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: Chromatite

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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
    P24718014279AustriaAustriaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009-1252sedexmvt-00032sedznpb-00047Chromatite 14732491441847.546944444444,14.071666666667
    P247180245Carinthia, AustriaAustriaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009-1252sedexmvt-00032sedznpb-00047Chromatite 14647501431446.797222222222,14.053888888889
    P24718042592Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, AustriaAustriaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009-1252sedexmvt-00032sedznpb-00047Chromatite 14641913213846.685833333333,13.360555555556
    P247180235Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, AustriaAustriaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009-1252sedexmvt-00032sedznpb-00047Chromatite 146374013395046.627777777778,13.663888888889
    P24718042683Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, AustriaAustria42683Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, AustriaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009-1252sedexmvt-00032sedznpb-00047Chromatite 146373713404746.626944444444,13.679722222222
    MDRO247180238Stefanie Mine, Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, AustriaAustria42683Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, AustriaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009-1252sedexmvt-00032sedznpb-00047Chromatite 10000000,0
    P161314762IsraelIsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Chromatite 13139203545831.655555555556,35.082777777778
    P161316783Negev, IsraelIsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Chromatite 1319203583631.155555555556,35.143333333333
    P16132063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelIsrael2063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Chromatite 131112135164931.189166666667,35.280277777778
    MDRO1613105759Hatrurim (Hatrurim Basin), Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelIsrael2063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Chromatite 131114235171431.195,35.287222222222
    RP1613105764PalestinePalestine2063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Chromatite 13142335145731.700833333333,35.249166666667
    RP1613155835West Bank, PalestinePalestine2063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Chromatite 13142435145831.701111111111,35.249444444444
    RP1613105758Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, PalestinePalestine2063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Chromatite 131414935174931.696944444444,35.296944444444
    MDRO161316289Ma'ale Adumim (Ma'aleh Adumim; Maale Adummim), Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, PalestinePalestine2063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Chromatite 131463835175231.777222222222,35.297777777778
    MDRO1613105748Nabi Musa, Hatrurim Formation, West Bank, PalestinePalestine2063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Chromatite 13146035255931.766666666667,35.433055555556
    14409RussiaRussiaChromatite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    247391Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaChromatite 15814446083458.245555555556,60.142777777778
    23596Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaChromatite 157535959584657.899722222222,59.979444444444
    MD246523Nizhnetagilskii Massif (Nizhne-Tagilskii), Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaChromatite 15754059584757.9,59.979722222222
    P2058205814468South AfricaSouth AfricaCharleneCharleneCr-00003Cr-00003Chromatite 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    P2058205843090Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaCharleneCharleneCr-00003Cr-00003Chromatite 1-24-13-49294034-24.230277777778,29.676111111111
    P20582058278132Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaCharleneCharleneCr-00003Cr-00003Chromatite 1-24-38-51275418-24.6475,27.905
    P2058205859236Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaCharleneCharleneCr-00003Cr-00003Chromatite 1-24-28-57283940-24.4825,28.661111111111
    MDB2058205831394Waterberg Deposit, Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth Africa31394Waterberg Deposit, Naboomspruit (Mookgophong), Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaCharleneCharleneCr-00003Cr-00003Chromatite 1-24-29-5283939-24.484722222222,28.660833333333

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 24 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 5 have an age. (20 of the 24 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. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (14 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (3 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (1 bottom-level + 3 top/mid-level = 4 total)

       







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