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Locality Name:
Mattabi Mine, GTP Block 7 Township, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2735
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2735

mindat Locality ID: 15806
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15806.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mattabi Mine, GTP Block 7 Township, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 49°52'26"N
Longitude: 90°58'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 49.873888888889,-90.970833333333
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 Cu Fe Mn Ni O Pb S Sb Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Cu Fe Mn Ni O Pb S Sb Sn Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteChalcopyriteCorundumNickelineNonePyriteRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
Tetrahedrite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Veenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2735273509052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42735273505516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S11273527350843
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22735273505171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227352735027198
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12273527350663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS3273527350105
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4273527350445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27352735024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327352735014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32735273505433
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4273527350172
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)273527350451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427352735014899
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS32735273501425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227352735039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82735273509056
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22735273505614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27352735021482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS4273527350586
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132735273505317
Veenite  (*)NonePb2(Sb,As)2S52735273509


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
vms-0025527352735Archean       S15806Mattabi Mine, GTP Block 7 Township, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaMattabiMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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