Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Ganterite

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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
    7103SwitzerlandSwitzerlandGanterite 1470408104847.011111111111,8.18
    3234Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandGanterite 1461410737746.236111111111,7.6186111111111
    130560Brig, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandGanterite 14619527595546.331111111111,7.9986111111111
    14245Simplon Pass Area, Brig, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandGanterite 1461744842246.295555555556,8.0727777777778
    156717Ganter Valley, Simplon Pass Area, Brig, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandGanterite 14616585846.268055555556,8.0855555555556
    279063Wasen Alp, Ganter Valley, Simplon Pass Area, Brig, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandGanterite 14616585846.268055555556,8.0855555555556
    MD4633Isenwegg, Wasen Alp, Ganter Valley, Simplon Pass Area, Brig, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandGanterite 14616585846.268055555556,8.0855555555556
    3366USAUSAGanterite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    14194Nevada, USAUSAGanterite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    3922Pershing Co., Nevada, USAUSAGanterite 1402414-118-17-640.403888888889,-118.285
    37165Rochester District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAUSAGanterite 1401723-118-9-2340.289722222222,-118.15638888889
    MD58467Lincoln Hill Dumortierite Deposit, Rochester District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAUSAGanterite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 2 localities (2 localities according to mindat, 12 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 2 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 12 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 locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (0 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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