Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Franklinphilite

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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
    7103SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFranklinphilite 1470408104847.011111111111,8.18
    3212Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFranklinphilite 14633489261146.563333333333,9.4363888888889
    133233Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFranklinphilite 14638519273146.6475,9.4586111111111
    188928Rheinwald, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFranklinphilite 10000000,0
    188929Splügen, Rheinwald, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFranklinphilite 10000000,0
    MD122627Tanatz Alp, Splügen, Rheinwald, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandFranklinphilite 10000000,0
    14281UKUKFranklinphilite 1535237-3-55-3553.876944444444,-3.9263888888889
    14092Wales, UKUKFranklinphilite 152951-3-35-2052.164166666667,-3.5888888888889
    4566Gwynedd, Wales, UKUKFranklinphilite 1525643-4-3-2752.945277777778,-4.0575
    222494Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, UKUKFranklinphilite 1525221-4-1-4952.8725,-4.0302777777778
    12734Moel Ysgyfarnogod, Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, UKUKFranklinphilite 1525213-3-59-4352.870277777778,-3.9952777777778
    MD254997Llyn Du Bach Mine, Moel Ysgyfarnogod, Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, UKUKFranklinphilite 1525214-3-59-4352.870555555556,-3.9952777777778
    P13499403366USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Franklinphilite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P134994014024New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Franklinphilite 1401951-74-37-1240.330833333333,-74.62
    P134994015771Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Franklinphilite 141540-74-39-4041.094444444444,-74.661111111111
    P13499403947Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Franklinphilite 141537-74-36-141.093611111111,-74.600277777778
    P13499406772Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Franklinphilite 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-00028Franklinphilite 14174-74-35-1241.117777777778,-74.586666666667
    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-00028Franklinphilite 141651-74-35-1541.114166666667,-74.5875

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 19 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (7 of the 19 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. (6 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. (2 bottom-level + 10 top/mid-level = 12 total)

       






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