Mineral Evolution Database
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    • Minerals queried: Samaniite

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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
    366BrazilBrazilSamaniite 1-12-14-5-48-11-22-12.234722222222,-48.189444444444
    368Bahia, BrazilBrazilSamaniite 1-12-59-18-40-48-12-12.988333333333,-40.803333333333
    308047Maracás, Bahia, BrazilBrazilSamaniite 1-13-36-35-40-39-13-13.609722222222,-40.653611111111
    307134Rio Jacaré Layered Complex, Maracás, Bahia, BrazilBrazilSamaniite 1-13-36-35-40-39-13-13.609722222222,-40.653611111111
    MD310598Maracás Menchen Mine (Maracas Deposit), Rio Jacaré Layered Complex, Maracás, Bahia, BrazilBrazilSamaniite 1-13-36-35-40-39-14-13.609722222222,-40.653888888889
    21899Costa RicaCosta RicaSamaniite 110247-84-20-3810.046388888889,-84.343888888889
    187362Guanacaste Province, Costa RicaCosta RicaSamaniite 1103040-85-19-310.511111111111,-85.3175
    MD246312Santa Elena Ultramafic Nappe, Guanacaste Province, Costa RicaCosta RicaSamaniite 110028-85-28-1510.007777777778,-85.470833333333
    14553ItalyItalySamaniite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    2100Piedmont, ItalyItalySamaniite 1452018855545.338333333333,8.0986111111111
    130810Vercelli Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalySamaniite 14530208182045.505555555556,8.3055555555556
    158523Sesia Valley, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalySamaniite 1454841864145.811388888889,8.1113888888889
    189487Varallo Sesia, Sesia Valley, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalySamaniite 14550358111945.843055555556,8.1886111111111
    MD189486Valmaggia, Varallo Sesia, Sesia Valley, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalySamaniite 14550358111945.843055555556,8.1886111111111
    14488JapanJapanSamaniite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    14487Hokkaidō, JapanJapanSamaniite 1431847142232643.313055555556,142.39055555556
    24851Hidaka Subrefecture, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanSamaniite 143036142432043.01,142.72222222222
    29481Samani-gun, Hidaka Subrefecture, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanSamaniite 14244114323142.078055555556,143.04194444444
    30236Samani-cho, Samani-gun, Hidaka Subrefecture, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanSamaniite 14244114323142.078055555556,143.04194444444
    MD69355Horoman Peridotite Body, Samani-cho, Samani-gun, Hidaka Subrefecture, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanSamaniite 14244114323142.078055555556,143.04194444444

    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. (0 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 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 + 17 top/mid-level = 20 total)

       






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