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Locality Name:
Georgian Bay, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1160
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1154

mindat Locality ID: 256402
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256402.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Georgian Bay, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Bonnet Island

Latitude: 45°10'56"N
Longitude: 80°8'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 45.182222222222,-80.141111111111
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 Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteApatiteChalcopyriteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMonaziteNonePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzSphaleriteSpinelZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Augite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Ferrosilite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Menzerite-(Y)  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)116011541327798803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11601154132779706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3116011541327792353
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6116011541327792060
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21160115413277927198
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O61160115413277984
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F116011541327792740
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O411601154132779407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3116011541327795433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41160115413277914899
Menzerite-(Y)  (*)Garnet(CaY2)Mg2(SiO4)3116011541327791
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)116011541327794924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)11601154132779945
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21160115413277939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21160115413277961156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1160115413277921482
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)11601154132779939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)116011541327795251


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
Bradley_2012_021116011541157±3U/Pb    Yes  562Parry Sound District, Ontario, CanadaParry SoundMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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