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Locality Name:
Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1500

mindat Locality ID: 29137
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29137.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Aer Mine
Crean Hill Mine
Denison Mine (Robinson Mine)
Ellen Nos. 1 And 2
Fairbank Lake Road Roadcut
Gersdorffite-Pa3 Mine
Howland Mine
Kidd Copper Mine
Lockerby Mine
McIntyre Mine
Vermilion Mine
Victoria Mine

Latitude: 46°24'32"N
Longitude: 81°23'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.408888888889,-81.392777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum
Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Hexahydrite	Marcasite	Melonite	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Ullmannite	Vivianite	Zircon	hauchecornite

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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum
Digenite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Hexahydrite Marcasite Melonite Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Ullmannite Vivianite Zircon hauchecornite

64 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Annivite ()*
Argentopentlandite ()*	Arsenohauchecornite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*	Epidote ()*
Ferro-tschermakite ()*	Froodite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hauchecornite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Melonite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Michenerite ()*
Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Morenosite ()*	Naldrettite ()*	Nickelhexahydrite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parkerite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Polydymite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Retgersite ()*	Rutile ()*
Silver ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sudburyite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tsumoite ()*
Violarite ()*	Volynskite ()*	Wittichenite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1900	1670	1	33088	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1500	1500	1	33097	8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1500	1500	1	33097	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1850	1500	2	33092,33097	445
Annivite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆[Cu₄(Fe,Zn)₂](Bi,Sb,As)₄S₁₃	1500	1500	1	33097	7
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	1850	1850	1	33088	67
Arsenohauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₁₈Bi₃AsS₁₆	1500	1500	1	33097	5
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1900	1500	2	33088,33097	9052
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1500	1500	1	33097	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1500	1500	1	33097	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1900	1500	3	33088,33091,33097	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1500	1500	1	33097	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1500	1500	1	33097	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1500	1500	1	33097	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1850	1500	6	33087,33088,33089,33091,33092,33097	27198
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1900	1500	2	33089,33097	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1500	1500	1	33097	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1500	1500	1	33097	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1500	1500	1	33097	1027
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1500	1500	1	33097	8173
Ferro-tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1500	1500	1	33097	27
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	1500	1500	1	33097	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1900	1500	4	33088,33091,33092,33097	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1900	1500	2	33095,33097	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1500	1500	1	33097	2812
Hauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉BiSbS₈	1500	1500	1	33097	27
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1500	1500	1	33097	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1900	1500	2	33088,33097	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1500	1500	1	33097	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1900	1670	2	33088,33092	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1900	1670	1	33092	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	1850	1500	2	33092,33097	161
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	1850	1850	2	33088,33095	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	1850	1850	2	33088,33095	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	1850	1500	3	33088,33095,33097	114
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1500	1500	1	33097	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1500	1500	1	33097	5800
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O	1850	1500	2	33092,33097	84
Naldrettite ()*	None	Pd₂Sb	1500	1500	1	33097	11
Nickelhexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O	1500	1500	1	33097	37
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1850	1500	4	33087,33089,33092,33097	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1850	1500	4	33087,33088,33092,33097	767
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	1500	1500	1	33097	55
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1850	1500	5	33087,33088,33089,33092,33097	1512
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	1850	1850	1	33087	131
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1900	1500	5	33087,33088,33089,33092,33097	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1900	1500	5	33087,33088,33091,33092,33097	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1900	1500	5	33088,33089,33091,33092,33097	61156
Retgersite ()*	None	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O	1500	1500	1	33097	55
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1500	1500	1	33097	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1900	1500	2	33089,33097	5186
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1850	1500	3	33088,33095,33097	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1900	1500	4	33088,33089,33092,33097	21482
Sudburyite ()*	Nickeline	PdSb	1500	1500	1	33097	46
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1500	1500	1	33097	2045
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	1900	1670	1	33091	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1500	1500	1	33097	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1850	1850	1	33089	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1900	1500	2	33091,33097	4899
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe	1900	1670	1	33088	100
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1850	1500	4	33087,33088,33089,33097	380
Volynskite ()*	None	AgBiTe₂	1900	1670	1	33088	64
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	1500	1500	1	33097	297
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1500	1500	1	33097	5251

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
vms-00267	1500	1500	Proterozoic					S	559	Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Vermilion	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
EPSL105_416-00019	1890	1670	1780±110	Re-Os		PGM-79-108,PGM-79-109,PGM-79-113,PGM-79-114,PGM-79	Yes		11127	Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Falconbridge	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
Kristen001968	1890	1670	1780±110	Re-Os			Yes		11127	Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Falconbridge Mine	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
EPSL105_416-00020	1900	1780	1840±60	Re-Os		F418572,F418573,F418574,F418575,F418577,F418578	Yes		14297	Levack Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Levak West	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
EG105_1057_018	1850	1850	1850				Yes	Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	135257	McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Sudbury	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
Kristen001967	1900	1780	1840±60	Re-Os			Yes		135257	McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Levack West Mine	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
Kristen001970	1851	1849	1850±1		age of ore crystallization		Yes		135257	McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Sudbury Igneous Complex	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
EPSL105_416-00021	1830	1710	1770±60	Re-Os		PGM-79-126,PGM-79-128,PGM-79-138,PGM-79-139	Yes		8082	Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Strathcona	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
Kristen001969	1830	1710	1770±60	Re-Os			Yes		8082	Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Strathcona Mine	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070347	Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	https://rruff.info/R070347
R060851	Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060851
R070214	Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	https://rruff.info/R070214

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