Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Cryolithionite

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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
    P1275127522759DenmarkDenmarkOGR77_194OGR77_194Grew_Li_2019_0017Grew_Li_2019_0017Cryolithionite 1583480303558.568888888889,0.50972222222222
    P127512751950Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkOGR77_194OGR77_194Grew_Li_2019_0017Grew_Li_2019_0017Cryolithionite 1691313-45-8-3569.220277777778,-45.143055555556
    P12751275256583Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkOGR77_194OGR77_194Grew_Li_2019_0017Grew_Li_2019_0017Cryolithionite 167444-360-767.078888888889,-36.001944444444
    P1275127524269Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkOGR77_194OGR77_194Grew_Li_2019_0017Grew_Li_2019_0017Cryolithionite 1611240-48-17-4561.211111111111,-48.295833333333
    P1275127551122Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkOGR77_194OGR77_194Grew_Li_2019_0017Grew_Li_2019_0017Cryolithionite 1611221-48-10-3161.205833333333,-48.175277777778
    MDB127512751958Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmark1958Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkOGR77_194OGR77_194Grew_Li_2019_0017Grew_Li_2019_0017Cryolithionite 1611221-48-10-3261.205833333333,-48.175555555556
    2285MexicoMexicoCryolithionite 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    2340San Luis Potosí, MexicoMexicoCryolithionite 122424-100-38-3022.701111111111,-100.64166666667
    286997Rioverde Municipality, San Luis Potosí, MexicoMexicoCryolithionite 10000000,0
    MD272182La Reforma, Rioverde Municipality, San Luis Potosí, MexicoMexicoCryolithionite 10000000,0
    14409RussiaRussiaCryolithionite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    232479Bashkortostan, RussiaRussiaCryolithionite 15349556402453.818055555556,56.673333333333
    293273Beloretsk District, Bashkortostan, RussiaRussiaCryolithionite 153542357382153.906388888889,57.639166666667
    276065Ishlya, Beloretsk District, Bashkortostan, RussiaRussiaCryolithionite 153542457382153.906666666667,57.639166666667
    MD126193Suran Deposit, Ishlya, Beloretsk District, Bashkortostan, RussiaRussiaCryolithionite 153542557382153.906944444444,57.639166666667
    14686Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaCryolithionite 154531060272454.886111111111,60.456666666667
    310275Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaCryolithionite 15563560113655.109722222222,60.193333333333
    MD25879Pit No. 69 (G.I. Gasberg's Topaz-Cryolite Pit), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaCryolithionite 10000000,0
    3366USAUSACryolithionite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    14194Nevada, USAUSACryolithionite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    14361Mineral Co., Nevada, USAUSACryolithionite 1383248-118-20-1238.546666666667,-118.33666666667
    14359Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USAUSACryolithionite 1383627-118-22-5438.6075,-118.38166666667
    45463Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USAUSACryolithionite 1383819-118-28-5438.638611111111,-118.48166666667
    MD5475Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USAUSACryolithionite 1383820-118-28-5438.638888888889,-118.48166666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 24 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (6 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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     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. (5 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. (4 bottom-level + 14 top/mid-level = 18 total)

       






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