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Locality Name:
Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada

mindat Locality ID: 13994
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13994.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Atikokan Area
Bad Vermilion Lake Area
Bennett Township
Factor Lake Area
Finlayson Lake Area
Fort Frances
Freeborn Township
Halkirk Township
Little Turtle Lake Area
McCaul Township
Richardson Township
Samuels Lake Intrusive
Schwenger Township
Sturgeon Lake Area And Burt Lake Area
Watten Township

Latitude: 48°44'17"N
Longitude: 92°15'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.738055555556,-92.260555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Malachite
Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Tridymite
Ullmannite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Rh S Si Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Aragonite Arsenopyrite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Malachite
Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Talc Titanite Tourmaline Tridymite
Ullmannite Zircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Edenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Froodite ()*
Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Groutite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollingworthite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nepheline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rozenite ()*
Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smythite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spionkopite ()*
Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*	Titanite ()*	Yarrowite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	32904,32924,32930	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	32928	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	32928	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	32923	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	32893	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	5	32906,32907,32908,32909,32926	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	32890,32900	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	32928	2060
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	32919	1633
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	2	32906,32908	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	8	32885,32887,32906,32907,32908,32909,32924,32926	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	32919	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O	1	32919	91
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	12	32885,32890,32891,32892,32894,32900,32906,32918,32919,32921,32923,32924	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	32919	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	32924	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	32906,32908,32909	9895
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	32924	160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	32928,32930	8173
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	1	32924	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	6	32889,32890,32891,32900,32921,32923	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	32906	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	8	32885,32902,32904,32906,32907,32908,32909,32926	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	8	32889,32890,32891,32892,32894,32918,32921,32923	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	32918	2812
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	32926	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	32919	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5	32884,32906,32908,32919,32921	14640
Hollingworthite ()*	Ullmannite	RhAsS	1	32924	119
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	32924	5433
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	32924	80
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	32924	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5	32885,32902,32923,32924,32928	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	32906,32908	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	7	32884,32887,32902,32906,32907,32909,32926	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	32904	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	32928	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	4	32893,32903,32913,32930	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	32921,32923,32928	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1	32928	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1	32928	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	32928	2349
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2	32885,32924	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2	32924,32928	2273
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	32919	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	18	32885,32889,32890,32891,32892,32894,32900,32904,32906,32908,32909,32913,32918,32919,32921,32923,32924,32930	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	5	32906,32907,32908,32909,32926	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4	32885,32891,32906,32924	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	16	32885,32887,32890,32891,32904,32906,32907,32908,32909,32911,32919,32921,32923,32926,32928,32930	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	32919	293
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	32921	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	32930	2705
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	32919	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	7	32891,32906,32907,32908,32909,32919,32926	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	32923	5186
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	1	32885	77
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1	32924	337
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	32923	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	9	32885,32889,32890,32892,32894,32900,32919,32921,32923	21482
Spionkopite ()*	None	Cu₃₉S₂₈	1	32919	73
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3	32885,32906,32917	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	1	32897	190
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	32924,32928	4899
Yarrowite ()*	None	Cu₉S₈	1	32919	70
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	32924,32928	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	32893	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070376	Bennett Lake Area, Bennett Township, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada	https://rruff.info/R070376

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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