Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



Only display mineral occurrences with a max age below:  and a max age above:    
Alternately, only display mineral occurrences without an age:


  • This page displays localities at which this mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the mineral at these localities.


  • Minerals queried: Simplotite

      Jump to bottom of table
    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
    14244GermanyGermanySimplotite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    21253Thuringia, GermanyGermanySimplotite 1504711134150.783611111111,11.061388888889
    22447Gera, Thuringia, GermanyGermanySimplotite 15054912101050.9025,12.169444444444
    6961Ronneburg U Deposit, Gera, Thuringia, GermanyGermanySimplotite 150521912122250.871944444444,12.206111111111
    MD30946Lichtenberg Absetzer Dump, Ronneburg U Deposit, Gera, Thuringia, GermanyGermanySimplotite 10000000,0
    3366USAUSASimplotite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3585Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 1385532-105-31-5138.925555555556,-105.53083333333
    23443Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 1381446-108-43-338.246111111111,-108.7175
    24282Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 1381826-108-47-1538.307222222222,-108.7875
    MD116464Barkley; Shattuck - Denn; La Salle, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 1382119-108-46-538.355277777778,-108.76805555556
    282656Bull Canyon, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 1381122-108-48-5138.189444444444,-108.81416666667
    MD3658Peanut Mine, Bull Canyon, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 1381127-108-46-2738.190833333333,-108.77416666667
    26859Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 1381549-108-46-238.263611111111,-108.76722222222
    MD68449J J Mine, Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 138135-108-44-138.218055555556,-108.73361111111
    3657Jo Dandy Mine (Joe Dandy; Paradox D; Hummer; C; Blackburn; Yellow Bird No. 1; Oversight; Broker), Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 138130-108-45038.216666666667,-108.75
    MD3656Hummer Mine, Jo Dandy Mine (Joe Dandy; Paradox D; Hummer; C; Blackburn; Yellow Bird No. 1; Oversight; Broker), Paradox Valley, Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 138130-108-45038.216666666667,-108.75
    22058San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 1375735-108-10-4037.959722222222,-108.17777777778
    73134Slick Rock District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 138036-108-53-1238.01,-108.88666666667
    MD5966Burro Mine (C-SR-13 Mesa), Slick Rock District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 138242-108-53-2238.045,-108.88944444444
    MD119955Sundown Claims, Slick Rock District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSASimplotite 138760-108-55038.133333333333,-108.91666666667
    14378Utah, USAUSASimplotite 1393549-111-40-4239.596944444444,-111.67833333333
    19312San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSASimplotite 1374936-109-36-2837.826666666667,-109.60777777778
    40018La Sal District (Paradox Valley District), San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSASimplotite 1381938-109-6-5938.327222222222,-109.11638888889
    29425La Sal, La Sal District (Paradox Valley District), San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSASimplotite 138193-109-10-2238.3175,-109.17277777778
    MD30869Vanadium Queen Mine, La Sal, La Sal District (Paradox Valley District), San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSASimplotite 138207-109-4-5238.335277777778,-109.08111111111
    4176La Sal Quadrangle, San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSASimplotite 138189-109-2-2138.3025,-109.03916666667
    MD38569Evening Star Mine, La Sal Quadrangle, San Juan Co., Utah, USAUSASimplotite 1382332-108-45-838.392222222222,-108.75222222222

    This mineral directly occurs at 9 localities (9 localities according to mindat, 27 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 9 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 27 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.


    In order to zoom in/out on the map, you'll need to click inside the map first
    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. (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. (8 bottom-level + 19 top/mid-level = 27 total)

       







    All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

    All age data...

    Other copyright data...