Mineral Evolution Database
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    • Minerals queried: Monazite-(Sm)

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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
    14398ArgentinaArgentinaMonazite-(Sm) 1-33-41-5-65-32-49-33.684722222222,-65.546944444444
    19470Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaMonazite-(Sm) 1-24-24-36-65-53-20-24.41,-65.888888888889
    239517La Poma Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaMonazite-(Sm) 1-24-10-55-66-17-25-24.181944444444,-66.290277777778
    284936Cobres, La Poma Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaMonazite-(Sm) 1-23-31-51-66-15-11-23.530833333333,-66.253055555556
    MD19450Sierra De Cobres, Cobres, La Poma Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaMonazite-(Sm) 1-23-31-52-66-15-11-23.531111111111,-66.253055555556
    8188CanadaCanadaMonazite-(Sm) 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    20365Manitoba, CanadaCanadaMonazite-(Sm) 1535859-97-58-4153.983055555556,-97.978055555556
    25915Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaCanadaMonazite-(Sm) 1502622-95-26-4450.439444444444,-95.445555555556
    251916Greer Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaCanadaMonazite-(Sm) 1502033-95-19-5950.3425,-95.333055555556
    MD26411Annie Claim #3 Pegmatite, Greer Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet Area, Manitoba, CanadaCanadaMonazite-(Sm) 1502111-95-20-1750.353055555556,-95.338055555556
    14409RussiaRussiaMonazite-(Sm) 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    5507Tuva, RussiaRussiaMonazite-(Sm) 15149339533051.825833333333,95.058333333333
    2638Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaRussiaMonazite-(Sm) 154464394252654.778611111111,94.423888888889
    193196Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaRussiaMonazite-(Sm) 154464494252754.778888888889,94.424166666667
    MD19421Belaya Zima REE-Nb Deposit, Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mts, Tuva, RussiaRussiaMonazite-(Sm) 10000000,0
    P149012503366USAUSACM52_183JGR61_215Bradley_2012_146Alexandra-0309Monazite-(Sm) 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P149012503585Colorado, USAUSACM52_183JGR61_215Bradley_2012_146Alexandra-0309Monazite-(Sm) 1385532-105-31-5138.925555555556,-105.53083333333
    P1490125021893Gunnison Co., Colorado, USAUSACM52_183JGR61_215Bradley_2012_146Alexandra-0309Monazite-(Sm) 1384626-106-57-2738.773888888889,-106.9575
    P1490125029245Quartz Creek Pegmatite District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USAUSACM52_183JGR61_215Bradley_2012_146Alexandra-0309Monazite-(Sm) 1383340-106-37-2338.561111111111,-106.62305555556
    P149012505902Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USAUSA5902Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USACM52_183JGR61_215Bradley_2012_146Alexandra-0309Monazite-(Sm) 1383246-106-37-4038.546111111111,-106.62777777778
    MDRO14901250113782Brown Derby No. 1, Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USAUSA5902Brown Derby Mine, Quartz Creek Pegmatite District, Gunnison Co., Colorado, USACM52_183JGR61_215Bradley_2012_146Alexandra-0309Monazite-(Sm) 1383229-106-37-3538.541388888889,-106.62638888889

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 21 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (6 of the 21 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. (4 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (1 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (2 bottom-level + 13 top/mid-level = 15 total)

       






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