Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
The Moon

mindat Locality ID: 3253
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3253.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "The Moon": 35
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Apollonius Highlands
Descartes Highlands
Fra Mauro Highlands
Mare Crisium
Mare Fecunditatis
Mare Imbrium
Mare Insularum
Mare Serenitatis
Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea Of Tranquility)
North Polar Region
Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean Of Storms)
Sinus Medii
Southern Highlands
Taurus-Littrow Valley

Latitude: 4°12'25"N
Longitude: 16°46'3"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 4.2069444444444,16.7675

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.

Acanthite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenic	Auricupride	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Bastnäsite	Braunite
Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Cristobalite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Iron	Molybdenite	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite
Pseudobrookite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Thortveitite	Titanite	Tridymite	Wurtzite	Zircon	Zirconolite

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: Ag Al Au Ba C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H In K Mg Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Sr Th Ti W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Na Ni O S Si Th Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Arsenic Auricupride Baddeleyite Baryte Bastnäsite Braunite
Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite Copper Coronadite Corundum Cristobalite Cubanite Diaspore Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Iron Molybdenite Monazite None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite
Pseudobrookite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel
Thortveitite Titanite Tridymite Wurtzite Zircon Zirconolite

96 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Akaganeite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Aluminium ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antimony ()*	Armalcolite ()*	Augite ()*
Awaruite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerium ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chromium ()*	Clinoenstatite ()*	Cohenite ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*
Cristobalite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Daubréelite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Eskolaite ()*	Farringtonite ()*	Fayalite ()*	Ferrosilite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Halite ()*	Hapkeite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hercynite ()*	Ice ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Indium ()*	Iron ()*
Kaersutite ()*	Keiviite-(Y) ()*	Lead ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Nickel ()*	Niningerite ()*	Oxycalciopyrochlore ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*
Pigeonite ()*	Platinum ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyroxferroite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Spinel ()*	Stishovite ()*	Sylvite ()*	Taenite ()*	Thorite ()*
Tin ()*	Titanite ()*	Tranquillityite ()*	Tridymite ()*	Troilite ()*
Tschermakite ()*	Tungsten ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Whitlockite ()*	Wurtzite ()*
Yoshiokaite ()*	Zhanghengite ()*	Zinc ()*	Zincite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zirconolite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	116055	2793
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O	2	116051,116055	63
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	116062	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0		2353
Aluminium ()*	Copper	Al	1	116049	27
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	116055	1588
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	5	116049,116051,116055,116057,116082	1036
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	1	116057	363
Armalcolite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Mg,Fe²⁺)Ti₂O₅	3	116051,116070,116082	39
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	4	116051,116055,116057,116082	2060
Awaruite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Ni₃Fe	1	116053	166
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂	4	116053,116055,116061,116082	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	116049,116055,116057	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	1	116055	304
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	0		5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	116055	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1	116057	1252
Cerium ()*	None	Ce	1	116055	2
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	0		27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	3	116053,116055,116070	3902
Chromium ()*	Iron	Cr	1	116055	26
Clinoenstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	116057	94
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃	0		77
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	116055	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	116053	1797
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	5	116051,116053,116061,116068,116082	453
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	0		802
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄	1	116062	157
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	116055	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	116062	944
Eskolaite ()*	Corundum	Cr₂O₃	1	116055	30
Farringtonite ()*	None	Mg₃(PO₄)₂	1	116051	7
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	3	116053,116055,116068	371
Ferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	0		84
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	3	116053,116055,116068	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	116055	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	3	116051,116057,116082	1188
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	116057	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	116055	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	1	116057	717
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1	116055	1398
Hapkeite ()*	None	Fe₂Si	1	116055	2
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	0		741
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	1	116053	407
Ice ()*	Amorphous Tridymite	H₂O	1	116071	59
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	9	116049,116051,116053,116057,116061,116068,116070,116073,116082	5433
Indium ()*	None	In	2	116055,116057	9
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	6	116049,116053,116055,116057,116062,116082	1089
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	0		179
Keiviite-(Y) ()*	Thortveitite	Y₂Si₂O₇	1	116082	13
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	1	116057	192
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	0		451
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		79
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	116055	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	116057,116074	14899
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	2	116053,116082	230
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	116057	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	2	116049,116055	945
Nickel ()*	Copper	Ni	2	116055,116073	57
Niningerite ()*	Rocksalt	MgS	1	116062	28
Oxycalciopyrochlore ()*	Pyrochlore	Ca₂Nb₂O₆O	1	116055	11
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2	116053,116055	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	1	116055	495
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	4	116051,116057,116073,116082	303
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1	116057	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	116049	39462
Pyroxferroite ()*	None	Fe²⁺SiO₃	2	116068,116082	17
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	116061,116062	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	3	116051,116053,116082	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2	116049,116057	4894
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P	3	116051,116053,116062	374
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	116057	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	0		21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2	116051,116053	1934
Stishovite ()*	Rutile	SiO₂	1	116061	26
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	1	116055	275
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	2	116051,116055	703
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	0		1006
Tin ()*	None	Sn	2	116055,116057	63
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	0		4899
Tranquillityite ()*	Braunite	Fe²⁺₈Ti₃Zr₂Si₃O₂₄	4	116053,116070,116073,116082	17
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	3	116053,116061,116068	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS	9	116049,116051,116053,116055,116057,116062,116068,116074,116082	1044
Tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	0		73
Tungsten ()*	Iron	W	2	116055,116057	23
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄	6	116051,116053,116055,116070,116073,116082	120
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆	2	116051,116061	104
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	1	116055	372
Yoshiokaite ()*	None	Ca_1-x(Al,Si)₂O₄	1	116053	1
Zhanghengite ()*	Iron	CuZn	1	116049	6
Zinc ()*	None	Zn	1	116055	52
Zincite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnO	1	116055	98
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	116061	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇	3	116055,116057,116082	140

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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