Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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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: Kushiroite

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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
    21894AlgeriaAlgeriaKushiroite 13420423141134.345,3.2363888888889
    131093Tamanghasset Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaKushiroite 12624583533526.416111111111,3.8930555555556
    281445Tanezrouft, Tamanghasset Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaKushiroite 12544501505525.747222222222,1.8486111111111
    MD265481Acfer 214 Meteorite, Tanezrouft, Tamanghasset Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaKushiroite 12741244224227.69,4.3783333333333
    P536.5525.536AntarcticaAntarcticaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000899Jen_0000899Kushiroite 1-75-36-44-10-49-22-75.612222222222,-10.822777777778
    P536.5525.5133106Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000899Jen_0000899Kushiroite 1-74-29-30562016-74.491666666667,56.337777777778
    O536.5525.524850Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarctica24850Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000899Jen_0000899Kushiroite 1-77-9-71472453-77.151944444444,147.41472222222
    27785Allan Hills, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaKushiroite 1-76-39-4159038-76.651111111111,159.01055555556
    MD204469Allan Hills 85085 Meteorite (ALH 85085), Allan Hills, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaKushiroite 1-76-50-531562513-76.848055555556,156.42027777778
    14280FranceFranceKushiroite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    290204Occitanie, FranceFranceKushiroite 1433937221343.660277777778,2.0369444444444
    18944Aveyron, Occitanie, FranceFranceKushiroite 14420412301044.344722222222,2.5027777777778
    MD57440Lapanouse-de-Sévérac Slag Locality, Aveyron, Occitanie, FranceFranceKushiroite 1441941324344.328055555556,3.0452777777778
    P4567.614565.652285MexicoMexicoMPS42_1321MPS42_1321Mo-00001Mo-00001Kushiroite 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    P4567.614565.652297Chihuahua, MexicoMexicoMPS42_1321MPS42_1321Mo-00001Mo-00001Kushiroite 1281923-106-41-2628.323055555556,-106.69055555556
    P4567.614565.65276083Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, MexicoMexicoMPS42_1321MPS42_1321Mo-00001Mo-00001Kushiroite 1265759-105-18-5926.966388888889,-105.31638888889
    MDO4567.614565.6535Allende Meteorite (Pueblito De Allende Meteorite; Qutrixpileo Meteorite [NHM Cat.]), Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, MexicoMexico35Allende Meteorite (Pueblito De Allende Meteorite; Qutrixpileo Meteorite [NHM Cat.]), Pueblito De Allende, Chihuahua, MexicoMPS42_1321MPS42_1321Mo-00001Mo-00001Kushiroite 126580-105-19026.966666666667,-105.31666666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 17 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (7 of the 17 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. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 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. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (3 bottom-level + 7 top/mid-level = 10 total)

       






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