Mineral Evolution Database

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Minerals queried: Molybdofornacite

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			Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	mindat ID	Locality containing Mineral	Country	Tectonic Settings	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference (Max Age)	Reference (Min Age)	Excel ID (Max Age)	Excel ID (Min Age)	Query Minerals	# of Query Minerals at Locality	Lat Deg	Lat Min	Lat Sec	Lon Deg	Lon Min	Lon Sec	Decimal Degree
		P	66	60	638	Chile	Chile				USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00003	PorphCu-00003	Molybdofornacite	1	-33	-48	-28	-71	-47	-30	-33.807777777778,-71.791666666667
		P	66	60	645	Atacama, Chile	Chile				USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00003	PorphCu-00003	Molybdofornacite	1	-27	-34	-59	-70	-1	-27	-27.583055555556,-70.024166666667
		P	66	60	122187	Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile	Chile				USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00003	PorphCu-00003	Molybdofornacite	1	-26	-31	-24	-69	-54	-7	-26.523333333333,-69.901944444444
		P	66	60	660	Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile	Chile				USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00003	PorphCu-00003	Molybdofornacite	1	-26	-44	-47	-69	-55	-18	-26.746388888889,-69.921666666667
MD	R	Y	66	60	32780	San Pablo Mine, Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile	Chile		227986	Cerro La Campana Prospect, Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile	USGSOFR2008_1155	USGSOFR2008_1155	PorphCu-00003	PorphCu-00003	Molybdofornacite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					657	Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Chile								Molybdofornacite	1	-27	-29	-16	-70	-2	-42	-27.487777777778,-70.045
					56427	Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Chile								Molybdofornacite	1	-27	-6	-40	-69	-58	-36	-27.111111111111,-69.976666666667
MD					661	Dulcinea De Llampos Mine, Cachiyuyo De Llampos District, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile	Chile								Molybdofornacite	1	-27	-8	-53	-69	-57	-42	-27.148055555556,-69.961666666667
		P	336.1	332.7	14280	France	France				MD53_21	MD53_21	Michelle_490	Michelle_490	Molybdofornacite	1	27	20	36	0	-37	-28	27.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
		P	336.1	332.7	20192	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	France				MD53_21	MD53_21	Michelle_490	Michelle_490	Molybdofornacite	1	45	30	17	4	36	7	45.504722222222,4.6019444444444
		P	336.1	332.7	17847	Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	France				MD53_21	MD53_21	Michelle_490	Michelle_490	Molybdofornacite	1	46	19	15	3	17	42	46.320833333333,3.295
		P	336.1	332.7	46615	Ébreuil, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	France				MD53_21	MD53_21	Michelle_490	Michelle_490	Molybdofornacite	1	46	11	57	2	58	1	46.199166666667,2.9669444444444
		P	336.1	332.7	42604	Échassières, Ébreuil, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	France				MD53_21	MD53_21	Michelle_490	Michelle_490	Molybdofornacite	1	46	11	58	2	58	1	46.199444444444,2.9669444444444
MD		O	336.1	332.7	1669	Les Montmins Mine (Ste Barbe Vein), Échassières, Ébreuil, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	France		1669	Les Montmins Mine (Ste Barbe Vein), Échassières, Ébreuil, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France	MD53_21	MD53_21	Michelle_490	Michelle_490	Molybdofornacite	1	46	11	54	2	57	50	46.198333333333,2.9638888888889
		P	363	330.8	14244	Germany	Germany				MP105_187	MP105_187	Giersdorf_00000984	Giersdorf_00000964	Molybdofornacite	1	51	26	18	10	22	11	51.438333333333,10.369722222222
		P	363	330.8	4556	Hesse, Germany	Germany				MP105_187	MP105_187	Giersdorf_00000984	Giersdorf_00000964	Molybdofornacite	1	50	36	0	8	55	0	50.6,8.9166666666667
		P	363	330.8	1850	Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	Germany		1850	Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	MP105_187	MP105_187	Giersdorf_00000984	Giersdorf_00000964	Molybdofornacite	1	49	41	54	8	48	15	49.698333333333,8.8041666666667
	R	P	363	330.8	231893	Lautertal (Odenwald), Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	Germany		1850	Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	MP105_187	MP105_187	Giersdorf_00000984	Giersdorf_00000964	Molybdofornacite	1	49	42	33	8	44	23	49.709166666667,8.7397222222222
	R	P	363	330.8	31897	Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	Germany		1850	Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	MP105_187	MP105_187	Giersdorf_00000984	Giersdorf_00000964	Molybdofornacite	1	49	42	44	8	41	33	49.712222222222,8.6925
	R	P	363	330.8	31903	Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	Germany		1850	Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	MP105_187	MP105_187	Giersdorf_00000984	Giersdorf_00000964	Molybdofornacite	1	49	42	51	8	40	38	49.714166666667,8.6772222222222
MD	R	O	363	330.8	31900	Point 5.0, Borstein, Reichenbach, Lautertal (Odenwald), Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	Germany		1850	Odenwald, Hesse, Germany	MP105_187	MP105_187	Giersdorf_00000984	Giersdorf_00000964	Molybdofornacite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	541	519	10257	Namibia	Namibia						Mo-00038	Mo-00038	Molybdofornacite	1	-21	-56	-15	16	45	1	-21.9375,16.750277777778
