Mineral Evolution Database

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Minerals queried: Elpasolite

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			Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	mindat ID	Locality containing Mineral	Country	Tectonic Settings	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference (Max Age)	Reference (Min Age)	Excel ID (Max Age)	Excel ID (Min Age)	Query Minerals	# of Query Minerals at Locality	Lat Deg	Lat Min	Lat Sec	Lon Deg	Lon Min	Lon Sec	Decimal Degree
		P	1275	1275	22759	Denmark	Denmark				OGR77_194	OGR77_194	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Elpasolite	1	58	34	8	0	30	35	58.568888888889,0.50972222222222
		P	1275	1275	1950	Greenland, Denmark	Denmark				OGR77_194	OGR77_194	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Elpasolite	1	69	13	13	-45	-8	-35	69.220277777778,-45.143055555556
		P	1275	1275	256583	Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Denmark				OGR77_194	OGR77_194	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Elpasolite	1	67	4	44	-36	0	-7	67.078888888889,-36.001944444444
		P	1275	1275	24269	Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Denmark				OGR77_194	OGR77_194	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Elpasolite	1	61	12	40	-48	-17	-45	61.211111111111,-48.295833333333
		P	1275	1275	51122	Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Denmark				OGR77_194	OGR77_194	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Elpasolite	1	61	12	21	-48	-10	-31	61.205833333333,-48.175277777778
MD		O	1275	1275	1958	Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	Denmark		1958	Ivigtut Cryolite Deposit, Ivittuut (Ivigtut), Arsuk Fjord, Sermersooq, Greenland, Denmark	OGR77_194	OGR77_194	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Grew_Li_2019_0017	Elpasolite	1	61	12	21	-48	-10	-32	61.205833333333,-48.175555555556
					14231	DR Congo	DR Congo								Elpasolite	1	-4	-1	-53	25	15	14	-4.0313888888889,25.253888888889
					188713	North Kivu, DR Congo	DR Congo								Elpasolite	1	0	-53	-4	29	0	50	-0.88444444444444,29.013888888889
					225895	Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo	DR Congo								Elpasolite	1	-1	-28	-59	29	13	59	-1.4830555555556,29.233055555556
MD					4321	Mt Nyiragongo, Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo	DR Congo								Elpasolite	1	-1	-28	-59	29	13	59	-1.4830555555556,29.233055555556
					14553	Italy	Italy								Elpasolite	1	42	32	7	12	16	57	42.535277777778,12.2825
					6960	Tuscany, Italy	Italy								Elpasolite	1	43	33	36	10	50	27	43.56,10.840833333333
					2163	Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy	Italy								Elpasolite	1	43	11	0	11	23	59	43.183333333333,11.399722222222
					130842	Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy	Italy								Elpasolite	1	43	15	0	11	11	59	43.25,11.199722222222
MD					2164	Le Cetine Di Cotorniano Mine (Le Cetine Mine; Cetine Mine; Rosia), Chiusdino, Siena Province, Tuscany, Italy	Italy								Elpasolite	1	43	15	0	11	12	0	43.25,11.2
		P	2072	319.6	14409	Russia	Russia				DES463_663	MP98_55	Alexandra-0115	Jen_0000486	Elpasolite	1	53	56	10	68	39	9	53.936111111111,68.6525
					14686	Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Russia								Elpasolite	1	54	53	10	60	27	24	54.886111111111,60.456666666667
					310275	Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Russia								Elpasolite	1	55	6	35	60	11	36	55.109722222222,60.193333333333
MD					8765	Pit No. 50 (Blyumovskaya Pit; Blum Pit), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Russia								Elpasolite	1	55	1	1	60	11	35	55.016944444444,60.193055555556
MD					25879	Pit No. 69 (G.I. Gasberg's Topaz-Cryolite Pit), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia	Russia								Elpasolite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	413.6	319.6	17857	Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Russia				MP98_55	MP98_55	Jen_0000486	Jen_0000486	Elpasolite	1	67	55	58	33	2	44	67.932777777778,33.045555555556
