Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • This page displays localities at which this mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the mineral at these localities.


    • Minerals queried: Niahite

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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
    14488JapanJapanNiahite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    14943Aichi, JapanJapanNiahite 134584813732834.98,137.53555555556
    188116Kita-Shidara-gun, Aichi, JapanJapanNiahite 13578137324335.118888888889,137.54527777778
    53580Shidara-cho, Kita-Shidara-gun, Aichi, JapanJapanNiahite 13578137324435.118888888889,137.54555555556
    MD5463Taguchi Mine, Shidara-cho, Kita-Shidara-gun, Aichi, JapanJapanNiahite 13578137324535.118888888889,137.54583333333
    2279MalaysiaMalaysiaNiahite 1354421041443.9116666666667,104.23444444444
    14327Sarawak, MalaysiaMalaysiaNiahite 1215211123152.0311111111111,111.3875
    MD25024Niah Great Cave (Gunong Jerneb), Sarawak, MalaysiaMalaysiaNiahite 1348181134683.805,113.76888888889
    P118011003366USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Niahite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P1180110014024New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Niahite 1401951-74-37-1240.330833333333,-74.62
    P1180110015771Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Niahite 141540-74-39-4041.094444444444,-74.661111111111
    P118011003947Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Niahite 141537-74-36-141.093611111111,-74.600277777778
    P11801100252413Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Niahite 141455-74-36-2041.081944444444,-74.605555555556
    P118011008903Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Niahite 141455-74-36-2141.081944444444,-74.605833333333
    MDO118011003948Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSA3948Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Niahite 14150-74-36-1641.083333333333,-74.604444444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 15 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (7 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. (6 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. (2 bottom-level + 6 top/mid-level = 8 total)

       






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