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: Chaoite

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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
    P45632116125FinlandFinlandGCA59_2319GCA59_2319Michelle_0037Michelle_0037Chaoite 162134925182962.230277777778,25.308055555556
    P45632116124Southwest Finland, FinlandFinlandGCA59_2319GCA59_2319Michelle_0037Michelle_0037Chaoite 160301122151360.503055555556,22.253611111111
    P45632128943Pargas, Southwest Finland, FinlandFinlandGCA59_2319GCA59_2319Michelle_0037Michelle_0037Chaoite 16015432204660.261944444444,22.012777777778
    P456321272900Nauvo, Pargas, Southwest Finland, FinlandFinlandGCA59_2319GCA59_2319Michelle_0037Michelle_0037Chaoite 16014432234360.245277777778,22.061944444444
    MDO456321252448Haverö Meteorite, Nauvo, Pargas, Southwest Finland, FinlandFinland252448Haverö Meteorite, Nauvo, Pargas, Southwest Finland, FinlandGCA59_2319GCA59_2319Michelle_0037Michelle_0037Chaoite 16014442234360.245555555556,22.061944444444
    P14.7914.3914244GermanyGermanyMPS45_662MPS45_662Michelle_0038Michelle_0038Chaoite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    P14.7914.391766Bavaria, GermanyGermanyMPS45_662MPS45_662Michelle_0038Michelle_0038Chaoite 14910511254549.168055555556,11.429166666667
    P14.7914.3967748Swabia, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyMPS45_662MPS45_662Michelle_0038Michelle_0038Chaoite 148375110332348.630833333333,10.556388888889
    MDO14.7914.391872Möttingen, Swabia, Bavaria, GermanyGermany1872Möttingen, Swabia, Bavaria, GermanyMPS45_662MPS45_662Michelle_0038Michelle_0038Chaoite 148483210352048.808888888889,10.588888888889
    16773IndiaIndiaChaoite 12228548394422.481666666667,83.162222222222
    147194Assam, IndiaIndiaChaoite 126105891584726.182777777778,91.979722222222
    MD211887Goalpara Meteorite, Assam, IndiaIndiaChaoite 1261009036026.166666666667,90.6
    30187Uttar Pradesh, IndiaIndiaChaoite 1261548152926.251111111111,81.869166666667
    MD211888Dyalpur Meteorite, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaIndiaChaoite 126150820026.25,82
    14409RussiaRussiaChaoite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    20376Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaRussiaChaoite 160232395432160.389722222222,95.7225
    MD56579Popigai Impact Crater, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaRussiaChaoite 1713018110235271.505,110.39777777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 17 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (9 of the 17 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. (2 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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