		P	541	519	43980	Oshikoto Region, Namibia	Namibia						Mo-00038	Mo-00038	Molybdofornacite	1	-19	-19	-8	17	42	18	-19.318888888889,17.705
		P	541	519	43981	Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia	Namibia						Mo-00038	Mo-00038	Molybdofornacite	1	-19	-15	-47	17	41	45	-19.263055555556,17.695833333333
MD		B	541	519	2428	Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia	Namibia		2428	Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia			Mo-00038	Mo-00038	Molybdofornacite	1	-19	-14	-30	17	42	46	-19.241666666667,17.712777777778
					7103	Switzerland	Switzerland								Molybdofornacite	1	47	0	40	8	10	48	47.011111111111,8.18
					3234	Valais, Switzerland	Switzerland								Molybdofornacite	1	46	14	10	7	37	7	46.236111111111,7.6186111111111
					24513	Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland	Switzerland								Molybdofornacite	1	46	11	12	7	36	37	46.186666666667,7.6102777777778
					29939	Saint-Luc, Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland	Switzerland								Molybdofornacite	1	46	13	35	7	37	2	46.226388888889,7.6172222222222
MD					3233	Gosan Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers Valley, Valais, Switzerland	Switzerland								Molybdofornacite	1	46	13	0	7	36	0	46.216666666667,7.6
		P	359	16	3366	USA	USA				ESR73_323	RM87_175	Hg-00036	Michelle_495	Molybdofornacite	1	37	49	12	-83	-42	-49	37.82,-83.713611111111
		P	83.6	16	3293	Arizona, USA	USA				NAVDAT	RM87_175	NAVDAT-30059	Michelle_495	Molybdofornacite	1	33	28	43	-111	-18	-39	33.478611111111,-111.31083333333
		P	83.6	66	15570	Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	USA				NAVDAT	EG94_211	NAVDAT-30059	Mo-00180	Molybdofornacite	1	31	54	22	-109	-50	-45	31.906111111111,-109.84583333333
		P	83.6	66	191635	Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	USA				NAVDAT	EG94_211	NAVDAT-30059	Mo-00180	Molybdofornacite	1	31	41	1	-110	-5	-17	31.683611111111,-110.08805555556
		P	83.6	66	19445	Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	USA		19445	Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	NAVDAT	EG94_211	NAVDAT-30059	Mo-00180	Molybdofornacite	1	31	41	1	-110	-5	-17	31.683611111111,-110.08805555556
MD		O	83.6	68.4	46387	Charleston, Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	USA		46387	Charleston, Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT	NAVDAT-30059	NAVDAT-30059	Molybdofornacite	1	31	39	24	-110	-9	-15	31.656666666667,-110.15416666667
MD	R	B	76	66	5805	Empire Mine, Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	USA		19445	Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	EG94_211	EG94_211	Mo-00180	Mo-00180	Molybdofornacite	1	31	42	27	-110	-3	-39	31.7075,-110.06083333333
MD	R	B	76	66	3314	Tombstone, Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	USA		19445	Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	EG94_211	EG94_211	Mo-00180	Mo-00180	Molybdofornacite	1	31	42	39	-110	-3	-59	31.710833333333,-110.06638888889
		P	21	16	16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Molybdofornacite	1	33	39	54	-112	-27	-19	33.665,-112.45527777778
		P	21	16	31426	Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Molybdofornacite	1	33	46	10	-113	-10	-23	33.769444444444,-113.17305555556
		P	21	16	31816	Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Molybdofornacite	1	33	40	10	-112	-58	-16	33.669444444444,-112.97111111111
					275431	Hummingbird Spring, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	33	38	32	-113	0	-48	33.642222222222,-113.01333333333
MD					6082	Moon Anchor Mine (Aggravation Mine; East Vulture Mining Co. Mine), Hummingbird Spring, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	33	38	32	-113	0	-48	33.642222222222,-113.01333333333
		P	21	16	31929	Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA				RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Molybdofornacite	1	33	41	17	-113	0	-20	33.688055555556,-113.00555555556
	R	P	21	16	31809	Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA		3354	Tonopah-Belmont Mine (East Vulture Mine; Belmont-McNeil Mine; Economy Mining Co. Mine), Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Molybdofornacite	1	33	41	18	-113	0	-20	33.688333333333,-113.00555555556
MD		O	21	16	3354	Tonopah-Belmont Mine (East Vulture Mine; Belmont-McNeil Mine; Economy Mining Co. Mine), Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USA		3354	Tonopah-Belmont Mine (East Vulture Mine; Belmont-McNeil Mine; Economy Mining Co. Mine), Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	RM87_175	RM87_175	Michelle_495	Michelle_495	Molybdofornacite	1	33	38	52	-112	-55	-55	33.647777777778,-112.93194444444
					14828	Mohave Co., Arizona, USA	USA	Collisional Boundary							Molybdofornacite	1	35	22	10	-113	-53	-36	35.369444444444,-113.89333333333
					287265	Buckskin Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD					39819	Rawhide Mine, Buckskin Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	359	70	14194	Nevada, USA	USA				ESR73_323	MWE25_70	Hg-00036	Mo-00281	Molybdofornacite	1	39	12	58	-117	-33	-15	39.216111111111,-117.55416666667
