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Mine Centre area, Bad Vermilion Lake Area, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canadai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 45' 58'' North , 92° 37' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
48.76611,-92.61917
GRN:
N33W45
Type:
Complex
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
67846
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67846:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Bad Vermilion Lake Archean anorthosite complex.
Anorthosites affected by greenschist-facies metamorphism.

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Description: Coarse crystals up to 30 cm long. Huttenlocher exsolution between I-anorthite (I-1) and intermediate plagioclase (An 20-70).
ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Description: Coarse crystals up to 30 cm long. Huttenlocher exsolution between I-anorthite (I-1) and intermediate plagioclase (An 20-70).
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2

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References

Tagai, Tokuhei; Takeda, Hiroshi; Mori, Hiroshi; Ichikawa, Junitirou; Tachibana, Ryoichi; Morrison, Donard A. (1992) Crystallographic investigations of calcic plagioclase from the Bad Vermilion Lake Anorthosite Complex, Ontario. European Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (2). p.299-306. doi:10.1127/ejm/4/2/0299
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