Mineral Evolution Database
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    • Minerals queried: Misenite

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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
    638ChileChileMisenite 1-33-48-28-71-47-30-33.807777777778,-71.791666666667
    685Tarapacá, ChileChileMisenite 1-20-23-21-69-37-17-20.389166666667,-69.621388888889
    253256El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, ChileChileMisenite 1-20-8-52-69-15-33-20.147777777778,-69.259166666667
    196015Pampa Del Tamarugal, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, ChileChileMisenite 1-20-58-42-70-8-35-20.978333333333,-70.143055555556
    MD686Cerros Pintados ("Cerro Pintados"), Pampa Del Tamarugal, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá, ChileChileMisenite 10000000,0
    P0.4014553ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Misenite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    P0.402071Campania, ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Misenite 140525714243440.8825,14.409444444444
    P0.402094Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Misenite 14047221463040.789444444444,14.108333333333
    108343Phlegrean Fields, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyMisenite 14049361473240.826666666667,14.125555555556
    277785Bacoli, Phlegrean Fields, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyMisenite 1404831435040.800833333333,14.063888888889
    275731Miseno, Bacoli, Phlegrean Fields, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyMisenite 1404735145240.793055555556,14.083888888889
    MD2072Grotta Dello Zolfo (Grotta Di Allume), Miseno, Bacoli, Phlegrean Fields, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyMisenite 1404736145340.793333333333,14.084166666667
    O0.402091Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItaly2091Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Misenite 140491714245240.821388888889,14.414444444444
    MD145740Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyMisenite 140482314253340.806388888889,14.425833333333
    MD189321Phlegrean Volcanic Complex, Campania, ItalyItalyMisenite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 15 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (4 of the 15 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. (3 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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