Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • Minerals queried: Shigaite

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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
    P17951787151AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Shigaite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P1795178712222South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Shigaite 1-32-28-231372428-32.473055555556,137.40777777778
    P1795178716630Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Shigaite 1-33-30-813618-33.502222222222,136.01888888889
    P1795178722576Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Shigaite 1-330-56137524-33.015555555556,137.09
    P17951787214476Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Shigaite 1-32-43-413762-32.717777777778,137.10055555556
    MDO17951787158Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaAustralia158Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, AustraliaPR40_363PR40_363Cr-00007Cr-00007Shigaite 1-32-44-40137821-32.744444444444,137.13916666667
    P1241248188CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Shigaite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P12412414009Québec, CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Shigaite 1471229-72-16-5247.208055555556,-72.281111111111
    P124124235914Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Shigaite 1452541-73-18-5945.428055555556,-73.316388888889
    P124124250494La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Shigaite 1453344-73-8-3045.562222222222,-73.141666666667
    P124124123123Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanada123123Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Shigaite 1453345-73-8-3045.5625,-73.141666666667
    MDRO124124599Poudrette Quarry (De-Mix Quarry; Demix Quarry; Uni-Mix Quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanada123123Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Shigaite 1453346-73-8-3045.562777777778,-73.141666666667
    14488JapanJapanShigaite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    31555Shiga, JapanJapanShigaite 135121413654935.203888888889,136.09694444444
    270677Ritto City, Shiga, JapanJapanShigaite 10000000,0
    MD2190Ioi Mine, Ritto City, Shiga, JapanJapanShigaite 10000000,0
    P24001042.214468South AfricaSouth AfricaEPSL298_125AM88_189Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Scott-AM88_189-0001Shigaite 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    P24001042.25822Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaEPSL298_125AM88_189Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Scott-AM88_189-0001Shigaite 1-28-59-5823715-28.999444444444,23.120833333333
    P24001042.214466Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaEPSL298_125AM88_189Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Scott-AM88_189-0001Shigaite 1-27-12-34225450-27.209444444444,22.913888888889
    P10541042.243342Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaAM88_189AM88_189Scott-AM88_189-0001Scott-AM88_189-0001Shigaite 1-27-12-322586-27.200833333333,22.968333333333
    MDY10541042.23071Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa3071Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaAM88_189AM88_189Scott-AM88_189-0001Scott-AM88_189-0001Shigaite 1-27-11-5922580-27.199722222222,22.966666666667
    RP24001042.257254Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125AM88_189Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Scott-AM88_189-0001Shigaite 1-27-8-622521-27.135,22.866944444444
    RP24001042.255925N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125AM88_189Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Scott-AM88_189-0001Shigaite 1-27-8-722522-27.135277777778,22.867222222222
    MDRY24001042.23068N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125AM88_189Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Scott-AM88_189-0001Shigaite 1-27-8-7225213-27.135277777778,22.870277777778
    3366USAUSAShigaite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    208081Michigan, USAUSAShigaite 144140-85-11-2044.027777777778,-85.188888888889
    23025Iron Co., Michigan, USAUSAShigaite 14664-88-17-5646.101111111111,-88.298888888889
    125415Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USAUSAShigaite 146539-88-30-4146.094166666667,-88.511388888889
    213929Mineral Hills, Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USAUSAShigaite 146757-88-36-3346.1325,-88.609166666667
    11868Homer-Wauseca Group, Mineral Hills, Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USAUSAShigaite 146635-88-39-1646.109722222222,-88.654444444444
    MD124421Homer Mine, Homer-Wauseca Group, Mineral Hills, Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USAUSAShigaite 146640-88-39-1946.111111111111,-88.655277777778
    213937Stambaugh, Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USAUSAShigaite 146439-88-38-3146.0775,-88.641944444444
    8640Cannon Mine (Bengal-Tully Mine), Stambaugh, Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USAUSAShigaite 146436-88-37-1646.076666666667,-88.621111111111
    MD156335Bengal Mine (Bangal Mine), Cannon Mine (Bengal-Tully Mine), Stambaugh, Menominee Iron Range, Iron Co., Michigan, USAUSAShigaite 146439-88-37-2046.0775,-88.622222222222

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (10 localities according to mindat, 34 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (20 of the 34 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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    If a locality has both a GPS coordinate, and either contains or has at least one child locality containing at least one of the minerals listed above, then this map displays a single marker for that locality.

     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. (15 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (2 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (1 bottom-level + 13 top/mid-level = 14 total)

       







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