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: Pottsite

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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
    14398ArgentinaArgentinaPottsite 1-33-41-5-65-32-49-33.684722222222,-65.546944444444
    18492Córdoba Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPottsite 1-31-29-37-64-41-13-31.493611111111,-64.686944444444
    239656San Javier Department, Córdoba Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPottsite 10000000,0
    193159Las Tapias, San Javier Department, Córdoba Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPottsite 1-31-57-34-65-4-29-31.959444444444,-65.074722222222
    279821Cerro Achala, Las Tapias, San Javier Department, Córdoba Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPottsite 10000000,0
    MD54257Las Tapias Mine, Cerro Achala, Las Tapias, San Javier Department, Córdoba Province, ArgentinaArgentinaPottsite 10000000,0
    14244GermanyGermanyPottsite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    1766Bavaria, GermanyGermanyPottsite 14910511254549.168055555556,11.429166666667
    21372Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyPottsite 14850421382948.845,13.141388888889
    98684Tittling, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyPottsite 148443013221348.741666666667,13.370277777778
    220869Matzersdorf, Tittling, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyPottsite 14845213221148.750555555556,13.369722222222
    MD157452Krenn Quarry, Matzersdorf, Tittling, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, GermanyGermanyPottsite 148452313222748.756388888889,13.374166666667
    P144653366USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-118417NAVDAT-118417Pottsite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P1446514194Nevada, USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-118417NAVDAT-118417Pottsite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    P1446523467Churchill Co., Nevada, USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-118417NAVDAT-118417Pottsite 1393718-118-27-5739.621666666667,-118.46583333333
    O1446536422Chalk Mountain District, Churchill Co., Nevada, USAUSA36422Chalk Mountain District, Churchill Co., Nevada, USANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-118417NAVDAT-118417Pottsite 1391850-118-8-239.313888888889,-118.13388888889
    MD62308Unnamed Prospect (2), Chalk Mountain District, Churchill Co., Nevada, USAUSAPottsite 10000000,0
    23771Lander Co., Nevada, USAUSAPottsite 1395752-1170-4939.964444444444,-117.01361111111
    36715Spencer Hot Springs District, Lander Co., Nevada, USAUSAPottsite 1391741-116-49-5739.294722222222,-116.8325
    MD3897Linka Mine (Garnetite Mine), Spencer Hot Springs District, Lander Co., Nevada, USAUSAPottsite 1391942-116-50-1239.328333333333,-116.83666666667

    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, 0 have an age. (4 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. (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. (3 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. (4 bottom-level + 12 top/mid-level = 16 total)

       






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