Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • Minerals queried: Antarcticite

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    Max Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)mindat IDLocality containing MineralCountryTectonic SettingsDated Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Reference (Max Age)Reference (Min Age)Excel ID (Max Age)Excel ID (Min Age)Query Minerals# of Query Minerals at LocalityLat DegLat MinLat SecLon DegLon MinLon SecDecimal Degree
    P536.5525.536AntarcticaAntarcticaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000899Jen_0000899Antarcticite 1-75-36-44-10-49-22-75.612222222222,-10.822777777778
    P536.5525.5133106Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000899Jen_0000899Antarcticite 1-74-29-30562016-74.491666666667,56.337777777778
    O536.5525.524850Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarctica24850Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000899Jen_0000899Antarcticite 1-77-9-71472453-77.151944444444,147.41472222222
    38Ross Island, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaAntarcticite 1-77-41-581665135-77.699444444444,166.85972222222
    MD27918Mt Erebus, Ross Island, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaAntarcticite 1-77-31-471671012-77.529722222222,167.17
    123680Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaAntarcticite 1-77-32-511612114-77.5475,161.35388888889
    MD39Don Juan Pond, Wright Valley, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaAntarcticite 1-77-33-431611128-77.561944444444,161.19111111111
    P15651432151AustraliaAustraliaAM92_1925AM92_1925Giersdorf_00000712Giersdorf_00000713Antarcticite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P15651432127Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaAM92_1925AM92_1925Giersdorf_00000712Giersdorf_00000713Antarcticite 1-23-37-321475738-23.625555555556,147.96055555556
    P156514326471Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaContinental ExtensionAM92_1925AM92_1925Giersdorf_00000712Giersdorf_00000713Antarcticite 1-20-55-46140658-20.929444444444,140.11611111111
    P15651432211639Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaAM92_1925AM92_1925Giersdorf_00000712Giersdorf_00000713Antarcticite 1-20-50-26139578-20.840555555556,139.95222222222
    P15651432204567Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaAM92_1925AM92_1925Giersdorf_00000712Giersdorf_00000713Antarcticite 1-20-44-3014009-20.741666666667,140.0025
    MDO1565143212502Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustralia12502Mary Kathleen Mine (Mary Kathleen Uranium), Mary Kathleen District, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAM92_1925AM92_1925Giersdorf_00000712Giersdorf_00000713Antarcticite 1-20-44-50140043-20.747222222222,140.01194444444
    638ChileChileAntarcticite 1-33-48-28-71-47-30-33.807777777778,-71.791666666667
    640Antofagasta, ChileChileAntarcticite 1-22-59-1-69-27-56-22.983611111111,-69.465555555556
    122191El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileAntarcticite 1-22-58-56-68-48-52-22.982222222222,-68.814444444444
    207706San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileAntarcticite 1-22-53-8-68-17-41-22.885555555556,-68.294722222222
    249964Cordillera De La Sal, San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileAntarcticite 1-23-2-56-68-21-20-23.048888888889,-68.355555555556
    MD300204Arco De La Paciencia Cave, Cordillera De La Sal, San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileAntarcticite 1-23-10-26-68-26-59-23.173888888889,-68.449722222222
    693ChinaChinaAntarcticite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    22159Qinghai, ChinaChinaAntarcticite 13556699385535.935,99.648611111111
    695Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaAntarcticite 13714195173437.233611111111,95.292777777778
    187038Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaAntarcticite 135525793454035.8825,93.761111111111
    MD135426Qarhan Salt Lake (Chaerhan Salt Lake), Golmud Co. (Ge'ermu Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaAntarcticite 13711194444137.019722222222,94.744722222222
    157236Lenghu Co., Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaAntarcticite 138254793144138.429722222222,93.244722222222
    MD157212Kunteyi Salt Lake, Lenghu Co., Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaAntarcticite 13841139351638.686944444444,93.087777777778
    126497MarsMarsAntarcticite 119135-27-32-5619.218055555556,-27.548888888889
    247946Aeolis Quadrangle, MarsMarsAntarcticite 10000000,0
    189892Gusev Crater, Aeolis Quadrangle, MarsMarsAntarcticite 1-14-41-60175300-14.7,175.5
    MD189893Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater, Aeolis Quadrangle, MarsMarsAntarcticite 1-15-11-39175298-15.194166666667,175.48555555556
    P23813514409RussiaRussiaIGR15_703IGR15_703Michelle_0049Michelle_0050Antarcticite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    14686Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaAntarcticite 154531060272454.886111111111,60.456666666667
    MD2767Chelyabinsk Coal Basin, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaAntarcticite 1551206125055.2,61.416666666667
    P23813514495Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaIGR15_703IGR15_703Michelle_0049Michelle_0050Antarcticite 1554836106221755.81,106.37138888889
    P238135294349Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaIGR15_703IGR15_703Michelle_0049Michelle_0050Antarcticite 10000000,0
    MDO2381357243Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaRussia7243Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaIGR15_703IGR15_703Michelle_0049Michelle_0050Antarcticite 10000000,0
    14468South AfricaSouth AfricaAntarcticite 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    43090Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaAntarcticite 1-24-13-49294034-24.230277777778,29.676111111111
    56402Burgersfort, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaAntarcticite 1-24-36-19301354-24.605277777778,30.231666666667
    253421Sekhukhuneland, Burgersfort, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaAntarcticite 1-24-33-5930659-24.566388888889,30.116388888889
    MD3088Driekop Mine, Sekhukhuneland, Burgersfort, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaAntarcticite 1-24-34030659-24.566666666667,30.116388888889
    3366USAUSAAntarcticite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3424California, USAUSAAntarcticite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    3541San Bernardino Co., California, USAUSAAntarcticite 1345414-116-18-5934.903888888889,-116.31638888889
    291188Saltus, San Bernardino Co., California, USAUSAAntarcticite 1342914-115-41-3834.487222222222,-115.69388888889
    MD23697Bristol Dry Lake Pit [1] (National Chloride Co. Of America; National Chloride Co. Salt Evaporator; Hollar Chemical Co.; Saline Products Co.; Bristol Dry Lake), Saltus, San Bernardino Co., California, USAUSAAntarcticite 1342935-115-42-3334.493055555556,-115.70916666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 11 localities (11 localities according to mindat, 46 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 11 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (13 of the 46 parent localities have ages)


    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, but does not have an age yet.
    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, and has an age.
    The mineral occurs at some child of this locality.
    The locality at which the mineral occurs does not have an age...this is the closest parent locality with an age, relative to that mineral. This is not ideal.

    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.


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     This bottom-level locality is directly dated. (2 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (10 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (6 bottom-level + 27 top/mid-level = 33 total)

       







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