Mineral Evolution Database

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Minerals queried: Herbertsmithite

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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	3200	3200	151	Australia	Australia				USGSOFR2009_1034	USGSOFR2009_1034	vms-00054	vms-00054	Herbertsmithite	1	-31	-5	-22	139	7	41	-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
		P	3200	3200	15624	Western Australia, Australia	Australia				USGSOFR2009_1034	USGSOFR2009_1034	vms-00054	vms-00054	Herbertsmithite	1	-29	-41	-16	118	7	3	-29.687777777778,118.1175
		P	3200	3200	122765	Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Australia				USGSOFR2009_1034	USGSOFR2009_1034	vms-00054	vms-00054	Herbertsmithite	1	-28	-26	-31	121	14	19	-28.441944444444,121.23861111111
		P	3200	3200	263630	Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin Mining Centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Australia				USGSOFR2009_1034	USGSOFR2009_1034	vms-00054	vms-00054	Herbertsmithite	1	-28	-53	-43	121	48	9	-28.895277777778,121.8025
MD					245262	Murrin Murrin Ni-Co Mine (Anaconda Nickel Mine), Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin Mining Centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Australia								Herbertsmithite	1	-28	-42	-47	121	57	26	-28.713055555556,121.95722222222
MD		O	3200	3200	109702	Nangaroo Copper Mine, Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin Mining Centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia	Australia	Oceanic Arc (Subduction)	109702	Nangaroo Copper Mine, Eulaminna (Murrin Murrin Mining Centre), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia	USGSOFR2009_1034	USGSOFR2009_1034	vms-00054	vms-00054	Herbertsmithite	1	-28	-55	-4	121	48	36	-28.917777777778,121.81
		P	64	63	638	Chile	Chile				USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	-33	-48	-28	-71	-47	-30	-33.807777777778,-71.791666666667
		P	64	63	640	Antofagasta, Chile	Chile				USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	-22	-59	-1	-69	-27	-56	-22.983611111111,-69.465555555556
		P	64	63	122190	Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile				USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	-23	-42	-40	-69	-44	-40	-23.711111111111,-69.744444444444
					292244	Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	-24	-6	-20	-69	-54	-42	-24.105555555556,-69.911666666667
MD					292246	Capricornio Vein System, Antofagasta, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					207192	Cerro Palestina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					207191	Estación Cerro Negro, Cerro Palestina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					123051	Magallanes District, Estación Cerro Negro, Cerro Palestina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	-23	-30	0	-69	-28	0	-23.5,-69.466666666667
MD					205722	Covadonga Mine, Magallanes District, Estación Cerro Negro, Cerro Palestina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD					205721	Magallanes Mine, Magallanes District, Estación Cerro Negro, Cerro Palestina, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	64	63	672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile		672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	-23	-2	-56	-69	-12	-18	-23.048888888889,-69.205
	R	P	64	63	653	Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile		672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	-22	-55	-4	-69	-12	-23	-22.917777777778,-69.206388888889
MD	R	Y	64	63	11808	Herminia Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile		672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD	R	Y	64	63	42728	La Poderosa Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile		672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD	R	Y	64	63	63562	Los Tres Presidentes Mine, Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile		672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD	R	Y	64	63	11428	San Francisco Mine (Beatrix Mine), Caracoles, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile		672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	-22	-52	-42	-69	-20	-12	-22.878333333333,-69.336666666667