		P	359	211	14764	Clark Co., Nevada, USA	USA				ESR73_323	EG106_381	Hg-00036	Kristen002203	Molybdofornacite	1	36	3	4	-114	-52	-12	36.051111111111,-114.87
		P	359	211	260963	Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USA	USA				ESR73_323	EG106_381	Hg-00036	Kristen002203	Molybdofornacite	1	36	2	22	-115	-32	-22	36.039444444444,-115.53944444444
		P	359	211	3888	Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USA	USA	Continental Arc	3888	Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USA	ESR73_323	EG106_381	Hg-00036	Kristen002203	Molybdofornacite	1	35	49	5	-115	-30	-27	35.818055555556,-115.5075
	R	P	359	211	251889	Goodsprings, Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USA	USA		3888	Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USA	ESR73_323	EG106_381	Hg-00036	Kristen002203	Molybdofornacite	1	35	50	37	-115	-29	-4	35.843611111111,-115.48444444444
MD	R	O	359	211	8402	Alice Mine (Yellow Pine Extension Mine; Green Mountain Mine), Goodsprings, Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USA	USA		3888	Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USA	ESR73_323	EG106_381	Hg-00036	Kristen002203	Molybdofornacite	1	35	50	31	-115	-29	-47	35.841944444444,-115.49638888889
					14193	Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	37	49	16	-117	-40	-3	37.821111111111,-117.6675
					36756	Rock Hill District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	38	8	47	-117	-58	-24	38.146388888889,-117.97333333333
MD					61926	Broken Toe Mine, Rock Hill District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					21928	Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	41	20	9	-118	-4	-8	41.335833333333,-118.06888888889
					32007	Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	40	51	52	-117	-13	-42	40.864444444444,-117.22833333333
					28449	Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	40	51	52	-117	-13	-43	40.864444444444,-117.22861111111
MD					6744	Silver Coin Mine, Valmy, Iron Point District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	40	55	44	-117	-19	-26	40.928888888889,-117.32388888889
		P	70	70	3913	Nye Co., Nevada, USA	USA				MWE25_70	MWE25_70	Mo-00281	Mo-00281	Molybdofornacite	1	37	53	45	-116	-46	-35	37.895833333333,-116.77638888889
		P	70	70	261556	Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	USA				MWE25_70	MWE25_70	Mo-00281	Mo-00281	Molybdofornacite	1	38	38	27	-116	-59	-28	38.640833333333,-116.99111111111
		P	70	70	37045	Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	USA				MWE25_70	MWE25_70	Mo-00281	Mo-00281	Molybdofornacite	1	38	26	54	-116	-57	-17	38.448333333333,-116.95472222222
		P	70	70	4398	Belmont, Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	USA				MWE25_70	MWE25_70	Mo-00281	Mo-00281	Molybdofornacite	1	38	26	55	-116	-57	-17	38.448611111111,-116.95472222222
MD		B	70	70	61837	Belmont Mine (Belmont Mines), Belmont, Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	USA		61837	Belmont Mine (Belmont Mines), Belmont, Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	MWE25_70	MWE25_70	Mo-00281	Mo-00281	Molybdofornacite	1	38	4	17	-117	-12	-58	38.071388888889,-117.21611111111
					3991	New Mexico, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	34	30	19	-105	-53	-41	34.505277777778,-105.89472222222
					18054	Luna Co., New Mexico, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	32	9	23	-107	-46	-8	32.156388888889,-107.76888888889
					291734	Tres Hermanas Mts, Luna Co., New Mexico, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	31	54	17	-107	-43	-11	31.904722222222,-107.71972222222
					4000	Tres Hermanas District, Tres Hermanas Mts, Luna Co., New Mexico, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	31	54	18	-107	-43	-11	31.905,-107.71972222222
					33353	Mahoney Mines Area, Tres Hermanas District, Tres Hermanas Mts, Luna Co., New Mexico, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	31	54	43	-107	-44	-27	31.911944444444,-107.74083333333
MD					34501	Comfort Claim, Mahoney Mines Area, Tres Hermanas District, Tres Hermanas Mts, Luna Co., New Mexico, USA	USA								Molybdofornacite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0

This mineral directly occurs at 17 localities (18 localities according to mindat, 73 localities if parents are counted as well)
Of the 17 localities at which this mineral occurs, 10 have an age. (47 of the 73 parent localities have ages)

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	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.

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G	This mineral is directly dated.
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	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

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This bottom-level locality is directly dated. (4 total)

This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (4 total)

This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (36 total)

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This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (7 bottom-level + 19 top/mid-level = 26 total)

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