Mineral Evolution Database
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  • Minerals queried: Berndtite

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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
    P353514499BoliviaBoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Berndtite 1-16-52-44-65-48-37-16.878888888889,-65.810277777778
    P353514514Oruro, BoliviaBoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Berndtite 1-18-36-25-67-28-25-18.606944444444,-67.473611111111
    P353533367Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaBoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Berndtite 1-19-3-16-66-49-11-19.054444444444,-66.819722222222
    RP3535215135Huari, Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaBolivia33367Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Berndtite 10000000,0
    MDRO353515681Maria-Teresa Mine, Huari, Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaBolivia33367Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Berndtite 10000000,0
    14513Dalence Province, Oruro, BoliviaBoliviaBerndtite 1-18-10-9-66-51-3-18.169166666667,-66.850833333333
    134867Santa Fé Mining District, Dalence Province, Oruro, BoliviaBoliviaBerndtite 1-18-7-43-66-49-29-18.128611111111,-66.824722222222
    MD146863Japo Mine (Negro Pabellón Mine), Santa Fé Mining District, Dalence Province, Oruro, BoliviaBoliviaBerndtite 1-18-60-66-510-18.1,-66.85
    MD339Morococala Mine, Santa Fé Mining District, Dalence Province, Oruro, BoliviaBoliviaBerndtite 1-18-8-21-66-47-8-18.139166666667,-66.785555555556
    MD135013Santa Fé Mine, Santa Fé Mining District, Dalence Province, Oruro, BoliviaBoliviaBerndtite 1-18-8-51-66-50-22-18.1475,-66.839444444444
    34889Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaBerndtite 1-20-23-39-66-36-1-20.394166666667,-66.600277777778
    33000Potosí City, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaBerndtite 10000000,0
    MD325Cerro De Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí City, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaBerndtite 1-19-37-5-65-44-58-19.618055555556,-65.749444444444
    14244GermanyGermanyBerndtite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    21253Thuringia, GermanyGermanyBerndtite 1504711134150.783611111111,11.061388888889
    22447Gera, Thuringia, GermanyGermanyBerndtite 15054912101050.9025,12.169444444444
    6961Ronneburg U Deposit, Gera, Thuringia, GermanyGermanyBerndtite 150521912122250.871944444444,12.206111111111
    MD30946Lichtenberg Absetzer Dump, Ronneburg U Deposit, Gera, Thuringia, GermanyGermanyBerndtite 10000000,0
    14488JapanJapanBerndtite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    14487Hokkaidō, JapanJapanBerndtite 1431847142232643.313055555556,142.39055555556
    14683Sapporo, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanBerndtite 142584614122642.979444444444,141.04055555556
    287921Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanBerndtite 142584614122642.979444444444,141.04055555556
    MD13237Toyoha Mine, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanBerndtite 142584714122742.979722222222,141.04083333333
    10257NamibiaNamibiaBerndtite 1-21-56-1516451-21.9375,16.750277777778
    25646Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaBerndtite 1-22-16-2515189-22.273611111111,15.3025
    2416Karibib, Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaBerndtite 1-21-57-28154527-21.957777777778,15.7575
    28840Spitzkopje Area, Karibib, Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaBerndtite 1-21-51-281550-21.857777777778,15.083333333333
    2418Klein Spitzkopje Granite Stock (Kleine Spitzkoppe; Klein Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Karibib, Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaBerndtite 1-21-53-29145822-21.891388888889,14.972777777778
    MD23428Stiepelmann Mine, Klein Spitzkopje Granite Stock (Kleine Spitzkoppe; Klein Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Karibib, Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaBerndtite 1-21-53-4515238-21.895833333333,15.043888888889
    P297.1290.814425PortugalPortugalEG83_335EG83_335Mo-00042Mo-00042Berndtite 139327-9-30-3639.535277777778,-9.51
    P297.1290.829824Castelo Branco, PortugalPortugalEG83_335EG83_335Mo-00042Mo-00042Berndtite 139580-7-37-539.966666666667,-7.6180555555556
    P297.1290.853841Covilhã, Castelo Branco, PortugalPortugalEG83_335EG83_335Mo-00042Mo-00042Berndtite 140160-7-30-5140.266666666667,-7.5141666666667
    MDO297.1290.82591Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, PortugalPortugal2591Panasqueira Mines, Covilhã, Castelo Branco, PortugalEG83_335EG83_335Mo-00042Mo-00042Berndtite 140914-7-44-5240.153888888889,-7.7477777777778
    14544Viseu, PortugalPortugalBerndtite 1404819-7-51-640.805277777778,-7.8516666666667
    58381Vila Nova De Paiva, Viseu, PortugalPortugalBerndtite 140502-7-46-4440.833888888889,-7.7788888888889
    56051Queiriga, Vila Nova De Paiva, Viseu, PortugalPortugalBerndtite 1404730-7-45-2340.791666666667,-7.7563888888889
    MD235634Lagares Do Estanho Mines, Queiriga, Vila Nova De Paiva, Viseu, PortugalPortugalBerndtite 1404721-7-44-340.789166666667,-7.7341666666667
    3366USAUSABerndtite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    14026Pennsylvania, USAUSABerndtite 1403525-76-53-4540.590277777778,-76.895833333333
    27701Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, USAUSABerndtite 1404552-76-10-1540.764444444444,-76.170833333333
    MD4079Forestville, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, USAUSABerndtite 1404130-76-18040.691666666667,-76.3

    This mineral directly occurs at 11 localities (11 localities according to mindat, 41 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 11 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (9 of the 41 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. (0 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (7 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. (7 bottom-level + 25 top/mid-level = 32 total)

       







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