try
mat.sum()
If the sum of your data is infinity (greater that the max float value which is 3.402823e+38) you will get that error.
see the _assert_all_finite function in validation.py from the scikit source code:
if is_float and np.isfinite(X.sum()):
pass
elif is_float:
msg_err = "Input contains {} or a value too large for {!r}."
if (allow_nan and np.isinf(X).any() or
not allow_nan and not np.isfinite(X).all()):
type_err = 'infinity' if allow_nan else 'NaN, infinity'
# print(X.sum())
raise ValueError(msg_err.format(type_err, X.dtype))