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Locality Name:
Rabbit Lake Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1814
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1808

mindat Locality ID: 29653
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29653.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rabbit Lake Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 58°11'26"N
Longitude: 103°42'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 58.190555555556,-103.71222222222
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumFluoriteKaoliniteMarcasiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteTalcTourmalineZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Bayleyite  (*)Boltwoodite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Magnesio-foitite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Talc  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21814180802162
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O18141808038
Boltwoodite  (*)None(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O18141808067
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18141808027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218141808027198
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O181418080566
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4181418080651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21814180809895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18141808024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318141808014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41814180805591
Magnesio-foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)18141808022
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1814180801487
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21814180805674
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1814180801508
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs181418080633
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218141808039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81814180809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218141808061156
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O18141808056
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21814180803337
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21814180802718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O181418080890
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O181418080652
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41814180801655


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
Kristen002522181418081811±3  zircon  YesZircon  47600Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, CanadaAthabasca Round-Basin AreaTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 

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