Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • 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: Spencerite

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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
    P5415218188CanadaCanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Spencerite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P54152114311British Columbia, CanadaCanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Spencerite 151120-121-56-3551.2,-121.94305555556
    P54152130214Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Spencerite 149624-117-17-149.106666666667,-117.28361111111
    P54152122169Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Spencerite 149735-117-14-3049.126388888889,-117.24166666667
    MDO541521489Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanadaContinental Extension489Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Spencerite 14998-117-11-5549.152222222222,-117.19861111111
    14281UKUKSpencerite 1535237-3-55-3553.876944444444,-3.9263888888889
    14093England, UKUKSpencerite 1521826-1-25-3352.307222222222,-1.4258333333333
    26399North Yorkshire, England, UKUKSpencerite 154135-1-24-3454.218055555556,-1.4094444444444
    31460Craven, North Yorkshire, England, UKUKSpencerite 154653-2-5-2254.114722222222,-2.0894444444444
    146640Grassington, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, UKUKSpencerite 154552-1-58054.097777777778,-1.9666666666667
    17908Grassington Moor, Grassington, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, UKUKSpencerite 154552-1-58054.097777777778,-1.9666666666667
    MD1646Turf Pits Mine, Grassington Moor, Grassington, Craven, North Yorkshire, England, UKUKSpencerite 154618-1-57-3154.105,-1.9586111111111
    P76573517054ZambiaZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Spencerite 1-13-32-52291937-13.547777777778,29.326944444444
    P76573524542Central Province, ZambiaZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Spencerite 1-14-19-10284522-14.319444444444,28.756111111111
    P765735245179Kabwe, Central Province, ZambiaZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Spencerite 1-14-27-3428264-14.459444444444,28.434444444444
    P765735207407Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, ZambiaZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Spencerite 1-14-27-3528264-14.459722222222,28.434444444444
    MDO7657354341Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, ZambiaZambia4341Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, ZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Spencerite 1-14-27-1928260-14.455277777778,28.433333333333

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 17 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (10 of the 17 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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    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. (2 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (8 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. (1 bottom-level + 6 top/mid-level = 7 total)

       







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