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Locality Name:
Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1167
Youngest recorded age at locality: 949

mindat Locality ID: 255435
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-255435.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Prairie Lake Carbonatite

Latitude: 49°2'7"N
Longitude: 86°43'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.035277777778,-86.7175
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 Ba C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Th Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApatiteBaddeleyiteBaryteCalciteCalzirtiteCancriniteClayCorundumFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetMicaNatroliteNoneOlivinePectolitePerovskitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRutileSpinelTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWöhleriteZirconZirconolite

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)
Banalsite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calzirtite  (*)
Cancrinite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marianoite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Siderite  (*)Slawsonite  (*)Stronalsite  (*)
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611679491333481022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11679491333488803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11679491333481627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311679491333481534
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO21167949133348238
Banalsite  (*)NoneNa2BaAl4Si4O16116794913334822
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)116794913334811547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)2116794913334883
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)116794913334827770
Calzirtite  (*)CalzirtiteCa2Zr5Ti2O16116794913334832
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O1167949133348232
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611679491333484135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211679491333489895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61167949133348944
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6116794913334884
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11679491333482740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211679491333489617
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311679491333485433
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6116794913334857
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4116794913334814899
Marianoite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)411679491333481
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)1167949133348153
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O11679491333481236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)1167949133348884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11679491333482349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)1167949133348363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31167949133348495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211679491333482273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2116794913334839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2116794913334861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211679491333485614
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12116794913334854
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11679491333486417
Slawsonite  (*)NoneSr(Al2Si2O8)116794913334812
Stronalsite  (*)NoneNa2SrAl4Si4O16116794913334810
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1167949133348232
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11679491333484899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011679491333481395
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4116794913334883
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311679491333481247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11679491333485251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O71167949133348140


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000520carbonatite complex
Jen_0001010MAGMATIC STYLE: Circular complex with arcuate carbonatite bands cutting ijolite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolites, including orbicular variety, mixed carbonate-silicate rocks and fenites; mica- and pyroxene-bearing lamprophyres.
Jen_0001011MAGMATIC STYLE: Circular complex with arcuate carbonatite bands cutting ijolite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolites, including orbicular variety, mixed carbonate-silicate rocks and fenites; mica- and pyroxene-bearing lamprophyres.


3 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
Jen_0000520116711601163.5±3.5Pb-Pb zircon, baddeleyite     107132Prairie Lake Carbonatite, Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, CanadaPrairie LakeErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_000101010979491023±74Rb-Sr whole rock     107132Prairie Lake Carbonatite, Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, CanadaPrairie LakeWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0001011111211121112K-Ar biotite     107132Prairie Lake Carbonatite, Killala Lake Area, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, CanadaPrairie LakeWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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