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: Polhemusite

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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
    693ChinaChinaPolhemusite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    705Hunan, ChinaChinaPolhemusite 1274539111514927.760833333333,111.86361111111
    156570Xiangxi, Hunan, ChinaChinaPolhemusite 128389109301828.635833333333,109.505
    156956Baojing Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, ChinaChinaPolhemusite 1284423109394828.739722222222,109.66333333333
    MD157297Dongping Mine, Baojing Co., Xiangxi, Hunan, ChinaChinaPolhemusite 128368109365228.602222222222,109.61444444444
    P16.510.814407IranIranMD43_383MD43_383Hg-00081Hg-00081Polhemusite 13338315213233.641944444444,52.217222222222
    P16.510.8108713West Azerbaijan, IranIranMD43_383MD43_383Hg-00081Hg-00081Polhemusite 136225246233436.381111111111,46.392777777778
    P16.510.825138Takab (Takan Tepe), West Azerbaijan, IranIranMD43_383MD43_383Hg-00081Hg-00081Polhemusite 13634174781036.571388888889,47.136111111111
    MDB16.510.825139Agh-Darreh Mine (Agdarreh Mine), Takab (Takan Tepe), West Azerbaijan, IranIran25139Agh-Darreh Mine (Agdarreh Mine), Takab (Takan Tepe), West Azerbaijan, IranMD43_383MD43_383Hg-00081Hg-00081Polhemusite 136400471036.666666666667,47.016666666667
    P4836.93366USAUSAG28_947Hg-00094Hg-00037Polhemusite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P48453724Idaho, USAUSAHg-00094Hg-00094Polhemusite 1441631-114-28-5144.275277777778,-114.48083333333
    P484527194Valley Co., Idaho, USAUSAHg-00094Hg-00094Polhemusite 1444754-115-34-2644.798333333333,-115.57388888889
    P484539611Big Creek District, Valley Co., Idaho, USAUSA39611Big Creek District, Valley Co., Idaho, USAHg-00094Hg-00094Polhemusite 145652-115-15-2445.114444444444,-115.25666666667
    MDRB484522680B & B Deposit (Dundee), Big Creek District, Valley Co., Idaho, USAUSA39611Big Creek District, Valley Co., Idaho, USAHg-00094Hg-00094Polhemusite 10000000,0
    P41.136.914194Nevada, USAUSAG28_947G28_947Hg-00037Hg-00037Polhemusite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    P41.136.921928Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSAG28_947G28_947Hg-00037Hg-00037Polhemusite 141209-118-4-841.335833333333,-118.06888888889
    P41.136.9252047Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSAG28_947G28_947Hg-00037Hg-00037Polhemusite 141108-117-15-4841.168888888889,-117.26333333333
    P41.136.936432Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSAG28_947G28_947Hg-00037Hg-00037Polhemusite 141109-117-15-4841.169166666667,-117.26333333333
    P41.136.940633Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSAG28_947G28_947Hg-00037Hg-00037Polhemusite 141128-117-16-141.202222222222,-117.26694444444
    MDY41.136.93905Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAUSA3905Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAG28_947G28_947Hg-00037Hg-00037Polhemusite 141128-117-16-141.202222222222,-117.26694444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 20 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (15 of the 20 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. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (11 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 + 4 top/mid-level = 5 total)

       







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