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Locality Name:
Separation Rapids Lithium Project (Separation Lake Area), Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2651
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2637

mindat Locality ID: 5800
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5800.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Separation Rapids Lithium Project (Separation Lake Area), Kenora District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 50°15'33"N
Longitude: 94°26'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 50.259166666667,-94.443055555556

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 Be Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Be Ca Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Si Sn Ta Ti U W Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAnalcimeApatiteArsenopyriteBerylChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhenakite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTapioliteTopazTourmaline
Zircon

49 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Almandine  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bityite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Eucryptite  (*)Ferronigerite-2N1S  (*)Ferrotitanowodginite  (*)Ferrowodginite  (*)
Fluor-elbaite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Foitite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nanpingite  (*)Petalite  (*)
Pollucite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)Titanowodginite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Wodginite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)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)2651263708803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)326512637094
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32651263702353
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2651263709052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182651263704286
Bityite  (*)Mica ClayCaLiAl2(Si2BeAl)O10(OH)226512637031
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22651263705171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226512637027198
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4265126370321
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6265126370518
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O6265126370289
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8265126370181
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182651263701008
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)265126370648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)265126370520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2651263708173
Eucryptite  (*)PhenakiteLiAlSiO426512637029
Ferronigerite-2N1S  (*)None(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)26512637014
Ferrotitanowodginite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+TiTa2O82651263704
Ferrowodginite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Sn4+Ta2O826512637016
Fluor-elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F26512637031
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2651263702740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22651263709617
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)26512637075
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4265126370445
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32651263705433
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2651263704924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)226512637017380
Nanpingite  (*)MicaCsAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22651263708
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O10265126370124
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O265126370140
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)26512637080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226512637039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226512637061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22651263705614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2651263704894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2651263702705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32651263701214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26512637021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6265126370688
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O626512637099
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6265126370211
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O626512637088
Titanowodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+TiTa2O82651263707
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F22651263701476
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO22651263702718
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O826512637078
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)265126370939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2651263705251



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
Kristen002493265126372644±7  tantalo-niobates     5800Separation Rapids Lithium Project (Separation Lake Area), Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaSeparation Rapids GroupTkachev (2011)10, 1144/SP350,2GSLSP350_7 


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