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: Fairchildite

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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
    P008188CanadaCanadaCM6_290CM6_290Michelle_0044Michelle_0044Fairchildite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P0014233Ontario, CanadaCanadaCM6_290CM6_290Michelle_0044Michelle_0044Fairchildite 1444832-80-13-4044.808888888889,-80.227777777778
    P00146647Lennox And Addington Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaCM6_290CM6_290Michelle_0044Michelle_0044Fairchildite 1444114-77-7-1944.687222222222,-77.121944444444
    P00256487Richmond Township, Lennox And Addington Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaCM6_290CM6_290Michelle_0044Michelle_0044Fairchildite 1441141-77-3-144.194722222222,-77.050277777778
    MDB00253637Desoronto, Richmond Township, Lennox And Addington Co., Ontario, CanadaCanada253637Desoronto, Richmond Township, Lennox And Addington Co., Ontario, CanadaCM6_290CM6_290Michelle_0044Michelle_0044Fairchildite 1441142-77-3-144.195,-77.050277777778
    23990Renfrew Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaFairchildite 1452831-77-5-5045.475277777778,-77.097222222222
    MD253636Gratton Township, Renfrew Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaFairchildite 1452648-77-1-2645.446666666667,-77.023888888889
    620Saskatchewan, CanadaCanadaFairchildite 1532654-106-34-3953.448333333333,-106.5775
    MD298268North Lngebright Lake, Saskatchewan, CanadaCanadaFairchildite 150240-110-22050.4,-110.36666666667
    P35424814244GermanyGermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Fairchildite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    P35424814243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Fairchildite 14954397302549.910833333333,7.5069444444444
    P354248305377Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Fairchildite 15017547501250.298333333333,7.8366666666667
    RP3542481838Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyContinental Extension14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Fairchildite 15019257402050.323611111111,7.6722222222222
    RP35424839008Braubach, Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Fairchildite 15016417384950.278055555556,7.6469444444444
    MDRO354248238490Lead And Silver Smelter Slag Locality, Braubach, Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Fairchildite 10000000,0
    MDRO3542481839Rosenberg Mine, Braubach, Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Fairchildite 15016427385050.278333333333,7.6472222222222
    P19089.4914468South AfricaSouth AfricaNC6_7837NC6_7837Michelle_383Michelle_382Fairchildite 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    P19089.495822Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNC6_7837NC6_7837Michelle_383Michelle_382Fairchildite 1-28-59-5823715-28.999444444444,23.120833333333
    P19089.49255595Francis Baard District, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNC6_7837NC6_7837Michelle_383Michelle_382Fairchildite 1-28-28-19243453-28.471944444444,24.581388888889
    P19089.4956310Kimberley, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNC6_7837NC6_7837Michelle_383Michelle_382Fairchildite 1-28-41-4244625-28.684444444444,24.773611111111
    P19089.49297458KEM JV Mine (Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture Mine; Kimberley Underground Mine), Kimberley, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNC6_7837NC6_7837Michelle_383Michelle_382Fairchildite 1-28-45-55244823-28.765277777778,24.806388888889
    MDO19089.498982Bultfontein Mine, KEM JV Mine (Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture Mine; Kimberley Underground Mine), Kimberley, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa8982Bultfontein Mine, KEM JV Mine (Kimberley Ekapa Mining Joint Venture Mine; Kimberley Underground Mine), Kimberley, Francis Baard District, Northern Cape, South AfricaNC6_7837NC6_7837Michelle_383Michelle_382Fairchildite 1-28-46-5244731-28.768055555556,24.791944444444
    3366USAUSAFairchildite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3293Arizona, USAUSAFairchildite 1332843-111-18-3933.478611111111,-111.31083333333
    15100Coconino Co., Arizona, USAUSAContinental ArcFairchildite 1354833-111-43-4835.809166666667,-111.73
    MD50866Kanabownits Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USAUSAFairchildite 10000000,0
    MD22329Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USAUSAFairchildite 10000000,0
    16645Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAUSAFairchildite 1333954-112-27-1933.665,-112.45527777778
    MD52651Phoenix Area, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAUSAFairchildite 10000000,0
    3724Idaho, USAUSAFairchildite 1441631-114-28-5144.275277777778,-114.48083333333
    22669Bonner Co., Idaho, USAUSAFairchildite 1481817-116-39-2248.304722222222,-116.65611111111
    286613Kaniksu National Forest, Bonner Co., Idaho, USAUSAFairchildite 10000000,0
    MD31375Coolin, Kaniksu National Forest, Bonner Co., Idaho, USAUSAFairchildite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 10 localities (10 localities according to mindat, 33 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 10 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (18 of the 33 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. (2 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 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. (2 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (4 bottom-level + 11 top/mid-level = 15 total)

       







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