Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Magnesiostaurolite

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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
    P224218693ChinaChinaEPSL237_729EPSL237_729Alexandra-0161Alexandra-0161Magnesiostaurolite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    P22421830528Jiangsu, ChinaChinaEPSL237_729EPSL237_729Alexandra-0161Alexandra-0161Magnesiostaurolite 1325158119232332.866111111111,119.38972222222
    P224218156572Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaChinaEPSL237_729EPSL237_729Alexandra-0161Alexandra-0161Magnesiostaurolite 1343029119113134.508055555556,119.19194444444
    P22421855898Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaChinaEPSL237_729EPSL237_729Alexandra-0161Alexandra-0161Magnesiostaurolite 134274118482434.451111111111,118.80666666667
    P224218230416Zhimafang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaChinaEPSL237_729EPSL237_729Alexandra-0161Alexandra-0161Magnesiostaurolite 1342715118485834.454166666667,118.81611111111
    MDO22421830679Garnetite Outcrop, Zhimafang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaChina30679Garnetite Outcrop, Zhimafang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaEPSL237_729EPSL237_729Alexandra-0161Alexandra-0161Magnesiostaurolite 1342715118485934.454166666667,118.81638888889
    P36.434.414553ItalyItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    P36.434.42100Piedmont, ItalyItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 1452018855545.338333333333,8.0986111111111
    P36.434.430225Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 144302728444.500555555556,7.4677777777778
    RP36.434.4185711Po Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItaly195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 1444145743144.695833333333,7.0752777777778
    RP36.434.453912Martiniana Po, Po Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItaly195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 14437317211544.625277777778,7.3541666666667
    MDRB36.434.453917Case Parigi (Case Paris), Martiniana Po, Po Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItaly195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 10000000,0
    P36.434.4132169Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 144357793744.585277777778,7.1602777777778
    P36.434.4255224Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 14435117193444.586388888889,7.3261111111111
    P36.434.462936Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 14435117193544.586388888889,7.3263888888889
    MDB36.434.4195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItaly195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 14435127193644.586666666667,7.3266666666667
    RP36.434.4289130Venasca, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItaly195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 1443419713144.571944444444,7.2169444444444
    RP36.434.4280258Isasca Valley, Venasca, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItaly195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 1443419713144.571944444444,7.2169444444444
    MDRB36.434.4189979Pratolungo, Isasca Valley, Venasca, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyItaly195949Masueria, Gilba Valley, Brossasco, Varaita Valley, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, ItalyL41_5L41_5Alexandra-0163Alexandra-0163Magnesiostaurolite 1443419713144.571944444444,7.2169444444444
    P17012815576New ZealandNew ZealandJMG14_441JMG14_441Alexandra-0153Alexandra-0153Magnesiostaurolite 1-40-36-29150442-40.608055555556,150.73388888889
    P17012815494Southland Region, New ZealandNew ZealandJMG14_441JMG14_441Alexandra-0153Alexandra-0153Magnesiostaurolite 1-46-14-111683149-46.236388888889,168.53027777778
    P170128155848Southland District, Southland Region, New ZealandNew ZealandJMG14_441JMG14_441Alexandra-0153Alexandra-0153Magnesiostaurolite 1-45-59-46168149-45.996111111111,168.23583333333
    P17012815381Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland Region, New ZealandNew ZealandJMG14_441JMG14_441Alexandra-0153Alexandra-0153Magnesiostaurolite 1-45-24-301671536-45.408333333333,167.26
    MDB17012815240Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland Region, New ZealandNew Zealand15240Dusky Sound, Fiordland National Park, Southland District, Southland Region, New ZealandJMG14_441JMG14_441Alexandra-0153Alexandra-0153Magnesiostaurolite 1-45-43-191663029-45.721944444444,166.50805555556
    P453.8450.412362NorwayNorwayCMP145_502CMP145_502Alexandra-0178Alexandra-0178Magnesiostaurolite 15736269411657.607222222222,9.6877777777778
    P453.8450.423868Troms, NorwayNorwayCMP145_502CMP145_502Alexandra-0178Alexandra-0178Magnesiostaurolite 169163518462469.276388888889,18.773333333333
    P453.8450.451586Tromsø, Troms, NorwayNorwayCMP145_502CMP145_502Alexandra-0178Alexandra-0178Magnesiostaurolite 1693958196969.666111111111,19.1025
    MDB453.8450.4271180Nordre Holmevatnet, Tromsø, Troms, NorwayNorway271180Nordre Holmevatnet, Tromsø, Troms, NorwayCMP145_502CMP145_502Alexandra-0178Alexandra-0178Magnesiostaurolite 169431419174069.720555555556,19.294444444444
    P201521778SloveniaSloveniaGC65_131GC65_131Scott-GC65_131-0001Scott-GC65_131-0001Magnesiostaurolite 146104614353446.179444444444,14.592777777778
    MDO2015106632Pohorje Mountains, SloveniaSlovenia106632Pohorje Mountains, SloveniaGC65_131GC65_131Scott-GC65_131-0001Scott-GC65_131-0001Magnesiostaurolite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (8 localities according to mindat, 30 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 7 have an age. (30 of the 30 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. (5 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (24 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. (0 bottom-level + 0 top/mid-level = 0 total)

       






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