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Locality Name:
Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1240
Youngest recorded age at locality: 995

mindat Locality ID: 614
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-614.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 46°48'10"N
Longitude: 78°29'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 46.802777777778,-78.494444444444
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 Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb REE S Si Th Ti Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteCalciteClayEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGaidonnayiteHumite
MicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPectolitePyritePyroxeneRocksaltScapoliteSphalerite
SpinelThortveititeTitaniteTridymiteWöhleriteZircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Agrellite  (*)Albite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Britholite-(Y)  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Diopside  (*)Eudialyte  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorbritholite-(Ce)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fluoro-richterite  (*)Gaidonnayite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gittinsite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hiortdahlite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)Miserite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Norbergite  (*)Omphacite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pargasite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Richterite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Rinkite-(Y)  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vlasovite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6124099501022
Agrellite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaCa2Si4O10F124099507
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)124099508803
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)12409950115
Britholite-(Y)  (*)Apatite(Y,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)1240995028
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1240995027770
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F212409950285
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F212409950236
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6124099504135
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)212409950182
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F124099502740
Fluorbritholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3F1240995019
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2124099509617
Fluoro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22F21240995024
Gaidonnayite  (*)GaidonnayiteNa2ZrSi3O9·2H2O1240995021
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1240995024243
Gittinsite  (*)ThortveititeCaZrSi2O71240995011
Graphite  (*)NoneC124099502812
Hiortdahlite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF31240995021
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4124099501507
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21240995079
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41240995014899
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)12409950176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)124099504924
Miserite  (*)NoneK1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5[Si6O15][Si2O7](OH,F)2·yH2O1240995014
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2124099505800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21240995017380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)12409950884
Norbergite  (*)HumiteMg3(SiO4)F21240995037
Omphacite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O612409950229
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O124099502994
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)212409950313
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)12409950363
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2124099502273
Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleKNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22F2124099508
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21240995039462
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)212409950148
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)212409950375
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F21240995053
Rinkite-(Y)  (*)NoneNa2Ca4YTi(Si2O7)2OF3124099503
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5124099501516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1240995021482
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO212409950236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)124099501006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O124099504899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2124099502562
Vlasovite  (*)NoneNa2ZrSi4O11124099509
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)124099505251


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
ree-0021812409951240 Ma (complex) 995 Ma (min/alt)  complex     614Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, CanadaKipawa LakeOrris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-27Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-26-to-fkm-50/#FKM-27
FKM-64Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-64
FKM-65Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-65
FKM-211Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-211
R060914Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060914
R050230Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050230
R060915Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060915
R060471Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060471
R050229Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R050229
R060913Kipawa Alkaline Complex, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue, Témiscamingue RCM, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canadahttps://rruff.info/R060913

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