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Locality Name:
Fraser Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1670

mindat Locality ID: 195163
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195163.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fraser Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Epidote Zone

Latitude: 46°39'46"N
Longitude: 81°20'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.662777777778,-81.342777777778
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: Ag Al Bi Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Si Te Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cl Fe H K Mg Na O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMeloniteNickelineNonePentlandite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSpinelTetradymiteTitanite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Galena  (*)Hastingsite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Melonite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Tsumoite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21900167003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1900167008803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2190016700718
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21850185013315927198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1900167008173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2190016700129
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2190016700271
Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)219001670027
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1900167013315924243
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2190016700209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O319001670014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te19001670133159804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3190016701331595433
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2190016700238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O419001670014899
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe218501850133159207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe218501850133159155
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)218501850133159133
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1900167002349
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8185018501331591512
Potassic-chloro-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleKCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22Cl21900167009
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21900167013315939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8190016701331599056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO219001670061156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1900167004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21900167002562
Tsumoite  (*)TetradymiteBiTe19001670133159100


8 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
EPSL105_416-00019189016701780±110Re-Os  PGM-79-108,PGM-79-109,PGM-79-113,PGM-79-114,PGM-79 Yes  11127Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaFalconbridgeWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001968189016701780±110Re-Os    Yes  11127Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaFalconbridge MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
EPSL105_416-00020190017801840±60Re-Os  F418572,F418573,F418574,F418575,F418577,F418578 Yes  14297Levack Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaLevak WestWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
EG105_1057_018185018501850     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru135257McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaSudburyBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Kristen001967190017801840±60Re-Os    Yes  135257McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaLevack West MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001970185118491850±1 age of ore crystallization   Yes  135257McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaSudbury Igneous ComplexWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
EPSL105_416-00021183017101770±60Re-Os  PGM-79-126,PGM-79-128,PGM-79-138,PGM-79-139 Yes  8082Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaStrathconaWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001969183017101770±60Re-Os    Yes  8082Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaStrathcona MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 

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