Mineral Evolution Database
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    • Minerals queried: Molysite

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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
    36AntarcticaAntarcticaMolysite 1-75-36-44-10-49-22-75.612222222222,-10.822777777778
    48432Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaMolysite 1-76-43-59-77-59-2-76.733055555556,-77.983888888889
    195110Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaMolysite 1-67-38-42-62-39-9-67.645,-62.6525
    48431South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaMolysite 1-62-25-36-59-31-23-62.426666666667,-59.523055555556
    MD123128Deception Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaMolysite 10000000,0
    MD145787IcelandIcelandMolysite 1644916-19-46-4664.821111111111,-19.779444444444
    P0.4014553ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Molysite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    P0.402071Campania, ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Molysite 140525714243440.8825,14.409444444444
    P0.402094Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Molysite 14047221463040.789444444444,14.108333333333
    O0.402091Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItaly2091Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Molysite 140491714245240.821388888889,14.414444444444
    MD145740Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyMolysite 140482314253340.806388888889,14.425833333333
    14444Sicily, ItalyItalyMolysite 13739551405637.665277777778,14.015555555556
    25782Catania Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMolysite 13726714442037.435277777778,14.738888888889
    130812Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMolysite 137375314591437.631388888889,14.987222222222
    MD2136Mt Etna, Etna Volcanic Complex, Catania Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMolysite 13742471512437.713055555556,15.023333333333
    23887Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMolysite 13818501512038.313888888889,15.2
    236210Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMolysite 1383734155238.626111111111,15.083888888889
    26841Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMolysite 1383734155238.626111111111,15.083888888889
    4499Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMolysite 138235914573538.399722222222,14.959722222222
    MD5552La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyMolysite 138235914573638.399722222222,14.96
    6960Tuscany, ItalyItalyMolysite 143333610502743.56,10.840833333333
    26804Pisa Province, Tuscany, ItalyItalyMolysite 143324210361943.545,10.605277777778
    188347Castelnuovo Val Di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, ItalyItalyMolysite 10000000,0
    MD26231Sasso Pisano, Castelnuovo Val Di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, ItalyItalyMolysite 10000000,0
    7571MoroccoMoroccoMolysite 1303457-7-42-4330.5825,-7.7119444444444
    121048Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, MoroccoMoroccoMolysite 1323255-5-54-5732.548611111111,-5.9158333333333
    256135Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, MoroccoMoroccoMolysite 1325424-5-28-3632.906666666667,-5.4766666666667
    279301M'Rirt, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, MoroccoMoroccoMolysite 133937-5-37-4633.160277777778,-5.6294444444444
    MD73030Jbel Aouam (Djebel Aouam; Jebel Awam), M'Rirt, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, MoroccoMoroccoMolysite 133938-5-37-4633.160555555556,-5.6294444444444
    P1.40.614409RussiaRussiaRG56_141RG56_141Alexandra-0035Alexandra-0036Molysite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    14686Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaMolysite 154531060272454.886111111111,60.456666666667
    MD2767Chelyabinsk Coal Basin, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaMolysite 1551206125055.2,61.416666666667
    P1.40.62651Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaRG56_141RG56_141Alexandra-0035Alexandra-0036Molysite 15572716042155.124166666667,160.70027777778
    MDO1.40.625259Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussia25259Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRG56_141RG56_141Alexandra-0035Alexandra-0036Molysite 152210158161152.35,158.26972222222
    5536SpainSpainMolysite 1401510-3-35-2340.252777777778,-3.5897222222222
    3111Catalonia, SpainSpainMolysite 14145591403341.766388888889,1.6758333333333
    20513Tarragona, Catalonia, SpainSpainMolysite 1411560555241.251666666667,0.93111111111111
    131016Conca De Barberà, Tarragona, Catalonia, SpainSpainMolysite 1412122144341.356111111111,1.0786111111111
    3138Vimbodí, Conca De Barberà, Tarragona, Catalonia, SpainSpainMolysite 1412122144441.356111111111,1.0788888888889
    132546Poblet Monastery, Vimbodí, Conca De Barberà, Tarragona, Catalonia, SpainSpainMolysite 10000000,0
    MD71508Quartz-scheelite Vein Outcrops, Poblet Monastery, Vimbodí, Conca De Barberà, Tarragona, Catalonia, SpainSpainMolysite 10000000,0
    126595TongaTongaMolysite 1-19-45-45-140-3-6-19.7625,-140.05166666667
    288790Southern Lau Basin, TongaTongaMolysite 1-21-34-22-35-7-29-21.572777777778,-35.124722222222
    MD310030Mariner Vent Field, Southern Lau Basin, TongaTongaMolysite 1-22-10-55-176-36-2-22.181944444444,-176.60055555556
    3366USAUSAMolysite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    5863Oklahoma, USAUSAMolysite 1352323-97-19-2435.389722222222,-97.323333333333
    250708Okmulgee Co., Oklahoma, USAUSAMolysite 1353059-95-57-3035.516388888889,-95.958333333333
    MD22702Schulter, Okmulgee Co., Oklahoma, USAUSAMolysite 135310-95-57-3035.516666666667,-95.958333333333

    This mineral directly occurs at 12 localities (12 localities according to mindat, 48 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 12 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (7 of the 48 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. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (5 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. (7 bottom-level + 34 top/mid-level = 41 total)

       






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