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: Maricite

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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
    21894AlgeriaAlgeriaMarićite 13420423141134.345,3.2363888888889
    131093Tamanghasset Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaMarićite 12624583533526.416111111111,3.8930555555556
    MD253927Acfer 094 Meteorite, Tamanghasset Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaMarićite 12743594255927.733055555556,4.4330555555556
    36AntarcticaAntarcticaMarićite 1-75-36-44-10-49-22-75.612222222222,-10.822777777778
    133106Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaMarićite 1-74-29-30562016-74.491666666667,56.337777777778
    192024Mount Howe, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaMarićite 1-87-21-59-149-300-87.366388888889,-149.5
    MD192025Mount Howe 88403 Meteorite (HOW 88403), Mount Howe, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaMarićite 1-87-220-149-300-87.366666666667,-149.5
    8188CanadaCanadaMarićite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    21838Yukon, CanadaCanadaMarićite 162353-134-48-3962.584166666667,-134.81083333333
    108061Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaMarićite 1634527-138-36-1263.7575,-138.60333333333
    628Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaMarićite 168280-136-30068.466666666667,-136.5
    MD244280Locality 16, Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaMarićite 10000000,0
    22759DenmarkDenmarkMarićite 1583480303558.568888888889,0.50972222222222
    1950Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkMarićite 1691313-45-8-3569.220277777778,-45.143055555556
    249012Avannaata, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkMarićite 173277-58-7-3373.451944444444,-58.125833333333
    214182Saviksoah Peninsula, Avannaata, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkMarićite 176758-64-55-5876.132777777778,-64.932777777778
    MD1952Cape York Meteorite, Saviksoah Peninsula, Avannaata, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkMarićite 176759-64-55-5976.133055555556,-64.933055555556
    P33031314244GermanyGermanyMD42_337MD42_337MD42_337-00019MD42_337-00008Marićite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    P3303137003Saxony, GermanyGermanyMD42_337MD42_337MD42_337-00019MD42_337-00008Marićite 150551213234750.92,13.396388888889
    P3303131905Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyGermanyMD42_337MD42_337MD42_337-00019MD42_337-00008Marićite 150354012565950.594444444444,12.949722222222
    P33031313842Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyGermanyMD42_337MD42_337MD42_337-00019MD42_337-00008Marićite 150393012574850.658333333333,12.963333333333
    MDO33031313773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyGermanyCollisional Boundary13773Sauberg Mine, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge District, Saxony, GermanyMD42_337MD42_337MD42_337-00019MD42_337-00008Marićite 150382612584150.640555555556,12.978055555556
    16773IndiaIndiaMarićite 12228548394422.481666666667,83.162222222222
    30187Uttar Pradesh, IndiaIndiaMarićite 1261548152926.251111111111,81.869166666667
    MD192011Bishunpur Meteorite (Parjabatpur Meteorite), Uttar Pradesh, IndiaIndiaMarićite 12522598236025.383055555556,82.6
    0North AfricaNorth AfricaMarićite 10000000,0
    252129Sahara Desert, North AfricaNorth AfricaMarićite 10000000,0
    MD273344Sahara 03505 Meteorite, Sahara Desert, North AfricaNorth AfricaMarićite 10000000,0
    14409RussiaRussiaMarićite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    2644Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaMarićite 16329612858763.485,128.96861111111
    293276Oymyakonsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaMarićite 164235814333064.399444444444,143.05833333333
    MD307444Elga Meteorite, Oymyakonsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaMarićite 16442014112064.7,141.2

    This mineral directly occurs at 8 localities (9 localities according to mindat, 32 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 8 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (5 of the 32 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. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (4 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. (7 bottom-level + 20 top/mid-level = 27 total)

       






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