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Locality Name:
Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1670

mindat Locality ID: 8082
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8082.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Deep Copper Zone

Latitude: 46°38'0"N
Longitude: 81°23'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.633333333333,-81.383333333333
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 Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn 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 Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAmphiboleArsenicAtacamiteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetKobelliteMatlockite
MeloniteMicaMilleriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyritePyrosmalite
QuartzRocksaltScacchiteSepioliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetradymiteUllmannite
ValleriiteWurtziteZirconhauchecornite

69 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Akaganeite  (*)Albite  (*)Altaite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Annite  (*)Argentopentlandite  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)Empressite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Froodite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)
Gold  (*)Grunerite  (*)Hauchecornite  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hibbingite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Insizwaite  (*)
Lawrencite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mawsonite  (*)Melonite  (*)
Merenskyite  (*)Michenerite  (*)Millerite  (*)Moncheite  (*)Niggliite  (*)
Paolovite  (*)Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Periclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sepiolite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sobolevskite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Talnakhite  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tellurohauchecornite  (*)
Tetradymite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Violarite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1830171002793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21830171003419
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O18301710063
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1830171008803
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe19001670133173489
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1830171001588
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2183017100356
Argentopentlandite  (*)PentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S818301710067
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl18301710071
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1830171001966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3190016701331731935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4185018501331735516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2183017100462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18301710027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1830171005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21850185013317327198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1830171004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S318501850133173802
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)183017100180
Empressite  (*)NoneAgTe18301710043
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1830171008173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)1830171001188
Froodite  (*)NonePdBi21850185013317362
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18301710024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S4183017100192
Gold  (*)CopperAu18301710030554
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2183017100223
Hauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiSbS818301710027
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS1900167013317362
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318301710014640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te19001670133173804
Hibbingite  (*)AtacamiteFe2+2(OH)3Cl18301710013
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O183017100341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31830171005433
Insizwaite  (*)PyritePtBi218301710015
Lawrencite  (*)ScacchiteFeCl218301710030
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)18501850133173451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418301710014899
Mawsonite  (*)NoneCu6Fe2SnS818301710092
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe2183017100207
Merenskyite  (*)MelonitePdTe2183017100155
Michenerite  (*)UllmannitePdBiTe183017100114
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS185018501331731066
Moncheite  (*)MelonitePt(Te,Bi)218501850133173133
Niggliite  (*)NickelinePtSn1850185013317322
Paolovite  (*)NonePd2Sn18301710038
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S21850185013317355
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8185018501331731512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO183017100114
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21830171002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218301710039462
Pyrosmalite-(Fe)  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayFe2+8Si6O15(OH)1018301710038
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8190016701331739056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218301710061156
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O183017100241
Silver  (*)CopperAg1830171005186
Sobolevskite  (*)NickelinePdBi18301710044
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs2183017100337
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31830171001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1900167013317321482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3190016701331733418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21830171003337
Talnakhite  (*)ChalcopyriteCu9Fe8S1618301710035
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te3183017100276
Tellurohauchecornite  (*)hauchecorniteNi9BiTeS81830171002
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S183017100510
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]183017100237
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S4183017100380
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1830171005251


8 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
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    8082Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaStrathconaWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 
Kristen001969183017101770±60Re-Os       8082Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, CanadaStrathcona MineWalker et al. (1991)10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-HEPSL105_416 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070743Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R070743

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