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    • Minerals queried: Bismutotantalite

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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
    14398ArgentinaArgentinaBismutotantalite 1-33-41-5-65-32-49-33.684722222222,-65.546944444444
    19470Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaBismutotantalite 1-24-24-36-65-53-20-24.41,-65.888888888889
    239517La Poma Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaBismutotantalite 1-24-10-55-66-17-25-24.181944444444,-66.290277777778
    23958Nevados De Palermo, La Poma Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaBismutotantalite 1-24-49-59-66-19-39-24.833055555556,-66.3275
    23361El Quemado District, Nevados De Palermo, La Poma Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaBismutotantalite 1-24-49-59-66-19-39-24.833055555556,-66.3275
    MD107346La Elvirita Mine, El Quemado District, Nevados De Palermo, La Poma Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    P5306.16366BrazilBrazilJSAES45_160JSAES45_160Alexandra-0371Alexandra-0370Bismutotantalite 1-12-14-5-48-11-22-12.234722222222,-48.189444444444
    P52052021289Paraíba, BrazilBrazilJSAES56_110JSAES56_110Grew_Li_2019_0015Grew_Li_2019_0015Bismutotantalite 1-6-58-42-35-39-45-6.9783333333333,-35.6625
    P520520190636Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilBrazilJSAES56_110JSAES56_110Grew_Li_2019_0015Grew_Li_2019_0015Bismutotantalite 1-6-51-41-36-56-25-6.8613888888889,-36.940277777778
    RP520520186034Junco Do Seridó, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilBrazil444Serra Branca Pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilJSAES56_110JSAES56_110Grew_Li_2019_0015Grew_Li_2019_0015Bismutotantalite 1-6-55-38-36-42-40-6.9272222222222,-36.711111111111
    MDRO52052029873Manuel Balduino Claim, Junco Do Seridó, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilBrazil444Serra Branca Pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilJSAES56_110JSAES56_110Grew_Li_2019_0015Grew_Li_2019_0015Bismutotantalite 10000000,0
    RP52052033771Picuí, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilBrazil444Serra Branca Pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilJSAES56_110JSAES56_110Grew_Li_2019_0015Grew_Li_2019_0015Bismutotantalite 1-6-30-32-36-20-58-6.5088888888889,-36.349444444444
    MDRO520520190743Caiçara Pegmatite, Picuí, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilBrazil444Serra Branca Pegmatite, Pedra Lavrada, Borborema Mineral Province, Paraíba, BrazilJSAES56_110JSAES56_110Grew_Li_2019_0015Grew_Li_2019_0015Bismutotantalite 10000000,0
    P5306.16446Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilBrazilJSAES45_160JSAES45_160Alexandra-0371Alexandra-0370Bismutotantalite 1-6-5-15-37-11-13-6.0875,-37.186944444444
    P5306.1631619Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilBrazilJSAES45_160JSAES45_160Alexandra-0371Alexandra-0370Bismutotantalite 1-6-31-55-36-52-27-6.5319444444444,-36.874166666667
    MD125839Acari, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilBrazilBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    MD125840Carnaúba Dos Dantas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilBrazilBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    MD31618Currais Novos, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilBrazilBismutotantalite 1-6-14-38-36-27-28-6.2438888888889,-36.457777777778
    MDO5306.1614318Parelhas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilBrazil30432Alto Dos Quintos Mine (Quintos Pegmatite; Quintos De Baixo), Parelhas, Borborema Mineral Province, Rio Grande Do Norte, BrazilJSAES45_160JSAES45_160Alexandra-0371Alexandra-0370Bismutotantalite 1-6-43-20-36-37-47-6.7222222222222,-36.629722222222
    P50488188CanadaCanadaCM52_129CM52_129Alexandra-0358Alexandra-0358Bismutotantalite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P504814311British Columbia, CanadaCanadaCM52_129CM52_129Alexandra-0358Alexandra-0358Bismutotantalite 151120-121-56-3551.2,-121.94305555556
    P504831603Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanadaCM52_129CM52_129Alexandra-0358Alexandra-0358Bismutotantalite 150488-118-2-5450.802222222222,-118.04833333333
    P5048244100Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanadaCM52_129CM52_129Alexandra-0358Alexandra-0358Bismutotantalite 1511656-118-8-1551.282222222222,-118.1375
    MDO5048237498Mount Begbie, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanada237498Mount Begbie, Revelstoke, Revelstoke Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCM52_129CM52_129Alexandra-0358Alexandra-0358Bismutotantalite 10000000,0
    P400178693ChinaChinaAGS89_656Grew_Li_2019_0060Alexandra-0136Bismutotantalite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    P40040022425Henan, ChinaChinaGrew_Li_2019_0060Grew_Li_2019_0060Bismutotantalite 13463211303134.108888888889,113.00861111111
    P400400135150Sanmenxia, Henan, ChinaChinaGrew_Li_2019_0060Grew_Li_2019_0060Bismutotantalite 134263711131934.443611111111,111.05527777778
