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: Fontanite

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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
    P282.7259.77944Czech RepublicCzech RepublicJG54_1JG54_1JG54_1-00010JG54_1-00011Fontanite 14951141523449.853888888889,15.384444444444
    P282.7259.7105676Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicJG54_1JG54_1JG54_1-00010JG54_1-00011Fontanite 149254515415049.429166666667,15.697222222222
    P282.7259.7295862Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicJG54_1JG54_1JG54_1-00010JG54_1-00011Fontanite 14929371685849.493611111111,16.149444444444
    P282.7259.7300122Rožná, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicJG54_1JG54_1JG54_1-00010JG54_1-00011Fontanite 149283916135449.4775,16.231666666667
    P282.7259.727262Rožná Deposit, Rožná, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicCzech Republic27262Rožná Deposit, Rožná, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicJG54_1JG54_1JG54_1-00010JG54_1-00011Fontanite 149283316131749.475833333333,16.221388888889
    MDRY282.7259.7757Bukov Mine, Rožná Deposit, Rožná, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicCzech Republic27262Rožná Deposit, Rožná, Žďár Nad Sázavou District, Vysočina Region, Czech RepublicJG54_1JG54_1JG54_1-00010JG54_1-00011Fontanite 149272716134249.4575,16.228333333333
    P17910314280FranceFranceMD19_44MD19_44Mo-00012Mo-00012Fontanite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    P179103290204Occitanie, FranceFranceMD19_44MD19_44Mo-00012Mo-00012Fontanite 1433937221343.660277777778,2.0369444444444
    P17910314616Hérault, Occitanie, FranceFrance14616Hérault, Occitanie, FranceMD19_44MD19_44Mo-00012Mo-00012Fontanite 143383318243.634166666667,3.3005555555556
    P179103300702Le Puech, Hérault, Occitanie, FranceFranceMD19_44MD19_44Mo-00012Mo-00012Fontanite 14340563205643.682222222222,3.3488888888889
    MDO1791031715Rabejac, Le Puech, Hérault, Occitanie, FranceFrance1715Rabejac, Le Puech, Hérault, Occitanie, FranceMD19_44MD19_44Mo-00012Mo-00012Fontanite 14340563205743.682222222222,3.3491666666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 2 localities (2 localities according to mindat, 11 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 2 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (11 of the 11 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. (7 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. (0 bottom-level + 0 top/mid-level = 0 total)

       







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