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Locality Name:
Coldwell Complex, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1109
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1107

mindat Locality ID: 56562
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-56562.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coldwell Complex, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Marathon Deposit
W Horizon

Latitude: 48°48'5"N
Longitude: 86°18'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 48.801388888889,-86.309166666667

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 Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe Ge H Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Re Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sn Sr Ta Te Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Re S Se Si Sr Te Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenopyriteAuricuprideBaddeleyiteBarringeriteBaryteBastnäsite
CalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChevkiniteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteCrichtoniteCubaniteDigeniteElpiditeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
IronIsomertieiteLepidocrociteMeloniteMicaMilleriteModderiteMonaziteNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivineParisitePentlanditePerovskitePhenakitePotaritePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineScapoliteScheeliteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStillwaterite
TalcTitaniteTridymiteUllmanniteWurtziteZirconZirconolite

154 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)
Altaite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)Anduoite  (*)Annite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenopalladinite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Atokite  (*)Augite  (*)
Baddeleyite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bogdanovite  (*)Böhmite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Braggite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chekhovichite  (*)Cherepanovite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)Coldwellite  (*)Cotunnite  (*)Covellite  (*)Crichtonite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Edenite  (*)
Elpidite  (*)Empressite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)
Ferro-edenite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)Ferro-richterite  (*)Fersmite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Froodite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Hollingworthite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Isoferroplatinum  (*)Isomertieite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Keithconnite  (*)Kotulskite  (*)Kravtsovite  (*)Laflammeite  (*)
Laurite  (*)Lukkulaisvaaraite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Majakite  (*)Marathonite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Meionite  (*)
Melonite  (*)Menshikovite  (*)Merenskyite  (*)Mertieite-II  (*)Michenerite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Moncheite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Naldrettite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nickeline  (*)Niggliite  (*)
Oberthürite  (*)Olsacherite  (*)Padmaite  (*)Palarstanide  (*)Palladinite  (*)
Palladium  (*)Palladoarsenide  (*)Palladobismutharsenide  (*)Palladodymite  (*)Palladogermanide  (*)
Paolovite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Pintadoite  (*)Platarsite  (*)Platinum  (*)Plumbopalladinite  (*)Polydymite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodarsenide  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)Ruarsite  (*)Rustenburgite  (*)Rutile  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Silver  (*)Skaergaardite  (*)Sobolevskite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sopcheite  (*)
Sperrylite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)Stillwaterite  (*)Stützite  (*)
Sudburyite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)Tarkianite  (*)Telargpalite  (*)
Tetra-auricupride  (*)Tetraferroplatinum  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Törnroosite  (*)
Tulameenite  (*)Vasilite  (*)Vincentite  (*)Violarite  (*)Vysotskite  (*)
Yecoraite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)Zvyagintsevite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2110911071333013419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61109110701022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]110911070133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1109110708803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)110911070706
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe110911070489
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O1109110701627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31109110701534
Anduoite  (*)NoneRuAs211091107233301,333029
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2110911070356
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2110911070295
Arsenopalladinite  (*)StillwateritePd8As311091107233301,3330231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1109110709052
Atokite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Sn1109110713330129
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6110911071333012060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2110911070238
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F110911070304
Bogdanovite  (*)Auricupride(Au,Te,Pb)3(Cu,Fe)1109110713330111
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)110911070195
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4110911071333015516
Braggite  (*)NonePdPt3S411091107233301,33302101
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)110911070115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11091107027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O110911070232
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1109110705707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS211091107233301,3330227198
Chekhovichite  (*)NoneBi3+2Te4+4O111109110705
Cherepanovite  (*)ModderiteRhAs1109110713330115
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)211091107089
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS11091107133301966
Cobaltpentlandite  (*)PentlanditeCo9S811091107082
Coldwellite  (*)Not in a structural groupPd3Ag2S11091107233301,333022
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl211091107054
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS110911071333014165
Crichtonite  (*)CrichtoniteSr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)3811091107027
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3110911070802
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S110911071333011027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61109110704135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21109110709895
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2110911070160
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O11091107050
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe1109110713330143
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6110911070944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1109110708173
