Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ruttan Mine, Ruttan Lake, Rusty Lake District, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1800
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 19966
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19966.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ruttan Mine, Ruttan Lake, Rusty Lake District, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 56°28'30"N
Longitude: 99°38'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.475,-99.637222222222

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	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Cubanite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*
Tremolite ()*

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Cubanite Mica Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Wurtzite

21 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1800	1800	3419
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1800	1800	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1800	1800	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1800	1800	9052
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1800	1800	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1800	1800	27198
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1800	1800	1008
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1800	1800	802
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1800	1800	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1800	1800	24243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1800	1800	5433
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1800	1800	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1800	1800	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1800	1800	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1800	1800	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1800	1800	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1800	1800	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1800	1800	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1800	1800	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1800	1800	978
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1800	1800	2562

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00135	1800	1800	Proterozoic										S	19966	Ruttan Mine, Ruttan Lake, Rusty Lake District, Manitoba, Canada	Ruttan	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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