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Locality Name:
Mann 1 (Letitia Lake), Seal Lake Alkaline Complex (Letitia Lake), Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 210522
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-210522.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mann 1 (Letitia Lake), Seal Lake Alkaline Complex (Letitia Lake), Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 54°14'0"N
Longitude: 62°23'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.233333333333,-62.383333333333

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleApatiteAstrophylliteBaryteCalciteCeriteClayClinozoisiteCorundum
EpidoteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteHarmotomeJoaquiniteMicaNeptuniteNoneNot in a structural group
PectolitePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
TitaniteTripliteZircon

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Augite  (*)Barylite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Barytolamprophyllite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eudialyte  (*)
Eudidymite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Harmotome  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Joaquinite-(Ce)  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Neptunite  (*)Niobophyllite  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pectolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)Triplite  (*)Ussingite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6160054101022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]16005410133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)160054108803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16005410706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2160054102162
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)216005410295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F16005410161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6160054102060
Barylite  (*)NoneBaBe2Si2O71600541033
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1600541011547
Barytolamprophyllite  (*)None(BaK)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)21600541021
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)16005410115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1600541027770
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)160054108173
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)216005410182
Eudidymite  (*)NoneNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O1600541042
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F160054102740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2160054109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1600541024243
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O16005410290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31600541014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3160054105433
Joaquinite-(Ce)  (*)JoaquiniteNaBa2Fe2+Ti2Ce2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)·H2O1600541011
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O61600541057
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)1600541082
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41600541014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21600541017380
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O2413321332049
Niobophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7(Nb,Ti)2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4(O,F)160054108
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O16005410471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)160054102349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)16005410363
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21600541039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21600541061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)216005410375
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1600541021482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O160054104899
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F16005410233
Ussingite  (*)NoneNa2AlSi3O8(OH)1600541024
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)616005410104
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1341131305251



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
Grew_Li_2019_0075133213321332      Neptunite 210522Mann 1 (Letitia Lake), Seal Lake Alkaline Complex (Letitia Lake), Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, CanadaMann 1, Letitia Lake, Seal Lake alkaline complex, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaMiller et al. (1997)10.1016/S0301-9268(96)00024-1PR81_67 
IGCCA_1986_0001122111571189 ± 32Rb-Srhost rockwhole rock     210522Mann 1 (Letitia Lake), Seal Lake Alkaline Complex (Letitia Lake), Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, CanadaStrange Lake Alkaline ComplexDuthou (1986) IGCCA_1986 
NDMER81-4_1_0001134113131327 ± 14U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  210522Mann 1 (Letitia Lake), Seal Lake Alkaline Complex (Letitia Lake), Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, CanadaSeal Lake Alkaline ComplexThomas (1981) NDMER81-4_1 
ree-002201600541Middle Proterozoic        210522Mann 1 (Letitia Lake), Seal Lake Alkaline Complex (Letitia Lake), Labrador, Newfoundland And Labrador, CanadaLetitia Lake - Mann 1Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


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