Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Playfairite

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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
    8188CanadaCanadaPlayfairite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    14233Ontario, CanadaCanadaPlayfairite 1444832-80-13-4044.808888888889,-80.227777777778
    14689Hastings Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaPlayfairite 1445128-77-41-4744.857777777778,-77.696388888889
    232968Madoc Area, Hastings Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaPlayfairite 1443055-77-29-3644.515277777778,-77.493333333333
    21375Huntingdon Township, Madoc Area, Hastings Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaPlayfairite 1442835-77-28-3344.476388888889,-77.475833333333
    MD550Taylor Pit, Huntingdon Township, Madoc Area, Hastings Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaPlayfairite 144308-77-27-5944.502222222222,-77.466388888889
    14280FranceFrancePlayfairite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    16829Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceFrancePlayfairite 143570652243.95,6.0894444444444
    22894Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceFrancePlayfairite 14437586143444.632777777778,6.2427777777778
    56471Orpierre, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceFrancePlayfairite 1441975425944.318611111111,5.7163888888889
    MD18956Les Cougnasses Mine, Orpierre, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, FranceFrancePlayfairite 1441930544044.325,5.7333333333333
    P273.426719075KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanHg-00043Hg-00043Playfairite 141235673343541.398888888889,73.576388888889
    P273.4267107621Batken, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanHg-00043Hg-00043Playfairite 1395147055939.851111111111,70.919166666667
    MDO273.42675596Khaidarkan Sb-Hg Deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Batken, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan5596Khaidarkan Sb-Hg Deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Batken, KyrgyzstanHg-00043Hg-00043Playfairite 139555971195939.933055555556,71.333055555556
    P1682.583366USAUSARM87_270RM87_270Giersdorf_00000744Giersdorf_00000743Playfairite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P1682.5814194Nevada, USAUSARM87_270RM87_270Giersdorf_00000744Giersdorf_00000743Playfairite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    P1682.5823771Lander Co., Nevada, USAUSARM87_270RM87_270Giersdorf_00000744Giersdorf_00000743Playfairite 1395752-1170-4939.964444444444,-117.01361111111
    MDO1682.5836882Reese River District, Lander Co., Nevada, USAUSA29588Apex Mine (Rundberg Mine; Early Day Mine), Reese River District, Lander Co., Nevada, USARM87_270RM87_270Giersdorf_00000744Giersdorf_00000743Playfairite 1393227-117-3-2939.540833333333,-117.05805555556

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 18 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (7 of the 18 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. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (6 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. (2 bottom-level + 9 top/mid-level = 11 total)

       






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