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Locality Name:
Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1814
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1300

mindat Locality ID: 47600
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-47600.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Centennial Deposit
Cigar Lake Mine
Dawn Lake Uranium Deposit
Honsvall Lake
Key Lake Mine
MacAskill Occurrence
McArthur River Mine
McLean Lake Deposit
Millenium Deposit
Moore Lake
Rabbit Lake Mine
Roughrider Deposit
Shea Creek Prospect
Zimmer Lake Area

Latitude: 57°55'29"N
Longitude: 105°6'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 57.924722222222,-105.11583333333

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Scheelite
Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	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: Al As Au B Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sr Te Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Arsenopyrite Beryl Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite Löllingite Marcasite Mica Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Scheelite
Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite Tourmaline Vivianite Zircon hauchecornite

89 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Bayleyite ()*
Bismutohauchecornite ()*	Boltwoodite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Coffinite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*
Dickite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucodot ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Goyazite ()*	Graphite ()*	Haiweeite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jordisite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Magnesio-foitite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Metanováčekite ()*	Millerite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Oxy-dravite ()*
Oxy-schorl ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pararammelsbergite ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrope ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rammelsbergite ()*	Retgersite ()*	Rutherfordine ()*	Rutile ()*	Sapphirine ()*
Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sklodowskite ()*	Skutterudite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sudoite ()*	Svanbergite ()*	Talc ()*
Tellurium ()*	Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vaesite ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1814	1808	1	35049	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1814	1808	1	35049	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1814	1808	1	35059	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1814	1808	1	35060	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1814	1808	1	35062	445
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1814	1808	1	35049	1036
Arsenoflorencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(AsO₄)₂(OH)₆	1814	1808	1	35053	10
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1814	1808	1	35057	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1814	1808	1	35049	2060
Bayleyite ()*	None	Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·18H₂O	1814	1808	1	35059	38
Bismutohauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉Bi₂S₈	1814	1808	1	35062	7
Boltwoodite ()*	None	(K,Na)(UO₂)(SiO₃OH)·1.5H₂O	1814	1808	1	35059	67
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1300	1300	1	35046	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1814	1808	1	35062	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1814	1300	5	35046,35051,35053,35059,35060	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1814	1300	2	35046,35060	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1814	1300	11	35045,35046,35047,35050,35051,35053,35054,35057,35059,35060,35062	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1814	1808	1	35049	203
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1814	1808	3	35045,35047,35053	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1814	1300	3	35046,35050,35060	966
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	1814	1300	9	35045,35046,35047,35051,35053,35054,35059,35060,35062	566
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1814	1300	2	35046,35060	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1814	1808	2	35049,35053	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1814	1300	2	35046,35060	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1814	1808	2	35045,35053	310
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1814	1808	5	35045,35053,35059,35060,35061	651
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1300	1300	1	35046	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1814	1808	1	35059	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1814	1300	5	35046,35051,35053,35060,35061	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1814	1808	1	35051	8173
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆	1814	1808	2	35045,35053	73
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1814	1300	8	35046,35051,35053,35054,35057,35059,35060,35062	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS	1300	1300	1	35046	131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1814	1808	2	35054,35060	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1814	1808	1	35053	30554
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1814	1808	1	35045	173
Graphite ()*	None	C	1814	1300	7	35046,35049,35051,35053,35054,35055,35060	2812
Haiweeite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(Si₅O₁₂)(OH)₂·6H₂O	1814	1808	1	35045	15
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1814	1300	7	35045,35046,35053,35054,35059,35060,35062	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1814	1808	1	35058	5433
Jordisite ()*	Amorphous	MoS₂	1300	1300	1	35046	102
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1814	1808	7	35045,35047,35051,35053,35059,35060,35061	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1814	1808	1	35049	1507
Magnesio-foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Mg₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1814	1808	4	35045,35051,35053,35059	22
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1814	1808	1	35059	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1814	1808	1	35050	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1814	1300	4	35046,35051,35059,35060	5674
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	1814	1808	1	35051	161
Metanováčekite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1814	1808	1	35062	26
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1814	1808	2	35051,35062	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1814	1808	2	35051,35053	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1814	1808	1	35059	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1814	1300	9	35045,35046,35047,35049,35051,35053,35054,35060,35061	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1814	1300	6	35046,35051,35054,35059,35060,35062	633
Oxy-dravite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al₂Mg)(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O	1814	1808	1	35053	24
Oxy-schorl ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Fe²⁺₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O	1814	1808	1	35053	9
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1814	1300	5	35046,35051,35054,35060,35062	767
Pararammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	1814	1808	1	35054	52
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1814	1808	1	35049	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1814	1808	2	35050,35051	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1814	1808	1	35049	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1814	1300	13	35045,35046,35047,35050,35051,35052,35053,35054,35057,35058,35059,35060,35062	39462
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1814	1808	1	35049	341
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1814	1808	4	35050,35051,35057,35059	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1814	1808	8	35045,35049,35051,35052,35053,35058,35059,35060	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	1814	1300	3	35046,35051,35058	233
Retgersite ()*	None	Ni(SO₄)·6H₂O	1814	1808	1	35051	55
Rutherfordine ()*	None	(UO₂)(CO₃)	1814	1808	2	35060,35062	58
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1814	1808	3	35049,35053,35060	5614
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]	1814	1808	1	35049	129
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1814	1808	1	35053	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1814	1300	5	35046,35051,35053,35054,35060	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1814	1300	3	35046,35049,35060	1516
Sklodowskite ()*	None	Mg(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O	1814	1808	2	35059,35062	56
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1814	1808	1	35060	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1814	1300	5	35046,35051,35054,35060,35062	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1814	1808	1	35049	1934
Sudoite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₂Al₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈	1814	1300	6	35045,35046,35047,35053,35060,35061	51
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1814	1808	2	35045,35053	105
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1814	1808	1	35059	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	1814	1808	1	35053	190
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1814	1808	3	35049,35051,35058	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1814	1300	11	35045,35046,35047,35051,35053,35054,35055,35057,35058,35059,35060	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O	1814	1808	5	35045,35053,35059,35060,35062	890
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	1814	1808	1	35060	106
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1814	1808	1	35059	652
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1814	1808	1	35045	62
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1814	1808	1	35059	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1814	1808	4	35049,35053,35058,35060	5251

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Kristen002522	1814	1808	1811±3	zircon	Zircon		47600	Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada	Athabasca Round-Basin Area	Tkachev (2011)	10, 1144/SP350,2	GSLSP350_7
DeepDive-Co-0022	1300	1300	1300				10092	Cigar Lake Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada	Cigar Lake uranium deposit	Liu et al. (1996)	10.1016/0169-7722(95)00029-1	JCH21_19
Giersdorf_00000822	1300	1300	1300			Coffinite, Uraninite	10092	Cigar Lake Mine, Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada	Cigar Lake	Pearcy et al. (1994)	10.1016/0883-2927(94)90030-2	AG9_713	Age is given in comparison to the Nopal deposit due to its similarity as a natural analogue to nuclear waste disposal systems

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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