Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • Minerals queried: Schaferite

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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
    P3540.414244GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241Hg-00059Be-00008Schäferite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    P3540.414243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241Hg-00059Be-00008Schäferite 14954397302549.910833333333,7.5069444444444
    P3540.4293806Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241Hg-00059Be-00008Schäferite 15022347161250.376111111111,7.27
    RP35424840600Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Schäferite 15024457193650.4125,7.3266666666667
    RP354248229345Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Schäferite 15024397192850.410833333333,7.3244444444444
    RP35424813795Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Schäferite 15025327193350.425555555556,7.3258333333333
    MDRO354248189459Nickenichite-bearing Fumarole, Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Schäferite 10000000,0
    P0.40.418745Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Schäferite 15020207123050.338888888889,7.2083333333333
    P0.40.425933Ettringen, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Schäferite 15021407133350.361111111111,7.2258333333333
    P0.40.4204826Bellerberg Volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Schäferite 15020587135950.349444444444,7.2330555555556
    MDO0.40.41793Caspar Quarry, Bellerberg Volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany1793Caspar Quarry, Bellerberg Volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyBOOK_MPMA_241BOOK_MPMA_241Be-00008Be-00008Schäferite 150216714250.351666666667,7.2338888888889
    RP35424871353Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Schäferite 15023147135050.387222222222,7.2305555555556
    RP354248282690Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Schäferite 15023227131350.389444444444,7.2202777777778
    MDRO35424813787Rothenberg, Bell, Mendig, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Schäferite 15024157135550.404166666667,7.2319444444444
    P20.23.614188GreeceGreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Schäferite 138392423203638.656666666667,23.343333333333
    P20.23.61931Attica, GreeceGreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Schäferite 13742322343037.708888888889,23.716666666667
    P20.23.6305693East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Schäferite 13743332423237.725833333333,24.042222222222
    P20.23.614187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreece14187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Schäferite 13743332423237.725833333333,24.042222222222
    RP20.23.68370Lavrion District Slag Localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreece14187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Schäferite 13742562431037.715555555556,24.052777777778
    RP20.23.6274911Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Slag Localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreece14187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Schäferite 13743452412237.729166666667,24.022777777778
    MDRO20.23.6256867Liebenbergite Slag Dump, Agios Konstantinos [St Constantine] (Kamariza), Lavrion District Slag Localities, Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGreece14187Lavreotiki, East Attica, Attica, GreeceGM146_732GM146_732Kristen002526Kristen002526Schäferite 13743452412337.729166666667,24.023055555556

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 21 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (21 of the 21 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. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (16 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (3 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (0 bottom-level + 0 top/mid-level = 0 total)

       







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