Rocks, Minerals and Events | ||||||
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| Neoarchean |
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Moly Hill mine, La Motte, Abitibi RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada