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Locality Name:
Mackenzie District, Nunavut, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2730
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2730

mindat Locality ID: 294002
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-294002.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mackenzie District, Nunavut, Canada": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Itchen Lake

Latitude: 65°39'0"N
Longitude: 112°48'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 65.65,-112.81611111111
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: Ag Al As Au B Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleArsenicArsenopyriteAxiniteBerylBournoniteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCovelliteCubaniteDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetKobellite
MeneghiniteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStauroliteTetrahedriteValleriiteWurtziteZircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Allargentum  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Bismuth  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Breithauptite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cosalite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gudmundite  (*)
Izoklakeite  (*)Jaskólskiite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Nuffieldite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Sternbergite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Valleriite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S273027301314962793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2273027301314963419
Allargentum  (*)AllargentumAg1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16)2730273013149669
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3273027301314962353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS273027301314969052
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)22730273013149688
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi273027301314961966
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S1127302730131496843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3273027301314961089
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb27302730131496175
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2273027301314965171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22730273013149627198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS27302730131496966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18273027301314961008
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S527302730131496344
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS273027301314964165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S327302730131496802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S273027301314961027
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)27302730131496180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)273027301314968173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)227302730131496129
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O427302730131496445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2730273013149624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2730273013149630554
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS27302730131496170
Izoklakeite  (*)KobellitePb26.4(Cu,Fe)2(Sb,Bi)19.6S572730273013149625
Jaskólskiite  (*)MeneghiniteCuxPb2+x(Sb,Bi)2-xS5 (x ≈ 0.15)2730273013149615
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42730273013149614899
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S2427302730131496158
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)273027301314964924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2273027301314965800
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S72730273013149632
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]27302730131496716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3273027301314961425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22730273013149639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8273027301314969056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22730273013149661156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)273027301314966417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5273027301314961516
Silver  (*)CopperAg273027301314965186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3273027301314961214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2730273013149621482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS427302730131496668
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)27302730131496978
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS427302730131496586
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S32730273013149662
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13273027301314961803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13273027301314965317
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]27302730131496237
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)273027301314965251


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
vms-0023427302730Archean       S25303Izok Lake Mine, Itchen Lake, Mackenzie District, Nunavut, CanadaIzok LakeMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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