Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Carboborite

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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
    P3850693ChinaChinaUSGSOFR2008_1155OGR31_139PorphCu-00637Chen2007tbl01-70Carboborite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    22159Qinghai, ChinaChinaCarboborite 13556699385535.935,99.648611111111
    695Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaCarboborite 13714195173437.233611111111,95.292777777778
    157234Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaCarboborite 13744229542437.739444444444,95.073333333333
    MD157217Da Qaidam Salt Lake (Dachaidan Salt Lake), Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaCarboborite 137495595151637.831944444444,95.254444444444
    23916Shandong, ChinaChinaCarboborite 136150118283436.030555555556,118.47611111111
    185627Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, ChinaChinaCarboborite 137044120583037.012222222222,120.975
    144540Yantai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, ChinaChinaCarboborite 1372214120472637.370555555556,120.79055555556
    185631Qixia Co., Yantai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, ChinaChinaCarboborite 1372256120501237.382222222222,120.83666666667
    MD262188Dafangshan, Qixia Co., Yantai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, ChinaChinaCarboborite 10000000,0
    MDO385016458Tibet, ChinaChina210060Xietongmen Cu-Au Deposit, Xaitongmoin Co. (Xietongmen Co.), Xigazê Prefecture (Rikaze Prefecture; Shigatse Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaUSGSOFR2008_1155OGR31_139PorphCu-00637Chen2007tbl01-70Carboborite 13024309034130.408333333333,90.566944444444
    P1449914409RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Carboborite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P144992644Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Carboborite 16329612858763.485,128.96861111111
    P1449920548Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Carboborite 167202131132467.333888888889,131.22333333333
    P14499159595Dogdo River Basin, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Carboborite 1673555138415867.598611111111,138.69944444444
    P1449920547Tas-Khayakhtakh Range, Dogdo River Basin, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Carboborite 1673556138415867.598888888889,138.69944444444
    MDO1449918684Titovskoe B Deposit, Tas-Khayakhtakh Range, Dogdo River Basin, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussia18684Titovskoe B Deposit, Tas-Khayakhtakh Range, Dogdo River Basin, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Carboborite 1673557138415867.599166666667,138.69944444444
    P56543366USAUSACM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_049Bradley_2012_049Carboborite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P56543424California, USAUSACM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_049Bradley_2012_049Carboborite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    P56543462Inyo Co., California, USAUSACM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_049Bradley_2012_049Carboborite 1363553-117-40-936.598055555556,-117.66916666667
    MDO56543450Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USAUSA256416Badwater, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USACM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_049Bradley_2012_049Carboborite 1363728-117-7-1736.624444444444,-117.12138888889
    MD27209Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSACarboborite 1362345-116-47-736.395833333333,-116.78527777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 22 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (12 of the 22 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. (11 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 + 8 top/mid-level = 10 total)

       






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