Mineral Evolution Database
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    • Minerals queried: Silhydrite

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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
    14499BoliviaBoliviaSilhydrite 1-16-52-44-65-48-37-16.878888888889,-65.810277777778
    34889Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaSilhydrite 1-20-23-39-66-36-1-20.394166666667,-66.600277777778
    55790Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaSilhydrite 1-21-22-40-67-42-20-21.377777777778,-67.705555555556
    277666San Juan, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaSilhydrite 1-21-43-44-67-56-30-21.728888888889,-67.941666666667
    MD166612Cachilaguna (Cachi Laguna; Laguna Cachi), San Juan, Nor Lípez Province, Potosí, BoliviaBoliviaSilhydrite 1-21-43-45-67-56-30-21.729166666667,-67.941666666667
    3366USAUSASilhydrite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3424California, USAUSASilhydrite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    3573Siskiyou Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 141358-122-24-1641.585555555556,-122.40444444444
    208849Cascade Range, Siskiyou Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 141360-121-53-2841.6,-121.89111111111
    208734Lava Beds National Monument, Cascade Range, Siskiyou Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 10000000,0
    MD301176Gaping Hole/Arch Sink Cave, Lava Beds National Monument, Cascade Range, Siskiyou Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 10000000,0
    MD301174Mammoth Cave, Lava Beds National Monument, Cascade Range, Siskiyou Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 10000000,0
    MD301175Table Mountain Cave, Lava Beds National Monument, Cascade Range, Siskiyou Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 10000000,0
    3580Trinity Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 1403046-123-12-2040.512777777778,-123.20555555556
    96956Klamath Mts, Trinity Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 1404951-123-3-5840.830833333333,-123.06611111111
    240552Trinity Mts, Klamath Mts, Trinity Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 1405116-122-41-1640.854444444444,-122.68777777778
    241868Halls Gulch District, Trinity Mts, Klamath Mts, Trinity Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 141134-122-34-3341.026111111111,-122.57583333333
    241867Wildcat Peak, Halls Gulch District, Trinity Mts, Klamath Mts, Trinity Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 141135-122-34-3341.026388888889,-122.57583333333
    MD25083Trinite Mining Claim, Wildcat Peak, Halls Gulch District, Trinity Mts, Klamath Mts, Trinity Co., California, USAUSASilhydrite 141050-122-36-941.013888888889,-122.6025
    14220Washington, USAUSASilhydrite 147154-120-42-4547.251111111111,-120.7125
    17542Pierce Co., Washington, USAUSASilhydrite 1464739-121-45-2846.794166666667,-121.75777777778
    28222Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce Co., Washington, USAUSASilhydrite 146494-121-44-4946.817777777778,-121.74694444444
    MD301178West Side Debris Flows, Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce Co., Washington, USAUSASilhydrite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 23 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 23 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. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (0 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. (6 bottom-level + 17 top/mid-level = 23 total)

       






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