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: Cafetite

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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
    P28125214553ItalyItalyIJG127_519IJG127_519Giersdorf_00000653Giersdorf_00000654Cafetite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    P2812522143Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyItalyIJG127_519IJG127_519Giersdorf_00000653Giersdorf_00000654Cafetite 14620911171546.335833333333,11.2875
    P28125224815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyItaly24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyIJG127_519IJG127_519Giersdorf_00000653Giersdorf_00000654Cafetite 146361183246.051666666667,11.142222222222
    RP281252158528Lagarina Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyItaly24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyIJG127_519IJG127_519Giersdorf_00000653Giersdorf_00000654Cafetite 1455021123845.833888888889,11.043888888889
    RP281252214039Ala, Lagarina Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyItaly24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyIJG127_519IJG127_519Giersdorf_00000653Giersdorf_00000654Cafetite 145464910594345.780277777778,10.995277777778
    RP281252276366Pilcante, Ala, Lagarina Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyItaly24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyIJG127_519IJG127_519Giersdorf_00000653Giersdorf_00000654Cafetite 145465010594445.780555555556,10.995555555556
    MDRO28125225829Val Di Serra Quarry, Pilcante, Ala, Lagarina Valley, Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyItaly24815Trento Province (Trentino), Trentino-Alto Adige, ItalyIJG127_519IJG127_519Giersdorf_00000653Giersdorf_00000654Cafetite 14547231102845.789722222222,11.007777777778
    P500319.614409RussiaRussiaGSCOF5796MP98_55Jen_0000877Jen_0000486Cafetite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P500319.617857Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussiaGSCOF5796MP98_55Jen_0000877Jen_0000486Cafetite 16755583324467.932777777778,33.045555555556
    MDO399360.92665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaP22_462MP98_55Kaitlynn000131Jen_0000472Cafetite 167255232452067.431111111111,32.755555555556
    P413.6319.62680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaMP98_55MP98_55Jen_0000486Jen_0000486Cafetite 16742433451667.701111111111,33.754444444444
    MDRO413.6319.62675Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaMP98_55MP98_55Jen_0000486Jen_0000486Cafetite 10000000,0
    P500370.710299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000877Jen_0000879Cafetite 16734730261167.568611111111,30.436388888889
    MDRO500370.730390Kovdor Phlogopite Mine (Mica Mine; Slyuda Mine; Kovdorslyuda Shaft), Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia10299Kovdor Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000877Jen_0000879Cafetite 167352130273367.589166666667,30.459166666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 14 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (14 of the 14 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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    If a locality has both a GPS coordinate, and either contains or has at least one child locality containing at least one of the minerals listed above, then this map displays a single marker for that locality.

     This bottom-level locality is directly dated. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (3 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (8 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. (0 bottom-level + 0 top/mid-level = 0 total)

       






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