    P4004005373Lushi Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, ChinaChinaGrew_Li_2019_0060Grew_Li_2019_0060Bismutotantalite 134033110465734.009166666667,110.7825
    P400400216639Guanpo, Lushi Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, ChinaChinaGrew_Li_2019_0060Grew_Li_2019_0060Bismutotantalite 1335113110485233.853611111111,110.81444444444
    P40040064732Guanpo Pegmatite Field, Guanpo, Lushi Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, ChinaChinaGrew_Li_2019_0060Grew_Li_2019_0060Bismutotantalite 1335227110424433.874166666667,110.71222222222
    MDO400400240987Pegmatite Vein No. 309, Guanpo Pegmatite Field, Guanpo, Lushi Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, ChinaChina240987Pegmatite Vein No. 309, Guanpo Pegmatite Field, Guanpo, Lushi Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, ChinaGrew_Li_2019_0060Grew_Li_2019_0060Bismutotantalite 1335228110424433.874444444444,110.71222222222
    P20817820275Xinjiang, ChinaChinaAGS89_656AGS89_656Alexandra-0137Alexandra-0136Bismutotantalite 14149428422841.828333333333,84.368888888889
    P208178143799Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaChinaAGS89_656AGS89_656Alexandra-0137Alexandra-0136Bismutotantalite 144193783335144.326944444444,83.564166666667
    P208178135192Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaChinaAGS89_656AGS89_656Alexandra-0137Alexandra-0136Bismutotantalite 147145088115147.247222222222,88.1975
    P20817855145Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaChinaAGS89_656AGS89_656Alexandra-0137Alexandra-0136Bismutotantalite 1471589203047.018055555556,89.341666666667
    MDO208178732Koktokay Pegmatite Field (Keketuohai Pegmatite Field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaChina732Koktokay Pegmatite Field (Keketuohai Pegmatite Field), Fuyun Co. (Koktokay Co.), Aletai Prefecture (Altay Prefecture), Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture), Xinjiang, ChinaAGS89_656AGS89_656Alexandra-0137Alexandra-0136Bismutotantalite 14749548882647.831666666667,88.140555555556
    14553ItalyItalyBismutotantalite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    21124Lombardy, ItalyItalyBismutotantalite 1454755929045.798611111111,9.4833333333333
    29167Brescia Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyBismutotantalite 145375710125845.6325,10.216111111111
    31689Camonica Valley, Brescia Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyBismutotantalite 145594110243745.994722222222,10.410277777778
    29479Adamello-Brenta Natural Park, Camonica Valley, Brescia Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyBismutotantalite 145594110243745.994722222222,10.410277777778
    29480Adamello Massif, Adamello-Brenta Natural Park, Camonica Valley, Brescia Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyBismutotantalite 14624810263146.046666666667,10.441944444444
    155662Mt. Foppa, Adamello Massif, Adamello-Brenta Natural Park, Camonica Valley, Brescia Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    64242Forcel Rosso Gully (Forcel Rosso Pass), Mt. Foppa, Adamello Massif, Adamello-Brenta Natural Park, Camonica Valley, Brescia Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    MD28984Pegmatite Occurrences, Forcel Rosso Gully (Forcel Rosso Pass), Mt. Foppa, Adamello Massif, Adamello-Brenta Natural Park, Camonica Valley, Brescia Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    P92.386.514488JapanJapanGCA60_3151GCA60_3151Mo-00243Mo-00243Bismutotantalite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    P92.386.540458Fukuoka, JapanJapan40458Fukuoka, JapanGCA60_3151GCA60_3151Mo-00243Mo-00243Bismutotantalite 13419130373934.019166666667,130.6275
    MDRO92.386.553666Nagatare (Nagatareyama; Nagatare Mine), Fukuoka, JapanJapan40458Fukuoka, JapanGCA60_3151GCA60_3151Mo-00243Mo-00243Bismutotantalite 1343459130165934.583055555556,130.28305555556
    2247MadagascarMadagascarBismutotantalite 1-19-18-4247253-19.311666666667,47.048055555556
    58636Betsiboka, MadagascarMadagascarBismutotantalite 1-17-22-34471518-17.376111111111,47.255
    45935Tsaratanàna, Betsiboka, MadagascarMadagascarBismutotantalite 1-17-15-42472814-17.261666666667,47.470555555556
    302825Tsaratanana Commune, Tsaratanàna, Betsiboka, MadagascarMadagascarBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    MD125838Analamisakana Pegmatite (Analamitsakana), Tsaratanana Commune, Tsaratanàna, Betsiboka, MadagascarMadagascarBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    MD28836Fianarantsoa Province, MadagascarMadagascarBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    19900MozambiqueMozambiqueBismutotantalite 1-18-49-3932441-18.8275,32.733611111111
    22332Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMozambiqueBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    6456Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMozambiqueBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    MD21089Muiâne Pegmatite (Emdal Mines), Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMozambiqueBismutotantalite 1-15-44-15381510-15.7375,38.252777777778
