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Locality Name:
Pakeagama Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2675
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2665

mindat Locality ID: 256551
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-256551.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pakeagama Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
PAK Lithium Project (Pakeagama Lake Pegmatite)

Latitude: 52°36'2"N
Longitude: 93°22'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 52.600555555556,-93.375

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 As B Be Bi Ca Cs F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenicArsenopyriteBerylClayColumbiteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetLöllingiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyroxeneQuartzRutileTapiolite
TourmalineZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)
Elbaite  (*)Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Foitite  (*)
Holmquistite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Microcline  (*)Montebrasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nanpingite  (*)Petalite  (*)Pollucite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Wodginite  (*)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)267526651323718803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3267526651323712353
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F26752665132371244
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb26752665132371363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS267526651323719052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18267526651323714286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi267526651323711966
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2267526651323715171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O626752665132371518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O626752665132371289
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26752665132371520
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F2675266513237131
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F267526651323712740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2267526651323719617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2675266513237175
Holmquistite  (*)Amphibole   Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)22675266513237142
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)26752665132371155
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs226752665132371762
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)267526651323714924
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)26752665132371200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22675266513237117380
Nanpingite  (*)MicaCsAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2267526651323718
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O1026752665132371124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O26752665132371140
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22675266513237161156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)267526651323712705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3267526651323711214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O626752665132371688
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO42675266513237153
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O62675266513237199
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O626752665132371211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O62675266513237188
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O82675266513237178
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)267526651323715251



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
Kristen002491267526652670±5  tantalo-niobates     31360PAK Lithium Project (Pakeagama Lake Pegmatite), Pakeagama Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaPakeagama LakeTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 


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