Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • This page displays localities at which this mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the mineral at these localities.


  • Minerals queried: Benauite

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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
    P975.3969.314231DR CongoDR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0228Alexandra-0228Benauite 1-4-1-53251514-4.0313888888889,25.253888888889
    P975.3969.3188715South Kivu, DR CongoDR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0228Alexandra-0228Benauite 1-4-1-37282237-4.0269444444444,28.376944444444
    P975.3969.3262105Mwenga, South Kivu, DR CongoDR Congo262105Mwenga, South Kivu, DR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0228Alexandra-0228Benauite 1-3-6-4275649-3.1011111111111,27.946944444444
    MDRO975.3969.34313Kobokobo Pegmatite, Mwenga, South Kivu, DR CongoDR Congo262105Mwenga, South Kivu, DR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0228Alexandra-0228Benauite 1-3-4-5927759-3.0830555555556,27.133055555556
    P38711014244GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Benauite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    P3871101763Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Benauite 14839118555948.653055555556,8.9330555555556
    P387110310035Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Benauite 148627554648.100555555556,7.9294444444444
    P387110305655Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Benauite 1482158133348.351388888889,8.2258333333333
    P38711021129Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Benauite 1482158133348.351388888889,8.2258333333333
    P38711021128Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Benauite 1482158133348.351388888889,8.2258333333333
    P387110278768Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Benauite 14822598144648.383055555556,8.2461111111111
    MDO3871101782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyContinental Extension1782Clara Mine, Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Benauite 14822598144748.383055555556,8.2463888888889
    5536SpainSpainBenauite 1401510-3-35-2340.252777777778,-3.5897222222222
    23646Extremadura, SpainSpainBenauite 13966-6-7-1639.101666666667,-6.1211111111111
    18252Cáceres, Extremadura, SpainSpainBenauite 139367-5-57-2739.601944444444,-5.9575
    68277Zarza La Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, SpainSpainBenauite 1395022-6-51-539.839444444444,-6.8513888888889
    MD132416La Paloma Mine, Zarza La Mayor, Cáceres, Extremadura, SpainSpainBenauite 1395023-6-51-639.839722222222,-6.8516666666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 17 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (12 of the 17 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. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (9 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (1 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (1 bottom-level + 4 top/mid-level = 5 total)

       







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