Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Bolivarite

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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
    14279AustriaAustriaBolivarite 14732491441847.546944444444,14.071666666667
    254Styria, AustriaAustriaBolivarite 147156156847.251666666667,15.102222222222
    30184Leoben, Styria, AustriaAustriaBolivarite 14721431512647.361944444444,15.023888888889
    MD29908Brandberg, Leoben, Styria, AustriaAustriaBolivarite 14723271532747.390833333333,15.0575
    P15.913.714488JapanJapanEG69_1207EG69_1207Kristen001943Kristen001943Bolivarite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    P15.913.720273Tochigi, JapanJapanEG69_1207EG69_1207Kristen001943Kristen001943Bolivarite 1363913139395236.653611111111,139.66444444444
    P15.913.7186180Nikko City, Tochigi, JapanJapanEG69_1207EG69_1207Kristen001943Kristen001943Bolivarite 1364350139324636.730555555556,139.54611111111
    P15.913.730268Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi, JapanJapanEG69_1207EG69_1207Kristen001943Kristen001943Bolivarite 1363759139264036.633055555556,139.44444444444
    MDO15.913.76800Ashio Mine (Ashio Copper Mine), Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi, JapanJapan6800Ashio Mine (Ashio Copper Mine), Ashio-machi, Nikko City, Tochigi, JapanEG69_1207EG69_1207Kristen001943Kristen001943Bolivarite 1363760139264036.633333333333,139.44444444444
    21897NigeriaNigeriaBolivarite 18463883408.7772222222222,8.0611111111111
    39832Kogi, NigeriaNigeriaBolivarite 174158627397.6994444444444,6.4608333333333
    204628Lokoja District, Kogi, NigeriaNigeriaBolivarite 17541764657.9047222222222,6.7680555555556
    MD204629Agbaja Iron Deposit, Lokoja District, Kogi, NigeriaNigeriaBolivarite 17541764657.9047222222222,6.7680555555556
    P0.003760.002055536SpainSpainGRPE16_337GRPE16_337Michelle_389Michelle_389Bolivarite 1401510-3-35-2340.252777777778,-3.5897222222222
    P0.003760.002052572Galicia, SpainSpainGRPE16_337GRPE16_337Michelle_389Michelle_389Bolivarite 1424642-8-4-5142.778333333333,-8.0808333333333
    MDO0.003760.002054379Pontevedra, Galicia, SpainSpain281013Mt Galiñeiro, Vincios, Gondomar, Pontevedra, Galicia, SpainGRPE16_337GRPE16_337Michelle_389Michelle_389Bolivarite 1422630-8-41-3342.441666666667,-8.6925

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 16 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (8 of the 16 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. (7 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. (2 bottom-level + 6 top/mid-level = 8 total)

       






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