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Locality Name:
Firesand Creek Carbonatite Complex, McMurray Township, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1144.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1048

mindat Locality ID: 234322
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-234322.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Firesand Creek Carbonatite Complex, McMurray Township, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 47°59'31"N
Longitude: 84°40'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 47.991944444444,-84.667777777778
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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteCalciteCancriniteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetHumiteMicaNickelineNonePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzSpinel
TitaniteTridymiteZircon

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Annite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Nepheline  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
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)21144.2104803419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61144.2104801022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O61144.210480286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1144.2104808803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31144.2104801534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21144.2104803092
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21144.210480356
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61144.2104802060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1144.21048011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1144.21048027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O1144.210480232
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21144.21048027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F21144.210480285
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61144.2104804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21144.2104809895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1144.2104808173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31144.21048014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31144.2104805433
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21144.21048079
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41144.21048014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1144.2104804924
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1144.210480884
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31144.210480495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21144.2104802273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21144.21048039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81144.2104809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21144.21048061156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)21144.210480148
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O121144.21048054
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1144.2104804899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1144.2104805251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000514carbonatite complex
Jen_0001014MAGMATIC STYLE: Central ferruginous dolomite carbonatite plug surrounded by ring of sövite; carbonatite and silicocarbonatite dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Mixed carbonate-silicate rocks, ijolite, lamprophyre dykes and fenite.


2 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
Jen_00005141144.211411142.6±1.6  kimzeyite   Kimzeyite  234322Firesand Creek Carbonatite Complex, McMurray Township, Algoma District, Ontario, CanadaFiresand RiverErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0001014104810481048K-Ar       234322Firesand Creek Carbonatite Complex, McMurray Township, Algoma District, Ontario, CanadaFiresand RiverWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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