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Locality Name:
Carb Lake Carbonatite Complex, Carb Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1923
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1726

mindat Locality ID: 249944
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-249944.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carb Lake Carbonatite Complex, Carb Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 54°46'0"N
Longitude: 92°1'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.766666666667,-92.016666666667

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 C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O Si Sr Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na O Si Sr Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AncyliteCalciteClayFeldsparFluoriteMicaNoneSpinelTridymiteZircon

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)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)1923172608803
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O19231726092
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19231726027770
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21923172609895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21923172609617
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419231726014899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)192317260884
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21923172602273
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F192317260232
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1887184305251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000531NW Superior Craton carbonatite complex
Jen_0001062MAGMATIC STYLE: Approximately circular intrusion of about 8 km2, as estimated from aeromagnetic anomaly. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: None encountered by drilling.
Jen_0001063MAGMATIC STYLE: Approximately circular intrusion of about 8 km2, as estimated from aeromagnetic anomaly. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: None encountered by drilling.
Jen_0001064MAGMATIC STYLE: Approximately circular intrusion of about 8 km2, as estimated from aeromagnetic anomaly. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: None encountered by drilling.


5 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
Jen_0000531188718431865±22Pb-Pb zircon   Zircon  249944Carb Lake Carbonatite Complex, Carb Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaCarb Lake ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0001062182418241824K-Ar biotite     249944Carb Lake Carbonatite Complex, Carb Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaCarb LakeWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001063192317291826±97K-Ar biotite     249944Carb Lake Carbonatite Complex, Carb Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaCarb LakeWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001064191817261822±96K-Ar biotite     249944Carb Lake Carbonatite Complex, Carb Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaCarb LakeWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
ree-00201182418241824 Ma        249944Carb Lake Carbonatite Complex, Carb Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaCarb LakeOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 


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