Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Sorbyite

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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
    8188CanadaCanadaSorbyite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    14233Ontario, CanadaCanadaSorbyite 1444832-80-13-4044.808888888889,-80.227777777778
    14689Hastings Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaSorbyite 1445128-77-41-4744.857777777778,-77.696388888889
    232968Madoc Area, Hastings Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaSorbyite 1443055-77-29-3644.515277777778,-77.493333333333
    21375Huntingdon Township, Madoc Area, Hastings Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaSorbyite 1442835-77-28-3344.476388888889,-77.475833333333
    MD550Taylor Pit, Huntingdon Township, Madoc Area, Hastings Co., Ontario, CanadaCanadaSorbyite 144308-77-27-5944.502222222222,-77.466388888889
    19233IndonesiaIndonesiaSorbyite 1-3-13-391184341-3.2275,118.72805555556
    22320Sulawesi (Celebes), IndonesiaIndonesiaSorbyite 10-11-5412289-0.19833333333333,122.13583333333
    46456Sulawesi Selatan Province (South Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), IndonesiaIndonesiaSorbyite 1-2-56-61204542-2.935,120.76166666667
    277003Gowa, Sulawesi Selatan Province (South Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), IndonesiaIndonesiaSorbyite 10000000,0
    MD253833Baturappe Prospect, Gowa, Sulawesi Selatan Province (South Sulawesi Province), Sulawesi (Celebes), IndonesiaIndonesiaSorbyite 10000000,0
    P273.426719075KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanHg-00043Hg-00043Sorbyite 141235673343541.398888888889,73.576388888889
    P273.4267107621Batken, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanHg-00043Hg-00043Sorbyite 1395147055939.851111111111,70.919166666667
    MDO273.42675596Khaidarkan Sb-Hg Deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Batken, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan5596Khaidarkan Sb-Hg Deposit (Chaidarkan; Hajdarkan), Batken, KyrgyzstanHg-00043Hg-00043Sorbyite 139555971195939.933055555556,71.333055555556
    3366USAUSASorbyite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    14194Nevada, USAUSASorbyite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    14361Mineral Co., Nevada, USAUSASorbyite 1383248-118-20-1238.546666666667,-118.33666666667
    61812Candelaria District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USAUSASorbyite 138835-118-8-238.143055555556,-118.13388888889
    MD39393Argentum Mining Co. Mine (Northern Belle Mine; Holmes Mine), Candelaria District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USAUSASorbyite 138921-118-5-838.155833333333,-118.08555555556
    MD29607Lucky Strike Mine, Candelaria District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USAUSASorbyite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 20 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (3 of the 20 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. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (2 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. (4 bottom-level + 13 top/mid-level = 17 total)

       






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