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Locality Name:
Red Cross Lake Pegmatites, Red Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2660
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2180

mindat Locality ID: 107864
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-107864.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Red Cross Lake Pegmatites, Red Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 55°4'19"N
Longitude: 92°53'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.071944444444,-92.899722222222
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 As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Rb S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Rb S Sb Si Sn Ta Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetLöllingiteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRutileTitaniteTourmalineZircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Annite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)Feruvite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Foitite  (*)Grossular  (*)Holmquistite  (*)
Hydroxykenomicrolite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Petalite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pollucite  (*)
Polylithionite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rossmanite  (*)Rubicline  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Sokolovaite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Stibarsen  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Trilithionite  (*)
Wodginite  (*)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)2660218008803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32660218002353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F266021800244
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2266021800356
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2660218009052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182660218004286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2660218001966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26602180027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22660218005171
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2660218001025
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8266026600181
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)266021800648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)266021800520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2660218008173
Feruvite  (*)TourmalineCaFe2+3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26602180015
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2660218002740
Fluorcalciomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(Ca,Na,   )2Ta2O6F26602180013
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26602180075
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32660218001544
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)226602660042
Hydroxykenomicrolite  (*)Pyrochlore(   ,Na,Sb3+)2Ta2O6(OH)2660218006
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)266021800155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2266021800762
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2660218004924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)266021800945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)266021800200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226602180017380
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10266021800124
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22660218002273
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O266021800140
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F226602180089
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226602180061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2660218001711
Rossmanite  (*)Tourmaline   (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26602180037
Rubicline  (*)FeldsparRb(AlSi3O8)2660218006
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22660218005614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2660218002705
Sokolovaite  (*)MicaCsLi2AlSi4O10F22660218006
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32660218001214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6266021800688
Stibarsen  (*)ArsenicSbAs26602180048
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO426602180053
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6266021800211
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2660218004899
Trilithionite  (*)MicaKLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F226602180028
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O826602180078
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)266021800939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2660218005251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Scott-GCA51_1101-0006Red Cross Lake pegmatites


4 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
Alexandra-0204225021802250-2180Rb-SrAge of pegmatitek-feldspar10A, 10 B    107864Red Cross Lake Pegmatites, Red Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaRed Cross LakeClark and Černý (1987)10.1016/0016-7037(87)90112-8GECA51_1011 
Grew_Li_2019_0016266026602660      Cookeite 107864Red Cross Lake Pegmatites, Red Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaRed Cross Lake pegmatites, Red Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaČerný et al. (2012)10.3749/canmin.50.6.1807CM50_1807 
Grew_Li_2019_0046266026602660      Holmquistite 107864Red Cross Lake Pegmatites, Red Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaRed Cross Lake pegmatites, Red Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaČerný et al. (2012)10.3749/canmin.50.6.1807CM50_1807 
Scott-GCA51_1101-0006250024502500-2450Rb-Srage of intrusionk-feldspar10A    107864Red Cross Lake Pegmatites, Red Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaRed Cross LakeClark and Černý (1987)10.1016/0016-7037(87)90112-8GCA51_1101Table 1

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