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Locality Name:
Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1670

mindat Locality ID: 14298
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14298.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Barnet Mine
Big Levack Mine
Coleman Mine
Craig Mine
Dowling Mine
Fecunis Lake Mine
Fraser Mine
Fraser-Morgan Mine
Hardy Mine
Levack Mine
Longvack Mine
Longvack South Mine
Lower Coleman Mine
McCreedy East Mine
McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine)
Morrison Deposit (Levack Footwall Deposit)
North Mine
Onaping Depth Mine
Onaping Mine
Strathcona Mine

Latitude: 46°39'24"N
Longitude: 81°21'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.656666666667,-81.358055555556
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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Rh S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleArsenicAtacamiteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetKobelliteMatlockite
MeloniteMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyrite
PyrosmaliteQuartzRocksaltRutileScacchiteSepioliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibnite
TalcTetradymiteTitaniteUllmanniteValleriiteWurtziteZirconhauchecornite

98 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Akaganeite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Annite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)Bismoclite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bohdanowiczite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cotunnite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Crerarite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Empressite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Froodite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Geffroyite  (*)Gold  (*)
Grunerite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hauchecornite  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hibbingite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Insizwaite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Lawrencite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Maslovite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Melonite  (*)
Merenskyite  (*)Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Moncheite  (*)
Naumannite  (*)Niggliite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paolovite  (*)Parkerite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Periclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Potassic-chloro-hastingsite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sepiolite  (*)Silver  (*)Sobolevskite  (*)Sopcheite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stützite  (*)
Talc  (*)Talnakhite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tellurohauchecornite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Tin  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)Valleriite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Volynskite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S19001710233167,331722793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)219001670433158,33166,33168,331723419
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O1830171013317263
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)19001670233158,331728803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe19001670633154,33166,33167,33168,33172,33173489
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)183017101331721588
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)218301710133172356
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)219001670133158718
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S819001710433157,33162,33167,3317267
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl1830171013317271
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi183017101331721966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S319001670333167,33172,331731935
Bohdanowiczite  (*)NoneAgBiSe21900167013316641
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS419001780833152,33155,33162,33166,33167,33168,33172,331735516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)218301710133172462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19001670433161,33166,33168,3317227770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO219001670233152,331665171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S18501710233152,331725707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2190017801633152,33154,33155,33157,33158,33159,33161,33162,33163,33166,33167,33168,33169,33171,33172,3317327198
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl21900167013316654
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS18501710233152,331724165
Crerarite  (*)Rocksalt(Pt,Pb)Bi3(S,Se)4-x (x = 0.4-0-8)185018501331693
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S318501850533154,33166,33168,33172,33173802
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)18301710133172180
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe1830171013317243
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)19001670533158,33166,33167,33168,331728173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)219001670133158129
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)219001670133158271
Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21900167013315827
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)183017101331721188
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi218501850533154,33166,33167,33172,3317362
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS19001670733154,33159,33161,33166,33167,33168,3317224243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S418301710133172192
Geffroyite  (*)Pentlandite(Cu,Fe,Ag)9Se81850185013316710
Gold  (*)CopperAu19001670533154,33166,33167,33168,3317230554
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)218301710133172223
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)219001670133158209
Hauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiSbS818501710333166,33167,3317227
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS19001670233172,3317362
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319001670233158,3317214640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te19001670833152,33159,33163,33166,33167,33168,33172,33173804
Hibbingite  (*)AtacamiteFe2+2(OH)3Cl1830171013317213
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS18501850133154119
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O18301710133172341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O319001670733154,33158,33159,33162,33166,33167,331725433
Insizwaite  (*)PyritePtBi218501710333154,33166,3317215
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)18501850333154,33166,33167116
Lawrencite  (*)ScacchiteFeCl21830171013317230
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S419001780133162249
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)18501850333168,33172,33173451
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)219001670133158238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4190016701433152,33154,33155,33157,33158,33161,33162,33163,33166,33167,33168,33169,33171,3317214899
Maslovite  (*)PyritePtBiTe18501850333154,33166,3316723
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS81830171013317292
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe218501710433152,33159,33166,33172207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe218501710833152,33159,33163,33166,33167,33168,33171,33172155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe18501710533154,33166,33167,33168,33172114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS19001780833152,33155,33162,33166,33167,33168,33172,331731066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2190016701331665800
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)218501850833154,33159,33166,33167,33168,33169,33172,33173133
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se19001670133152192
Niggliite  (*)NickelinePtSn18501850433154,33166,33172,3317322
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)190016701331582349
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn18501710433154,33166,33168,3317238
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S218501850433154,33167,33172,3317355
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8190017801533154,33155,33157,33158,33159,33161,33162,33163,33166,33167,33168,33169,33171,33172,331731512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO18301710133172114
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2183017101331722273
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S419001780133162131
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleKCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22Cl2190016701331589
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2190016701433152,33154,33155,33157,33158,33159,33161,33162,33163,33166,33167,33168,33169,3317239462
Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayFe2+8Si6O15(OH)1019001670233166,3317238
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8190016701533154,33155,33157,33158,33159,33161,33162,33163,33166,33167,33168,33169,33171,33172,331739056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219001670733152,33158,33166,33167,33168,33169,3317261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2190017801331675614
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O18301710133172241
Silver  (*)CopperAg19001670433152,33154,33167,331725186
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi18501710233166,3317244
Sopcheite  (*)NoneAg4Pd3Te41850185013316724
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs218501710533154,33166,33167,33168,33172337
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3183017101331721214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS190016701133152,33154,33155,33157,33161,33162,33166,33167,33168,33172,3317321482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS418501850233166,33167668
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S319001670233172,331733418
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)1900167013317192
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2183017101331723337
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S161830171013317235
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te318301710133172276
Tellurohauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiTeS8183017101331722
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S19001670233166,33172510
Tin  (*)NoneSn1900167013315463
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O190016701331584899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2190016701331582562
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe19001670333159,33163,33167100
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]18301710133172237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S419001710433162,33166,33167,33172380
Volynskite  (*)NoneAgBiTe21900167013316664
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)183017101331725251


8 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
EPSL105_416-00019189016701780±110Re-Os  PGM-79-108,PGM-79-109,PGM-79-113,PGM-79-114,PGM-79 Yes  11127Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaFalconbridgeWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001968189016701780±110Re-Os    Yes  11127Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaFalconbridge MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
EPSL105_416-00020190017801840±60Re-Os  F418572,F418573,F418574,F418575,F418577,F418578    14297Levack Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaLevak WestWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
EG105_1057_018185018501850       Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru135257McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaSudburyBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Kristen001967190017801840±60Re-Os       135257McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaLevack West MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001970185118491850±1 age of ore crystallization      135257McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaSudbury Igneous ComplexWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
EPSL105_416-00021183017101770±60Re-Os  PGM-79-126,PGM-79-128,PGM-79-138,PGM-79-139    8082Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaStrathconaWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001969183017101770±60Re-Os       8082Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaStrathcona MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070743Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070743

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