Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Minerals queried: Gaitite

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			Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	mindat ID	Locality containing Mineral	Country	Tectonic Settings	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference (Max Age)	Reference (Min Age)	Excel ID (Max Age)	Excel ID (Min Age)	Query Minerals	# of Query Minerals at Locality	Lat Deg	Lat Min	Lat Sec	Lon Deg	Lon Min	Lon Sec	Decimal Degree
		P	354	248	14244	Germany	Germany						Hg-00059	Hg-00059	Gaitite	1	51	26	18	10	22	11	51.438333333333,10.369722222222
		P	354	248	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	Germany						Hg-00059	Hg-00059	Gaitite	1	49	54	39	7	30	25	49.910833333333,7.5069444444444
		P	354	248	305377	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	Germany						Hg-00059	Hg-00059	Gaitite	1	50	17	54	7	50	12	50.298333333333,7.8366666666667
	R	P	354	248	1838	Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	Germany	Continental Extension	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany			Hg-00059	Hg-00059	Gaitite	1	50	19	25	7	40	20	50.323611111111,7.6722222222222
	R	P	354	248	278791	Frücht, Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	Germany		14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany			Hg-00059	Hg-00059	Gaitite	1	50	18	10	7	40	17	50.302777777778,7.6713888888889
MD	R	O	354	248	34225	Friedrichssegen Mine, Frücht, Bad Ems, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	Germany	Continental Extension	14243	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany			Hg-00059	Hg-00059	Gaitite	1	50	18	11	7	40	17	50.303055555556,7.6713888888889
		P	20.2	3.6	14188	Greece	Greece				GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	38	39	24	23	20	36	38.656666666667,23.343333333333
		P	20.2	3.6	1931	Attica, Greece	Greece				GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	42	32	23	43	0	37.708888888889,23.716666666667
		P	20.2	3.6	305693	East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece				GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	43	33	24	2	32	37.725833333333,24.042222222222
		P	20.2	3.6	14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece		14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	43	33	24	2	32	37.725833333333,24.042222222222
		P	20.2	3.6	1942	Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece	Continental Extension	1942	Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	44	10	24	1	56	37.736111111111,24.032222222222
	R	P	20.2	3.6	14186	Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece		14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	43	37	24	1	8	37.726944444444,24.018888888889
	R	P	20.2	3.6	1932	Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece	Continental Extension	14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	43	33	24	0	50	37.725833333333,24.013888888889
	R	P	20.2	3.6	1933	Christiana Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece		14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	44	0	24	1	7	37.733333333333,24.018611111111
MD	R	Y	20.2	3.6	135343	Shaft No. 132 (Christiana 132), Christiana Mine, Kamariza Mines (Kamareza Mines), Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece		14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	44	1	24	1	8	37.733611111111,24.018888888889
	R	P	20.2	3.6	14190	Plaka, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece		14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	45	49	24	1	33	37.763611111111,24.025833333333
	R	P	20.2	3.6	14189	Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece		14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	45	35	24	1	44	37.759722222222,24.028888888889
MD	R	Y	20.2	3.6	1935	Plaka Mine No. 80 (Filoni 80), Plaka Mines, Plaka, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece	Continental Extension	14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Gaitite	1	37	45	18	24	1	54	37.755,24.031666666667
		P	541	519	10257	Namibia	Namibia						Hg-00024	Hg-00024	Gaitite	1	-21	-56	-15	16	45	1	-21.9375,16.750277777778
		P	541	519	43980	Oshikoto Region, Namibia	Namibia						Hg-00024	Hg-00024	Gaitite	1	-19	-19	-8	17	42	18	-19.318888888889,17.705
		P	541	519	43981	Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia	Namibia		43981	Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia			Hg-00024	Hg-00024	Gaitite	1	-19	-15	-47	17	41	45	-19.263055555556,17.695833333333
MD		O	541	519	2428	Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia	Namibia		2428	Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia			Hg-00024	Hg-00024	Gaitite	1	-19	-14	-30	17	42	46	-19.241666666667,17.712777777778
					5536	Spain	Spain								Gaitite	1	40	15	10	-3	-35	-23	40.252777777778,-3.5897222222222
					3103	Andalusia, Spain	Spain								Gaitite	1	37	16	55	-4	-39	-20	37.281944444444,-4.6555555555556
					18228	Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain	Spain								Gaitite	1	38	13	54	-4	-45	-59	38.231666666667,-4.7663888888889
					286113	Belalcázar, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain	Spain								Gaitite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					280316	La Ventosilla Farmhouse, Belalcázar, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain	Spain								Gaitite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD					267412	Cogolla Alta Mine, La Ventosilla Farmhouse, Belalcázar, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain	Spain								Gaitite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					3366	USA	USA								Gaitite	1	37	49	12	-83	-42	-49	37.82,-83.713611111111
					14194	Nevada, USA	USA								Gaitite	1	39	12	58	-117	-33	-15	39.216111111111,-117.55416666667
					21928	Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Gaitite	1	41	20	9	-118	-4	-8	41.335833333333,-118.06888888889
					252047	Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Gaitite	1	41	10	8	-117	-15	-48	41.168888888889,-117.26333333333
					36432	Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Gaitite	1	41	10	9	-117	-15	-48	41.169166666667,-117.26333333333
MD					5578	Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Gaitite	1	41	13	13	-117	-9	-56	41.220277777778,-117.16555555556
					289219	Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Gaitite	1	41	12	58	-117	-14	-39	41.216111111111,-117.24416666667
					282948	Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Gaitite	1	41	13	14	-117	-9	-59	41.220555555556,-117.16638888889
MD					212752	Vista Pit, Twin Creeks Mine, Potosi District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Gaitite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0

This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (8 localities according to mindat, 37 localities if parents are counted as well)
Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (22 of the 37 parent localities have ages)

MD	The mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, but does not have an age yet.
MD	The 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.

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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. (3 total)

This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (15 total)

This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (3 total)

This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (3 bottom-level + 12 top/mid-level = 15 total)

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