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Locality Name:
Chapman Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1160
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1154

mindat Locality ID: 204851
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204851.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chapman Township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bell Mine (Cecebe Mine)
Blue Star Mine
Hungry Lake Mine (Carmen Lake)
Wheeling Mine

Latitude: 45°40'23"N
Longitude: 79°34'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.673055555556,-79.571388888889

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 C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mn Nb O Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutile
SpinelTivaniteZircon

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pseudorutile  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2116011541327522162
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2116011541327525171
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O611601154132752289
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O611601154432751,32752,32753,32754414
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2116011541327529617
Graphite  (*)NoneC116011541327532812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31160115413275114640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3116011541327525433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411601154332751,32752,3275414899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11601154332751,32752,327534924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21160115413275117380
Pseudorutile  (*)TivaniteFe3+2Ti4+3O91160115413275230
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211601154432751,32752,32753,3275461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2116011541327525614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O811601154132752353
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11601154232751,327535251



1 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
Bradley_2012_021116011541157±3U/Pb    Yes  562Parry Sound District, Ontario, CanadaParry SoundMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 


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