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4110911070196
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)211091107057
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2110911070271
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)211091107054
Ferro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)211091107030
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O611091107083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1109110702740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21109110709617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1109110701188
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi21109110713330162
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11091107024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu1109110713330130554
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2110911070209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6110911070741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311091107014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te11091107133301804
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS11091107233301,33302119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3110911071333015433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS11091107133301154
Isoferroplatinum  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePt3Fe11091107233301,33302128
Isomertieite  (*)IsomertieitePd11Sb2As211091107233301,3330248
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2110911070179
Keithconnite  (*)NonePd20Te711091107233301,3330240
Kotulskite  (*)NickelinePd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4)11091107233301,33302116
Kravtsovite  (*)Not in a structural groupPdAg2S110911071333012
Laflammeite  (*)NonePd3Pb2S211091107233301,333027
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS211091107233301,33302226
Lukkulaisvaaraite  (*)Not in a structural groupPd14Ag2Te9110911071333012
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)110911070451
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)211091107080
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2110911070238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41109110713330114899
Majakite  (*)NonePdNiAs11091107233301,3330222
Marathonite  (*)Not in a structural groupPd25Ge9110911071333011
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As811091107133301161
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)110911070176
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2110911070207
Menshikovite  (*)NonePd3Ni2As311091107233301,3330215
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe211091107133301155
Mertieite-II  (*)StillwateritePd8Sb2.5As0.51109110713330144
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe11091107133301114
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1109110704924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS110911071333011066
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)110911070945
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)211091107233301,33302133
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)211091107017380
Naldrettite  (*)NonePd2Sb1109110713330111
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O1109110701236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)110911070884
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs11091107133301633
Niggliite  (*)NickelinePtSn1109110713330122
Oberthürite  (*)PentlanditeRh3Ni32S32110911071333011
Olsacherite  (*)BarytePb2(Se6+O4)(SO4)11091107010
Padmaite  (*)NonePdBiSe1109110703
Palarstanide  (*)StillwateritePd5(Sn,As)21109110713330113
Palladinite  (*)NonePdO110911071333026
Palladium  (*)CopperPd1109110713330159
Palladoarsenide  (*)NonePd2As11091107233301,3330237
Palladobismutharsenide  (*)NonePd2(As,Bi)1109110706
Palladodymite  (*)BarringeritePd2As110911071333013
Palladogermanide  (*)BarringeritePd2Ge110911071333011
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn1109110713330138
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2110911070313
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2110911070112
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8110911071333011512
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)110911070326
Pintadoite  (*)NoneCa2V5+2O7·9H2O11091107011
Platarsite  (*)PyritePtAsS11091107233301,3330244
Platinum  (*)CopperPt11091107133301485
Plumbopalladinite  (*)NonePd3Pb21109110713330110
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S411091107133301131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21109110713330139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8110911071333019056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211091107061156
Rhodarsenide  (*)BarringeriteRh2As110911071333019
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2110911070375
Röntgenite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCa2Ce3(CO3)5F311091107015
Ruarsite  (*)NoneRuAsS11091107233301,3330225
Rustenburgite  (*)Perovskite AuricupridePt3Sn11091107233301,3330234
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21109110705614
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4110911070249
Silver  (*)CopperAg110911071333015186
Skaergaardite  (*)IronPdCu1109110713330110
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi1109110713330144
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl110911070444
Sopcheite  (*)NoneAg4Pd3Te41109110713330124
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs211091107233301,33302337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11091107021482
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb21109110713330175
Stillwaterite  (*)StillwateritePd8As311091107233301,3330224
Stützite  (*)NoneAg5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36)1109110713330192
Sudburyite  (*)NickelinePdSb1109110713330146
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F110911070232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2110911071333013337
Tarkianite  (*)None (Cu,Fe)(Re,Mo)4S81109110706
Telargpalite  (*)None(Pd,Ag)3Te1109110713330118
Tetra-auricupride  (*)NoneCuAu1109110713330130
Tetraferroplatinum  (*)PotaritePtFe11091107233301,3330266
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1109110701006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1109110704899
Törnroosite  (*)IsomertieitePd11As2Te211091107233301,333024
Tulameenite  (*)PotaritePt2CuFe1109110713330148
Vasilite  (*)None(Pd,Cu)16(S,Te)71109110713330111
Vincentite  (*)NonePd3As1109110713330117
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S411091107133301380
Vysotskite  (*)NonePdS11091107233301,3330253
Yecoraite  (*)NoneFe3+3Bi5O9(Te4+O3)(Te6+O4)2·9H2O1109110707
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1109110705251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7110911070140
Zvyagintsevite  (*)Auricupride PerovskitePd3Pb11091107233301,3330232



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
Mo-0027311091107 U-Pb     TarkianiteMo56562Coldwell Complex, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada Heaman and Machado (1992)10.1007/BF00310744CMP110_289 


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