Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Merrihueite

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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
    14279AustriaAustriaMerrihueite 14732491441847.546944444444,14.071666666667
    254Styria, AustriaAustriaMerrihueite 147156156847.251666666667,15.102222222222
    222746Bad Radkersburg, Styria, AustriaAustriaMerrihueite 14645591558046.766388888889,15.966666666667
    286598Klöch, Bad Radkersburg, Styria, AustriaAustriaMerrihueite 14645591558046.766388888889,15.966666666667
    MD20464Basalt Quarry, Klöch, Bad Radkersburg, Styria, AustriaAustriaMerrihueite 1464601558046.766666666667,15.966666666667
    P0.40.414244GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Merrihueite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    P0.40.414243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Merrihueite 14954397302549.910833333333,7.5069444444444
    P0.40.4293806Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Merrihueite 15022347161250.376111111111,7.27
    P0.40.418745Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Merrihueite 15020207123050.338888888889,7.2083333333333
    P0.40.425933Ettringen, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Merrihueite 15021407133350.361111111111,7.2258333333333
    P0.40.4204826Bellerberg Volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Merrihueite 15020587135950.349444444444,7.2330555555556
    MDO0.40.41793Caspar Quarry, Bellerberg Volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany1793Caspar Quarry, Bellerberg Volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Merrihueite 150216714250.351666666667,7.2338888888889
    14254RomaniaRomaniaMerrihueite 146245924182146.416388888889,24.305833333333
    210451Mureş, RomaniaRomaniaMerrihueite 14630025435946.5,25.733055555556
    MD28253Mezö-Madaras Meteorite (Fekete; Madaras; Maros; Mesö-Madarasz; Mezoe-Madaras; Weiler [NHM Cat.]), Mureş, RomaniaRomaniaMerrihueite 14630025435946.5,25.733055555556
    14409RussiaRussiaMerrihueite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    146333Saratov Oblast, RussiaRussiaMerrihueite 15155346242351.9175,46.406388888889
    MD304459Saratov Meteorite, Saratov Oblast, RussiaRussiaMerrihueite 152325946325952.549722222222,46.549722222222

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 18 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (7 of the 18 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. (6 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. (3 bottom-level + 8 top/mid-level = 11 total)

       






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