Mineral Evolution Database
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    • Minerals queried: Dittmarite

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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
    P0.010151AustraliaAustraliaTRSSA138_214TRSSA138_214Michelle_000854Michelle_000854Dittmarite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P0.01012222South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaTRSSA138_214TRSSA138_214Michelle_000854Michelle_000854Dittmarite 1-32-28-231372428-32.473055555556,137.40777777778
    P0.01016633Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaTRSSA138_214TRSSA138_214Michelle_000854Michelle_000854Dittmarite 1-31-17-461384827-31.296111111111,138.8075
    P0.010157411North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaTRSSA138_214TRSSA138_214Michelle_000854Michelle_000854Dittmarite 1-30-18-29139713-30.308055555556,139.12027777778
    P0.010157431Wooltana Homestead Area, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaTRSSA138_214TRSSA138_214Michelle_000854Michelle_000854Dittmarite 1-30-22-131392413-30.370277777778,139.40361111111
    MDB0.010269720Wooltana Cave, Wooltana Homestead Area, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustralia269720Wooltana Cave, Wooltana Homestead Area, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaTRSSA138_214TRSSA138_214Michelle_000854Michelle_000854Dittmarite 1-30-23-101392120-30.386111111111,139.35555555556
    195Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaDittmarite 1-37-26-441444236-37.445555555556,144.71
    185730Corangamite Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaDittmarite 1-38-4-42143433-38.078333333333,143.07583333333
    293519Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaDittmarite 1-37-44-131432052-37.736944444444,143.34777777778
    275693Mt. Widderin (Anderson's Hill), Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaDittmarite 1-37-44-131432052-37.736944444444,143.34777777778
    MD205Skipton Caves (Skipton Lava Caves; Mt Widderin Caves), Mt. Widderin (Anderson's Hill), Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaDittmarite 1-37-44-131432052-37.736944444444,143.34777777778
    P1000023358BotswanaBotswanaPG20_331BNR22_1Michelle_824Michelle_823Dittmarite 1-22-35-12244641-22.586666666667,24.778055555556
    P10000123170North-West District, BotswanaBotswanaPG20_331BNR22_1Michelle_824Michelle_823Dittmarite 1-20-5-14223748-20.087222222222,22.63
    P10000279067Ngamiland West District, North-West District, BotswanaBotswanaPG20_331BNR22_1Michelle_824Michelle_823Dittmarite 1-19-23-49213316-19.396944444444,21.554444444444
    MDO100005807Gcwihaba Cave (Drotsky's Caverns), Ngamiland West District, North-West District, BotswanaBotswana5807Gcwihaba Cave (Drotsky's Caverns), Ngamiland West District, North-West District, BotswanaPG20_331BNR22_1Michelle_824Michelle_823Dittmarite 1-20-1-21212118-20.0225,21.355
    P3590638ChileChileMM79_1111CM48_1359Michelle_726Michelle_0019Dittmarite 1-33-48-28-71-47-30-33.807777777778,-71.791666666667
    640Antofagasta, ChileChileDittmarite 1-22-59-1-69-27-56-22.983611111111,-69.465555555556
    122190Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileDittmarite 1-23-42-40-69-44-40-23.711111111111,-69.744444444444
    207735Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileDittmarite 1-23-14-32-70-31-17-23.242222222222,-70.521388888889
    2560Mejillones Peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileDittmarite 1-23-14-33-70-31-18-23.2425,-70.521666666667
    MD304072Punta Angamos, Mejillones Peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileDittmarite 1-23-1-36-70-30-34-23.026666666667,-70.509444444444
    P3590685Tarapacá, ChileChileMM79_1111CM48_1359Michelle_726Michelle_0019Dittmarite 1-20-23-21-69-37-17-20.389166666667,-69.621388888889
    P3590689Iquique Province, Tarapacá, ChileChileMM79_1111CM48_1359Michelle_726Michelle_0019Dittmarite 1-20-37-51-69-59-2-20.630833333333,-69.983888888889
    P3590205153Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, ChileChileMM79_1111CM48_1359Michelle_726Michelle_0019Dittmarite 1-20-54-31-70-8-17-20.908611111111,-70.138055555556
    MDO3590192704Pabellón De Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, ChileChile192704Pabellón De Pica, Chanabaya, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, ChileMM79_1111CM48_1359Michelle_726Michelle_0019Dittmarite 1-20-54-32-70-8-17-20.908888888889,-70.138055555556
    131777Iquique, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, ChileChileDittmarite 10000000,0
    280460Puerta Patillos, Iquique, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, ChileChileDittmarite 10000000,0
    MD159591Punta Patache, Puerta Patillos, Iquique, Iquique Province, Tarapacá, ChileChileDittmarite 10000000,0
    10257NamibiaNamibiaDittmarite 1-21-56-1516451-21.9375,16.750277777778
    108756Khomas Region, NamibiaNamibiaDittmarite 1-23-4-5617027-23.082222222222,17.0075
    2422Windhoek District, Khomas Region, NamibiaNamibiaDittmarite 1-22-53-3917655-22.894166666667,17.115277777778
    MD5592Arnhem Cave, Windhoek District, Khomas Region, NamibiaNamibiaDittmarite 1-23-26-59183159-23.449722222222,18.533055555556

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 32 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (15 of the 32 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. (3 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. (4 bottom-level + 13 top/mid-level = 17 total)

       






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