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

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

mindat Locality ID: 559
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-559.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°24'56"N
Longitude: 81°21'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.415555555556,-81.361388888889
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 Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 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 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorundum
DigeniteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparHexahydriteMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PentlanditePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedrite
TitaniteUllmanniteVivianiteZirconhauchecornite

53 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Annivite  (*)Arsenohauchecornite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Froodite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hauchecornite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Morenosite  (*)Naldrettite  (*)Nickelhexahydrite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Retgersite  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Sperrylite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sudburyite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1500150008803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21500150003092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O150015000445
Annivite  (*)TetrahedriteCu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2](Bi,Sb,As)4S131500150007
Arsenohauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi18Bi3AsS161500150005
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1500150009052
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31500150001935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41500150005516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)15001500027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21500150005171
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O150015000925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1500150005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215001500027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS150015000966
Copper  (*)CopperCu1500150003846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1500150002970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1500150001027
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1500150008173
Ferro-tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)215001500027
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi215001500062
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS15001500024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu15001500030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC1500150002812
Hauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiSbS815001500027
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te150015000804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31500150005433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61500150002228
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As8150015000161
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe150015000114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS1500150001066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21500150005800
Morenosite  (*)EpsomiteNi(SO4)·7H2O15001500084
Naldrettite  (*)NonePd2Sb15001500011
Nickelhexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteNi(SO4)·6H2O15001500037
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs150015000633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS150015000767
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S215001500055
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81500150001512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS215001500039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81500150009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO215001500061156
Retgersite  (*)NoneNi(SO4)·6H2O15001500055
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21500150005614
Silver  (*)CopperAg1500150005186
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2150015000337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS15001500021482
Sudburyite  (*)NickelinePdSb15001500046
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS1500150002045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131500150001803
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1500150004899
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4150015000380
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS3150015000297
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1500150005251


9 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-0026715001500Proterozoic       S559Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaVermilionMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
EPSL105_416-00019189016701780±110Re-Os  PGM-79-108,PGM-79-109,PGM-79-113,PGM-79-114,PGM-79 Yes  11127Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaFalconbridgeWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001968189016701780±110Re-Os    Yes  11127Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaFalconbridge MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
EPSL105_416-00020190017801840±60Re-Os  F418572,F418573,F418574,F418575,F418577,F418578 Yes  14297Levack Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaLevak WestWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
EG105_1057_018185018501850     Yes Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru135257McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaSudburyBegg et al. (2010)10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057EG105_1057 
Kristen001967190017801840±60Re-Os    Yes  135257McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaLevack West MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001970185118491850±1 age of ore crystallization   Yes  135257McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaSudbury Igneous ComplexWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
EPSL105_416-00021183017101770±60Re-Os  PGM-79-126,PGM-79-128,PGM-79-138,PGM-79-139 Yes  8082Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaStrathconaWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001969183017101770±60Re-Os    Yes  8082Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaStrathcona MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070347Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070347
R060851Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060851
R070214Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070214

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