Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Ikaite

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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
    P00.00136AntarcticaAntarcticaORP36_879ORP36_879Michelle_391Michelle_391Ikaite 1-75-36-44-10-49-22-75.612222222222,-10.822777777778
    133106Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaIkaite 1-74-29-30562016-74.491666666667,56.337777777778
    MD194613Adélie Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaIkaite 1-67-10-581422259-67.182777777778,142.38305555556
    P00.00148432Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaORP36_879ORP36_879Michelle_391Michelle_391Ikaite 1-76-43-59-77-59-2-76.733055555556,-77.983888888889
    195110Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaIkaite 1-67-38-42-62-39-9-67.645,-62.6525
    MD29780Bransfield Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaIkaite 1-62-11-37-57-16-27-62.193611111111,-57.274166666667
    MDO00.00140Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarctica15958971°22'S; 16°34'W, Weddell Sea, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaORP36_879ORP36_879Michelle_391Michelle_391Ikaite 1-71-21-59-16-33-59-71.366388888889,-16.566388888889
    P2.5808188CanadaCanadaH105_245H105_245Michelle_518Michelle_518Ikaite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P2.580620Saskatchewan, CanadaCanadaH105_245H105_245Michelle_518Michelle_518Ikaite 1532654-106-34-3953.448333333333,-106.5775
    MDRO2.580264916Manito Lake, Saskatchewan, CanadaCanada241493Muskiki Lake, Saskatchewan, CanadaH105_245H105_245Michelle_518Michelle_518Ikaite 152450-109-43052.75,-109.71666666667
    7944Czech RepublicCzech RepublicIkaite 14951141523449.853888888889,15.384444444444
    41574Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicIkaite 149564014342049.944444444444,14.572222222222
    187120Beroun District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicIkaite 149534313595049.895277777778,13.997222222222
    MD233203Koda Cave, Beroun District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicIkaite 14955431471249.928611111111,14.12
    22759DenmarkDenmarkIkaite 1583480303558.568888888889,0.50972222222222
    1950Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkIkaite 1691313-45-8-3569.220277777778,-45.143055555556
    256583Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkIkaite 167444-360-767.078888888889,-36.001944444444
    287586Ikka Fjord (Ìka), Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkIkaite 161122-480-5461.200555555556,-48.015
    MD256595Ikka Bund, Ikka Fjord (Ìka), Sermersooq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkIkaite 161122-480-5561.200555555556,-48.015277777778
    14488JapanJapanIkaite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    14487Hokkaidō, JapanJapanIkaite 1431847142232643.313055555556,142.39055555556
    133814Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanIkaite 1425046143105842.846111111111,143.18277777778
    195467Ashoro-cho (Asyoro-tyo), Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanIkaite 10000000,0
    MD29782Shiowakka, Ashoro-cho (Asyoro-tyo), Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanIkaite 10000000,0
    P25925912362NorwayNorwayNGT40_173NGT40_173Michelle_723Michelle_723Ikaite 15736269411657.607222222222,9.6877777777778
    MDO25925933372Oslo, NorwayNorway132016Nordmarka, Oslo, NorwayNGT40_173NGT40_173Michelle_723Michelle_723Ikaite 159562310464159.939722222222,10.778055555556
    14254RomaniaRomaniaIkaite 146245924182146.416388888889,24.305833333333
    14684Alba, RomaniaRomaniaIkaite 146244122591846.411388888889,22.988333333333
    300233Gârda De Sus, Alba, RomaniaRomaniaIkaite 146292422483646.49,22.81
    MD300234Scărișoara Cave, Gârda De Sus, Alba, RomaniaRomaniaIkaite 146292422483646.49,22.81
    192603Buzău, RomaniaRomaniaIkaite 145302426341645.506666666667,26.571111111111
    MD254777Mânzăleşti Commune, Buzău, RomaniaRomaniaIkaite 14529492637945.496944444444,26.619166666667
    P0.019670.019493366USAUSAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Ikaite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    11016Alaska, USAUSAIkaite 1601436-147-22-4460.243333333333,-147.37888888889
    254074North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAUSAIkaite 169544-152-23-3169.095555555556,-152.39194444444
    MD298155Point Barrow, North Slope Borough, Alaska, USAUSAIkaite 1712320-156-28-4571.388888888889,-156.47916666667
    P0.019670.019493424California, USAUSAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Ikaite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    P0.019670.0194922789Mono Co., California, USAUSAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Ikaite 1375351-119-3-1137.8975,-119.05305555556
    MDG0.019670.0194929781Mono Lake, Mono Co., California, USAUSA29781Mono Lake, Mono Co., California, USAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Ikaite 138015-119-2-5338.004166666667,-119.04805555556

    This mineral directly occurs at 12 localities (12 localities according to mindat, 39 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 12 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (12 of the 39 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. (0 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (10 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (1 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (5 bottom-level + 22 top/mid-level = 27 total)

       






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