MD	R	Y	64	63	16363	La Compañia Mine, Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile		672	Sierra Gorda District, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00004	PorphCu-00004	Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					685	Tarapacá, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	-20	-23	-21	-69	-37	-17	-20.389166666667,-69.621388888889
					253256	El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	-20	-8	-52	-69	-15	-33	-20.147777777778,-69.259166666667
					55472	Challacollo, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD					55471	Lolon Mine (Challacollo Mine), Challacollo, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					196015	Pampa Del Tamarugal, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	-20	-58	-42	-70	-8	-35	-20.978333333333,-70.143055555556
MD					188134	Victoria Segunda Mine, Pampa Del Tamarugal, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	-20	-58	-43	-70	-8	-35	-20.978611111111,-70.143055555556
					282002	Quebrada Maní, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD					194626	Capona Mine, Quebrada Maní, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, Chile	Chile								Herbertsmithite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					820	Egypt	Egypt								Herbertsmithite	1	28	10	17	30	54	27	28.171388888889,30.9075
					194694	Red Sea, Egypt	Egypt								Herbertsmithite	1	25	44	48	34	37	21	25.746666666667,34.6225
					25787	Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt	Egypt								Herbertsmithite	1	24	56	36	34	10	50	24.943333333333,34.180555555556
					294577	Central Eastern Desert, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt	Egypt								Herbertsmithite	1	25	38	59	34	11	51	25.649722222222,34.1975
MD					307290	Darhib Mine, Central Eastern Desert, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypt	Egypt								Herbertsmithite	1	24	0	48	35	0	11	24.013333333333,35.003055555556
		P	20.2	3.6	14188	Greece	Greece				GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Herbertsmithite	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	Herbertsmithite	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	Herbertsmithite	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	Herbertsmithite	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	Herbertsmithite	1	37	44	10	24	1	56	37.736111111111,24.032222222222
	R	P	20.2	3.6	8087	Sounion Area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece		14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Herbertsmithite	1	37	40	3	24	0	17	37.6675,24.004722222222
	R	P	20.2	3.6	233207	Sounion Mines, Sounion Area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece		14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Herbertsmithite	1	37	40	10	24	0	59	37.669444444444,24.016388888889
MD	R	Y	20.2	3.6	10471	Sounion Mine No. 19 ("Chloridstollen"), Sounion Mines, Sounion Area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	Greece		14187	Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, Greece	GM146_732	GM146_732	Kristen002526	Kristen002526	Herbertsmithite	1	37	40	22	24	0	55	37.672777777778,24.015277777778
		P	89.8	66	14407	Iran	Iran				IA20_1	IA20_1	Cr-00066	Cr-00066	Herbertsmithite	1	33	38	31	52	13	2	33.641944444444,52.217222222222
		P	89.8	66	29817	Isfahan, Iran	Iran				IA20_1	IA20_1	Cr-00066	Cr-00066	Herbertsmithite	1	33	16	44	51	48	29	33.278888888889,51.808055555556
		P	89.8	66	233442	Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran	Iran				IA20_1	IA20_1	Cr-00066	Cr-00066	Herbertsmithite	1	33	32	18	54	37	22	33.538333333333,54.622777777778
		P	89.8	66	14406	Anarak District, Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran	Iran				IA20_1	IA20_1	Cr-00066	Cr-00066	Herbertsmithite	1	33	25	37	53	57	46	33.426944444444,53.962777777778
MD		O	89.8	66	25262	Chah Khouni Mine (Chah Khoni Mine; Tschah Khuni Mine; El Khun Mine), Anarak District, Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran	Iran		25262	Chah Khouni Mine (Chah Khoni Mine; Tschah Khuni Mine; El Khun Mine), Anarak District, Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran	IA20_1	IA20_1	Cr-00066	Cr-00066	Herbertsmithite	1	33	26	21	54	11	57	33.439166666667,54.199166666667
MD					63563	Kali Kafi Mine (Kale Kafi Mine), Anarak District, Nain County (Nayin County), Isfahan, Iran	Iran								Herbertsmithite	1	33	32	8	54	32	39	33.535555555556,54.544166666667
