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: Franconite

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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
    P488.31178188CanadaCanadaMR37_5MR37_5Michelle_0054Michelle_0053Franconite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P488.311714009Québec, CanadaCanadaMR37_5MR37_5Michelle_0054Michelle_0053Franconite 1471229-72-16-5247.208055555556,-72.281111111111
    P124124235914Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Franconite 1452541-73-18-5945.428055555556,-73.316388888889
    P124124250494La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Franconite 1453344-73-8-3045.562222222222,-73.141666666667
    P124124123123Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanada123123Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Franconite 1453345-73-8-3045.5625,-73.141666666667
    MDRO124124599Poudrette Quarry (De-Mix Quarry; Demix Quarry; Uni-Mix Quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanada123123Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Franconite 1453346-73-8-3045.562777777778,-73.141666666667
    210897Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaFranconite 1453754-73-22-2645.631666666667,-73.373888888889
    210898Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaFranconite 1453959-73-20-3345.666388888889,-73.3425
    210899Saint-Amable Sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaFranconite 145400-73-20-3445.666666666667,-73.342777777778
    MD616Demix-Varennes Quarry, Saint-Amable Sill, Varennes & St-Amable, Lajemmerais RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaFranconite 145401-73-20-3545.666944444444,-73.343055555556
    P488.3117595Montréal, Québec, CanadaCanadaMR37_5MR37_5Michelle_0054Michelle_0053Franconite 1453154-73-38-445.531666666667,-73.634444444444
    MDO488.3117597Francon Quarry, Montréal, Québec, CanadaCanada597Francon Quarry, Montréal, Québec, CanadaMR37_5MR37_5Michelle_0054Michelle_0053Franconite 1453419-73-36-5045.571944444444,-73.613888888889
    P413.6319.614409RussiaRussiaMP98_55MP98_55Jen_0000486Jen_0000486Franconite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    14686Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaFranconite 154531060272454.886111111111,60.456666666667
    MD2628Vishnevye Mts (Vishnyovye; Cherry), Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaFranconite 15601660385656.004444444444,60.648888888889
    P413.6319.617857Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussiaMP98_55MP98_55Jen_0000486Jen_0000486Franconite 16755583324467.932777777778,33.045555555556
    P413.6319.62680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaMP98_55MP98_55Jen_0000486Jen_0000486Franconite 16742433451667.701111111111,33.754444444444
    MDRO413.6319.62675Kukisvumchorr Mt, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia2680Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaMP98_55MP98_55Jen_0000486Jen_0000486Franconite 10000000,0
    P4023582732Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussiaUSGSOFR02_189P22_462ree-00524Kaitlynn000148Franconite 166522930134666.874722222222,30.229444444444
    MDO4023582709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia2709Vuoriyarvi Alkaline-ultrabasic Massif, Northern Karelia, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaUSGSOFR02_189P22_462ree-00524Kaitlynn000148Franconite 16647593093266.799722222222,30.158888888889

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 20 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (14 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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    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. (9 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. (1 bottom-level + 5 top/mid-level = 6 total)

       






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