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Locality Name:
Photo Lake Mine, Snow Lake, Snow Lake District, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 252865
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-252865.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Photo Lake Mine, Snow Lake, Snow Lake District, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 54°50'36"N
Longitude: 100°6'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 54.843333333333,-100.11083333333
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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteGarnetNickelineNone
PyriteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStaurolite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3250054102353
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2500541027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2250054105171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22500541027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)250054101025
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2500541024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2500541030554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS25005410170
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3250054105433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42500541014899
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22500541039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8250054109056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2500541021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4250054101934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)25005410978


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0001Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide deposits in the Flin Flon Belt formed in island arc-back arc tectonic environment as part of the Trans-Hudson orogen
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0002Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide deposits in the Flin Flon Belt formed in island arc-back arc tectonic environment as part of the Trans-Hudson orogen
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0003Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide deposits in the Flin Flon Belt formed in island arc-back arc tectonic environment as part of the Trans-Hudson orogen


5 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
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0001192518861886-1925 age of Amisk Grouphigh   Yes S22821Flin Flon District, Manitoba, CanadaFlin Flon BeltSyme and Bailes (1993)10.2113/gsecongeo.88.3.566EG88_566composite age from multiple references listed in Syme and Bailes (1993) for the Amisk Group which is host to the VMS deposits
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0002188918861886-1889 Synvolcanic plutons emplaced in the Amisk Group   Yes  22821Flin Flon District, Manitoba, CanadaFlin Flon BeltSyme and Bailes (1993)10.2113/gsecongeo.88.3.566EG88_566Synvolcanic plutons emplaced in the Amisk Group
EG88_566_Flin_Flon_0003186018301860-1830     Yes  22821Flin Flon District, Manitoba, CanadaFlin Flon BeltSyme and Bailes (1993)10.2113/gsecongeo.88.3.566EG88_566dominant polyphase calc-alkaline plutons in the Flin Flon belt
GSAB108_602_0001192018401920-1840U-Pbhost rockzircon   Zircon  252865Photo Lake Mine, Snow Lake, Snow Lake District, Manitoba, CanadaCentral Flin Flon BeltLucas (1996) GSAB108_602 
vms-001292500541Proterozoic        252865Photo Lake Mine, Snow Lake, Snow Lake District, Manitoba, CanadaPhoto LakeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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