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: Fernandinite

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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
    5869PeruPeruFernandinite 1-11-25-24-75-20-42-11.423333333333,-75.345
    22151Pasco, PeruPeruFernandinite 1-10-39-58-76-36-48-10.666111111111,-76.613333333333
    189216Pasco Province, Pasco, PeruPeruFernandinite 1-10-42-57-76-23-36-10.715833333333,-76.393333333333
    28623Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco, PeruPeruFernandinite 1-10-51-39-76-34-18-10.860833333333,-76.571666666667
    MD2547Ragra Mine (Minasragra), Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco, PeruPeruFernandinite 1-10-51-39-76-34-19-10.860833333333,-76.571944444444
    P117133366USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textFernandinite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P105703293Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Fernandinite 1332843-111-18-3933.478611111111,-111.31083333333
    P105708714Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Fernandinite 1353940-109-31-1835.661111111111,-109.52166666667
    P10570310451Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Fernandinite 1365631-109-52-336.941944444444,-109.8675
    P10570275988Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Fernandinite 1365632-109-52-436.942222222222,-109.86777777778
    P1057044375Monument No. 2 Channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Fernandinite 1365522-109-53-1236.922777777778,-109.88666666667
    MDO105703294Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 Channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSA3294Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 Channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Fernandinite 1365535-109-53-1936.926388888889,-109.88861111111
    3585Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 1385532-105-31-5138.925555555556,-105.53083333333
    23443Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 1381446-108-43-338.246111111111,-108.7175
    24282Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 1381826-108-47-1538.307222222222,-108.7875
    MD134368Spring Creek Mesa, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 1382550-107-56-438.430555555556,-107.93444444444
    22058San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 1375735-108-10-4037.959722222222,-108.17777777778
    73134Slick Rock District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 138036-108-53-1238.01,-108.88666666667
    MD29491Sunday Mine, Slick Rock District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 138419-108-48-1838.071944444444,-108.805
    145173Uravan District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 138147-108-53-1638.029722222222,-108.88777777778
    119411Carnation Mine Group, Uravan District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 138428-108-48-3638.074444444444,-108.81
    MD232835Sunday Number Two Mine (Sunday No. 2; Sunday #2), Carnation Mine Group, Uravan District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSAFernandinite 10000000,0
    P1171314378Utah, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textFernandinite 1393549-111-40-4239.596944444444,-111.67833333333
    P117135777Emery Co., Utah, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textFernandinite 1385633-110-45-3638.9425,-110.76
    P117134146San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textFernandinite 138472-110-49-2438.783888888889,-110.82333333333
    MDO1171319321Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAUSA182883North Mesa 9 & 10, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textFernandinite 1384045-110-40-3238.679166666667,-110.67555555556
    21743Grand Co., Utah, USAUSAFernandinite 138420-109-35-3238.7,-109.59222222222
    20927Thompsons District (S. E. Thomsons), Grand Co., Utah, USAUSAFernandinite 1384944-109-30-3938.828888888889,-109.51083333333
    183379The Poison Strip, Thompsons District (S. E. Thomsons), Grand Co., Utah, USAUSAFernandinite 1385052-109-31-838.847777777778,-109.51888888889
    MD4152Cactus Rat Mine (Blue Bird), The Poison Strip, Thompsons District (S. E. Thomsons), Grand Co., Utah, USAUSAFernandinite 138514-109-29038.851111111111,-109.48333333333

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 30 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (11 of the 30 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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    If a locality has both a GPS coordinate, and either contains or has at least one child locality containing at least one of the minerals listed above, then this map displays a single marker for that locality.

     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. (10 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. (5 bottom-level + 14 top/mid-level = 19 total)

       







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