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Locality Name:
Ruttan Mine, Ruttan Lake, Rusty Lake District, Manitoba, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1800
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1800

mindat Locality ID: 19966
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19966.html

Tectonic Settings: Oceanic Arc (Subduction)

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ruttan Mine, Ruttan Lake, Rusty Lake District, Manitoba, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 56°28'30"N
Longitude: 99°38'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 56.475,-99.637222222222
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCubaniteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteWurtzite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
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)21800180003419
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1800180001588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21800180003092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1800180009052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)18001800027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS218001800027198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181800180001008
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3180018000802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21800180009895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18001800024243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31800180005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418001800014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218001800017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218001800039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81800180009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218001800061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21800180005614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1800180006417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18001800021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)180018000978
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21800180002562


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-0013518001800Proterozoic       S19966Ruttan Mine, Ruttan Lake, Rusty Lake District, Manitoba, CanadaRuttanMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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