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: Metaborite

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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
    16125FinlandFinlandMetaborite 162134925182962.230277777778,25.308055555556
    305615Tavastia Proper, FinlandFinlandMetaborite 16050552431360.848611111111,24.053611111111
    286998Hattula, Tavastia Proper, FinlandFinlandMetaborite 1611172415261.021388888889,24.250555555556
    MD274515Renkajärvi, Hattula, Tavastia Proper, FinlandFinlandMetaborite 16057252445960.956944444444,24.083055555556
    14553ItalyItalyMetaborite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    14444Sicily, ItalyItalyMetaborite 13739551405637.665277777778,14.015555555556
    23887Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMetaborite 13818501512038.313888888889,15.2
    236210Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMetaborite 1383734155238.626111111111,15.083888888889
    26841Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMetaborite 1383734155238.626111111111,15.083888888889
    4499Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMetaborite 138235914573538.399722222222,14.959722222222
    MD5552La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMetaborite 138235914573638.399722222222,14.96
    P3542482207KazakhstanKazakhstanPG4_1PG4_1Nina_509Nina_509Metaborite 148173068494548.291666666667,68.829166666667
    P35424826002Aktobe Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanPG4_1PG4_1Nina_509Nina_509Metaborite 14959495840749.996944444444,58.668611111111
    P354248303331Shalkar, Aktobe Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanPG4_1PG4_1Nina_509Nina_509Metaborite 10000000,0
    P354248214872Aksai Valley, Shalkar, Aktobe Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanPG4_1PG4_1Nina_509Nina_509Metaborite 10000000,0
    MDO3542482211Chelkar Salt Dome, Aksai Valley, Shalkar, Aktobe Region, KazakhstanKazakhstan2211Chelkar Salt Dome, Aksai Valley, Shalkar, Aktobe Region, KazakhstanPG4_1PG4_1Nina_509Nina_509Metaborite 1474905937047.816666666667,59.616666666667
    P23813514409RussiaRussiaIGR15_703IGR15_703Michelle_0049Michelle_0050Metaborite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P23813514495Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaIGR15_703IGR15_703Michelle_0049Michelle_0050Metaborite 1554836106221755.81,106.37138888889
    P238135294349Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaIGR15_703IGR15_703Michelle_0049Michelle_0050Metaborite 10000000,0
    MDO2381357243Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaRussia7243Korshunovskoye Iron Deposit (Korzunovskoe Iron Deposit; Korshunovskiy Mine; Korshunovskiy Open Pit), Zheleznogorsk (Korshunikha), Irkutsk Oblast, RussiaIGR15_703IGR15_703Michelle_0049Michelle_0050Metaborite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 20 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (9 of the 20 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. (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. (2 bottom-level + 9 top/mid-level = 11 total)

       






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