Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Krettnichite

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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
    14244GermanyGermanyKrettnichite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    15774Saarland, GermanyGermanyKrettnichite 14925396564649.4275,6.9461111111111
    133580Wadern, Saarland, GermanyGermanyKrettnichite 14931576532249.5325,6.8894444444444
    279758Krettnich, Wadern, Saarland, GermanyGermanyKrettnichite 14931136565749.520277777778,6.9491666666667
    MD5504Manganese Mine (incl. Johann Shaft; Jakob Adit), Krettnich, Wadern, Saarland, GermanyGermanyKrettnichite 14931146565749.520555555556,6.9491666666667
    7103SwitzerlandSwitzerlandKrettnichite 1470408104847.011111111111,8.18
    3212Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandKrettnichite 14633489261146.563333333333,9.4363888888889
    133233Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandKrettnichite 14638519273146.6475,9.4586111111111
    29670Ferrera Valley, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandKrettnichite 14631539281446.531388888889,9.4705555555556
    247843Ausserferrera, Ferrera Valley, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandKrettnichite 14632269284246.540555555556,9.4783333333333
    MD22190Fianel (Fianel Mine), Ausserferrera, Ferrera Valley, Hinterrhein Valley, Grisons, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandKrettnichite 14632479274346.546388888889,9.4619444444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 2 localities (2 localities according to mindat, 11 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 2 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 11 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 has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (2 bottom-level + 9 top/mid-level = 11 total)

       






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