Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Griphite

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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
    14398ArgentinaArgentinaGriphite 1-33-41-5-65-32-49-33.684722222222,-65.546944444444
    22405La Rioja Province, ArgentinaArgentinaGriphite 1-29-19-45-67-39-36-29.329166666667,-67.66
    239732General Ángel V. Peñaloza Department, La Rioja Province, ArgentinaArgentinaGriphite 1-30-20-43-66-32-1-30.345277777778,-66.533611111111
    MD307535Difunta Correa Pegmatite, General Ángel V. Peñaloza Department, La Rioja Province, ArgentinaArgentinaGriphite 1-30-20-44-66-32-2-30.345555555556,-66.533888888889
    151AustraliaAustraliaGriphite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    15622Northern Territory, AustraliaAustraliaGriphite 1-15-41-51133345-15.6975,133.0625
    252218Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaAustraliaGriphite 1-22-34-28134410-22.574444444444,134.06944444444
    291398Delmore Downs Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaAustraliaGriphite 1-22-27-59134450-22.466388888889,134.75
    257699Mount Ida, Delmore Downs Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaAustraliaGriphite 1-22-27-59134450-22.466388888889,134.75
    MD253646Spotted Wonder Prospect, Mount Ida, Delmore Downs Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaAustraliaGriphite 1-22-280134450-22.466666666667,134.75
    14280FranceFranceGriphite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    290204Occitanie, FranceFranceGriphite 1433937221343.660277777778,2.0369444444444
    48159Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceGriphite 1423654235042.615,2.5833333333333
    47601Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceGriphite 1422931321742.491944444444,3.0380555555556
    277327L'Albère, Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceGriphite 10000000,0
    264434Saint-Jean De L'Albère, L'Albère, Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceGriphite 10000000,0
    MD264838Mas D'en Claret, Saint-Jean De L'Albère, L'Albère, Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceGriphite 10000000,0
    P95092221896RwandaRwandaJAES61_10JAES61_10Alexandra-0165Alexandra-0165Griphite 1-1-50-34294445-1.8427777777778,29.745833333333
    P95092231636Western Province, RwandaRwandaJAES61_10JAES61_10Alexandra-0165Alexandra-0165Griphite 1-1-56-32293358-1.9422222222222,29.566111111111
    P950922304486Ngororero District, Western Province, RwandaRwandaJAES61_10JAES61_10Alexandra-0165Alexandra-0165Griphite 1-1-55-10293854-1.9194444444444,29.648333333333
    P95092231699Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, RwandaRwandaJAES61_10JAES61_10Alexandra-0165Alexandra-0165Griphite 1-1-55-11293854-1.9197222222222,29.648333333333
    MDO9509222824Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, RwandaRwanda2824Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, RwandaJAES61_10JAES61_10Alexandra-0165Alexandra-0165Griphite 1-1-55-17293915-1.9213888888889,29.654166666667
    P176016403366USAUSACMP156_289GCA34_713Be-00035Alexandra-0270Griphite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P170016404104South Dakota, USAUSAAM75_631GCA34_713Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0270Griphite 143582-100-5-3243.967222222222,-100.09222222222
    P1700164017377Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAAM75_631GCA34_713Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0270Griphite 1435636-103-19-3343.943333333333,-103.32583333333
    RY1700170048591Harney City, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSA122418Black Elk Peak (Harney Peak), Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Griphite 1435226-103-21-4343.873888888889,-103.36194444444
    MD4117Everly Mine (Riverton Lode), Harney City, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAGriphite 10000000,0
    P164016404113Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAGCA34_713GCA34_713Alexandra-0270Alexandra-0270Griphite 1435255-103-24-843.881944444444,-103.40222222222
    P1640164023065Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAGCA34_713GCA34_713Alexandra-0270Alexandra-0270Griphite 143537-103-25-1443.885277777778,-103.42055555556
    MDO164016404106Etta Mine, Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSA4106Etta Mine, Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAGCA34_713GCA34_713Alexandra-0270Alexandra-0270Griphite 1435250-103-25-843.880555555556,-103.41888888889
    MD45082Sitting Bull Pegmatite, Keystone, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAGriphite 143542-103-26-1343.900555555556,-103.43694444444
    P1760176017464Wisconsin, USAUSACMP156_289CMP156_289Be-00035Be-00035Griphite 1442216-89-48-2444.371111111111,-89.806666666667
    P1760176025670Florence Co., Wisconsin, USAUSACMP156_289CMP156_289Be-00035Be-00035Griphite 145494-88-18-3945.817777777778,-88.310833333333
    P1760176025669Fern, Florence Co., Wisconsin, USAUSACMP156_289CMP156_289Be-00035Be-00035Griphite 145512-88-21-845.850555555556,-88.352222222222
    P1760176025675Pine River Pegmatites, Fern, Florence Co., Wisconsin, USAUSACMP156_289CMP156_289Be-00035Be-00035Griphite 145512-88-21-945.850555555556,-88.3525
    MDO1760176012662Animikie Red Ace Pegmatite, Pine River Pegmatites, Fern, Florence Co., Wisconsin, USAUSA12662Animikie Red Ace Pegmatite, Pine River Pegmatites, Fern, Florence Co., Wisconsin, USACMP156_289CMP156_289Be-00035Be-00035Griphite 145512-88-21-1045.850555555556,-88.352777777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 8 localities (8 localities according to mindat, 36 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 8 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (17 of the 36 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. (3 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (14 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. (5 bottom-level + 14 top/mid-level = 19 total)

       






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