Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 608.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 535

mindat Locality ID: 36120
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36120.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 59°14'0"N
Longitude: 64°58'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.233333333333,-64.966666666667
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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDiamondFeldsparGarnetMica
NickelineNoneOlivinePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelTitanite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Kimzeyite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6608.453501022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)608.453508803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3608.453501534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)608.4535027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2608.4535027198
Diamond  (*)DiamondC608.45350697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6608.453504135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2608.453509895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F608.453502740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)608.453501188
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3608.453505433
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2608.4535046
Kimzeyite  (*)GarnetCa3Zr2(SiAl2)O12608.4535017
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)608.453501487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4608.4535014899
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3608.45720495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)257753502273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2608.4535039462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3608.45350341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8608.453509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2608.4535061156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2608.45350148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2608.453505614
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12608.4535054
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4608.453501934
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2608.4535027
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O608.453504899


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000501Eastern Laurentia carbonatite complex
Jen_0000926MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)
Jen_0000927MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)
Jen_0000928MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)
Jen_0000929MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)
Jen_0000930MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)


6 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_0000501602579602-579U-Pb perovskite   Perovskite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat Mountains (Abloviak Fjord)Ernst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000926572572572U-Pb perovskite   Perovskite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000927608.4595.6602±6.4U-Pb perovskite   Perovskite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000928583.6578.4581±2.6U-Pb perovskite   Perovskite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000929577539558±19Ar-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000930565535550±15Ar-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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