Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Silicon

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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
    P57094.7693ChinaChinaUSGSOFR2009_1034MD48_267vms-00407Kristen002009Silicon 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    30499Anhui, ChinaChinaSilicon 1315033117285431.8425,117.48166666667
    53867Anqing, Anhui, ChinaChinaSilicon 1303039116243530.510833333333,116.40972222222
    157188Qianshan Co., Anqing, Anhui, ChinaChinaSilicon 1304153116324830.698055555556,116.54666666667
    MD194447Dongjia Hill (Dongjiashan), Qianshan Co., Anqing, Anhui, ChinaChinaSilicon 1305147116353730.863055555556,116.59361111111
    MDO57094.721924Fujian, ChinaChina135228Meixian Pb-Zn-(Ag) Ore Field, Youxi Co., Sanming, Fujian, ChinaUSGSOFR2009_1034MD48_267vms-00407Kristen002009Silicon 1254624118131225.773333333333,118.22
    P21411123916Shandong, ChinaChinaCM52_183G29_711Bradley_2012_100G29_711-00001Silicon 136150118283436.030555555556,118.47611111111
    MDO214111185627Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, ChinaChina145497Weihai, Jiaodong Peninsula (Jiaodong Gold Province), Shandong, ChinaCM52_183G29_711Bradley_2012_100G29_711-00001Silicon 137044120583037.012222222222,120.975
    P141.4127.516458Tibet, ChinaChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Silicon 13024309034130.408333333333,90.566944444444
    P141.4127.5155913Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Silicon 128504691412528.846111111111,91.690277777778
    P141.4127.5205723Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Silicon 1294429225029.078333333333,92.047222222222
    P141.4127.55457Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChina5457Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Silicon 129122592144229.206944444444,92.245
    RP141.4127.5205725Kangjinla Cr Deposit, Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChina5457Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Silicon 12911092175929.183333333333,92.299722222222
    MDRO141.4127.5305074Orebody CR-11, Kangjinla Cr Deposit, Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChina5457Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Silicon 1291109218029.183333333333,92.3
    RP141.4127.5205724Luobusha Mine ("Luobusa" Mine), Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChina5457Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Silicon 129135192112529.230833333333,92.190277777778
    MDRO141.4127.5230360Orebody 31 (Chromite Deposit 31), Luobusha Mine ("Luobusa" Mine), Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaChina5457Luobusha Ophiolite ("Luobusa Ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, ChinaL245_93L245_93Michelle_365Michelle_363Silicon 129135292112529.231111111111,92.190277777778
    14119CubaCubaSilicon 1213427-79-5-3921.574166666667,-79.094166666667
    28161Holguín Province, CubaCubaSilicon 120306-75-21-2520.501666666667,-75.356944444444
    MD751Nuevo Potosí Deposit, Holguín Province, CubaCubaSilicon 10000000,0
    P2260014409RussiaRussiaGSCOF5796GCA59_1749Jen_0001085Mo-00119Silicon 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    2618Altai Republic, RussiaRussiaSilicon 1501258645350.023611111111,86.750833333333
    297979Topolninsk Ore Field, Altai Republic, RussiaRussiaSilicon 10000000,0
    MD297980Ribny Log - 2, Topolninsk Ore Field, Altai Republic, RussiaRussiaSilicon 10000000,0
    P38038014686Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00805vms-00805Silicon 154531060272454.886111111111,60.456666666667
    P380380310065Plastovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00805vms-00805Silicon 154184260295754.311666666667,60.499166666667
    P38038024404Plast, Plastovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00805vms-00805Silicon 154215260355354.364444444444,60.598055555556
    P380380205104Kochkar' District, Plast, Plastovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00805vms-00805Silicon 15420466035954.346111111111,60.585833333333
    MDO380380156373Svetlinskoe Au Placer Deposit, Kochkar' District, Plast, Plastovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaContinental Arc156373Svetlinskoe Au Placer Deposit, Kochkar' District, Plast, Plastovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaUSGSOFR2009_1034USGSOFR2009_1034vms-00805vms-00805Silicon 10000000,0
    P3.6E-502651Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaBV43_47BV43_47Mo-00047Mo-00047Silicon 15572716042155.124166666667,160.70027777778
    MDO3.6E-505602Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussia2656Yadovitaya Fumarole, Second Scoria Cone, Northern Breakthrough (North Breach), Great Fissure Eruption (Main Fracture), Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, RussiaBV43_47BV43_47Mo-00047Mo-00047Silicon 1554450160182655.747222222222,160.30722222222
    20376Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaRussiaSilicon 160232395432160.389722222222,95.7225
    56579Popigai Impact Crater, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaRussiaSilicon 1713018110235271.505,110.39777777778
    MD309413Skalnoe Deposit, Popigai Impact Crater, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaRussiaSilicon 1713019110235271.505277777778,110.39777777778
    245295Targhasa Massif, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaRussiaSilicon 10000000,0
