Mineral Evolution Database
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    • Minerals queried: Sharpite

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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
    P18006414231DR CongoDR CongoAG9_713OGR40_81Giersdorf_00000820Kristen002336Sharpite 1-4-1-53251514-4.0313888888889,25.253888888889
    P180064306391Haut-Katanga, DR CongoDR CongoAG9_713OGR40_81Giersdorf_00000820Kristen002336Sharpite 1-10-44-2227356-10.739444444444,27.585
    P18006418222Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoDR CongoCollisional BoundaryAG9_713OGR40_81Giersdorf_00000820Kristen002336Sharpite 1-10-57-51263911-10.964166666667,26.653055555556
    P18006444125Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoDR CongoAG9_713OGR40_81Giersdorf_00000820Kristen002336Sharpite 1-11-1-15263255-11.020833333333,26.548611111111
    MDO1800644328Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoDR CongoCollisional Boundary4328Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR CongoAG9_713OGR40_81Giersdorf_00000820Kristen002336Sharpite 1-11-2-5426332-11.048333333333,26.550555555556
    14280FranceFranceSharpite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    290209Grand Est, FranceFranceSharpite 1483955521748.651388888889,5.8713888888889
    16129Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, FranceFranceSharpite 14753467121747.896111111111,7.2047222222222
    21934Thur Valley (Thann Valley), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, FranceFranceSharpite 1475127704247.8575,7.0116666666667
    23249Kruth, Thur Valley (Thann Valley), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, FranceFranceSharpite 14755516575047.930833333333,6.9638888888889
    MD1711Uranium Deposit (Kruth 2), Kruth, Thur Valley (Thann Valley), Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, FranceFranceContinental ExtensionSharpite 10000000,0
    8307Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceFranceSharpite 14515420194645.261666666667,0.32944444444444
    23803Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceFranceSharpite 1455411143445.900277777778,1.2427777777778
    30281Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceFranceSharpite 1465401215646.094444444444,1.3655555555556
    MD19674Le Brugeaud Mine, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FranceFranceSharpite 1467191215946.121944444444,1.3663888888889
    P35424814244GermanyGermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Sharpite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    P35424814243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Sharpite 14954397302549.910833333333,7.5069444444444
    RP354248203809Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Sharpite 1494137153049.684166666667,7.2583333333333
    RP354248279776Ellweiler, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Sharpite 149373784849.6175,7.1466666666667
    MDRO35424813488Bühlskopf U Deposit, Ellweiler, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyContinental Extension14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Sharpite 149374784849.617777777778,7.1466666666667
    14247PolandPolandSharpite 151374619245551.629444444444,19.415277777778
    16278Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPolandSharpite 15055141671550.920555555556,16.120833333333
    156053Kłodzko Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPolandSharpite 150271316373350.453611111111,16.625833333333
    295449Gmina Stronie Śląskie, Kłodzko Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPolandSharpite 150154516563150.2625,16.941944444444
    MD4380Kletno, Gmina Stronie Śląskie, Kłodzko Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPolandSharpite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 25 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (10 of the 25 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. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 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 + 13 top/mid-level = 15 total)

       






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