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: Finchite

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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
    P32.628.13366USAUSAEG93_981EG93_981Kristen001580Kristen001734Finchite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P32.628.13585Colorado, USAUSAEG93_981EG93_981Kristen001580Kristen001734Finchite 1385532-105-31-5138.925555555556,-105.53083333333
    P32.628.14592Teller Co., Colorado, USAUSAEG93_981EG93_981Kristen001580Kristen001734Finchite 1385358-105-10-5438.899444444444,-105.18166666667
    P32.628.13611Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado, USAUSAEG93_981EG93_981Kristen001580Kristen001734Finchite 138440-105-8-5038.733333333333,-105.14722222222
    P32.628.1195542Globe Hill, Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado, USAUSA195542Globe Hill, Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado, USAEG93_981EG93_981Kristen001580Kristen001734Finchite 1384446-105-8-5738.746111111111,-105.14916666667
    MDRO32.628.167766Globe Hill Mine, Globe Hill, Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado, USAUSA24222Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek District, Teller Co., Colorado, USAEG93_981EG93_981Kristen001580Kristen001734Finchite 10000000,0
    4126Texas, USAUSAFinchite 1312242-98-30-2731.378333333333,-98.5075
    273590Martin Co., Texas, USAUSAFinchite 1322629-101-52-1132.441388888889,-101.86972222222
    296409Lamesa, Martin Co., Texas, USAUSAFinchite 1322630-101-52-1132.441666666667,-101.86972222222
    MD296408Sulfur Springs Draw, Lamesa, Martin Co., Texas, USAUSAFinchite 1322631-101-52-1232.441944444444,-101.87
    14378Utah, USAUSAFinchite 1393549-111-40-4239.596944444444,-111.67833333333
    19312San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSAFinchite 1374936-109-36-2837.826666666667,-109.60777777778
    40018La Sal District (Paradox Valley District), San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSAFinchite 1381938-109-6-5938.327222222222,-109.11638888889
    29425La Sal, La Sal District (Paradox Valley District), San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSAFinchite 138193-109-10-2238.3175,-109.17277777778
    MD29584Pandora Mine, La Sal, La Sal District (Paradox Valley District), San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSAFinchite 1381833-109-13-1338.309166666667,-109.22027777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 15 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (6 of the 15 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. (0 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (4 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (1 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (2 bottom-level + 7 top/mid-level = 9 total)

       







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