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Locality Name:
Denison Mine, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake Area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1600

mindat Locality ID: 171345
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-171345.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Denison Mine, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake Area, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°29'59"N
Longitude: 82°35'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.499722222222,-82.594444444444

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 Au Ba Ca Cr F Fe H Mg O P S Si Sn Ti U W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ba Ca Cr F Fe H Mg O P S Si Sn Ti U W Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBranneriteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFluoriteNoneNot in a structural groupPyroxene
QuartzRutileScheeliteSpinelTitaniteZircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Baryte  (*)Brannerite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22500160002162
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)25001600011547
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O6250016000248
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22500160005171
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42500160003902
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62500160004135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2500160008173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22500160009617
Gold  (*)CopperAu25001600030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O325001600014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32500160005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O425001600014899
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225001600061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22500160005614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2500160004894
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O42500160001934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2500160004899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22500160002718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)250016000939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2500160005251



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
ree-0023525001600Early Proterozoic        171345Denison Mine, Bouck Township, Elliot Lake Area, Algoma District, Ontario, CanadaElliott Lake (Blind River)- DenisonOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


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