					108712	South Khorasan, Iran	Iran								Herbertsmithite	1	32	34	31	58	29	49	32.575277777778,58.496944444444
					268393	Nehbandan, South Khorasan, Iran	Iran								Herbertsmithite	1	31	49	59	59	0	0	31.833055555556,59
MD					122266	Qaleh-Zari Mine (Ghale Zari Mine), Nehbandan, South Khorasan, Iran	Iran								Herbertsmithite	1	31	49	60	59	0	0	31.833333333333,59
		P	757.4	746.4	10257	Namibia	Namibia				USGSOFR2009-1252	USGSOFR2009-1252	sedznpb-00341	sedznpb-00341	Herbertsmithite	1	-21	-56	-15	16	45	1	-21.9375,16.750277777778
		P	757.4	746.4	29109	Karas Region, Namibia	Namibia				USGSOFR2009-1252	USGSOFR2009-1252	sedznpb-00341	sedznpb-00341	Herbertsmithite	1	-27	-30	-50	17	28	31	-27.513888888889,17.475277777778
		P	757.4	746.4	122963	Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Namibia				USGSOFR2009-1252	USGSOFR2009-1252	sedznpb-00341	sedznpb-00341	Herbertsmithite	1	-28	-3	-55	16	38	44	-28.065277777778,16.645555555556
		P	757.4	746.4	157962	Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Namibia				USGSOFR2009-1252	USGSOFR2009-1252	sedznpb-00341	sedznpb-00341	Herbertsmithite	1	-27	-56	-40	16	45	22	-27.944444444444,16.756111111111
MD		O	757.4	746.4	69400	Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Namibia		69400	Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	USGSOFR2009-1252	USGSOFR2009-1252	sedznpb-00341	sedznpb-00341	Herbertsmithite	1	-27	-49	-22	16	36	23	-27.822777777778,16.606388888889
					14247	Poland	Poland								Herbertsmithite	1	51	37	46	19	24	55	51.629444444444,19.415277777778
					16278	Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland	Poland								Herbertsmithite	1	50	55	14	16	7	15	50.920555555556,16.120833333333
					308420	Polkowice Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland	Poland								Herbertsmithite	1	51	32	53	16	3	28	51.548055555556,16.057777777778
					204812	Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland	Poland								Herbertsmithite	1	51	30	24	16	5	3	51.506666666667,16.084166666667
MD					21360	Rudna Mine, Gmina Polkowice, Polkowice Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland	Poland								Herbertsmithite	1	51	31	0	16	4	19	51.516666666667,16.071944444444
		P	21	16	3366	USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Herbertsmithite	1	37	49	12	-83	-42	-49	37.82,-83.713611111111
		P	21	16	3293	Arizona, USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Herbertsmithite	1	33	28	43	-111	-18	-39	33.478611111111,-111.31083333333
		P	21	16	16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Herbertsmithite	1	33	39	54	-112	-27	-19	33.665,-112.45527777778
		P	21	16	31426	Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Herbertsmithite	1	33	46	10	-113	-10	-23	33.769444444444,-113.17305555556
		P	21	16	31816	Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Herbertsmithite	1	33	40	10	-112	-58	-16	33.669444444444,-112.97111111111
		P	21	16	31929	Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Herbertsmithite	1	33	41	17	-113	0	-20	33.688055555556,-113.00555555556
	R	P	21	16	31809	Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA		3354	Tonopah-Belmont Mine (East Vulture Mine; Belmont-McNeil Mine; Economy Mining Co. Mine), Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Herbertsmithite	1	33	41	18	-113	0	-20	33.688333333333,-113.00555555556
MD		O	21	16	3354	Tonopah-Belmont Mine (East Vulture Mine; Belmont-McNeil Mine; Economy Mining Co. Mine), Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA		3354	Tonopah-Belmont Mine (East Vulture Mine; Belmont-McNeil Mine; Economy Mining Co. Mine), Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Herbertsmithite	1	33	38	52	-112	-55	-55	33.647777777778,-112.93194444444

This mineral directly occurs at 21 localities (21 localities according to mindat, 71 localities if parents are counted as well)
Of the 21 localities at which this mineral occurs, 10 have an age. (41 of the 71 parent localities have ages)

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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 locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (28 total)

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