Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Perloffite

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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
    151AustraliaAustraliaPerloffite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    12222South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPerloffite 1-32-28-231372428-32.473055555556,137.40777777778
    16633Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPerloffite 1-31-17-461384827-31.296111111111,138.8075
    159055South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPerloffite 1-32-17-51382941-32.284722222222,138.49472222222
    254207Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPerloffite 1-32-43-52138737-32.731111111111,138.12694444444
    MD5762Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPerloffite 1-32-43-52138737-32.731111111111,138.12694444444
    P277224508188CanadaCanadaCM52_183GECA51_1101Bradley_2012_008Scott-GCA51_1101-0005Perloffite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P2772245020365Manitoba, CanadaCanadaCM52_183GECA51_1101Bradley_2012_008Scott-GCA51_1101-0005Perloffite 1535859-97-58-4153.983055555556,-97.978055555556
    P27722450231259Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaCanada231259Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaCM52_183GECA51_1101Bradley_2012_008Scott-GCA51_1101-0005Perloffite 1543759-97-50-3354.633055555556,-97.8425
    RP27722450286780North Group, Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaCanada231259Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaCM52_183GECA51_1101Bradley_2012_008Scott-GCA51_1101-0005Perloffite 1544058-97-49-2354.682777777778,-97.823055555556
    MDRO2772245010127Pegmatite No. 22 (Gottcha Claim), North Group, Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaCanada231259Cross Lake, Manitoba, CanadaCM52_183GECA51_1101Bradley_2012_008Scott-GCA51_1101-0005Perloffite 1544059-97-49054.683055555556,-97.816666666667
    P3503507944Czech RepublicCzech RepublicTCM41_307TCM41_307Mo-00009Mo-00009Perloffite 14951141523449.853888888889,15.384444444444
    P350350125707Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicTCM41_307TCM41_307Mo-00009Mo-00009Perloffite 15012512414050.201388888889,12.694444444444
    P35035035644Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicCzech RepublicTCM41_307TCM41_307Mo-00009Mo-00009Perloffite 150125812403850.216111111111,12.677222222222
    P350350769Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicCzech Republic769Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicTCM41_307TCM41_307Mo-00009Mo-00009Perloffite 15065412455250.115,12.764444444444
    RP35035018387Krásno (Schönfeld), Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicCzech Republic769Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicTCM41_307TCM41_307Mo-00009Mo-00009Perloffite 15065512455350.115277777778,12.764722222222
    RP350350190334Vysoký Kámen, Krásno (Schönfeld), Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicCzech Republic769Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicTCM41_307TCM41_307Mo-00009Mo-00009Perloffite 15064912465250.113611111111,12.781111111111
    MDRO350350189760Feldspar Quarry, Vysoký Kámen, Krásno (Schönfeld), Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicCzech Republic769Horní Slavkov, Sokolov District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech RepublicTCM41_307TCM41_307Mo-00009Mo-00009Perloffite 15064812463550.113333333333,12.776388888889
    P5614.52814244GermanyGermanyMM71_371MM71_371Giersdorf_00000877Giersdorf_00000876Perloffite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    P5614.5281766Bavaria, GermanyGermanyMM71_371MM71_371Giersdorf_00000877Giersdorf_00000876Perloffite 14910511254549.168055555556,11.429166666667
    P5614.52822041Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyMM71_371MM71_371Giersdorf_00000877Giersdorf_00000876Perloffite 14932201221849.538888888889,12.352222222222
    P5614.52814730Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyMM71_371MM71_371Giersdorf_00000877Giersdorf_00000876Perloffite 14938461228449.646111111111,12.467777777778
    P5614.528108622Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermany108622Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyMM71_371MM71_371Giersdorf_00000877Giersdorf_00000876Perloffite 14939712272849.651944444444,12.457777777778
    MDRO5614.5281769Hagendorf South Pegmatite (Cornelia Shaft; Hagendorf South Open Cut), Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyGermany108622Hagendorf, Waidhaus, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, GermanyMM71_371MM71_371Giersdorf_00000877Giersdorf_00000876Perloffite 14939112273449.650277777778,12.459444444444
    14425PortugalPortugalPerloffite 139327-9-30-3639.535277777778,-9.51
    30409Vila Real, PortugalPortugalPerloffite 1412633-7-41041.4425,-7.6833333333333
    188331Chaves, Vila Real, PortugalPortugalPerloffite 141462-7-26-3141.767222222222,-7.4419444444444
    249781Vidago, Chaves, Vila Real, PortugalPortugalPerloffite 1413937-7-32-141.660277777778,-7.5336111111111
    MD266623Tamega River, Vidago, Chaves, Vila Real, PortugalPortugalPerloffite 10000000,0
    P170217003366USAUSAAM93_1215AM75_631Be-00023Alexandra-0372Perloffite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P170217004104South Dakota, USAUSAAM93_1215AM75_631Be-00023Alexandra-0372Perloffite 143582-100-5-3243.967222222222,-100.09222222222
    P1702170223305Custer Co., South Dakota, USAUSAAM93_1215AM93_1215Be-00023Be-00023Perloffite 1434245-103-30-2543.7125,-103.50694444444
    P170217024111Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USAUSAAM93_1215AM93_1215Be-00023Be-00023Perloffite 143449-103-35-3043.735833333333,-103.59166666667
    P1702170226805Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USAUSAAM93_1215AM93_1215Be-00023Be-00023Perloffite 1434333-103-41-443.725833333333,-103.68444444444
    MDO170217024122Tip Top Mine (Tip Top Pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USAUSA4122Tip Top Mine (Tip Top Pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USAAM93_1215AM93_1215Be-00023Be-00023Perloffite 1434256-103-40-943.715555555556,-103.66916666667
    P1700170017377Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Perloffite 1435636-103-19-3343.943333333333,-103.32583333333
    P170017004113Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Perloffite 1435255-103-24-843.881944444444,-103.40222222222
    RP1700170047562Glendale, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSA122418Black Elk Peak (Harney Peak), Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Perloffite 1434812-103-27-143.803333333333,-103.45027777778
    MDRO170017004105Big Chief Mine (Johnson Pegmatite), Glendale, Keystone District, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAUSA122418Black Elk Peak (Harney Peak), Pennington Co., South Dakota, USAAM75_631AM75_631Alexandra-0372Alexandra-0372Perloffite 1435154-103-22-5543.865,-103.38194444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (8 localities according to mindat, 39 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 5 have an age. (28 of the 39 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. (3 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (20 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (4 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (2 bottom-level + 9 top/mid-level = 11 total)

       






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