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Locality Name:
Bonnet Island, Georgian Bay, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada

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

mindat Locality ID: 238872
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-238872.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bonnet Island, Georgian Bay, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 45°10'57"N
Longitude: 80°8'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.1825,-80.141111111111
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 Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteApatiteChalcopyriteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMonaziteNonePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzSphaleriteSpinelZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Augite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Ferrosilite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Menzerite-(Y)  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1160115408803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)116011540706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31160115402353
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61160115402060
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS211601154027198
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O611601154084
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1160115402740
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4116011540407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31160115405433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O411601154014899
Menzerite-(Y)  (*)Garnet(CaY2)Mg2(SiO4)31160115401
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1160115404924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)116011540945
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211601154039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211601154061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11601154021482
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)116011540939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1160115405251


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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