Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Proto-anthophyllite

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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
    14488JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    21716Iwate, JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 139324014123539.544444444444,141.38472222222
    47951Kitakami Mts, Iwate, JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 1393329141291939.558055555556,141.48861111111
    MD41160Mt Hayachine, Kitakami Mts, Iwate, JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 1393330141292039.558333333333,141.48888888889
    22393Okayama, JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 1344818133481834.805,133.805
    227126Niimi City, Okayama, JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 10000000,0
    278111Shingo-takase, Niimi City, Okayama, JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 10000000,0
    MD33647Takase Mine, Shingo-takase, Niimi City, Okayama, JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 10000000,0
    108281Tottori, JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 1351122133302735.189444444444,133.5075
    MD41159Tari-Misaka Ultramafic Complex, Tottori, JapanJapanProto-anthophyllite 10000000,0
    3366USAUSAProto-anthophyllite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3585Colorado, USAUSAProto-anthophyllite 1385532-105-31-5138.925555555556,-105.53083333333
    22372El Paso Co., Colorado, USAUSAProto-anthophyllite 1385224-104-52-4638.873333333333,-104.87944444444
    MD5540Stove Mountain (Cookstove Mountain), El Paso Co., Colorado, USAUSAProto-anthophyllite 1384558-104-55-1438.766111111111,-104.92055555556

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 14 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 14 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 has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (3 bottom-level + 11 top/mid-level = 14 total)

       






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