Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Spheniscidite

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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
    36AntarcticaAntarcticaSpheniscidite 1-75-36-44-10-49-22-75.612222222222,-10.822777777778
    48432Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaSpheniscidite 1-76-43-59-77-59-2-76.733055555556,-77.983888888889
    195110Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaSpheniscidite 1-67-38-42-62-39-9-67.645,-62.6525
    48431South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaSpheniscidite 1-62-25-36-59-31-23-62.426666666667,-59.523055555556
    MD16071Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaSpheniscidite 10000000,0
    151AustraliaAustraliaSpheniscidite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    15621Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaSpheniscidite 1-41-50-231464544-41.839722222222,146.76222222222
    290866Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaSpheniscidite 1-44-45-12148732-44.753333333333,148.12555555556
    147136Southern Islands, Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaSpheniscidite 1-43-45-141463655-43.753888888889,146.61527777778
    MD132791Pedra Branca, Southern Islands, Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaSpheniscidite 1-43-51-36146578-43.86,146.95222222222
    14553ItalyItalySpheniscidite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    2119Sardinia, ItalyItalySpheniscidite 13948118594639.803055555556,8.9961111111111
    130779Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, ItalyItalySpheniscidite 13917368391239.293333333333,8.6533333333333
    185591Carbonia, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, ItalyItalySpheniscidite 13910138294639.170277777778,8.4961111111111
    279879Barbusi, Carbonia, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, ItalyItalySpheniscidite 10000000,0
    MD185594Sa Corona 'e Sa Craba, Barbusi, Carbonia, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, ItalyItalySpheniscidite 10000000,0
    14409RussiaRussiaSpheniscidite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    21878Crimea, RussiaRussiaSpheniscidite 145174536165345.295833333333,36.281388888889
    2631Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, RussiaRussiaSpheniscidite 145174536165345.295833333333,36.281388888889
    219114Kerchenskyi (Fe)-ore Basin, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, RussiaRussiaSpheniscidite 10000000,0
    51059Kerchenskoe Deposit, Kerchenskyi (Fe)-ore Basin, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, RussiaRussiaSpheniscidite 10000000,0
    MD2633Kamysh-Burun Trough, Kerchenskoe Deposit, Kerchenskyi (Fe)-ore Basin, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, RussiaRussiaSpheniscidite 14517433622345.295277777778,36.3675

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 22 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 22 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 has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (3 bottom-level + 19 top/mid-level = 22 total)

       






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