    P269263.814409RussiaRussiaDES455_323DES455_323Alexandra-0037Alexandra-0037Bismutotantalite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P269263.8247391Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaDES455_323DES455_323Alexandra-0037Alexandra-0037Bismutotantalite 15814446083458.245555555556,60.142777777778
    P269263.8146321Rezhevsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaDES455_323DES455_323Alexandra-0037Alexandra-0037Bismutotantalite 15726396181957.444166666667,61.138611111111
    P269263.8275430Lipovsk Pegmatite Field, Rezhevsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaDES455_323DES455_323Alexandra-0037Alexandra-0037Bismutotantalite 1572548616757.43,61.101944444444
    MDO269263.82798Lipovka Mine (Lipovskoe Mine; Lipovskaya Mine; Lipovaya Mine), Lipovsk Pegmatite Field, Rezhevsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussia2798Lipovka Mine (Lipovskoe Mine; Lipovskaya Mine; Lipovaya Mine), Lipovsk Pegmatite Field, Rezhevsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaDES455_323DES455_323Alexandra-0037Alexandra-0037Bismutotantalite 1572549616757.430277777778,61.101944444444
    16168UgandaUgandaBismutotantalite 1048453228270.8125,32.474166666667
    290426Central Region, UgandaUgandaBismutotantalite 1021303153590.35833333333333,31.899722222222
    133812Wakiso District, Central Region, UgandaUgandaBismutotantalite 10300329590.5,32.166388888889
    206343Busiiro Co. (Bushiro Co.), Wakiso District, Central Region, UgandaUgandaBismutotantalite 10300329590.5,32.166388888889
    MD10131Gamba Hill, Busiiro Co. (Bushiro Co.), Wakiso District, Central Region, UgandaUgandaBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    MD10215Wampewo Hill, Busiiro Co. (Bushiro Co.), Wakiso District, Central Region, UgandaUgandaBismutotantalite 10300321000.5,32.166666666667
    MD32220Nampeyo, Wakiso District, Central Region, UgandaUgandaBismutotantalite 10000000,0
    P1899861.93366USAUSAUSGS-Rb-SrUSGS-U-Th-PbUSGS-Rb-Sr-06373USGS-U-Th-Pb-00035_207_206Bismutotantalite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3424California, USAUSABismutotantalite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    3554San Diego Co., California, USAUSABismutotantalite 133139-116-53-2333.0275,-116.88972222222
    3560Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USAUSABismutotantalite 1332240-117-2-3933.377777777778,-117.04416666667
    221523Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USAUSABismutotantalite 1332240-117-2-4033.377777777778,-117.04444444444
    91602Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USAUSABismutotantalite 133234-117-3-5933.384444444444,-117.06638888889
    MD3563Tourmaline King Mine (Gem Claim; King Mine; MS 4500; MS 4926; Schuyler Mine; Wilke Mine), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USAUSABismutotantalite 1332324-117-4-1733.39,-117.07138888889
    15903Connecticut, USAUSABismutotantalite 1413544-72-39-4541.595555555556,-72.6625
    15902Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USAUSABismutotantalite 1413033-72-34-3941.509166666667,-72.5775
    4574Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USAUSABismutotantalite 141289-72-31-2041.469166666667,-72.522222222222
    MD23091Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USAUSABismutotantalite 1412710-72-30-3841.452777777778,-72.510555555556
    P1899861.93991New Mexico, USAUSAUSGS-Rb-SrUSGS-U-Th-PbUSGS-Rb-Sr-06373USGS-U-Th-Pb-00035_207_206Bismutotantalite 1343019-105-53-4134.505277777778,-105.89472222222
    P1899861.93999Taos Co., New Mexico, USAUSAUSGS-Rb-SrUSGS-U-Th-PbUSGS-Rb-Sr-06373USGS-U-Th-Pb-00035_207_206Bismutotantalite 1363213-105-38-4036.536944444444,-105.64444444444
    P1899861.921698Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USAUSAUSGS-Rb-SrUSGS-U-Th-PbUSGS-Rb-Sr-06373USGS-U-Th-Pb-00035_207_206Bismutotantalite 1361219-105-47-1036.205277777778,-105.78611111111
    MDO1899861.913724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USAUSA13724Harding Mine (Harding Pegmatite), Picuris District, Taos Co., New Mexico, USAUSGS-Rb-SrUSGS-U-Th-PbUSGS-Rb-Sr-06373USGS-U-Th-Pb-00035_207_206Bismutotantalite 1361136-105-47-4136.193333333333,-105.79472222222
    21891ZimbabweZimbabweBismutotantalite 1-18-56-36302333-18.943333333333,30.3925
    34387Manicaland, ZimbabweZimbabweBismutotantalite 1-19-9-25321741-19.156944444444,32.294722222222
    MD246120Chimanimani District, Manicaland, ZimbabweZimbabweBismutotantalite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 23 localities (23 localities according to mindat, 88 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 23 localities at which this mineral occurs, 9 have an age. (40 of the 88 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. (4 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (31 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (3 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (9 bottom-level + 39 top/mid-level = 48 total)

       






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