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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

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.

Acanthite	Allargentum	Amphibole	Arsenic	Atacamite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Kobellite	Matlockite
Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrosmalite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Scacchite	Sepiolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite	Ullmannite
Valleriite	Wurtzite	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: 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:
Acanthite Allargentum Amphibole Arsenic Atacamite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Kobellite Matlockite
Melonite Mica Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrosmalite
Quartz Rocksalt Scacchite Sepiolite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetradymite Ullmannite
Valleriite Wurtzite Zircon hauchecornite

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 name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1830	1710	0		2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1830	1710	0		3419
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O	1830	1710	0		63
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1830	1710	0		8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1900	1670	1	33173	489
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1830	1710	0		1588
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1830	1710	0		356
Argentopentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	Ag(Fe,Ni)₈S₈	1830	1710	0		67
Bismoclite ()*	Matlockite	BiOCl	1830	1710	0		71
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1830	1710	0		1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1900	1670	1	33173	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1850	1850	1	33173	5516
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1830	1710	0		462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1830	1710	0		27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1830	1710	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1850	1850	1	33173	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1830	1710	0		4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1850	1850	1	33173	802
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	1830	1710	0		180
Empressite ()*	None	AgTe	1830	1710	0		43
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1830	1710	0		8173
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1830	1710	0		1188
Froodite ()*	None	PdBi₂	1850	1850	1	33173	62
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1830	1710	0		24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	1830	1710	0		192
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1830	1710	0		30554
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1830	1710	0		223
Hauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉BiSbS₈	1830	1710	0		27
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS	1900	1670	1	33173	62
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1830	1710	0		14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1900	1670	1	33173	804
Hibbingite ()*	Atacamite	Fe²⁺₂(OH)₃Cl	1830	1710	0		13
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	1830	1710	0		341
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1830	1710	0		5433
Insizwaite ()*	Pyrite	PtBi₂	1830	1710	0		15
Lawrencite ()*	Scacchite	FeCl₂	1830	1710	0		30
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1850	1850	1	33173	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1830	1710	0		14899
Mawsonite ()*	None	Cu₆Fe₂SnS₈	1830	1710	0		92
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	1830	1710	0		207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	1830	1710	0		155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	1830	1710	0		114
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1850	1850	1	33173	1066
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	1850	1850	1	33173	133
Niggliite ()*	Nickeline	PtSn	1850	1850	1	33173	22
Paolovite ()*	None	Pd₂Sn	1830	1710	0		38
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	1850	1850	1	33173	55
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1850	1850	1	33173	1512
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1830	1710	0		114
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1830	1710	0		2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1830	1710	0		39462
Pyrosmalite-(Fe) ()*	Pyrosmalite Clay	Fe²⁺₈Si₆O₁₅(OH)₁₀	1830	1710	0		38
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1900	1670	1	33173	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1830	1710	0		61156
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	1830	1710	0		241
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1830	1710	0		5186
Sobolevskite ()*	Nickeline	PdBi	1830	1710	0		44
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1830	1710	0		337
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1830	1710	0		1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1900	1670	1	33173	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1900	1670	1	33173	3418
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1830	1710	0		3337
Talnakhite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₈S₁₆	1830	1710	0		35
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	1830	1710	0		276
Tellurohauchecornite ()*	hauchecornite	Ni₉BiTeS₈	1830	1710	0		2
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1830	1710	0		510
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1830	1710	0		237
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1830	1710	0		380
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1830	1710	0		5251

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EPSL105_416-00019	1890	1670	1780±110	Re-Os		PGM-79-108,PGM-79-109,PGM-79-113,PGM-79-114,PGM-79	Yes		11127	Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Falconbridge	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
Kristen001968	1890	1670	1780±110	Re-Os			Yes		11127	Falconbridge Mine, Falconbridge Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Falconbridge Mine	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
EPSL105_416-00020	1900	1780	1840±60	Re-Os		F418572,F418573,F418574,F418575,F418577,F418578	Yes		14297	Levack Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Levak West	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
EG105_1057_018	1850	1850	1850				Yes	Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	135257	McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Sudbury	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
Kristen001967	1900	1780	1840±60	Re-Os			Yes		135257	McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Levack West Mine	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
Kristen001970	1851	1849	1850±1		age of ore crystallization		Yes		135257	McCreedy West Mine (Levack West Mine), Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Sudbury Igneous Complex	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
EPSL105_416-00021	1830	1710	1770±60	Re-Os		PGM-79-126,PGM-79-128,PGM-79-138,PGM-79-139			8082	Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Strathcona	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416
Kristen001969	1830	1710	1770±60	Re-Os					8082	Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	Strathcona Mine	Walker et al. (1991)	10.1016/0012-821X(91)90182-H	EPSL105_416

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070743	Strathcona Mine, Levack Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada	https://rruff.info/R070743

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