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Locality Name:
Brazil Lake Pegmatite, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 397
Youngest recorded age at locality: 393

mindat Locality ID: 231203
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-231203.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Brazil Lake Pegmatite, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°59'11"N
Longitude: 65°59'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.986388888889,-65.995
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 B Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Si Sn Sr Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Si Sn Sr Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteBerylChloriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparFillowite
GarnetMicaNoneOlivinePyroxeneQuartzRutileTitaniteTourmalineZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cookeite  (*)
Crandallite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fillowite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Goyazite  (*)Holmquistite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)39739308803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1839739304286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO239739305171
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)839739301756
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)83973930181
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63973930310
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3973930520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)39739308173
Fillowite  (*)FillowiteNa3CaMn2+11(PO4)9397393014
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F39739302740
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)63973930173
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2397393042
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)3973930155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)39739304924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)3973930200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2397393017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2397393061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)39739302705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)339739301214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O63973930688
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O39739304899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)39739305251


1 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
Alexandra-0182397393395 ± 2U-PbAge of pegmatitecolumbite     231203Brazil Lake Pegmatite, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, CanadaBrazil LakeBradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 

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