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Locality Name:
Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3366
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1294

mindat Locality ID: 125444
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125444.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°19'30"N
Longitude: 89°11'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.325,-89.186111111111
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 Ce F Fe H O Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Ce F Fe H O Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteClinozoisiteEpidoteFluoriteNoneTitaniteZircon

6 IMA Minerals at location:
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)336612940706
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3366129401025
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3366129408173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23366129409617
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3366129404899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3366129405251


34 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
USGS-Rb-Sr-007141772.861672.861722.86±50Rb-Srage of later metamorphismwhole rock     125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-007152799.652799.652799.65Rb-Srminimum age of metamorphic crystallizationwhole rock     125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-007161772.861672.861722.86±50Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-007171772.861672.861722.86±50Rb-Srage of later metamorphismwhole rock     125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-007181772.861672.861722.86±50Rb-Srage of later metamorphismwhole rock     125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-007191763.071663.071713.07±50Rb-Srage of later metamorphismplagioclase     125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-007201871.951771.951821.95±50Rb-Srage of later metamorphismmicrocline   Microcline  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00826_206_238219421942194206_238 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00826_207_206251025102510207_206 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00826_207_235236023602360207_235 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00827_206_238141114111411206_238 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00827_207_206212821282128207_206 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00827_207_235172317231723207_235 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00828_206_238129412941294206_238 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00828_207_206211321132113207_206 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00828_207_235163716371637207_235 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00829_206_238264726472647206_238 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00829_207_206336633663366207_206 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00829_207_235307330733073207_235 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00830_206_238273227322732206_238 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00830_207_206336133613361207_206 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00830_207_235310731073107207_235 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00831_206_238257625762576206_238 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00831_207_206330933093309207_206 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00831_207_235300630063006207_235 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00832_206_238264726472647206_238 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00832_207_206336633663366207_206 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00832_207_235307330733073207_235 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00833_206_238273227322732206_238 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00833_207_206336133613361207_206 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00833_207_235310731073107207_235 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00834_206_238257625762576206_238 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00834_207_206330933093309207_206 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00834_207_235300630063006207_235 zircon   Zircon  125444Watersmeet Dome, Gogebic Co., Michigan, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 

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