Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 600

mindat Locality ID: 24431
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24431.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Cook Inlet
Foxe Pegmatite Field
Frobisher Bay
Glencoe Island
Iqaluit
Kimmirut (Lake Harbour)
MacDonald Island
Mary River Iron Project
Nanisivik
Napoleon Bay
Pond Inlet
Qilaq Property
Southern Baffin Island
Ward Inlet

Latitude: 65°20'37"N
Longitude: 71°12'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 65.343611111111,-71.206111111111

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Ancylite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Batisite	Beryl
Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Diamond	Diaspore	Djerfisherite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Humite	Kaolinite
Kieserite	Löllingite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Olivine	Pectolite	Perovskite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sodalite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Starkeyite	Staurolite	Sulphur	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Tridymite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite
Zircon

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 Au B Ba Be C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Au

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Ancylite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Batisite Beryl
Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite
Diamond Diaspore Djerfisherite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Hexahydrite Humite Kaolinite
Kieserite Löllingite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Nickeline None Olivine Pectolite Perovskite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sodalite Sphalerite
Spinel Starkeyite Staurolite Sulphur Talc Titanite Tourmaline Tridymite Wollastonite Wurtzite
Zircon

100 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Afghanite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Baryte ()*
Barytolamprophyllite ()*	Batisite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bianchite ()*	Boyleite ()*
Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*
Copiapite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Diamond ()*	Diopside ()*
Djerfisherite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ferrosilite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*
Gunningite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*
Ice ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kalsilite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Lazurite ()*	Leucite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Lorenzenite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Marialite ()*	Meionite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Oxy-dravite ()*
Pargasite ()*	Pectolite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Potassic-arfvedsonite ()*
Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rozenite ()*
Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Saponite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*
Shcherbakovite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Staurolite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tetraferriannite ()*
Thorianite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Uraninite ()*
Uranophane-α ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wurtzite ()*	Zincocopiapite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	31422	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	31422	286
Afghanite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite	(Na,K)₂₂Ca₁₀(Si₂₄Al₂₄)O₉₆(SO₄)₆Cl₆			1	31411	25
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	31404,31412,31422	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			3	31404,31411,31423	2353
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1100	1100	1	31418	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1100	1100	1	31418	3092
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	31422	356
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	31415	718
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1100	1100	2	31418,31422	11547
Barytolamprophyllite ()*	None	(BaK)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂			1	31422	21
Batisite ()*	Batisite	Na₂BaTi₂O₂(Si₂O₆)₂			1	31422	11
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			2	31403,31404	4286
Bianchite ()*	Hexahydrite	Zn(SO₄)·6H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	40
Boyleite ()*	Starkeyite	Zn(SO₄)·4H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	23
Calcioancylite-(Ce) ()*	Ancylite	(Ce,Ca,Sr)(CO₃)(OH,H₂O)			1	31422	46
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1100	1100	7	31402,31411,31412,31414,31418,31422,31425	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1100	1100	1	31418	1252
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1100	1100	1	31418	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	31422	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	31422	951
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂			1	31411	236
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	31404	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆			1	31404	289
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	382
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			1	31412	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1100	1100	1	31418	4165
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			2	31410,31424	697
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			6	31402,31411,31412,31414,31422,31425	4135
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl			1	31422	60
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1100	1100	2	31418,31422	9895
Ferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆			1	31423	84
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			2	31414,31422	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	31411	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1100	1100	2	31418,31422	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1100	1100	1	31418	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1100	1100	0		30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			3	31411,31412,31414	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1100	1100	1	31418	717
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1600	1000	2	31418,31419	6890
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)			1	31411	158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	31415,31422	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	251
Ice ()*	Amorphous Tridymite	H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	59
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	31422	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1100	1100	1	31418	2228
Kalsilite ()*	None	KAlSiO₄			1	31422	49
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1100	1100	1	31418	5591
Lazurite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃)^1-·H₂O			1	31411	37
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)			1	31422	233
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1100	1100	1	31418	249
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	31404	762
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)			1	31422	82
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	31422	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	31415,31422	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1100	1100	1	31418	5674
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl			2	31402,31425	139
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)			2	31411,31412	176
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	31404,31422	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			3	31404,31412,31422	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			3	31411,31412,31422	884
Oxy-dravite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al₂Mg)(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O			1	31412	24
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			3	31402,31413,31425	313
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)			1	31422	363
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			1	31422	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			6	31402,31411,31412,31414,31422,31425	2273
Potassic-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	KNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	31422	14
Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	KNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	31422	10
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1600	1000	5	31411,31415,31418,31421,31422	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1100	1100	2	31411,31418	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1100	1100	8	31402,31404,31411,31415,31417,31418,31423,31425	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	31412	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	31422	598
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	31422	301
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	31404	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	31404	1153
Shcherbakovite ()*	Batisite	K₂NaTi₂O(OH)Si₄O₁₂			1	31422	16
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	1100	1100	1	31418	249
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	31404	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1600	1000	3	31418,31421,31422	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			5	31408,31411,31414,31422,31426	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	31415	978
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)			1	31422	589
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1100	1100	1	31418	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	31402,31425	3337
Tetraferriannite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺₃(Si₃Fe³⁺)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	31422	10
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			1	31412	236
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			5	31402,31411,31412,31422,31425	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	31411	2562
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄			1	31422	120
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	31412	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	31404	890
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	31411	1247
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1100	1100	1	31418	372
Zincocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	ZnFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1100	1100	1	31418	11
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			3	31404,31412,31422	5251

4 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	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
EG79_1056_0001	800	600	700 ± 100	Pb-Pb	mineralization		galena	Galena	24431	Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada	Nanisivik, Canada	Olson (1984)	EG79_1056
GSAAP25_471_0001	1100	1100	1100	Rb-Sr	mineralization	high	sphalerite	Sphalerite	514	Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada	Nanisivik, Canada	Christensen (1993)	GSAAP25_471
sedexmvt-00071	1105	1085	1095±10 Ma (paleomagnetism); 461±2 Ma (Ar-Ar)	paleomag					514	Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada	Nanisivik	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00116	1600	1000	Mesoproterozoic?						514	Nanisivik Mine, Nanisivik, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada	Nanisivik	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050321	Soper River, Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada	https://rruff.info/R050321

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