Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • Minerals queried: Kapellasite

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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
    14244GermanyGermanyKapellasite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    4395Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyKapellasite 152250916952.416666666667,9.2691666666667
    1811Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyKapellasite 151463410245551.776111111111,10.415277777778
    23921Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyKapellasite 15154101024851.902777777778,10.402222222222
    280547Astfeld, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyKapellasite 15155210225651.917222222222,10.382222222222
    MD6026Herzog Julius Smelter Slag Locality, Astfeld, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyContinental ArcKapellasite 15155310225651.9175,10.382222222222
    P20.23.614188GreeceGreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Kapellasite 138392423203638.656666666667,23.343333333333
    P20.23.61931Attica, GreeceGreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Kapellasite 13742322343037.708888888889,23.716666666667
    P20.23.6305693East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Kapellasite 13743332423237.725833333333,24.042222222222
    P20.23.614187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreece14187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Kapellasite 13743332423237.725833333333,24.042222222222
    P20.23.61942Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreeceContinental Extension1942Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Kapellasite 13744102415637.736111111111,24.032222222222
    RP20.23.68087Sounion Area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreece14187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Kapellasite 1374032401737.6675,24.004722222222
    RP20.23.6233207Sounion Mines, Sounion Area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreece14187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Kapellasite 13740102405937.669444444444,24.016388888889
    MDRY20.23.610471Sounion Mine No. 19 ("Chloridstollen"), Sounion Mines, Sounion Area, Lavrion District Mines, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreece14187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Kapellasite 13740222405537.672777777778,24.015277777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 2 localities (2 localities according to mindat, 14 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 2 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (8 of the 14 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. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (5 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. (1 bottom-level + 5 top/mid-level = 6 total)

       







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