Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Melonite at Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 1890Ma - 1670Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
EPSL105_416-00019	1890	1670				11127	Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Walker et al. (1991)	EPSL105_416

Mineralization age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
EG105_1057_018	1850	1850			Ni,Cu,Pt,Pd,Rh,Ir,Os,Ru	135257	McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Begg et al. (2010)	EG105_1057
Michelle_686	1851	1849			Ni,Cu	571	Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Hoatson et al. (2006)	OGR29_177

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
CJES4_651_0001	1115	988	Nepheline		227764	Nemegosenda Lake, Chapleau Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Gittins (1967)	CJES4_651
EPSL105_416-00019	1890	1670			11127	Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Walker et al. (1991)	EPSL105_416
EPSL105_416-00020	1900	1780			14297	Levack Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Walker et al. (1991)	EPSL105_416
EPSL105_416-00021	1830	1710			8082	Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Walker et al. (1991)	EPSL105_416
Jen_0000515	1108	1102.8			227764	Nemegosenda Lake, Chapleau Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55
Jen_0000516	1102.1	1099.1			234151	Lackner Lake Complex, Lackner Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55
Jen_0001008	1078	952			227764	Nemegosenda Lake, Chapleau Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001009	1010	1010	Nepheline		227764	Nemegosenda Lake, Chapleau Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001020	1108	1108			234151	Lackner Lake Complex, Lackner Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001021	1090	1090			234151	Lackner Lake Complex, Lackner Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001022	1089	1067			234151	Lackner Lake Complex, Lackner Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001023	1167	1109			234151	Lackner Lake Complex, Lackner Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0001026	1207	1185			253444	Nemag Lake Occurrence, I.R.6, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Kristen001967	1900	1780			135257	McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Walker et al. (1991)	EPSL105_416
Kristen001968	1890	1670			11127	Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Walker et al. (1991)	EPSL105_416
Kristen001969	1830	1710			8082	Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Walker et al. (1991)	EPSL105_416
Kristen001970	1851	1849			135257	McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Walker et al. (1991)	EPSL105_416
ree-00219	1194	1146			227768	Nemegos Carbonatite, Lackner Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
ree-00222	1010	1010	Nepheline		227764	Nemegosenda Lake, Chapleau Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
ree-00802	1215	1165			227768	Nemegos Carbonatite, Lackner Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
vms-00245	2500	541			203947	Errington Mine, Balfour Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00267	1500	1500		S	559	Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034