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: Nierite

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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
    21894AlgeriaAlgeriaNierite 13420423141134.345,3.2363888888889
    131111Adrar Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaNierite 12554190453925.905277777778,0.76083333333333
    MD266062Adrar 003 Meteorite, Adrar Province, AlgeriaAlgeriaNierite 127759012027.133055555556,0.2
    P47000151AustraliaAustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Nierite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P47000195Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Nierite 1-37-26-441444236-37.445555555556,144.71
    P47000225843City Of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Nierite 1-36-26-181453023-36.438333333333,145.50638888889
    P47000281061Murchison, City Of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Nierite 1-36-3701451159-36.616666666667,145.19972222222
    MDO47000126090Murchison Meteorite, Murchison, City Of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, AustraliaAustralia126090Murchison Meteorite, Murchison, City Of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, AustraliaCG149_127SCES10_1Michelle_546Michelle_706Nierite 1-36-370145120-36.616666666667,145.2
    21218AzerbaijanAzerbaijanNierite 13957454704539.9625,47.0125
    191904Ağcabədi District (Aghjabadi), AzerbaijanAzerbaijanNierite 1404947121540.069166666667,47.204166666667
    275228Shusha, Ağcabədi District (Aghjabadi), AzerbaijanAzerbaijanNierite 1404947121540.069166666667,47.204166666667
    MD20446Indarch Meteorite (Elizabethpol; Gindorcha; Glindorcha; Indarh; Indarkh; Schuscha; Suscha), Shusha, Ağcabədi District (Aghjabadi), AzerbaijanAzerbaijanNierite 1404947121540.069166666667,47.204166666667
    693ChinaChinaNierite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    701Guizhou, ChinaChinaNierite 1264241106431926.711388888889,106.72194444444
    156769Guiyang, Guizhou, ChinaChinaNierite 1264719106374226.788611111111,106.62833333333
    231362Qingzhen Co., Guiyang, Guizhou, ChinaChinaNierite 1263446106263726.579444444444,106.44361111111
    MD192049Qingzhen Meteorite, Qingzhen Co., Guiyang, Guizhou, ChinaChinaNierite 126315910628026.533055555556,106.46666666667
    7944Czech RepublicCzech RepublicNierite 14951141523449.853888888889,15.384444444444
    105712Olomouc Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicNierite 149522817162349.874444444444,17.273055555556
    221825Olomouc District, Olomouc Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicNierite 14938917105049.635833333333,17.180555555556
    MD192048Tieschitz Meteorite, Olomouc District, Olomouc Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicNierite 149360177049.6,17.116666666667
    MD215804Outer SpaceOuter SpaceNierite 10000000,0
    3366USAUSANierite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3864Kansas, USAUSANierite 1382535-98-14-138.426388888889,-98.233611111111
    130761McPherson Co., Kansas, USAUSANierite 138241-98-2-5438.400277777778,-98.048333333333
    MD29641Inman Meteorite, McPherson Co., Kansas, USAUSANierite 138150-98-40038.25,-98.666666666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 26 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (5 of the 26 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. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 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. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (5 bottom-level + 16 top/mid-level = 21 total)

       






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