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Locality Name:
Thompson Mine (Thompson T-1 Mine; Thompson Open Pit), Moab-Setting Lakes Area, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1880
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1841

mindat Locality ID: 506
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-506.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Thompson Mine (Thompson T-1 Mine; Thompson Open Pit), Moab-Setting Lakes Area, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°43'11"N
Longitude: 97°50'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.719722222222,-97.835277777778
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 Bi C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Pd S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Pd S Sb Si Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteEpidoteFeldspar
IronKaoliniteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PentlanditePrehnitePyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartzSphaleriteSpinelTalcUllmannite
Wurtzite

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Iron  (*)
Kotulskite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Majakite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)
Michenerite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickel  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Sudburyite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21853184103419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1853184108803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2185318410718
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18531841027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218531841027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41853184103902
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1853184101025
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3185318410802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2185318410327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61853184104135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1853184108173
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O618531841084
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1853184101188
Gold  (*)CopperAu18531841030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1853184102812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2185318410223
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O185318410144
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31853184105433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS185318410154
Iron  (*)IronFe1853184101089
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)185318410116
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418531841014899
Majakite  (*)NonePdNiAs18531841022
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21853184105674
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2185318410155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe185318410114
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1853184104924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1853184101066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218531841017380
Nickel  (*)CopperNi18531841057
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs185318410633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS185318410767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81853184101512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21853184102273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21853184101898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218531841039462
Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayFe2+8Si6O15(OH)1018531841038
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81853184109056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218531841061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1853184106417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51853184101516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18531841021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41853184101934
Sudburyite  (*)NickelinePdSb18531841046
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21853184103337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21853184102562
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4185318410380
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1853184101025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_688Ni-Cu sulfides in komatiite


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
EG105_1057_016188018801880     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru212064Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, CanadaThompsonBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Michelle_688185318411847±6 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province     Ni, Cu506Thompson Mine (Thompson T-1 Mine; Thompson Open Pit), Moab-Setting Lakes Area, Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba, CanadaThompsonHoatson et al. (2006)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002OGR29_177See 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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