Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Rankamaite

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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
    366BrazilBrazilRankamaite 1-12-14-5-48-11-22-12.234722222222,-48.189444444444
    387Minas Gerais, BrazilBrazilRankamaite 1-18-52-21-43-32-52-18.8725,-43.547777777778
    16901Itinga, Minas Gerais, BrazilBrazilRankamaite 1-16-43-11-41-51-44-16.719722222222,-41.862222222222
    205557Monte Belo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, BrazilBrazilRankamaite 1-16-42-48-41-52-21-16.713333333333,-41.8725
    MD7723Urubu Mine, Monte Belo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, BrazilBrazilRankamaite 1-16-42-45-41-53-10-16.7125,-41.886111111111
    P954.693014231DR CongoDR CongoOGR64_667OGR72_373Alexandra-0227Alexandra-0141Rankamaite 1-4-1-53251514-4.0313888888889,25.253888888889
    P954.6945.8188713North Kivu, DR CongoDR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0227Alexandra-0227Rankamaite 10-53-429050-0.88444444444444,29.013888888889
    Y954.6945.8283718Masisi Mts, North Kivu, DR CongoDR Congo283718Masisi Mts, North Kivu, DR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0227Alexandra-0227Rankamaite 1-1-27-1928531-1.4552777777778,28.883611111111
    4316Mumba, Masisi Mts, North Kivu, DR CongoDR CongoRankamaite 1-1-27-2028532-1.4555555555556,28.883888888889
    MD68435Mumba Cassiterite Gravels, Mumba, Masisi Mts, North Kivu, DR CongoDR CongoRankamaite 1-1-27-2128533-1.4558333333333,28.884166666667
    P945930306394Tanganyika, DR CongoDR CongoOGR72_373OGR72_373Alexandra-0141Alexandra-0141Rankamaite 1-7-3-18282830-7.055,28.475
    MDY9459304333Manono-Kitotolo Mine, Tanganyika, DR CongoDR Congo4333Manono-Kitotolo Mine, Tanganyika, DR CongoOGR72_373OGR72_373Alexandra-0141Alexandra-0141Rankamaite 1-7-16-3827272-7.2772222222222,27.450555555556
    P3032792207KazakhstanKazakhstanDES462_565DES462_565Alexandra-0127Alexandra-0129Rankamaite 148173068494548.291666666667,68.829166666667
    P30327920536East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanKazakhstanDES462_565DES462_565Alexandra-0127Alexandra-0129Rankamaite 149232482142249.39,82.239444444444
    P303279302706Kalba Range, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanKazakhstanDES462_565DES462_565Alexandra-0127Alexandra-0129Rankamaite 14932158302349.5375,83.006388888889
    P303279203466Irtysh River, Kalba Range, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanKazakhstanDES462_565DES462_565Alexandra-0127Alexandra-0129Rankamaite 14932168302349.537777777778,83.006388888889
    MDO30327920534Ungursai Ta Deposit, Irtysh River, Kalba Range, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanKazakhstan20534Ungursai Ta Deposit, Irtysh River, Kalba Range, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanDES462_565DES462_565Alexandra-0127Alexandra-0129Rankamaite 14932178302349.538055555556,83.006388888889
    P295280270838Ulan, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanKazakhstan3CAU_1313CAU_131Alexandra-0148Alexandra-0148Rankamaite 14933508325149.563888888889,83.0475
    MDRO29528023689Ognevka Ta Deposit, Ulan, East Kazakhstan, KazakhstanKazakhstan20535Qalba Range (Kalba Range), Kazakhstan3CAU_1313CAU_131Alexandra-0148Alexandra-0148Rankamaite 1494059830549.683055555556,83.001388888889

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 19 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (12 of the 19 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. (2 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (8 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. (2 bottom-level + 5 top/mid-level = 7 total)

       






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