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Locality Name:
Fort Norman, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 281321
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-281321.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fort Norman, Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Golden Deposit

Latitude: 65°11'57"N
Longitude: 124°38'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 65.199166666667,-124.63722222222
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 Cl Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteBlöditeClayCorundumDiasporeGismondineGypsumHexahydriteKaoliniteMica
NolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteStarkeyite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunogen  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Blödite  (*)Douglasite  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)
Fibroferrite  (*)Gismondine  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nacrite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Variscite  (*)Vauxite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O131056272
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1310561588
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O131056130
Douglasite  (*)NoneK2Fe2+Cl4·2H2O1310563
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)213105686
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O131056107
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O131056128
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1310567437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1310566890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313105614640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O131056251
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)613105665
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61310562228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41310565591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213105617380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4131056112
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6131056254
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213105661156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O131056293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21310565614
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)131056299
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O131056301
Vauxite  (*)NoneFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O1310567
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O131056652


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