Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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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
    P1898100014424SwedenSwedenMD36_641MSUDGG_318MD36_641_0001Be-00067Flinkite 159383915494959.644166666667,15.830277777778
    P189810003195Värmland County, SwedenSwedenMD36_641MSUDGG_318MD36_641_0001Be-00067Flinkite 15942511345859.714166666667,13.082777777778
    P189810003156Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenSwedenMD36_641MSUDGG_318MD36_641_0001Be-00067Flinkite 159465214142059.781111111111,14.238888888889
    MDO189810003167Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenSweden3167Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenMD36_641MSUDGG_318MD36_641_0001Be-00067Flinkite 159511714153059.854722222222,14.258333333333
    P18251825220866Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenSweden220866Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenMSUDGG_318MSUDGG_318Be-00017Be-00017Flinkite 159434814181259.73,14.303333333333
    P1825182521121Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenSwedenMSUDGG_318MSUDGG_318Be-00017Be-00017Flinkite 15947114185759.783611111111,14.315833333333
    MDO182518253182Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenSweden3182Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg Ore District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenMSUDGG_318MSUDGG_318Be-00017Be-00017Flinkite 15947714185059.785277777778,14.313888888889
    221072Västra Götaland County, SwedenSwedenFlinkite 15815412324858.251111111111,12.546666666667
    23787Åmål, Västra Götaland County, SwedenSwedenFlinkite 158542412331458.906666666667,12.553888888889
    22883Strandhem Ore Field, Åmål, Västra Götaland County, SwedenSwedenFlinkite 15859312314758.984166666667,12.529722222222
    MD10602Kesebol, Strandhem Ore Field, Åmål, Västra Götaland County, SwedenSwedenFlinkite 15859312314758.984166666667,12.529722222222
    7103SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFlinkite 1470408104847.011111111111,8.18
    3234Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFlinkite 1461410737746.236111111111,7.6186111111111
    43246Turtmann Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFlinkite 14610127423046.17,7.7083333333333
    223683Pipjitälli, Turtmann Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFlinkite 1469567432346.165555555556,7.7230555555556
    MD14685Pipji Glacier, Pipjitälli, Turtmann Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFlinkite 1469567432346.165555555556,7.7230555555556
    P13499403366USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Flinkite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P134994014024New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Flinkite 1401951-74-37-1240.330833333333,-74.62
    P134994015771Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Flinkite 141540-74-39-4041.094444444444,-74.661111111111
    P13499403947Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Flinkite 141537-74-36-141.093611111111,-74.600277777778
    P13499406772Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Flinkite 141645-74-35-2241.1125,-74.589444444444
    P13499408541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSA8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Flinkite 14174-74-35-1241.117777777778,-74.586666666667
    MDRO1349940251925Buckwheat Dump Mineral Collecting Site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSA8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Flinkite 141651-74-35-2441.114166666667,-74.59
    MDRO13499406833Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSA8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Flinkite 141651-74-35-1541.114166666667,-74.5875

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 24 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (15 of the 24 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. (3 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. (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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