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Locality Name:
Izok Lake Mine, Itchen Lake, Mackenzie District, Nunavut, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2730
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2730

mindat Locality ID: 25303
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25303.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Izok Lake Mine, Itchen Lake, Mackenzie District, Nunavut, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 65°39'0"N
Longitude: 112°49'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 65.65,-112.81666666667
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: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteAxiniteBerylBournoniteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCovelliteCubaniteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetKobellite
MeneghiniteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStauroliteTetrahedriteValleriiteWurtziteZircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Bismuth  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gudmundite  (*)
Izoklakeite  (*)Jaskólskiite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Nuffieldite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Sternbergite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valleriite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2730273002793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22730273003419
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)27302730069
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32730273002353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2730273009052
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)227302730088
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2730273001966
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11273027300843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS32730273001089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb273027300175
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22730273005171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227302730027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS273027300966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182730273001008
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5273027300344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2730273004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3273027300802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2730273001027
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)273027300180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2730273008173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2273027300129
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4273027300445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27302730024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu27302730030554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS273027300170
Izoklakeite  (*)KobellitePb26.4(Cu,Fe)2(Sb,Bi)19.6S5727302730025
Jaskólskiite  (*)MeneghiniteCuxPb2+x(Sb,Bi)2-xS5 (x ≈ 0.15)27302730015
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427302730014899
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24273027300158
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2730273004924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22730273005800
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S727302730032
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]273027300716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS32730273001425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227302730039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82730273009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227302730061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2730273006417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO52730273001516
Silver  (*)CopperAg2730273005186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32730273001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27302730021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4273027300668
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)273027300978
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4273027300586
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S327302730062
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132730273001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132730273005317
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]273027300237
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2730273005251


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
vms-0023427302730Archean       S25303Izok Lake Mine, Itchen Lake, Mackenzie District, Nunavut, CanadaIzok LakeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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