Mineral Evolution Database
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    • Minerals queried: Montdorite

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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
    21894AlgeriaAlgeriaMontdorite 13420423141134.345,3.2363888888889
    131079Annaba Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaMontdorite 137246718437.046111111111,7.3011111111111
    286224Cap De Fer, Annaba Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaMontdorite 137234714837.042777777778,7.2355555555556
    MD72853Aïn Nousri Volcano, Cap De Fer, Annaba Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaMontdorite 137235714837.043055555556,7.2355555555556
    14280FranceFranceMontdorite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    20192Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceFranceMontdorite 1453017436745.504722222222,4.6019444444444
    6386Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceFranceMontdorite 14542402595945.711111111111,2.9997222222222
    1682La Bourboule, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceFranceMontdorite 14535212442745.589166666667,2.7408333333333
    MD20904Charlannes, La Bourboule, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceFranceMontdorite 10000000,0
    2232KenyaKenyaMontdorite 10-29-36363540-0.49333333333333,36.594444444444
    301375Nakuru County, KenyaKenyaMontdorite 10000000,0
    282383Hell’s Gate National Park, Nakuru County, KenyaKenyaMontdorite 10-53-15361821-0.8875,36.305833333333
    MD71261Olkaria Volcano, Hell’s Gate National Park, Nakuru County, KenyaKenyaMontdorite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 13 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 13 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 locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (0 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 + 10 top/mid-level = 13 total)

       






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