Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Nobleite

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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
    14398ArgentinaArgentinaNobleite 1-33-41-5-65-32-49-33.684722222222,-65.546944444444
    19470Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaNobleite 1-24-24-36-65-53-20-24.41,-65.888888888889
    239519Los Andes Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaNobleite 1-24-39-11-67-14-37-24.653055555556,-67.243611111111
    156700Sijes, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaNobleite 1-23-55-59-66-37-59-23.933055555556,-66.633055555556
    MD156532Monte Azul Deposit, Sijes, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaNobleite 10000000,0
    MD180790Santa Rosa Mine, Sijes, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, ArgentinaArgentinaNobleite 10000000,0
    638ChileChileNobleite 1-33-48-28-71-47-30-33.807777777778,-71.791666666667
    640Antofagasta, ChileChileNobleite 1-22-59-1-69-27-56-22.983611111111,-69.465555555556
    122191El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileNobleite 1-22-58-56-68-48-52-22.982222222222,-68.814444444444
    MD25957El Tatio Geothermal Field, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, ChileChileNobleite 1-22-200-68-10-22.333333333333,-68.016666666667
    P0.1260693ChinaChinaBOOK_MSMSSL_1997BOOK_MSMSSL_1997Michelle_515Michelle_515Nobleite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    P0.126022159Qinghai, ChinaChinaBOOK_MSMSSL_1997BOOK_MSMSSL_1997Michelle_515Michelle_515Nobleite 13556699385535.935,99.648611111111
    P0.1260695Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaBOOK_MSMSSL_1997BOOK_MSMSSL_1997Michelle_515Michelle_515Nobleite 13714195173437.233611111111,95.292777777778
    P0.1260262029Delhi Co. (Delingha Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChinaBOOK_MSMSSL_1997BOOK_MSMSSL_1997Michelle_515Michelle_515Nobleite 137255697125437.432222222222,97.215
    MDY0.1260262254Yashatu, Delhi Co. (Delingha Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaChina25976Juhongtu B Deposit, Yashatu, Delhi Co. (Delingha Co.), Haixi, Qinghai, ChinaBOOK_MSMSSL_1997BOOK_MSMSSL_1997Michelle_515Michelle_515Nobleite 1381539791638.031388888889,97.154444444444
    3366USAUSANobleite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3424California, USAUSANobleite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    3462Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 1363553-117-40-936.598055555556,-117.66916666667
    27209Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 1362345-116-47-736.395833333333,-116.78527777778
    205141Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 1361953-116-41-2436.331388888889,-116.69
    MD464Corkscrew Canyon Mine (Corkscrew Mine), Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 1362240-116-45-3636.377777777778,-116.76
    MD25093Hard Scramble Claim, Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 136206-116-42-1036.335,-116.70277777778
    MD25030Unnamed Nobleite Locality [1], Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 10000000,0
    MD79744Widow No. 3 Mine (New Widow), Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 1361753-116-39-5536.298055555556,-116.66527777778
    218692Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 1362348-116-47-136.396666666667,-116.78361111111
    MD34527Meridian Claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 1362345-116-47-136.395833333333,-116.78361111111
    MD34528South Meridian Claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 1362345-116-47-136.395833333333,-116.78361111111
    MD209650Unnamed Borate Occurrence [29], Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSANobleite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 11 localities (12 localities according to mindat, 28 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 11 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (5 of the 28 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. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (5 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. (10 bottom-level + 13 top/mid-level = 23 total)

       






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