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Locality Name:
Prairie Lake Carbonatite, Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1167
Youngest recorded age at locality: 949

mindat Locality ID: 107132
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-107132.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Prairie Lake Carbonatite, Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°2'7"N
Longitude: 86°43'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.035277777778,-86.7175
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 C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti Y Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteBaddeleyiteBaryteCalciteCalzirtiteCancriniteClayCorundumFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetMicaNatroliteNoneOlivinePectolitePerovskitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRutileSpinelTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Banalsite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calzirtite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marianoite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Siderite  (*)Slawsonite  (*)Stronalsite  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6116794901022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)116794908803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O116794901627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3116794901534
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO211679490238
Banalsite  (*)NoneNa2BaAl4Si4O161167949022
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1167949011547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)21167949083
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1167949027770
Calzirtite  (*)CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O161167949032
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O11679490232
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6116794904135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2116794909895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O611679490944
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O61167949084
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F116794902740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2116794909617
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3116794905433
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O61167949057
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41167949014899
Marianoite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4116794901
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)11679490153
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O116794901236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)11679490884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)116794902349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)11679490363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO311679490495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2116794902273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21167949039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21167949061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2116794905614
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O121167949054
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)116794906417
Slawsonite  (*)NoneSr(Al2Si2O8)1167949012
Stronalsite  (*)NoneNa2SrAl4Si4O161167949010
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F11679490232
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O116794904899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10116794901395
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)41167949083
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3116794901247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)116794905251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O711679490140


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000520carbonatite complex
Jen_0001010MAGMATIC STYLE: Circular complex with arcuate carbonatite bands cutting ijolite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolites, including orbicular variety, mixed carbonate-silicate rocks and fenites; mica- and pyroxene-bearing lamprophyres.
Jen_0001011MAGMATIC STYLE: Circular complex with arcuate carbonatite bands cutting ijolite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolites, including orbicular variety, mixed carbonate-silicate rocks and fenites; mica- and pyroxene-bearing lamprophyres.


3 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_0000520116711601163.5±3.5Pb-Pb zircon, baddeleyite     107132Prairie Lake Carbonatite, Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, CanadaPrairie LakeErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_000101010979491023±74Rb-Sr whole rock     107132Prairie Lake Carbonatite, Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, CanadaPrairie LakeWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001011111211121112K-Ar biotite     107132Prairie Lake Carbonatite, Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, CanadaPrairie LakeWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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