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Locality Name:
Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 590.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 548.2

mindat Locality ID: 267063
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-267063.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°10'59"N
Longitude: 59°12'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.183055555556,-59.216111111111

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.

Analcime	Apatite	Baryte	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Clay	Corundum	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Mica	None	Olivine	Pectolite	Perovskite	Pyroxene	Rutile	Sodalite	Spinel	Tridymite
Zirconolite

Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*
Calcite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kimzeyite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Nepheline ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pectolite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Rutile ()*
Schorlomite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Spinel ()*	Zirconolite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Apatite Baryte Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Clay Corundum Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Mica None Olivine Pectolite Perovskite Pyroxene Rutile Sodalite Spinel Tridymite
Zirconolite

24 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	590.9	548.2	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	590.9	548.2	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	590.9	548.2	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	590.9	548.2	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	590.9	548.2	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	590.9	548.2	27770
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	590.9	548.2	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	590.9	548.2	9895
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	590.9	548.2	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	590.9	548.2	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	590.9	548.2	1188
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	590.9	548.2	5433
Kimzeyite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Zr₂(SiAl₂)O₁₂	590.9	548.2	17
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	590.9	548.2	14899
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	590.9	548.2	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	590.9	548.2	2349
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	590.9	548.2	363
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	590.9	569.9	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	571	548.2	2273
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	590.9	548.2	5614
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	590.9	548.2	54
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	590.9	548.2	444
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	590.9	548.2	1934
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	590.9	548.2	140

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000491	Eastern Laurentia carbonatite complex
Jen_0000492	Eastern Laurentia carbonatite complex
Jen_0000918	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills up to 3 m in thickness ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-aillikite and damtjernite) Part of an extensive ultramafic lamprophyre dyke swarm that covers an area of 30x30 km. Older lamproites (ca. 1.37 Ga) and younger olivine nephelinite and basanite (ca. 142 Ma) are found in the same area.
Jen_0000919	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills up to 3 m in thickness ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-aillikite and damtjernite) Part of an extensive ultramafic lamprophyre dyke swarm that covers an area of 30x30 km. Older lamproites (ca. 1.37 Ga) and younger olivine nephelinite and basanite (ca. 142 Ma) are found in the same area.
Jen_0000920	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills up to 3 m in thickness ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-aillikite and damtjernite) Part of an extensive ultramafic lamprophyre dyke swarm that covers an area of 30x30 km. Older lamproites (ca. 1.37 Ga) and younger olivine nephelinite and basanite (ca. 142 Ma) are found in the same area.
Jen_0000921	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills up to 3 m in thickness ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-aillikite and damtjernite) Part of an extensive ultramafic lamprophyre dyke swarm that covers an area of 30x30 km. Older lamproites (ca. 1.37 Ga) and younger olivine nephelinite and basanite (ca. 142 Ma) are found in the same area.
Jen_0000922	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills up to 3 m in thickness ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-aillikite and damtjernite) Part of an extensive ultramafic lamprophyre dyke swarm that covers an area of 30x30 km. Older lamproites (ca. 1.37 Ga) and younger olivine nephelinite and basanite (ca. 142 Ma) are found in the same area.
Jen_0000923	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills up to 3 m in thickness ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-aillikite and damtjernite) Part of an extensive ultramafic lamprophyre dyke swarm that covers an area of 30x30 km. Older lamproites (ca. 1.37 Ga) and younger olivine nephelinite and basanite (ca. 142 Ma) are found in the same area.
Jen_0000924	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills up to 3 m in thickness ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-aillikite and damtjernite) Part of an extensive ultramafic lamprophyre dyke swarm that covers an area of 30x30 km. Older lamproites (ca. 1.37 Ga) and younger olivine nephelinite and basanite (ca. 142 Ma) are found in the same area.
Jen_0000925	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills up to 3 m in thickness ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-aillikite and damtjernite) Part of an extensive ultramafic lamprophyre dyke swarm that covers an area of 30x30 km. Older lamproites (ca. 1.37 Ga) and younger olivine nephelinite and basanite (ca. 142 Ma) are found in the same area.

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000491	572	572	572	U-Pb, Ar-Ar	perovskite	Perovskite	267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000492	590	555	590-555	U-Pb			267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
Jen_0000918	590.9	588.3	589.6±1.3	U-Pb	perovskite	Perovskite	267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000919	584.2	579.6	581.9±2.3	U-Pb	perovskite	Perovskite	267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000920	584.6	580.4	582.5±2.1	U-Pb	perovskite	Perovskite	267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000921	582.9	569.9	576.4±6.5	U-Pb	perovskite	Perovskite	267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000922	571	567.4	569.2±1.8	Ar-Ar	phlogopite	Phlogopite	267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000923	566.4	561.4	563.9±2.5	Ar-Ar	phlogopite	Phlogopite	267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000924	564.1	560.3	562.2±1.9	Ar-Ar	phlogopite	Phlogopite	267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000925	551.8	548.2	550±1.8	Ar-Ar	phlogopite	Phlogopite	267063	Aillik Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada	Aillik Bay	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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