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Locality Name:
Winston Lake Deposit, Pays Plat Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2723
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2723

mindat Locality ID: 209445
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209445.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Winston Lake Deposit, Pays Plat Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 48°58'43"N
Longitude: 87°22'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.978611111111,-87.375
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 Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylChalcopyriteClayFeldsparMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRutileSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTalcTitaniteZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)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)2723272308803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2272327230718
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227232723027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182723272301008
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4272327230445
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427232723014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)227232723017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227232723039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82723272309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227232723061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22723272305614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO52723272301516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27232723021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)272327230978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22723272303337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2723272304899
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)272327230939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2723272305251


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
vms-0027127232723Late Archean       S209445Winston Lake Deposit, Pays Plat Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, CanadaWinston LakeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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