		P	413.6	319.6	2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Russia		2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	MP98_55	MP98_55	Jen_0000486	Jen_0000486	Elpasolite	1	67	42	4	33	45	16	67.701111111111,33.754444444444
	R	P	413.6	319.6	250658	Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Russia		2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	MP98_55	MP98_55	Jen_0000486	Jen_0000486	Elpasolite	1	67	36	59	34	0	0	67.616388888889,34
MD	R	O	413.6	319.6	2672	Koashva Open Pit (Vostochnyi Mine), Koashva Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Russia		2680	Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	MP98_55	MP98_55	Jen_0000486	Jen_0000486	Elpasolite	1	67	37	0	34	0	0	67.616666666667,34
		P	370	359	2697	Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Russia		2697	Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	P22_462	P22_462	P22_462_fig1_008	P22_462_fig1_008	Elpasolite	1	67	53	10	34	32	45	67.886111111111,34.545833333333
MD	R	O	370	359	2689	Karnasurt Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Russia		2697	Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	P22_462	P22_462	P22_462_fig1_008	P22_462_fig1_008	Elpasolite	1	67	53	31	34	39	2	67.891944444444,34.650555555556
MD	R	O	370	359	2694	Kedykverpakhk Mt, Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	Russia		2697	Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russia	P22_462	P22_462	P22_462_fig1_008	P22_462_fig1_008	Elpasolite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	2072	2048	2640	Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Russia				DES463_663	DES463_663	Alexandra-0115	Alexandra-0116	Elpasolite	1	52	26	34	108	24	22	52.442777777778,108.40611111111
		P	2072	2048	18521	Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Russia				DES463_663	DES463_663	Alexandra-0115	Alexandra-0116	Elpasolite	1	52	26	35	116	18	23	52.443055555556,116.30638888889
MD		O	2072	2048	18604	Katugin Ta-Nb Deposit (Katuginskoye Deposit), Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	Russia		18604	Katugin Ta-Nb Deposit (Katuginskoye Deposit), Chitinskaya Oblast, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia	DES463_663	DES463_663	Alexandra-0115	Alexandra-0116	Elpasolite	1	56	16	48	119	10	48	56.28,119.18
		P	1761.3	1680	3275	Ukraine	Ukraine				MJ33_15	2GEODE28_29	Alexandra-0306	Alexandra-0091	Elpasolite	1	49	7	1	30	10	42	49.116944444444,30.178333333333
		P	1761.3	1680	23954	Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine	Ukraine				MJ33_15	2GEODE28_29	Alexandra-0306	Alexandra-0091	Elpasolite	1	50	55	12	28	35	37	50.92,28.593611111111
MD		O	1760	1680	126163	Perzhanskoe Ore Field (Perga Be Deposit), Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine	Ukraine		126163	Perzhanskoe Ore Field (Perga Be Deposit), Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine	2GEODE28_29	2GEODE28_29	Alexandra-0090	Alexandra-0091	Elpasolite	1	51	22	50	27	55	13	51.380555555556,27.920277777778
MD		O	1761.3	1756.2	11331	Volodarsk-Volynskii (Volodars'k-Volyns'kyy; Wolodarsk-Wolynskii), Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine	Ukraine		11331	Volodarsk-Volynskii (Volodars'k-Volyns'kyy; Wolodarsk-Wolynskii), Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine	MJ33_15	MJ33_15	Alexandra-0306	Alexandra-0308	Elpasolite	1	50	36	56	28	23	17	50.615555555556,28.388055555556
		P	1079	38	3366	USA	USA				CM52_183	NAVDAT	Bradley_2012_132	NAVDAT-12667	Elpasolite	1	37	49	12	-83	-42	-49	37.82,-83.713611111111
		P	1079	1075	3585	Colorado, USA	USA				CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_132	Bradley_2012_132	Elpasolite	1	38	55	32	-105	-31	-51	38.925555555556,-105.53083333333
		P	1079	1075	22372	El Paso Co., Colorado, USA	USA				CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_132	Bradley_2012_132	Elpasolite	1	38	52	24	-104	-52	-46	38.873333333333,-104.87944444444
	R	P	1079	1075	112795	Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA	USA		3668	Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA	CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_132	Bradley_2012_132	Elpasolite	1	38	45	14	-104	-54	-28	38.753888888889,-104.90777777778
