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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: Lime

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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
    151AustraliaAustraliaLime 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    195Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaLime 1-37-26-441444236-37.445555555556,144.71
    294023Glenelg Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaLime 1-37-53-13141270-37.886944444444,141.45
    14273Portland, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaLime 1-38-22-401413512-38.377777777778,141.58666666667
    MD14270Bats Ridge Caves, Portland, Glenelg Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaLime 1-38-20-171412933-38.338055555556,141.4925
    P141.4127.5693ChinaChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Lime 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    P141.4127.516458Tibet, ChinaChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Lime 13024309034130.408333333333,90.566944444444
    P141.4127.5155913Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Lime 128504691412528.846111111111,91.690277777778
    P141.4127.5205723Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Lime 1294429225029.078333333333,92.047222222222
    MDO141.4127.55457Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChina5457Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Lime 129122592144229.206944444444,92.245
    14280FranceFranceLime 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    290204Occitanie, FranceFranceLime 1433937221343.660277777778,2.0369444444444
    48159Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceLime 1423654235042.615,2.5833333333333
    MD282256Baixas, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceLime 14245352481742.759722222222,2.8047222222222
    P0.4014553ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Lime 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    P0.402071Campania, ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Lime 140525714243440.8825,14.409444444444
    P0.402094Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Lime 14047221463040.789444444444,14.108333333333
    O0.402091Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItaly2091Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Lime 140491714245240.821388888889,14.414444444444
    145740Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyLime 140482314253340.806388888889,14.425833333333
    158510Torre Del Greco, Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyLime 140462014245740.772222222222,14.415833333333
    MD29836Villa Inglese Quarries, Torre Del Greco, Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyLime 14045271425840.7575,14.418888888889
    P20.524637JordanJordanBOOK_EGCS_1999BOOK_EGCS_1999Michelle_0042Michelle_0042Lime 13134463652731.579444444444,36.090833333333
    P20.5271711Irbid, JordanJordanBOOK_EGCS_1999BOOK_EGCS_1999Michelle_0042Michelle_0042Lime 132435635521632.732222222222,35.871111111111
    P20.5295340Maqarin Area, Irbid, JordanJordanBOOK_EGCS_1999BOOK_EGCS_1999Michelle_0042Michelle_0042Lime 132435635521632.732222222222,35.871111111111
    MDO20.555809Yarmouk River, Maqarin Area, Irbid, JordanJordan55809Yarmouk River, Maqarin Area, Irbid, JordanBOOK_EGCS_1999BOOK_EGCS_1999Michelle_0042Michelle_0042Lime 132435635521732.732222222222,35.871388888889
    P39439014409RussiaRussiaL6_66L6_66Alexandra-0046Alexandra-0045Lime 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    14686Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaLime 154531060272454.886111111111,60.456666666667
    2767Chelyabinsk Coal Basin, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaLime 1551206125055.2,61.416666666667
    5598Kopeisk, Chelyabinsk Coal Basin, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaLime 1557061386055.116666666667,61.65
    MD21881Coal Mine No. 44, Kopeisk, Chelyabinsk Coal Basin, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaLime 10000000,0
    P394390247391Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaL6_66L6_66Alexandra-0046Alexandra-0045Lime 15814446083458.245555555556,60.142777777778
    P39439025880Polevskoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaL6_66L6_66Alexandra-0046Alexandra-0045Lime 156301960175856.505277777778,60.299444444444
    MDO39439020030Gumeshevskii Cu Mine (Gumeshevskoye), Polevskoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaRussia20030Gumeshevskii Cu Mine (Gumeshevskoye), Polevskoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RussiaL6_66L6_66Alexandra-0046Alexandra-0045Lime 156275660113056.465555555556,60.191666666667
    14424SwedenSwedenLime 159383915494959.644166666667,15.830277777778
    23794Skåne County, SwedenSwedenLime 155565213283555.947777777778,13.476388888889
    132051Malmö, Skåne County, SwedenSwedenLime 155334412592755.562222222222,12.990833333333
    MD61818Limhamn Quarry, Malmö, Skåne County, SwedenSwedenLime 15534112554655.566944444444,12.929444444444
    3275UkraineUkraineLime 1497130104249.116944444444,30.178333333333
    20350Donetsk Oblast, UkraineUkraineLime 147564737433047.946388888889,37.725
    23309Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, UkraineUkraineLime 148203937522148.344166666667,37.8725
    297876Kalinin Coal Mine, Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, UkraineUkraineLime 148200387548.333333333333,38.118055555556
    MD297863Burned Coal Dumps, Kalinin Coal Mine, Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, UkraineUkraineLime 148201387548.333611111111,38.118055555556
    P200.703366USAUSAUBCMDRUSP2_1CG149_127UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01Michelle_554Lime 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P200.703293Arizona, USAUSAUBCMDRUSP2_1CG149_127UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01Michelle_554Lime 1332843-111-18-3933.478611111111,-111.31083333333
    P200.7015570Cochise Co., Arizona, USAUSAUBCMDRUSP2_1CG149_127UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01Michelle_554Lime 1315422-109-50-4531.906111111111,-109.84583333333
    P200.7056557Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAUSAUBCMDRUSP2_1CG149_127UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01Michelle_554Lime 131308-109-54-5831.502222222222,-109.91611111111
    P200.7013153Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAUSAUBCMDRUSP2_1CG149_127UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01Michelle_554Lime 1312557-109-52-4231.4325,-109.87833333333
    P200.703296Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAUSAUBCMDRUSP2_1CG149_127UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01Michelle_554Lime 1312534-109-53-1731.426111111111,-109.88805555556
    MDRO200.703300Campbell Mine (Campbell Shaft), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAUSA3304Lavender Open Pit Mine (Lavender Pit), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAUBCMDRUSP2_1CG149_127UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01Michelle_554Lime 1312528-109-53-2431.424444444444,-109.89
    16645Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAUSALime 1333954-112-27-1933.665,-112.45527777778
    MD52651Phoenix Area, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAUSALime 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 11 localities (14 localities according to mindat, 51 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 11 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (24 of the 51 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. (2 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (19 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. (4 bottom-level + 23 top/mid-level = 27 total)

       






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