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Locality Name:
Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1885
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1841

mindat Locality ID: 212064
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-212064.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada": 28
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Bowden Deposit
Bucko Lake Mine
Discovery Deposit
Grass Deposit
Hambone Deposit
Joey Lake
Manibridge Mine
Mel Zone Deposit
Minago Deposit
Moab-Setting Lakes Area
Moak Deposit
Mystery Lake Deposit
Nichols Lake
Ospawagan Lake
Ospwagan Lake & Paint Lake Area
Paint Lake Carbonatite
Resting Lake Deposit
Soab Lake Mine
Unnamed Pit
William Lake Deposit

Latitude: 55°19'45"N
Longitude: 98°11'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.329166666667,-98.192777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote
Feldspar	Garnet	Hydrotalcite	Iron	Kaolinite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Modderite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetradymite	Titanite	Ullmannite	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Epidote
Feldspar Garnet Hydrotalcite Iron Kaolinite Marcasite Melonite Mica Millerite Modderite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrosmalite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetradymite Titanite Ullmannite Wurtzite

63 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Brugnatellite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*	Edenite ()*	Epidote ()*
Ferrosilite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Froodite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grunerite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hisingerite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Iron ()*	Kotulskite ()*	Lizardite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Majakite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Maucherite ()*
Merenskyite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nickel ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrosmalite-(Fe) ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Sudburyite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Violarite ()*	Westerveldite ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1882	1841	3	30640,30647,30655	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1853	1841	1	30647	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1882	1878	1	30640	2353
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1885	1841	3	30635,30640,30647	718
Brugnatellite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Fe³⁺(CO₃)(OH)₁₃·4H₂O	1880	1880	1	30644	32
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1880	1841	4	30647,30648,30650,30655	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1885	1841	7	30634,30635,30640,30647,30650,30658,30659	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1885	1841	4	30635,30646,30647,30654	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1882	1878	1	30640	951
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1853	1841	1	30647	1025
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1885	1841	4	30635,30647,30648,30654	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1853	1841	1	30647	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1880	1841	2	30647,30655	4135
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1880	1880	1	30655	160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1853	1841	1	30647	8173
Ferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	1853	1841	1	30647	84
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1885	1841	2	30635,30647	1188
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	1880	1880	1	30654	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1880	1880	1	30646	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1882	1878	2	30640,30654	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1853	1841	1	30647	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1880	1841	2	30647,30654	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1880	1841	2	30647,30660	223
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1882	1878	1	30640	14640
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	1853	1841	1	30647	144
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1882	1841	3	30640,30646,30647	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	1853	1841	1	30647	154
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1853	1841	1	30647	1089
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)	1853	1841	1	30647	116
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1880	1880	2	30644,30654	359
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1885	1875	2	30635,30654	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1885	1841	15	30635,30639,30640,30644,30646,30647,30649,30650,30651,30652,30654,30655,30658,30659,30660	14899
Majakite ()*	None	PdNiAs	1853	1841	1	30647	22
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1882	1841	3	30640,30646,30647	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	1880	1880	2	30646,30654	161
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	1853	1841	1	30647	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	1853	1841	1	30647	114
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1880	1841	2	30647,30655	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1853	1841	1	30647	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1853	1841	1	30647	17380
Nickel ()*	Copper	Ni	1853	1841	1	30647	57
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1880	1841	3	30646,30647,30654	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1880	1841	3	30646,30647,30654	767
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1885	1841	11	30634,30635,30640,30646,30647,30649,30650,30654,30657,30658,30659	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1885	1841	3	30635,30640,30647	2273
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1853	1841	1	30647	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1885	1841	11	30634,30635,30640,30644,30646,30647,30648,30649,30657,30658,30659	39462
Pyrosmalite-(Fe) ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Fe²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	1853	1841	1	30647	38
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1885	1841	14	30634,30635,30639,30640,30646,30647,30648,30649,30650,30652,30654,30657,30658,30659	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1882	1841	9	30639,30640,30646,30647,30648,30650,30651,30655,30660	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1880	1880	1	30654	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1853	1841	1	30647	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1853	1841	1	30647	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1880	1841	3	30646,30647,30654	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1853	1841	1	30647	1934
Sudburyite ()*	Nickeline	PdSb	1853	1841	1	30647	46
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1853	1841	1	30647	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	1880	1880	1	30646	276
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1880	1880	1	30655	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1885	1841	3	30635,30640,30647	2562
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1885	1841	7	30635,30640,30647,30649,30650,30654,30657	380
Westerveldite ()*	Modderite	FeAs	1880	1880	1	30646	11
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1853	1841	1	30647	1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_666	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_667	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_678	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite
Michelle_688	Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
EG105_1057_016	1880	1880	1880		Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	212064	Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada	Thompson	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
Michelle_666	1885	1875	1880±5	Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province	Ni, Cu	212071	Bowden Deposit, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada	Bowden	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
Michelle_667	1885	1875	1880±5	Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province	Ni, Cu	212076	Bucko Lake Mine, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada	Bucko	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
Michelle_678	1882	1878	1880±5	Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province	Ni, Cu	15219	Manibridge Mine, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada	Manibridge	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
Michelle_688	1853	1841	1847±6	Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province	Ni, Cu	506	Thompson Mine (Thompson T-1 Mine; Thompson Open Pit), Moab-Setting Lakes Area, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada	Thompson	Hoatson et al. (2006)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002	OGR29_177	See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).

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