	R	P	1079	1075	3622	St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA	USA		3668	Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA	CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_132	Bradley_2012_132	Elpasolite	1	38	45	5	-104	-54	-15	38.751388888889,-104.90416666667
MD	R	O	1079	1075	112802	Eureka Tunnel (1-15 Pegmatite), St Peters Dome, Cheyenne District (St. Peters Dome District), El Paso Co., Colorado, USA	USA		3668	Pikes Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA	CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_132	Bradley_2012_132	Elpasolite	1	38	45	6	-104	-54	-15	38.751666666667,-104.90416666667
					14218	Fremont Co., Colorado, USA	USA								Elpasolite	1	38	25	51	-105	-23	-45	38.430833333333,-105.39583333333
MD					6205	Goldie Carbonatite, Fremont Co., Colorado, USA	USA								Elpasolite	1	38	22	0	-105	-32	0	38.366666666667,-105.53333333333
					14194	Nevada, USA	USA								Elpasolite	1	39	12	58	-117	-33	-15	39.216111111111,-117.55416666667
					14361	Mineral Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Elpasolite	1	38	32	48	-118	-20	-12	38.546666666667,-118.33666666667
					14359	Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Elpasolite	1	38	36	27	-118	-22	-54	38.6075,-118.38166666667
					45463	Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Elpasolite	1	38	38	19	-118	-28	-54	38.638611111111,-118.48166666667
MD					5475	Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Elpasolite	1	38	38	20	-118	-28	-54	38.638888888889,-118.48166666667
		P	48	38	4126	Texas, USA	USA				NAVDAT	NAVDAT	NAVDAT-12667	NAVDAT-12667	Elpasolite	1	31	22	42	-98	-30	-27	31.378333333333,-98.5075
		P	48	38	26519	Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA	USA				NAVDAT	NAVDAT	NAVDAT-12667	NAVDAT-12667	Elpasolite	1	31	8	56	-105	-9	-50	31.148888888889,-105.16388888889
		P	48	38	25015	Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA	USA				NAVDAT	NAVDAT	NAVDAT-12667	NAVDAT-12667	Elpasolite	1	31	16	13	-105	-26	-28	31.270277777778,-105.44111111111
MD		O	48	38	43068	Round Top Prospects, Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA	USA		43068	Round Top Prospects, Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT	NAVDAT-12667	NAVDAT-12667	Elpasolite	1	31	16	57	-105	-28	-29	31.2825,-105.47472222222
		P	253.01	253.01	14028	Virginia, USA	USA				CM54_945	CM54_945	Alexandra-0192	Alexandra-0192	Elpasolite	1	37	35	58	-78	-57	-41	37.599444444444,-78.961388888889
		P	253.01	253.01	4198	Amelia Co., Virginia, USA	USA				CM54_945	CM54_945	Alexandra-0192	Alexandra-0192	Elpasolite	1	37	21	44	-77	-58	-29	37.362222222222,-77.974722222222
		P	253.01	253.01	248101	Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA	USA				CM54_945	CM54_945	Alexandra-0192	Alexandra-0192	Elpasolite	1	37	21	38	-77	-54	-50	37.360555555556,-77.913888888889
MD		O	253.01	253.01	4200	Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA	USA		4200	Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA	CM54_945	CM54_945	Alexandra-0192	Alexandra-0192	Elpasolite	1	37	21	38	-77	-54	-50	37.360555555556,-77.913888888889

This mineral directly occurs at 16 localities (17 localities according to mindat, 55 localities if parents are counted as well)
Of the 16 localities at which this mineral occurs, 10 have an age. (35 of the 55 parent localities have ages)

MD	The mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, but does not have an age yet.
MD	The 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.

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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. (5 total)

This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (3 total)

This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (25 total)

This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (2 total)

This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (5 bottom-level + 15 top/mid-level = 20 total)

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