Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Meta-aluminite

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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
    P2.5808188CanadaCanadaH105_245H105_245Michelle_518Michelle_518Meta-aluminite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P2.580620Saskatchewan, CanadaCanadaH105_245H105_245Michelle_518Michelle_518Meta-aluminite 1532654-106-34-3953.448333333333,-106.5775
    MDRO2.580298283Waldsea Lake, Saskatchewan, CanadaCanada241493Muskiki Lake, Saskatchewan, CanadaH105_245H105_245Michelle_518Michelle_518Meta-aluminite 1521628-105-12-652.274444444444,-105.20166666667
    21838Yukon, CanadaCanadaMeta-aluminite 162353-134-48-3962.584166666667,-134.81083333333
    108061Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaMeta-aluminite 1634527-138-36-1263.7575,-138.60333333333
    MD628Big Fish River, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaMeta-aluminite 168280-136-30068.466666666667,-136.5
    MD630Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaMeta-aluminite 168334-137-46-5368.551111111111,-137.78138888889
    P29329014280FranceFranceMM34_159MM34_159Lucy_272Lucy_271Meta-aluminite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    P2932901684Brittany, FranceFranceMM34_159MM34_159Lucy_272Lucy_271Meta-aluminite 1481223-2-55-1748.206388888889,-2.9213888888889
    P29329023374Finistère, Brittany, FranceFranceMM34_159MM34_159Lucy_272Lucy_271Meta-aluminite 1481942-4-10-5448.328333333333,-4.1816666666667
    MDO2932901685Huelgoat, Finistère, Brittany, FranceFrance1685Huelgoat, Finistère, Brittany, FranceMM34_159MM34_159Lucy_272Lucy_271Meta-aluminite 1482121-3-43-2548.355833333333,-3.7236111111111
    14553ItalyItalyMeta-aluminite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    6960Tuscany, ItalyItalyMeta-aluminite 143333610502743.56,10.840833333333
    23765Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyItalyMeta-aluminite 142452811135642.757777777778,11.232222222222
    26846Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyItalyMeta-aluminite 1435521123643.097777777778,11.043333333333
    MD54353Boccheggiano Mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, ItalyItalyMeta-aluminite 1435341124543.092777777778,11.045833333333
    P117133366USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textMeta-aluminite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P1171314378Utah, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textMeta-aluminite 1393549-111-40-4239.596944444444,-111.67833333333
    P117135777Emery Co., Utah, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textMeta-aluminite 1385633-110-45-3638.9425,-110.76
    P117134146San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textMeta-aluminite 138472-110-49-2438.783888888889,-110.82333333333
    P1171319321Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textMeta-aluminite 1384045-110-40-3238.679166666667,-110.67555555556
    MDRO117134145Fuemrol No. 2 Mine (Fuemrole Mine), Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAUSA182883North Mesa 9 & 10, North Mesa Mine Group, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USAGSAB74_609GSAB100_1069Giersdorf_00000551GSAB100_1069_tbl1_textMeta-aluminite 138410-110-40038.683333333333,-110.66666666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 22 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (13 of the 22 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. (10 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. (1 bottom-level + 8 top/mid-level = 9 total)

       






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