Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Noelbensonite

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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
    151AustraliaAustraliaNoelbensonite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    66New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaNoelbensonite 1-32-19-391482918-32.3275,148.48833333333
    133602Darling Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaNoelbensonite 1-30-36-22150511-30.606111111111,150.85027777778
    214174Tamworth, Darling Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaNoelbensonite 1-30-49-59151150-30.833055555556,151.25
    MD4429Woods Mine (Wood's Rhodonite Mine), Tamworth, Darling Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaNoelbensonite 1-30-49-59151150-30.833055555556,151.25
    P2012314553ItalyItalyMM77_475MM77_475Alexandra-0110Alexandra-0111Noelbensonite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    P2012321863Liguria, ItalyItalyMM77_475MM77_475Alexandra-0110Alexandra-0111Noelbensonite 144185695144.315555555556,9.0836111111111
    P2012321862La Spezia Province, Liguria, ItalyItalyMM77_475MM77_475Alexandra-0110Alexandra-0111Noelbensonite 14412459392544.2125,9.6569444444444
    P20123213538Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, ItalyItalyMM77_475MM77_475Alexandra-0110Alexandra-0111Noelbensonite 14411559415944.198611111111,9.6997222222222
    P20123280953Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, ItalyItalyMM77_475MM77_475Alexandra-0110Alexandra-0111Noelbensonite 1441156942044.198888888889,9.7
    MDY201234430Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, ItalyItaly4430Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, ItalyMM77_475MM77_475Alexandra-0110Alexandra-0111Noelbensonite 1441157942144.199166666667,9.7002777777778
    14488JapanJapanNoelbensonite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    21898Oita, JapanJapanNoelbensonite 1331251131252833.214166666667,131.42444444444
    208805Saiki City, Oita, JapanJapanNoelbensonite 1324757131325832.799166666667,131.54944444444
    MD222723Shimoharai Mine, Saiki City, Oita, JapanJapanNoelbensonite 10000000,0
    MD9910Sanbagawa Metamorphic Belt, JapanJapanNoelbensonite 10000000,0
    14468South AfricaSouth AfricaNoelbensonite 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    5822Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNoelbensonite 1-28-59-5823715-28.999444444444,23.120833333333
    11062Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNoelbensonite 1-28-4-4823120-28.08,23.022222222222
    233183Kathu, Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNoelbensonite 1-27-47-1623220-27.787777777778,23.038888888889
    234321Sishen, Kathu, Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNoelbensonite 1-27-52-3423142-27.876111111111,23.028333333333
    MD307395Unnamed Borehole, Sishen, Kathu, Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNoelbensonite 1-280-5223328-28.014444444444,23.057777777778
    MD233182Kolomela Mine, Postmasburg Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaNoelbensonite 1-28-23-622597-28.385,22.985277777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 23 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (6 of the 23 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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    If a locality has both a GPS coordinate, and either contains or has at least one child locality containing at least one of the minerals listed above, then this map displays a single marker for that locality.

     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. (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. (5 bottom-level + 12 top/mid-level = 17 total)

       






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