Mineral Evolution Database
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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: Nissonite

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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
    P17951787151AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Nissonite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    127Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaNissonite 1-23-37-321475738-23.625555555556,147.96055555556
    272147Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaNissonite 1-20-30-56139352-20.515555555556,139.58388888889
    206071Gunpowder District, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaNissonite 1-19-34-29139626-19.574722222222,139.10722222222
    208662Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaNissonite 1-19-33-551392323-19.565277777778,139.38972222222
    MD141Mount Oxide Copper Mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, Mount Isa City Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaContinental ExtensionNissonite 1-19-28-59139280-19.483055555556,139.46666666667
    P1795178712222South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Nissonite 1-32-28-231372428-32.473055555556,137.40777777778
    P1795178716630Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Nissonite 1-33-30-813618-33.502222222222,136.01888888889
    P1795178722576Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Nissonite 1-330-56137524-33.015555555556,137.09
    P17951787214476Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Nissonite 1-32-43-413762-32.717777777778,137.10055555556
    MDO17951787158Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaAustralia158Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Nissonite 1-32-44-40137821-32.744444444444,137.13916666667
    P3592113366USAUSAESR73_323EG106_381Hg-00036Kristen002203Nissonite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3424California, USAUSANissonite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    3279San Benito Co., California, USAUSANissonite 1364422-121-17-4236.739444444444,-121.295
    87776Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USAUSANissonite 1363458-120-57-236.582777777778,-120.95055555556
    226060Panoche, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USAUSANissonite 1363353-120-45-4236.564722222222,-120.76166666667
    MD4606Llanada Copper Mine, Panoche, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USAUSANissonite 1363535-120-45-4336.593055555556,-120.76194444444
    P35921114194Nevada, USAUSAESR73_323EG106_381Hg-00036Kristen002203Nissonite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    P35921114764Clark Co., Nevada, USAUSAESR73_323EG106_381Hg-00036Kristen002203Nissonite 13634-114-52-1236.051111111111,-114.87
    P359211260963Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USAUSAESR73_323EG106_381Hg-00036Kristen002203Nissonite 136222-115-32-2236.039444444444,-115.53944444444
    P3592113888Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USAUSAContinental Arc3888Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USAESR73_323EG106_381Hg-00036Kristen002203Nissonite 135495-115-30-2735.818055555556,-115.5075
    MDRO3592118818Boss Mine, Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USAUSAContinental Arc3888Goodsprings District, Spring Mts, Clark Co., Nevada, USAESR73_323EG106_381Hg-00036Kristen002203Nissonite 135499-115-34-1335.819166666667,-115.57027777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 22 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (12 of the 22 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. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (9 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 + 8 top/mid-level = 10 total)

       






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