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: Bicchulite

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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
    P2526614488JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Bicchulite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    21716Iwate, JapanJapanBicchulite 139324014123539.544444444444,141.38472222222
    209327Kamaishi City, Iwate, JapanJapanBicchulite 1391529141432939.258055555556,141.72472222222
    MD12391Kamaishi Mine, Kamaishi City, Iwate, JapanJapanBicchulite 1391760141406039.3,141.68333333333
    291180Oshu City, Iwate, JapanJapanBicchulite 10000000,0
    218481Esashi Ward, Oshu City, Iwate, JapanJapanBicchulite 10000000,0
    MD2193Akagane Mine, Esashi Ward, Oshu City, Iwate, JapanJapanBicchulite 13910014120039.166666666667,141.33333333333
    P2526622393Okayama, JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Bicchulite 1344818133481834.805,133.805
    P25266146147Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Bicchulite 134504613333034.846111111111,133.55
    P25266259176Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Bicchulite 1344559133255734.766388888889,133.4325
    P25266276533Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Bicchulite 1344559133255834.766388888889,133.43277777778
    MDO252662202Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJapan2202Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Bicchulite 134460133255934.766666666667,133.43305555556
    6062TurkeyTurkeyBicchulite 139164834194239.28,34.328333333333
    24039Black Sea Region, TurkeyTurkeyBicchulite 140561537434140.9375,37.728055555556
    131137Rize Province, Black Sea Region, TurkeyTurkeyBicchulite 140425740365440.715833333333,40.615
    MD3270Güneyce-Ikizdere, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, TurkeyTurkeyBicchulite 10000000,0
    14281UKUKBicchulite 1535237-3-55-3553.876944444444,-3.9263888888889
    14094Northern Ireland, UKUKBicchulite 1543751-6-48-2154.630833333333,-6.8058333333333
    2453Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKUKBicchulite 1545449-6-7-1154.913611111111,-6.1197222222222
    287786Glenoe, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKUKBicchulite 1544730-5-50-2554.791666666667,-5.8402777777778
    MD43831Carneal, Glenoe, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UKUKBicchulite 1544731-5-50-2654.791944444444,-5.8405555555556
    3366USAUSABicchulite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    4126Texas, USAUSABicchulite 1312242-98-30-2731.378333333333,-98.5075
    31007Uvalde Co., Texas, USAUSABicchulite 1291853-99-41-3229.314722222222,-99.692222222222
    MD27868Taylor Hills, Uvalde Co., Texas, USAUSABicchulite 129932-99-42-4729.158888888889,-99.713055555556

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 25 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (6 of the 25 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. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (5 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. (3 bottom-level + 16 top/mid-level = 19 total)

       






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