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: Formicaite

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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
    P1449914409RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Formicaite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P144992644Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Formicaite 16329612858763.485,128.96861111111
    P1449920548Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Formicaite 167202131132467.333888888889,131.22333333333
    P14499159595Dogdo River Basin, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Formicaite 1673555138415867.598611111111,138.69944444444
    P1449920547Tas-Khayakhtakh Range, Dogdo River Basin, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Formicaite 1673556138415867.598888888889,138.69944444444
    MDO1449918684Titovskoe B Deposit, Tas-Khayakhtakh Range, Dogdo River Basin, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussia18684Titovskoe B Deposit, Tas-Khayakhtakh Range, Dogdo River Basin, Polar Yakutia, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaUSGSPP2010_1765USGSPP2010_1765Michelle_498Michelle_498Formicaite 1673557138415867.599166666667,138.69944444444
    247391Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 15814446083458.245555555556,60.142777777778
    310113Serovsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 15943260212759.717222222222,60.3575
    304722Turinsk-Auerbakovsk Ore Field, Serovsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 15943260212759.717222222222,60.3575
    192623Turya River, Turinsk-Auerbakovsk Ore Field, Serovsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 15943260212759.717222222222,60.3575
    192622Tur'insk, Turya River, Turinsk-Auerbakovsk Ore Field, Serovsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 15943260212859.717222222222,60.357777777778
    MD2811Novofrolovskoye B-Cu Deposit, Tur'insk, Turya River, Turinsk-Auerbakovsk Ore Field, Serovsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 15946606030059.783333333333,60.5
    2640Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 1522634108242252.442777777778,108.40611111111
    18524Buriatia Republic (Buryatia), Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 153262210892353.439444444444,108.15638888889
    72970Vitim Plateau, Buriatia Republic (Buryatia), Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 154847113104154.146388888889,113.17805555556
    MD5759Solongo B Deposit, Vitim Plateau, Buriatia Republic (Buryatia), Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaRussiaFormicaite 10000000,0
    3366USAUSAFormicaite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    4060Oregon, USAUSAFormicaite 144316-121-32-244.518333333333,-121.53388888889
    24085Lake Co., Oregon, USAUSAFormicaite 1423740-120-28-3142.627777777778,-120.47527777778
    MD23698Alkali Lake, Lake Co., Oregon, USAUSAFormicaite 1425830-120-1-3042.975,-120.025

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 20 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (6 of the 20 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. (5 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. (3 bottom-level + 11 top/mid-level = 14 total)

       






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