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Locality Name:
Redout Lake Pegmatite, Yellowknife Pegmatite Field, Northwest Territories, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2598
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2594

mindat Locality ID: 223047
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-223047.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Redout Lake Pegmatite, Yellowknife Pegmatite Field, Northwest Territories, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 62°44'37"N
Longitude: 113°4'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 62.743611111111,-113.0725

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 Be C Ca Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylCalciteClayColumbiteFeldsparGarnetGraftoniteMicaNoneOlivine
PyriteQuartzSerpentineTapiolite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Berthierine  (*)Beryl  (*)Beusite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Triphylite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2598259408803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32598259402353
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)425982594059
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182598259404286
Beusite  (*)GraftoniteMn2+Mn2+2(PO4)225982594039
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)25982594027770
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6259825940518
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2598259404924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)225982594017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS225982594039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225982594061156
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O625982594088
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)259825940313



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
Kristen002503259825942596±2  monazite  Yes  517Peg Tantalum, Yellowknife Pegmatite Field, Northwest Territories, CanadaYellowknife-BeaulieuTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 


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