Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • Minerals queried: Bernalite

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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
    P18615151AustraliaAustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Bernalite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P1861566New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Bernalite 1-32-19-391482918-32.3275,148.48833333333
    P18615133713Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Bernalite 1-31-59-211412457-31.989166666667,141.41583333333
    P18615235733Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Bernalite 1-31-57-531412622-31.964722222222,141.43944444444
    P1861572Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaContinental Extension72Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Bernalite 1-31-57-421412814-31.961666666667,141.47055555556
    MDRO186156765Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaContinental Extension72Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Bernalite 1-31-57-47141280-31.963055555556,141.46666666667
    P45010014244GermanyGermanyCMP106_440BOOK_MPLMEV_2008Co-00103Alexandra-0433Bernalite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    P3871101763Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Bernalite 14839118555948.653055555556,8.9330555555556
    P358.91454434Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyMM74_309MM74_309Giersdorf_00000144Giersdorf_00000143Bernalite 148934864048.159444444444,8.1111111111111
    P358.914527148St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyMM74_309MM74_309Giersdorf_00000144Giersdorf_00000143Bernalite 1474559852247.766388888889,8.0894444444444
    P358.9145276869Urberg, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyMM74_309MM74_309Giersdorf_00000144Giersdorf_00000143Bernalite 1474332871447.725555555556,8.1205555555556
    MDO358.91451764Gottesehre Mine (Ruprecht Mine; Ruprecht Vein), Urberg, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyContinental Extension1764Gottesehre Mine (Ruprecht Mine; Ruprecht Vein), Urberg, St Blasien, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyMM74_309MM74_309Giersdorf_00000144Giersdorf_00000143Bernalite 1474332871447.725555555556,8.1205555555556
    P387110310035Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Bernalite 148627554648.100555555556,7.9294444444444
    P387110305655Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Bernalite 1482158133348.351388888889,8.2258333333333
    P38711021129Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Bernalite 1482158133348.351388888889,8.2258333333333
    P38711021128Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Bernalite 1482158133348.351388888889,8.2258333333333
    P387110278768Rankach Valley, Oberwolfach, Wolfach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyGermanyEJM21_817EJM21_817EJM21_817tbl02-00027EJM21_817tbl02-00001Bernalite 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_817tbl02-00001Bernalite 14822598144748.383055555556,8.2463888888889
    P4501007003Saxony, GermanyGermanyCMP106_440BOOK_MPLMEV_2008Co-00103Alexandra-0433Bernalite 150551213234750.92,13.396388888889
    P45010022443Vogtland, Saxony, GermanyGermanyCMP106_440BOOK_MPLMEV_2008Co-00103Alexandra-0433Bernalite 150282012171250.472222222222,12.286666666667
    P45010022445Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony, GermanyGermanyCMP106_440BOOK_MPLMEV_2008Co-00103Alexandra-0433Bernalite 15024401295950.411111111111,12.166388888889
    P450100211430Schönbrunn, Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony, GermanyGermany211430Schönbrunn, Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony, GermanyCMP106_440BOOK_MPLMEV_2008Co-00103Alexandra-0433Bernalite 15023481281250.396666666667,12.136666666667
    MDRO45010013200Ludwig-Vereinigt Feld Mine, Schönbrunn, Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony, GermanyGermany211430Schönbrunn, Oelsnitz, Vogtland, Saxony, GermanyCMP106_440BOOK_MPLMEV_2008Co-00103Alexandra-0433Bernalite 15023491281250.396944444444,12.136666666667
    P13.610.914407IranIranUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00061PorphCu-00061Bernalite 13338315213233.641944444444,52.217222222222
    P13.610.926977Kerman, IranIranUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00061PorphCu-00061Bernalite 12940956183629.669166666667,56.31
    P13.610.9268394Rafsanjan County, Kerman, IranIranUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00061PorphCu-00061Bernalite 129523455505629.876111111111,55.848888888889
    P13.610.9223336Pariz, Rafsanjan County, Kerman, IranIranUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00061PorphCu-00061Bernalite 129523455505629.876111111111,55.848888888889
    MDO13.610.921589Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Rafsanjan County, Kerman, IranIran21589Sar Cheshmeh Mine (Sarcheshmeh Mine), Pariz, Rafsanjan County, Kerman, IranUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00061PorphCu-00061Bernalite 129564255514329.945,55.861944444444
    14553ItalyItalyBernalite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    21863Liguria, ItalyItalyBernalite 144185695144.315555555556,9.0836111111111
    22908Genova Province, Liguria, ItalyItalyBernalite 1442456910144.415555555556,9.1669444444444
    132164Sestri Levante, Genova Province, Liguria, ItalyItalyBernalite 14418169265444.304444444444,9.4483333333333
    MD2082Libiola Mine, Sestri Levante, Genova Province, Liguria, ItalyItalyBernalite 14418179265444.304722222222,9.4483333333333
    14488JapanJapanBernalite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    26148Yamaguchi, JapanJapanBernalite 1341336131435034.226666666667,131.73055555556
    29029Mine City, Yamaguchi, JapanJapanBernalite 1341333131212334.225833333333,131.35638888889
    MD17371Ofuku Mine (Yamato Mine), Mine City, Yamaguchi, JapanJapanBernalite 10000000,0
    P38232285MexicoMexicoEG98_1029USGSOFR2009-1252EG98_1029_tbl_1_016sedznpb-00322Bernalite 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    P38232329Guerrero, MexicoMexicoEG98_1029USGSOFR2009-1252EG98_1029_tbl_1_016sedznpb-00322Bernalite 1175541-99-54-2117.928055555556,-99.905833333333
    P382321179Taxco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoMexicoEG98_1029USGSOFR2009-1252EG98_1029_tbl_1_016sedznpb-00322Bernalite 1183159-99-35-5818.533055555556,-99.599444444444
    P382321178Taxco De Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Taxco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoMexico21178Taxco De Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Taxco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoEG98_1029USGSOFR2009-1252EG98_1029_tbl_1_016sedznpb-00322Bernalite 1183159-99-35-5918.533055555556,-99.599722222222
    MDRO3823270661El Fraile Mine, Taxco De Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Taxco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoMexico21178Taxco De Alarcón (Taxco; Tasco), Taxco Municipality, Guerrero, MexicoEG98_1029USGSOFR2009-1252EG98_1029_tbl_1_016sedznpb-00322Bernalite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 8 localities (9 localities according to mindat, 42 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 8 localities at which this mineral occurs, 6 have an age. (33 of the 42 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. (3 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (3 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (25 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (2 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (2 bottom-level + 7 top/mid-level = 9 total)

       







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