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Locality Name:
Sherritt Gordon Mine (Sherridon Mine), Sherridon District, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1600

mindat Locality ID: 131238
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131238.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sherritt Gordon Mine (Sherridon Mine), Sherridon District, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°8'16"N
Longitude: 101°6'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.137777777778,-101.10472222222
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleAnalcimeArsenopyriteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapite
CopperCoronaditeCubaniteDevillineEpidoteFeldsparGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteLepidocrocite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStarkeyiteSulphurWurtzite

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alpersite  (*)Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Birnessite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Devilline  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Jurbanite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Schwertmannite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2500160008803
Alpersite  (*)MelanteriteMg(SO4)·7H2O25001600010
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6250016000966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2500160001627
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2500160009052
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O250016000178
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)25001600027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O250016000925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS225001600027198
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O250016000382
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3250016000802
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O250016000366
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2500160008173
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)225001600086
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS25001600024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu25001600030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2500160002812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2500160006890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O250016000409
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O250016000251
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62500160002228
Jurbanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl(SO4)(OH)·5H2O2500160007
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)250016000581
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS22500160005674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O250016000915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22500160005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)225001600017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2500160001236
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O250016000265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS225001600039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82500160009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225001600061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O250016000293
Schwertmannite  (*)CoronaditeFe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O25001600037
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2500160006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS25001600021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2500160002045
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22500160002562


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
vms-0013725001600Lower Proterozoic        131238Sherritt Gordon Mine (Sherridon Mine), Sherridon District, Manitoba, CanadaSherridon EastMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-0013825001600Lower Proterozoic        131238Sherritt Gordon Mine (Sherridon Mine), Sherridon District, Manitoba, CanadaSherridon WestMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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