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Locality Name:
Pegmatite No. 22 (Gottcha Claim), North Group, Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2772
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2450

mindat Locality ID: 10127
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10127.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pegmatite No. 22 (Gottcha Claim), North Group, Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 54°40'59"N
Longitude: 97°49'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.683055555556,-97.816666666667
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 B Ba Be Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Be Ca Cl F Fe H K Mn Na O P Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteApatiteArrojaditeBerylBjarebyiteChildreniteClayFeldsparFillowite
GarnetGraftoniteMicaNoneQuartzSpinelTourmalineTripliteWagnerite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beusite  (*)Bobfergusonite  (*)
Chlorapatite  (*)Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Fillowite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Manitobaite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Perloffite  (*)Pieczkaite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Triplite  (*)Triploidite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2772245008803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)327722450094
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182772245004286
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)227722450039
Bobfergusonite  (*)None   Na2Mn2+5Fe3+Al(PO4)62772245002
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl277224500203
Dickinsonite-(KMnNa)  (*)ArrojaditeK(NaMn)CaNa3AlMn13(PO4)12(OH)227722450026
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O277224500128
Fillowite  (*)FillowiteNa3CaMn2+11(PO4)927722450014
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2772245002740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4277224500445
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6277224500173
Manitobaite  (*)AlluauditeNa16Mn2+25Al8(PO4)302772245001
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2772245004924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)227722450017380
Perloffite  (*)BjarebyiteBaMn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)3(OH)32772245007
Pieczkaite  (*)ApatiteMn5(PO4)3Cl2772245002
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227722450061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2772245002705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32772245001214
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F277224500233
Triploidite  (*)WagneriteMn2+2(PO4)(OH)27722450029


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Scott-GCA51_1101-0005The Cross Lake pegmatite field occurs over an area of approximately 200 km^2 at the western margin of the subprovince and about 30 km east of the Superior-Churchill boundary.


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
Bradley_2012_008277227582765±7U/Pb zircon  YesZircon  231259Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaCross LakeMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Scott-GCA51_1101-0005250024502500-2450Rb-Srage of intrusionk-feldspar6G Yes  231259Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaCross LakeClark and Černý (1987)10.1016/0016-7037(87)90112-8GECA51_1101Table 1

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110143Pegmatite No. 22 (Gottcha Claim), North Group, Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R110143
R130259Pegmatite No. 22 (Gottcha Claim), North Group, Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R130259
R130260Pegmatite No. 22 (Gottcha Claim), North Group, Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R130260

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