Mineral Evolution Database
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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: Guanine

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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
    P00151AustraliaAustraliaMM41_33MM41_33Michelle_0021Michelle_0021Guanine 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P0015624Western Australia, AustraliaAustraliaMM41_33MM41_33Michelle_0021Michelle_0021Guanine 1-29-41-1611873-29.687777777778,118.1175
    P0010525Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAustraliaMM41_33MM41_33Michelle_0021Michelle_0021Guanine 1-31-25-451243847-31.429166666667,124.64638888889
    P00248218Cocklebiddy Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAustraliaMM39_467MM39_467Michelle_0020Michelle_0020Guanine 1-32-1-8126226-32.018888888889,126.04055555556
    MDB00230Murra-el-elevyn Cave, Cocklebiddy Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAustralia230Murra-el-elevyn Cave, Cocklebiddy Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMM39_467MM39_467Michelle_0020Michelle_0020Guanine 1-32-2-35126218-32.043055555556,126.03833333333
    P0022787Madura Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAustraliaMM41_33MM41_33Michelle_0021Michelle_0021Guanine 1-31-51-38127341-31.860555555556,127.06138888889
    MDB00228Petrogale Cave, Madura Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAustralia228Petrogale Cave, Madura Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaMM41_33MM41_33Michelle_0021Michelle_0021Guanine 1-31-52-91272319-31.869166666667,127.38861111111
    P00638ChileChileG2_113G2_113Michelle_0022Michelle_0022Guanine 1-33-48-28-71-47-30-33.807777777778,-71.791666666667
    P00640Antofagasta, ChileChileG2_113G2_113Michelle_0022Michelle_0022Guanine 1-22-59-1-69-27-56-22.983611111111,-69.465555555556
    P00122191El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileG2_113G2_113Michelle_0022Michelle_0022Guanine 1-22-58-56-68-48-52-22.982222222222,-68.814444444444
    P00207706San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileG2_113G2_113Michelle_0022Michelle_0022Guanine 1-22-53-8-68-17-41-22.885555555556,-68.294722222222
    P00249964Cordillera De La Sal, San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileG2_113G2_113Michelle_0022Michelle_0022Guanine 1-23-2-56-68-21-20-23.048888888889,-68.355555555556
    MDB00250080Cueva Lechuza De Campanario, Cordillera De La Sal, San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChile250080Cueva Lechuza De Campanario, Cordillera De La Sal, San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileG2_113G2_113Michelle_0022Michelle_0022Guanine 1-22-56-11-68-16-3-22.936388888889,-68.2675
    MD300205Parede De Vidrios Cave, Cordillera De La Sal, San Pedro De Atacama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileGuanine 1-22-56-43-68-16-49-22.945277777778,-68.280277777778
    P002285MexicoMexicoAC35_79AC35_79Michelle_0023Michelle_0023Guanine 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    P002313Coahuila, MexicoMexicoAC35_79AC35_79Michelle_0023Michelle_0023Guanine 1272554-101-53-3327.431666666667,-101.8925
    P00211313Cuatrociénegas Municipality, Coahuila, MexicoMexicoAC35_79AC35_79Michelle_0023Michelle_0023Guanine 126590-102-4-5826.983333333333,-102.08277777778
    P00211312Cuatro Ciénegas (Cuatrociénegas De Carranza; Venustiano Carranza), Cuatrociénegas Municipality, Coahuila, MexicoMexicoAC35_79AC35_79Michelle_0023Michelle_0023Guanine 126590-102-4-5826.983333333333,-102.08277777778
    P00211314Limestone Caves, Cuatro Ciénegas (Cuatrociénegas De Carranza; Venustiano Carranza), Cuatrociénegas Municipality, Coahuila, MexicoMexicoAC35_79AC35_79Michelle_0023Michelle_0023Guanine 126590-102-4-5926.983333333333,-102.08305555556
    MDB00211316Rosillo Cave, Limestone Caves, Cuatro Ciénegas (Cuatrociénegas De Carranza; Venustiano Carranza), Cuatrociénegas Municipality, Coahuila, MexicoMexico211316Rosillo Cave, Limestone Caves, Cuatro Ciénegas (Cuatrociénegas De Carranza; Venustiano Carranza), Cuatrociénegas Municipality, Coahuila, MexicoAC35_79AC35_79Michelle_0023Michelle_0023Guanine 10000000,0
    P005869PeruPeruMM39_889MM39_889Michelle_0024Michelle_0024Guanine 1-11-25-24-75-20-42-11.423333333333,-75.345
    P0024191Ica, PeruPeruMM39_889MM39_889Michelle_0024Michelle_0024Guanine 1-14-5-44-75-31-18-14.095555555556,-75.521666666667
    P00156104Pisco Province, Ica, PeruPeruMM39_889MM39_889Michelle_0024Michelle_0024Guanine 1-13-41-52-76-3-12-13.697777777778,-76.053333333333
    MDB002566North Chincha Island, Pisco Province, Ica, PeruPeru2566North Chincha Island, Pisco Province, Ica, PeruMM39_889MM39_889Michelle_0024Michelle_0024Guanine 1-13-37-48-76-23-28-13.63,-76.391111111111
    P0014468South AfricaSouth AfricaMichelle_0025Michelle_0025Guanine 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    P0043088Western Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaMichelle_0025Michelle_0025Guanine 1-33-24-3420059-33.409444444444,20.016388888889
    P00236266West Coast District, Western Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaMichelle_0025Michelle_0025Guanine 1-32-23-56182414-32.398888888889,18.403888888889
    MDO0031410Saldanha Bay, West Coast District, Western Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa31410Saldanha Bay, West Coast District, Western Cape, South AfricaMichelle_0025Michelle_0025Guanine 1-33-1-53175440-33.031388888889,17.911111111111

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 28 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 6 have an age. (27 of the 28 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. (5 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (21 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. (1 bottom-level + 0 top/mid-level = 1 total)

       






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