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Locality Name:
Foster River, Saskatchewan, Canada


mindat Locality ID: 272370
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-272370.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Foster River, Saskatchewan, Canada": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Fable Lake
George
Mackie Lake
Robyn Lake
Sito East
Sito South (Jay Lake)
Sito Southwest
Sito West

Latitude: 55°47'0"N
Longitude: 105°49'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 55.783333333333,-105.81777777778
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H K Mg O S Si Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylChalcopyriteClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetMarcasiteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelZircon

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Augite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)203419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61351302060
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2335130,35134,3513727198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18235130,351311008
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6084
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4335133,35134,35137445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS335130,35134,3513724243
Graphite  (*)NoneC235130,351312812
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4135130407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31351345433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4635130,35131,35132,35133,35134,3513714899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)235135,351364924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2635130,35131,35133,35134,35136,3513739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8535130,35134,35135,35136,351379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2835130,35131,35132,35133,35134,35135,35136,3513761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21351345614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5435130,35131,35134,351371516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS835130,35131,35132,35133,35134,35135,35136,3513721482
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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