Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Auricupride	Baddeleyite	Barringerite	Baryte	Beryllonite	Braunite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Chevkinite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Cristobalite	Diaspore
Dmisteinbergite	Feldspar	Garnet	Iron	Magnetoplumbite	Mayenite	Melilite	Monazite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Palmierite	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Rutile	Sapphirine	Smectite-vermiculite
Sodalite	Spinel	Tridymite	Zircon

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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mo Na Nd Ni O Os P Ru S Si Ti Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Auricupride Baddeleyite Barringerite Baryte Beryllonite Braunite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite
Cerite Chalcopyrite Chevkinite Clay Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum Cristobalite Diaspore
Dmisteinbergite Feldspar Garnet Iron Magnetoplumbite Mayenite Melilite Monazite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Palmierite Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Rutile Sapphirine Smectite-vermiculite
Sodalite Spinel Tridymite Zircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Andreyivanovite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Augite ()*	Awaruite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*
Celsian ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Chlormayenite ()*	Chromite ()*
Clinoenstatite ()*	Coesite ()*	Copper ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Daubréelite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dmisteinbergite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Forsterite ()*	Gehlenite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossite ()*
Grossular ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hexamolybdenum ()*	Hibonite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Kirschsteinite ()*	Krotite ()*
Liebermannite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Melliniite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite-(Nd) ()*	Nepheline ()*
Nickelphosphide ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Perrierite-(Ce) ()*
Pigeonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Rhönite ()*	Rutile ()*
Sanidine ()*	Saponite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Seifertite ()*	Sodalite ()*
Spinel ()*	Stishovite ()*	Taenite ()*	Tetrataenite ()*	Tranquillityite ()*
Tridymite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tsangpoite ()*	Tuite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*
Whitlockite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	4	89431,89456,89461,89462	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	89441	1534
Andreyivanovite ()*	Barringerite	FeCrP	2	89441,89459	3
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	89478	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	10	89427,89434,89436,89439,89441,89442,89445,89451,89453,89465	1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	21	89427,89432,89434,89436,89437,89438,89439,89442,89443,89444,89445,89450,89453,89455,89461,89462,89465,89471,89475,89476,89478	2060
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	1	89442	166
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	3	89437,89438,89444	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	89443	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	89435,89445,89459,89478	27770
Celsian ()*	Feldspar	Ba(Al₂Si₂O₈)	2	89445,89451	100
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	89444	27198
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl	8	89437,89443,89444,89447,89450,89455,89475,89478	203
Chlormayenite ()*	Mayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[ ₄Cl₂]	1	89440	19
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	19	89423,89424,89432,89435,89437,89439,89443,89444,89445,89446,89447,89450,89459,89461,89471,89474,89475,89476,89477	3902
Clinoenstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	89427	94
Coesite ()*	Not in a structural group	SiO₂	1	89449	77
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	89454	3846
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	1	89449	453
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄	2	89456,89474	157
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	8	89427,89436,89440,89441,89444,89451,89456,89474	4135
Dmisteinbergite ()*	Dmisteinbergite	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	89441	4
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	7	89424,89434,89441,89442,89456,89475,89477	944
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	5	89434,89437,89450,89455,89465	371
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	2	89436,89444	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	8	89424,89427,89439,89441,89442,89456,89459,89475	1188
Gehlenite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂Al(SiAl)O₇	2	89440,89441	114
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	4	89445,89451,89461,89467	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	89475	2812
Grossite ()*	None	CaAl₄O₇	1	89440	19
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	89441	1544
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	3	89437,89441,89465	741
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	3	89439,89440,89445	407
Hexamolybdenum ()*	None	(Mo,Ru,Fe,Ir,Os)	1	89440	5
Hibonite ()*	Magnetoplumbite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉	1	89440	80
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	18	89423,89432,89434,89435,89437,89438,89441,89444,89446,89447,89449,89450,89455,89461,89462,89475,89476,89477	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	17	89424,89427,89430,89436,89439,89442,89444,89445,89451,89454,89456,89464,89467,89471,89474,89475,89477	1089
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	1	89444	179
Kirschsteinite ()*	Olivine	CaFe²⁺(SiO₄)	3	89436,89439,89471	33
Krotite ()*	Beryllonite	CaAl₂O₄	1	89440	2
Liebermannite ()*	Coronadite	KAlSi₃O₈	1	89450	2
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	2	89441,89449	451
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	89461,89462	229
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	1	89477	311
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	15	89431,89435,89436,89437,89439,89441,89442,89443,89455,89459,89461,89462,89467,89475,89478	14899
Melliniite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)₄P	2	89429,89430	5
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	13	89430,89432,89435,89437,89438,89445,89446,89447,89450,89451,89455,89475,89477	230
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	89462	945
Monazite-(Nd) ()*	Monazite	Nd(PO₄)	1	89462	26
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1	89441	884
Nickelphosphide ()*	None	Ni₃P	1	89430	19
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	89431	2349
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	3	89427,89444,89459	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	3	89440,89441,89442	495
Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	1	89462	46
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	16	89423,89432,89435,89437,89438,89442,89443,89444,89446,89450,89461,89462,89464,89475,89476,89478	303
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	89461,89462	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	15	89432,89435,89436,89437,89438,89439,89441,89442,89446,89447,89449,89450,89459,89467,89478	9056
Rhönite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₈Fe³⁺₂Ti₂]O₄[Si₆Al₆O₃₆]	1	89439	47
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	89461,89462	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	89461	598
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	89441	301
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	4	89424,89456,89474,89477	374
Seifertite ()*	Columbite	SiO₂	1	89449	3
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	1	89441	444
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	10	89427,89439,89440,89441,89442,89445,89451,89453,89465,89471	1934
Stishovite ()*	Rutile	SiO₂	3	89438,89449,89450	26
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	8	89424,89427,89454,89456,89467,89471,89474,89475	703
Tetrataenite ()*	None	FeNi	2	89451,89454	116
Tranquillityite ()*	Braunite	Fe²⁺₈Ti₃Zr₂Si₃O₂₄	1	89434	17
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	3	89423,89434,89477	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	15	89427,89430,89434,89444,89445,89447,89449,89451,89456,89465,89467,89471,89474,89475,89477	1044
Tsangpoite ()*	None	Ca₅(PO₄)₂(SiO₄)	2	89434,89445	5
Tuite ()*	Palmierite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂	1	89447	7
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄	7	89432,89434,89438,89439,89445,89450,89465	120
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆	1	89459	104
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	89462	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	4	89434,89461,89462,89475	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070134	Northwest Africa 1054 Meteorite (NWA 1054), Northwest Africa Meteorites	https://rruff.info/R070134
R130063	Northwest Africa 1934 Meteorite (NWA 1934), Northwest Africa Meteorites	https://rruff.info/R130063
R130085	Northwest Africa 2086 Meteorite (NWA 2086), Northwest Africa Meteorites	https://rruff.info/R130085

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