Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Maui, Maui Co., Hawaii, USA


mindat Locality ID: 204603
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204603.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Maui, Maui Co., Hawaii, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Haleakala Crater
Lahaina
Puu Koae

Latitude: 20°50'57"N
Longitude: 156°26'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 20.849166666667,-156.44472222222
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 Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleApatiteCorundumCristobaliteFeldsparNoneOlivinePyroxeneQuartz
SapphirineSpinelSyngeniteTridymite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Augite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Imogolite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)Syngenite  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Ulvöspinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O62203967,2039701022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]1203970133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2203967,2039708803
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21203970295
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O612039642060
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO21203969453
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1203970371
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12039692740
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312039695433
Imogolite  (*)AllophaneAl2SiO3(OH)407
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43203967,203969,20397014899
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2120396661156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)21203970148
Syngenite  (*)SyngeniteK2Ca(SO4)2·H2O120396444
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO21203969458
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO41203970120


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
X050056Maui, Maui Co., Hawaii, USAhttps://rruff.info/X050056

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