Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Chaidamuite

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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
    P445445693ChinaChinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00421vms-00421Chaidamuite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    P44544522159Qinghai, ChinaChinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00421vms-00421Chaidamuite 13556699385535.935,99.648611111111
    P445445695Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00421vms-00421Chaidamuite 13714195173437.233611111111,95.292777777778
    P445445157234Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00421vms-00421Chaidamuite 13744229542437.739444444444,95.073333333333
    P445445254937Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00421vms-00421Chaidamuite 13719459534137.329166666667,95.566944444444
    MDY445445726Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaContinental Arc726Xitieshan Mine, Xitieshan, Da Qaidam Co. (Dachaidan Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00421vms-00421Chaidamuite 13719459534237.329166666667,95.567222222222
    P104.536.93366USAUSANAVDATG28_947NAVDAT-117808Hg-00037Chaidamuite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P104.536.914194Nevada, USAUSANAVDATG28_947NAVDAT-117808Hg-00037Chaidamuite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    P104.536.921928Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSANAVDATG28_947NAVDAT-117808Hg-00037Chaidamuite 141209-118-4-841.335833333333,-118.06888888889
    P104.536.9252047Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSANAVDATG28_947NAVDAT-117808Hg-00037Chaidamuite 141108-117-15-4841.168888888889,-117.26333333333
    P104.536.936432Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSANAVDATG28_947NAVDAT-117808Hg-00037Chaidamuite 141109-117-15-4841.169166666667,-117.26333333333
    P104.536.940633Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSANAVDATG28_947NAVDAT-117808Hg-00037Chaidamuite 141128-117-16-141.202222222222,-117.26694444444
    MDO104.536.93905Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSA252075Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USANAVDATG28_947NAVDAT-117808Hg-00037Chaidamuite 141128-117-16-141.202222222222,-117.26694444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 2 localities (2 localities according to mindat, 13 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 2 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (13 of the 13 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. (12 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. (0 bottom-level + 0 top/mid-level = 0 total)

       






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