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: Ottemannite

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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
    P353514499BoliviaBoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Ottemannite 1-16-52-44-65-48-37-16.878888888889,-65.810277777778
    P353514514Oruro, BoliviaBoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Ottemannite 1-18-36-25-67-28-25-18.606944444444,-67.473611111111
    P353533367Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaBoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Ottemannite 1-19-3-16-66-49-11-19.054444444444,-66.819722222222
    RP3535215135Huari, Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaBolivia33367Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Ottemannite 10000000,0
    MDRO353515681Maria-Teresa Mine, Huari, Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaBolivia33367Avaroa Province, Oruro, BoliviaUSGSOFR03_107USGSOFR03_107sedcu-00061sedcu-00061Ottemannite 10000000,0
    34889Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaOttemannite 1-20-23-39-66-36-1-20.394166666667,-66.600277777778
    33000Potosí City, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaOttemannite 10000000,0
    MD325Cerro De Potosí (Cerro Rico), Potosí City, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaOttemannite 1-19-37-5-65-44-58-19.618055555556,-65.749444444444
    P100054112362NorwayNorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Ottemannite 15736269411657.607222222222,9.6877777777778
    P100054114159Nordland, NorwayNorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Ottemannite 167294514505867.495833333333,14.849444444444
    P100054137259Hemnes, Nordland, NorwayNorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Ottemannite 1661513472466.018055555556,13.79
    P1000541193218Bleikvassli, Hemnes, Nordland, NorwayNorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Ottemannite 165552313524665.923055555556,13.879444444444
    MDO10005412500Bleikvassli Mine, Bleikvassli, Hemnes, Nordland, NorwayNorway2500Bleikvassli Mine, Bleikvassli, Hemnes, Nordland, NorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Ottemannite 165552313524665.923055555556,13.879444444444
    3366USAUSAOttemannite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    14026Pennsylvania, USAUSAOttemannite 1403525-76-53-4540.590277777778,-76.895833333333
    27701Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, USAUSAOttemannite 1404552-76-10-1540.764444444444,-76.170833333333
    MD4079Forestville, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, USAUSAOttemannite 1404130-76-18040.691666666667,-76.3

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 17 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (10 of the 17 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. (8 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. (1 bottom-level + 6 top/mid-level = 7 total)

       







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