Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1782
Youngest recorded age at locality: 535

mindat Locality ID: 280786
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280786.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Torngat Dikes

Latitude: 59°14'0"N
Longitude: 64°58'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 59.233333333333,-64.966666666667
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDiamondFeldsparGarnetMica
NickelineNoneOlivinePerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelTitanite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Katophorite  (*)Kimzeyite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorlomite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6608.45351348751022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)608.45351348758803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3608.45351348751534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)608.453513487527770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2608.453513487527198
Diamond  (*)DiamondC608.4535134875697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6608.45351348754135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2608.45351348759895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F608.45351348752740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)608.45351348751188
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3608.45351348755433
Katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2608.453513487546
Kimzeyite  (*)GarnetCa3Zr2(SiAl2)O12608.453513487517
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)608.45351348751487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4608.453513487514899
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3608.4572134875495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)25775351348752273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2608.453513487539462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3608.4535134875341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8608.45351348759056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2608.453513487561156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2608.4535134875148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2608.45351348755614
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12608.453513487554
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4608.45351348751934
Tetraferriphlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)2608.453513487527
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O608.45351348754899


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000501Eastern Laurentia carbonatite complex
Jen_0000926MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)
Jen_0000927MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)
Jen_0000928MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)
Jen_0000929MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)
Jen_0000930MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes, up to 1 m wide, 2 km long ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ultramafic lamprophyres (aillikite, mela-allikite)


7 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_077178217781780±2U/Pb zircon, monazite     280786Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, Canada[Abloviak Transect]McCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Jen_0000501602579602-579U-Pb perovskite   Perovskite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat Mountains (Abloviak Fjord)Ernst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 
Jen_0000926572572572U-Pb perovskite   Perovskite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000927608.4595.6602±6.4U-Pb perovskite   Perovskite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000928583.6578.4581±2.6U-Pb perovskite   Perovskite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000929577539558±19Ar-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000930565535550±15Ar-Ar phlogopite   Phlogopite  36120Torngat Dikes, Abloviak Fjord, Ungava, Nunavik, Nord-du-Québec, Québec, CanadaTorngat MountainsWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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