Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Ernstite

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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
    P630582366BrazilBrazilGSSP350_25GSL350_25Alexandra-0440Be-00004Ernstite 1-12-14-5-48-11-22-12.234722222222,-48.189444444444
    P630582387Minas Gerais, BrazilBrazilGSSP350_25GSL350_25Alexandra-0440Be-00004Ernstite 1-18-52-21-43-32-52-18.8725,-43.547777777778
    P630582381Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, BrazilBrazil381Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, BrazilGSSP350_25GSL350_25Alexandra-0440Be-00004Ernstite 1-18-41-1-41-27-54-18.683611111111,-41.465
    P630582407Linópolis, Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, BrazilBrazil407Linópolis, Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, BrazilGSSP350_25GSL350_25Alexandra-0440Be-00004Ernstite 1-18-41-1-41-27-54-18.683611111111,-41.465
    MDRO630582190424Boa Esperança Claim, Linópolis, Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, BrazilBrazil381Divino Das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, BrazilGSSP350_25GSL350_25Alexandra-0440Be-00004Ernstite 10000000,0
    8188CanadaCanadaErnstite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    21838Yukon, CanadaCanadaErnstite 162353-134-48-3962.584166666667,-134.81083333333
    108061Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaErnstite 1634527-138-36-1263.7575,-138.60333333333
    628Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaErnstite 168280-136-30068.466666666667,-136.5
    MD244280Locality 16, Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaErnstite 10000000,0
    P1800180016125FinlandFinlandBGSF82_113BGSF82_113Alexandra-0304Alexandra-0304Ernstite 162134925182962.230277777778,25.308055555556
    P18001800305622Pirkanmaa, FinlandFinlandBGSF82_113BGSF82_113Alexandra-0304Alexandra-0304Ernstite 16127123424661.450277777778,23.712777777778
    P1800180016490Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, FinlandFinlandBGSF82_113BGSF82_113Alexandra-0304Alexandra-0304Ernstite 161343724332861.576944444444,24.557777777778
    P18001800233904Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, FinlandFinlandBGSF82_113BGSF82_113Alexandra-0304Alexandra-0304Ernstite 161343724332861.576944444444,24.557777777778
    MDO180018001650Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, FinlandFinland1650Viitaniemi Pegmatite, Eräjärvi Area, Orivesi, Pirkanmaa, FinlandBGSF82_113BGSF82_113Alexandra-0304Alexandra-0304Ernstite 16135324403761.584166666667,24.676944444444
    14244GermanyGermanyErnstite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    1766Bavaria, GermanyGermanyErnstite 14910511254549.168055555556,11.429166666667
    22041Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyErnstite 14932201221849.538888888889,12.352222222222
    206226Neustadt An Der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyErnstite 1494301292749.716666666667,12.1575
    264972Reinhardsrieth, Neustadt An Der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyErnstite 10000000,0
    MD264973Reinhardsrieth Nb–P Aplite, Reinhardsrieth, Neustadt An Der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyErnstite 10000000,0
    10257NamibiaNamibiaErnstite 1-21-56-1516451-21.9375,16.750277777778
    25646Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaErnstite 1-22-16-2515189-22.273611111111,15.3025
    2416Karibib, Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaErnstite 1-21-57-28154527-21.957777777778,15.7575
    MD2421Davib East Farm 61 (Davib Ost Farm), Karibib, Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaErnstite 1-21-48-3315309-21.809166666667,15.5025
    5536SpainSpainErnstite 1401510-3-35-2340.252777777778,-3.5897222222222
    23646Extremadura, SpainSpainErnstite 13966-6-7-1639.101666666667,-6.1211111111111
    18252Cáceres, Extremadura, SpainSpainErnstite 139367-5-57-2739.601944444444,-5.9575
    MD247995Belvis De Monroy, Cáceres, Extremadura, SpainSpainErnstite 139499-5-36-3339.819166666667,-5.6091666666667
    P170017003366USAUSAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Ernstite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P170017004104South Dakota, USAUSAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Ernstite 143582-100-5-3243.967222222222,-100.09222222222
    P1700170017377Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Ernstite 1435636-103-19-3343.943333333333,-103.32583333333
    P170017004113Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Ernstite 1435255-103-24-843.881944444444,-103.40222222222
    P1700170023065Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Ernstite 143537-103-25-1443.885277777778,-103.42055555556
    MDRO170017004114White Cap Mine (King Mica Mine; Primer Lode), Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSA122418Black Elk Peak (Harney Peak), Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Ernstite 1435245-103-24-2043.879166666667,-103.40555555556

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (8 localities according to mindat, 35 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (16 of the 35 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. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (11 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. (3 bottom-level + 16 top/mid-level = 19 total)

       






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