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Locality Name:
Osborne Lake Mine, Snow Lake District, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1925
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 17460
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17460.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Osborne Lake Mine, Snow Lake District, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 54°57'45"N
Longitude: 99°43'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.9625,-99.728333333333
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 Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Se Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Se Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBerylChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnet
MarcasiteMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
StauroliteSulphurTitanite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gedrite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Selenium  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31800180002353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1800180001036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2180018000718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1800180009052
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218001800027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181800180001008
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1800180008173
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4180018000445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18001800024243
Gedrite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2180018000178
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4180018000407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31800180005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418001800014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21800180005674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218001800017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218001800039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81800180009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218001800061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21800180005614
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe180018000143
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18001800021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)180018000978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1800180004899


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0001Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide deposits in the Flin Flon Belt formed in island arc-back arc tectonic environment as part of the Trans-Hudson orogen
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0002Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide deposits in the Flin Flon Belt formed in island arc-back arc tectonic environment as part of the Trans-Hudson orogen
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0003Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide deposits in the Flin Flon Belt formed in island arc-back arc tectonic environment as part of the Trans-Hudson orogen


4 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
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0001192518861886-1925 age of Amisk Grouphigh   Yes S22821Flin Flon District, Manitoba, CanadaFlin Flon BeltSyme and Bailes (1993)10.2113/gsecongeo.88.3.566EG88_566composite age from multiple references listed in Syme and Bailes (1993) for the Amisk Group which is host to the VMS deposits
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0002188918861886-1889 Synvolcanic plutons emplaced in the Amisk Group   Yes  22821Flin Flon District, Manitoba, CanadaFlin Flon BeltSyme and Bailes (1993)10.2113/gsecongeo.88.3.566EG88_566Synvolcanic plutons emplaced in the Amisk Group
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0003186018301860-1830     Yes  22821Flin Flon District, Manitoba, CanadaFlin Flon BeltSyme and Bailes (1993)10.2113/gsecongeo.88.3.566EG88_566dominant polyphase calc-alkaline plutons in the Flin Flon belt
vms-0012818001800Proterozoic       S17460Osborne Lake Mine, Snow Lake District, Manitoba, CanadaOsborne LakeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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