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: Luddenite

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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
    14244GermanyGermanyLuddenite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    1766Bavaria, GermanyGermanyLuddenite 14910511254549.168055555556,11.429166666667
    22041Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyLuddenite 14932201221849.538888888889,12.352222222222
    27860Freihung, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyLuddenite 14937171155749.621388888889,11.918611111111
    MD18163Vesuv Mine, Freihung, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyLuddenite 149365511552049.615277777778,11.922222222222
    P58.8513366USAUSAAGSD12_201AGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000365Giersdorf_00000366Luddenite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P58.8513293Arizona, USAUSAAGSD12_201AGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000365Giersdorf_00000366Luddenite 1332843-111-18-3933.478611111111,-111.31083333333
    P58.85114828Mohave Co., Arizona, USAUSACollisional BoundaryAGSD12_201AGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000365Giersdorf_00000366Luddenite 1352210-113-53-3635.369444444444,-113.89333333333
    P58.85134445Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAUSAAGSD12_201AGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000365Giersdorf_00000366Luddenite 1341924-113-37-1234.323333333333,-113.62
    4365Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAUSALuddenite 1341959-113-35-2034.333055555556,-113.58888888889
    MD195569Unnamed Prospect, Artillery Peak, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAUSALuddenite 10000000,0
    P58.851204138Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAUSA204138Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAAGSD12_201AGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000365Giersdorf_00000366Luddenite 1341850-113-39-5134.313888888889,-113.66416666667
    RP58.851204139Rawhide Mine Area, Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAUSA204138Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAAGSD12_201AGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000365Giersdorf_00000366Luddenite 10000000,0
    MDRO58.85140580Unnamed Prospect (1), Rawhide Mine Area, Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAUSA204138Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAAGSD12_201AGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000365Giersdorf_00000366Luddenite 10000000,0
    MDRO58.85140667Unnamed Prospect (2), Rawhide Mine Area, Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAUSA204138Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAAGSD12_201AGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000365Giersdorf_00000366Luddenite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 15 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (8 of the 15 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. (5 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (2 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (2 bottom-level + 5 top/mid-level = 7 total)

       







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