Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rankin Ore Zone, Manitou Island Complex, BMA 565884 Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 604
Youngest recorded age at locality: 560

mindat Locality ID: 246802
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-246802.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rankin Ore Zone, Manitou Island Complex, BMA 565884 Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°15'3"N
Longitude: 79°34'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.250833333333,-79.567222222222

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.

Calcite	Corundum	Feldspar	Fluorite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Spinel

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 F Fe K Na O S Si U

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe K Na O S Si U

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Corundum Feldspar Fluorite None Pyrite Quartz Spinel

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Calcite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Uraninite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	604	560	8803
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	604	560	27770
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	604	560	9617
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	604	560	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	604	560	14899
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	604	560	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	604	560	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	604	560	61156
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	604	560	2718

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000499	Eastern Laurentia carbonatite complex
Jen_0000911	MAGMATIC STYLE: Veins and thick screens. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Alkali pyroxenite and syenite (? fenite) with altered nepheline; extensive fenite.

2 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	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Jen_0000499	604	566	585±19	Pb-Pb			zircon			Yes	Zircon			223570	Manitou Island Complex, BMA 565884 Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada	Manitou Islands Complex	Ernst and Bell (2010)	10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1	MP98_55
	Jen_0000911	560	560	560	K-Ar			biotite			Yes				223570	Manitou Island Complex, BMA 565884 Township, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada	Manitou Islands	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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