Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Sanderite

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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
    P47047014398ArgentinaArgentinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00002vms-00002Sanderite 1-33-41-5-65-32-49-33.684722222222,-65.546944444444
    P47047022996San Juan Province, ArgentinaArgentinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00002vms-00002Sanderite 1-30-39-6-68-54-44-30.651666666667,-68.912222222222
    P470470239822Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, ArgentinaArgentinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00002vms-00002Sanderite 1-31-29-48-70-3-46-31.496666666667,-70.062777777778
    MDY470470146944Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, ArgentinaArgentina21392Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, ArgentinaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00002vms-00002Sanderite 1-31-3-41-69-40-28-31.061388888889,-69.674444444444
    14244GermanyGermanySanderite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    4395Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanySanderite 152250916952.416666666667,9.2691666666667
    15642Celle, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanySanderite 152425210173252.714444444444,10.292222222222
    283466Wathlingen, Celle, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanySanderite 15231291081652.524722222222,10.137777777778
    MD1822Niedersachsen Potash Works, Wathlingen, Celle, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanySanderite 15231291081652.524722222222,10.137777777778
    126497MarsMarsSanderite 119135-27-32-5619.218055555556,-27.548888888889
    247946Aeolis Quadrangle, MarsMarsSanderite 10000000,0
    189892Gusev Crater, Aeolis Quadrangle, MarsMarsSanderite 1-14-41-60175300-14.7,175.5
    MD189893Columbia Hills, Gusev Crater, Aeolis Quadrangle, MarsMarsSanderite 1-15-11-39175298-15.194166666667,175.48555555556
    P1.40.614409RussiaRussiaRG56_141RG56_141Alexandra-0035Alexandra-0036Sanderite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P1.40.62651Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaRG56_141RG56_141Alexandra-0035Alexandra-0036Sanderite 15572716042155.124166666667,160.70027777778
    MDO1.40.625259Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussia25259Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRG56_141RG56_141Alexandra-0035Alexandra-0036Sanderite 152210158161152.35,158.26972222222

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 16 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (7 of the 16 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. (6 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. (1 bottom-level + 8 top/mid-level = 9 total)

       






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