Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Luneburgite

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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
    638ChileChileLüneburgite 1-33-48-28-71-47-30-33.807777777778,-71.791666666667
    640Antofagasta, ChileChileLüneburgite 1-22-59-1-69-27-56-22.983611111111,-69.465555555556
    122190Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileLüneburgite 1-23-42-40-69-44-40-23.711111111111,-69.744444444444
    207735Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileLüneburgite 1-23-14-32-70-31-17-23.242222222222,-70.521388888889
    2560Mejillones Peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileLüneburgite 1-23-14-33-70-31-18-23.2425,-70.521666666667
    MD230483Cerro Mejillones, Mejillones Peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileLüneburgite 1-23-5-44-70-30-53-23.095555555556,-70.514722222222
    P251866693ChinaChinaCM52_183OGR31_139Bradley_2012_002Chen2007tbl01-52Lüneburgite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    MDO251866123276Shanxi, ChinaChina234383Xinzhuang Au Deposit, Fanshi Co., Xinzhou, Shanxi, ChinaCM52_183OGR31_139Bradley_2012_002Chen2007tbl01-52Lüneburgite 1372622112324537.439444444444,112.54583333333
    14244GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    4395Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 152250916952.416666666667,9.2691666666667
    24933Göttingen, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 15134499491851.580277777778,9.8216666666667
    281621Reyershausen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 15136359594151.609722222222,9.9947222222222
    MD1855Königshall-Hindenburg Mine, Reyershausen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 15136369594251.61,9.995
    60346Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 153144910232453.246944444444,10.39
    MD266756Volgershall, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 1531501023253.25,10.383888888889
    21253Thuringia, GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 1504711134150.783611111111,11.061388888889
    283971Merkers-Kieselbach, Thuringia, GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 15049221071050.822777777778,10.119444444444
    MD36091Merkers, Merkers-Kieselbach, Thuringia, GermanyGermanyLüneburgite 15049301065950.825,10.116388888889
    14409RussiaRussiaLüneburgite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    21878Crimea, RussiaRussiaLüneburgite 145174536165345.295833333333,36.281388888889
    2631Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, RussiaRussiaLüneburgite 145174536165345.295833333333,36.281388888889
    232065Novoselovka Village Area, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, RussiaRussiaLüneburgite 1451438366545.243888888889,36.101388888889
    MD211810Novoselovskaya Iron-ore Pressed Syncline, Novoselovka Village Area, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, RussiaRussiaLüneburgite 10000000,0
    22720SerbiaSerbiaLüneburgite 143515120322143.864166666667,20.539166666667
    255950Raška District, SerbiaSerbiaLüneburgite 144164819231744.28,19.388055555556
    255956Raška, Raška District, SerbiaSerbiaLüneburgite 10000000,0
    255958Jarandol Basin, Raška, Raška District, SerbiaSerbiaLüneburgite 10000000,0
    133725Baljevac Na Ibru, Jarandol Basin, Raška, Raška District, SerbiaSerbiaLüneburgite 10000000,0
    206039Bella Stena (Bela Stena), Baljevac Na Ibru, Jarandol Basin, Raška, Raška District, SerbiaSerbiaLüneburgite 10000000,0
    MD61782Rudnik Magnezita Mine, Bella Stena (Bela Stena), Baljevac Na Ibru, Jarandol Basin, Raška, Raška District, SerbiaSerbiaLüneburgite 10000000,0
    6062TurkeyTurkeyLüneburgite 139164834194239.28,34.328333333333
    26240Central Anatolia Region, TurkeyTurkeyLüneburgite 139171934292239.288611111111,34.489444444444
    146215Ankara Province, Central Anatolia Region, TurkeyTurkeyLüneburgite 140264332543140.445277777778,32.908611111111
    MD258270Beypazari, Ankara Province, Central Anatolia Region, TurkeyTurkeyLüneburgite 10000000,0
    MD258248Cayirhan Mine, Ankara Province, Central Anatolia Region, TurkeyTurkeyLüneburgite 10000000,0
    18197TurkmenistanTurkmenistanLüneburgite 139381859223839.638333333333,59.377222222222
    146869Balkan, TurkmenistanTurkmenistanLüneburgite 1403235473540.056388888889,54.126388888889
    MD16811Garabogazkol (Kara Bogaz Gol), Balkan, TurkmenistanTurkmenistanLüneburgite 14123215334241.389166666667,53.567222222222
    MD146314Uzun-su, Balkan, TurkmenistanTurkmenistanLüneburgite 13910055435939.166666666667,55.733055555556
    P380.019493366USAUSANAVDATGCA57_3855NAVDAT-21743Michelle_0064Lüneburgite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P0.019670.019493424California, USAUSAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Lüneburgite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    P0.019670.0194922789Mono Co., California, USAUSAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Lüneburgite 1375351-119-3-1137.8975,-119.05305555556
    O0.019670.0194929781Mono Lake, Mono Co., California, USAUSA29781Mono Lake, Mono Co., California, USAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Lüneburgite 138015-119-2-5338.004166666667,-119.04805555556
    MD23613Paoha Island, Mono Lake, Mono Co., California, USAUSALüneburgite 13800-119-2038,-119.03333333333
    3991New Mexico, USAUSALüneburgite 1343019-105-53-4134.505277777778,-105.89472222222
    MD3964Carlsbad Potash District, New Mexico, USAUSALüneburgite 10000000,0
    P38264126Texas, USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-21743NAVDAT-21743Lüneburgite 1312242-98-30-2731.378333333333,-98.5075
    MDO382625610Culberson Co., Texas, USAUSA3251Marble Canyon Mine (Texas Agricultural Aggregates Quarry), Apache Peak Area, Culberson Co., Texas, USANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-21743NAVDAT-21743Lüneburgite 1312446-104-35-2131.412777777778,-104.58916666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 14 localities (16 localities according to mindat, 48 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 14 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (8 of the 48 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. (7 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. (12 bottom-level + 28 top/mid-level = 40 total)

       






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