Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
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: Oyelite

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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
    P161314762IsraelIsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Oyelite 13139203545831.655555555556,35.082777777778
    P161316783Negev, IsraelIsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Oyelite 1319203583631.155555555556,35.143333333333
    MDO16132063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelIsrael2063Hatrurim Formation, Negev, IsraelCG334_25CG334_25DeepDive-Co-0055DeepDive-Co-0055Oyelite 131112135164931.189166666667,35.280277777778
    P2526614488JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Oyelite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    P15314253679Mie, JapanJapanCMP168_1018CMP168_1018Nina_499Nina_499Oyelite 13427113694034.450277777778,136.16111111111
    P153142180834Ise City, Mie, JapanJapanCMP168_1018CMP168_1018Nina_499Nina_499Oyelite 10000000,0
    MDO153142253416Suisho-dani, Ise City, Mie, JapanJapan253416Suisho-dani, Ise City, Mie, JapanCMP168_1018CMP168_1018Nina_499Nina_499Oyelite 10000000,0
    P2526622393Okayama, JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Oyelite 1344818133481834.805,133.805
    P25266146147Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Oyelite 134504613333034.846111111111,133.55
    P25266259176Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Oyelite 1344559133255734.766388888889,133.4325
    P25266276533Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Oyelite 1344559133255834.766388888889,133.43277777778
    MDO252662202Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJapan2202Fuka Mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama, JapanJMPS99_328JMPS99_328Michelle_0043Michelle_0043Oyelite 134460133255934.766666666667,133.43305555556
    P2400101014468South AfricaSouth AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Oyelite 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    P240010105822Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Oyelite 1-28-59-5823715-28.999444444444,23.120833333333
    P2400101014466Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Oyelite 1-27-12-34225450-27.209444444444,22.913888888889
    RP2400101057254Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Oyelite 1-27-8-622521-27.135,22.866944444444
    RP2400101055925N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Oyelite 1-27-8-722522-27.135277777778,22.867222222222
    MDRO240010103068N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Oyelite 1-27-8-7225213-27.135277777778,22.870277777778
    MDRO240010103067N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Oyelite 1-27-8-9225152-27.135833333333,22.864444444444
    MDRO24001010133369N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Oyelite 10000000,0
    P145.565.53366USAUSAMo-00055Mo-00055Oyelite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P145.565.53424California, USAUSAMo-00055Mo-00055Oyelite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    P145.565.53522Riverside Co., California, USAUSAMo-00055Mo-00055Oyelite 1334629-116-23-1233.774722222222,-116.38666666667
    P145.565.515527Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAUSAMo-00055Mo-00055Oyelite 134110-117-23-234.019444444444,-117.38388888889
    MDO145.565.53449Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAUSA3449Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAMo-00055Mo-00055Oyelite 134110-117-23-234.019444444444,-117.38388888889

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 25 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 7 have an age. (25 of the 25 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. (2 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (18 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (3 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (0 bottom-level + 0 top/mid-level = 0 total)

       







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