    MD240406Kaltat Creek, Targhasa Massif, Krasnoyarsk Krai, RussiaRussiaSilicon 10000000,0
    17857Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussiaSilicon 16755583324467.932777777778,33.045555555556
    MD203392Kola Superdeep Borehole, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussiaSilicon 169234630363169.396111111111,30.608611111111
    P41939314410Primorsky Krai, RussiaRussiaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00198sedexmvt-00198Silicon 144541134574444.900277777778,134.96222222222
    P4193935799Khanka Lake, Primorsky Krai, RussiaRussiaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00198sedexmvt-00198Silicon 10000000,0
    MDO419393146316Pavlovskoe REE-coal Deposit, Khanka Lake, Primorsky Krai, RussiaRussia146316Pavlovskoe REE-coal Deposit, Khanka Lake, Primorsky Krai, RussiaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00198sedexmvt-00198Silicon 10000000,0
    P226016202660Republic Of Karelia, RussiaRussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0001085Jen_0001088Silicon 1635263331263.090555555556,33.053333333333
    P22601620189245Northern Karelia, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaRussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0001085Jen_0001088Silicon 16513553331065.231944444444,33.052777777778
    MDO22601620179967Elet'ozerskii Massif, Northern Karelia, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaRussia179967Elet'ozerskii Massif, Northern Karelia, Republic Of Karelia, RussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0001085Jen_0001088Silicon 165554131385565.928055555556,31.648611111111
    MDO2038982644Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussia243194Seligdar Deposit, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaGSCOF579613BSGAM2_401Jen_0001071Alexandra-0124Silicon 16329612858763.485,128.96861111111
    P0.04026311Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaRussiaGCA59_1749GCA59_1749Mo-00119Mo-00119Silicon 1472117145332247.354722222222,145.55611111111
    P0.04026309Kuril Islands (Kurile Islands), Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaRussiaGCA59_1749GCA59_1749Mo-00119Mo-00119Silicon 1472548151363247.43,151.60888888889
    P0.040192631Iturup Island, Kuril Islands (Kurile Islands), Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaRussiaGCA59_1749GCA59_1749Mo-00119Mo-00119Silicon 145225314849045.381388888889,148.81666666667
    MDO0.04010264Kudriavy Volcano (Kudryavyi), Iturup Island, Kuril Islands (Kurile Islands), Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaRussia10264Kudriavy Volcano (Kudryavyi), Iturup Island, Kuril Islands (Kurile Islands), Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaGCA59_1749GCA59_1749Mo-00119Mo-00119Silicon 145225314849145.381388888889,148.81694444444
    14494Tyumen Oblast, RussiaRussiaSilicon 1662206332966.038888888889,63.535833333333
    MD4650Rai-Iz (Raiz), Tyumen Oblast, RussiaRussiaSilicon 1665046525166.834444444444,65.416944444444
    0Urals Region, RussiaRussiaSilicon 162445459474362.748333333333,59.795277777778
    216298Subarctic Urals, Urals Region, RussiaRussiaSilicon 162445459474462.748333333333,59.795555555556
    MD156374Katalamba Au Deposit, Subarctic Urals, Urals Region, RussiaRussiaSilicon 10000000,0
    6062TurkeyTurkeySilicon 139164834194239.28,34.328333333333
    23872Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeySilicon 138744283838.128888888889,28.052222222222
    3271Izmir Province, Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeySilicon 1380592795938.016388888889,27.166388888889
    MD39625Izmir Area, Izmir Province, Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeySilicon 10000000,0
    P1671453366USAUSAGSAB79_1027GSAB79_1027Kristen002448Kristen002448Silicon 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    208081Michigan, USAUSASilicon 144140-85-11-2044.027777777778,-85.188888888889
    208019Livingston Co., Michigan, USAUSASilicon 1423029-83-53-1842.508055555556,-83.888333333333
    MD126893Winans Lake Fulgurite, Livingston Co., Michigan, USAUSASilicon 1422835-83-49-3842.476388888889,-83.827222222222
    P1671454060Oregon, USAUSAGSAB79_1027GSAB79_1027Kristen002448Kristen002448Silicon 144316-121-32-244.518333333333,-121.53388888889
    P16714529428Josephine Co., Oregon, USAUSAGSAB79_1027GSAB79_1027Kristen002448Kristen002448Silicon 142215-123-29-5942.351388888889,-123.49972222222
    P16714566186Josephine Creek District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USAUSAGSAB79_1027GSAB79_1027Kristen002448Kristen002448Silicon 1421257-123-42-4942.215833333333,-123.71361111111
    MDO1671454064Josephine Creek Placers, Josephine Creek District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USAUSA4064Josephine Creek Placers, Josephine Creek District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USAGSAB79_1027GSAB79_1027Kristen002448Kristen002448Silicon 1421257-123-42-4942.215833333333,-123.71361111111

    This mineral directly occurs at 21 localities (22 localities according to mindat, 65 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 21 localities at which this mineral occurs, 11 have an age. (36 of the 65 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. (4 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (28 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. (9 bottom-level + 20 top/mid-level = 29 total)

       






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