Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Sorosite

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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
    16806Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanSorosite 1162855-43-53-3116.481944444444,-43.891944444444
    16805Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanSorosite 123471-35-35-223.783611111111,-35.583888888889
    16796Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse Hydrothermal Field (TAG), Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanSorosite 126859-44-49-826.149722222222,-44.818888888889
    MD5825Mir Mound, Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse Hydrothermal Field (TAG), Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanSorosite 126836-44-48-3026.143333333333,-44.808333333333
    151AustraliaAustraliaSorosite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    15621Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaSorosite 1-41-50-231464544-41.839722222222,146.76222222222
    290785Circular Head Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaSorosite 1-41-2-151445814-41.0375,144.97055555556
    157851Arthur River District, Circular Head Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaSorosite 1-41-7-11145337-41.119722222222,145.06027777778
    MD233247Dunns Plains, Arthur River District, Circular Head Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaSorosite 1-41-4-52144501-41.081111111111,144.83361111111
    P89.989.1314255BulgariaBulgariaUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00068PorphCu-00068Sorosite 14227824413342.452222222222,24.6925
    P89.989.1347689Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaBulgariaUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00068PorphCu-00068Sorosite 142233424164942.392777777778,24.280277777778
    P89.989.13250146Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaBulgariaUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00068PorphCu-00068Sorosite 142254924132142.430277777778,24.2225
    P89.989.13215007Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaBulgariaUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00068PorphCu-00068Sorosite 14234252494042.573611111111,24.161111111111
    MDY89.989.1325120Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaBulgaria25120Assarel Mine (Asarel Mine), Panagyurishte, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, BulgariaUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00068PorphCu-00068Sorosite 1423248248842.546666666667,24.135555555556
    14315ColombiaColombiaSorosite 15214-75-39-475.0372222222222,-75.663055555556
    28794Chocó Department, ColombiaColombiaSorosite 163324-76-40-46.5566666666667,-76.667777777778
    228144Novita Municipality, Chocó Department, ColombiaColombiaSorosite 10000000,0
    MD19767Tamaña River, Novita Municipality, Chocó Department, ColombiaColombiaSorosite 10000000,0
    14409RussiaRussiaSorosite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    2629Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, RussiaRussiaSorosite 167482314674867.806388888889,146.13
    278087Kolyma Area, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, RussiaRussiaSorosite 10000000,0
    2624Bol'shoi Anyui River Basin, Kolyma Area, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, RussiaRussiaSorosite 10000000,0
    288848Baimka River, Bol'shoi Anyui River Basin, Kolyma Area, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, RussiaRussiaSorosite 10000000,0
    275022Aluchinskii Massif (Aluchin Horst), Baimka River, Bol'shoi Anyui River Basin, Kolyma Area, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, RussiaRussiaSorosite 10000000,0
    MD5766Baimka Placer Deposit, Aluchinskii Massif (Aluchin Horst), Baimka River, Bol'shoi Anyui River Basin, Kolyma Area, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, RussiaRussiaSorosite 10000000,0
    7103SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSorosite 1470408104847.011111111111,8.18
    3216Vaud, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSorosite 1464156362446.684722222222,6.6066666666667
    188905Nyon, Vaud, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSorosite 14625236155446.423055555556,6.265
    MD127158Gland, Nyon, Vaud, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSorosite 14625246155546.423333333333,6.2652777777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 29 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (5 of the 29 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. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (4 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. (5 bottom-level + 19 top/mid-level = 24 total)

       






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