Mineral Evolution Database
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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: Steigerite

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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
    2207KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 148173068494548.291666666667,68.829166666667
    221236Kyzylorda Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 14411176782644.188055555556,67.140555555556
    303419Shieli, Kyzylorda Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 14431596725044.533055555556,67.416666666667
    MD2231Balasauskandyk V Deposit, Shieli, Kyzylorda Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 14431596725044.533055555556,67.416666666667
    22037Turkistan Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 14325668563243.418333333333,68.942222222222
    2208Karatau Range, Turkistan Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 143445168464543.7475,68.779166666667
    275390Aksumbe, Karatau Range, Turkistan Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 1442006738044.333333333333,67.633333333333
    MD2223Kurumsak V Deposit, Aksumbe, Karatau Range, Turkistan Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 1442006738044.333333333333,67.633333333333
    275310Ran River Valley, Karatau Range, Turkistan Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 10000000,0
    MD25885Ran V Deposit, Ran River Valley, Karatau Range, Turkistan Region, KazakhstanKazakhstanSteigerite 10000000,0
    P105703366USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Steigerite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P105703293Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Steigerite 1332843-111-18-3933.478611111111,-111.31083333333
    P105708714Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Steigerite 1353940-109-31-1835.661111111111,-109.52166666667
    P10570310451Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Steigerite 1365631-109-52-336.941944444444,-109.8675
    P10570275988Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Steigerite 1365632-109-52-436.942222222222,-109.86777777778
    P1057044375Monument No. 2 Channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Steigerite 1365522-109-53-1236.922777777778,-109.88666666667
    MDO105703294Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 Channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAUSA3294Monument No. 2 Mine, Monument No. 2 Channel, Yazzie Mesa, Cane Valley Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAGSAB74_609GSAB74_609Giersdorf_00000642Giersdorf_00000635Steigerite 1365535-109-53-1936.926388888889,-109.88861111111
    3585Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 1385532-105-31-5138.925555555556,-105.53083333333
    14313Mesa Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 139140-108-35-4439.027777777778,-108.59555555556
    133688Uravan District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 138376-108-53-2638.618333333333,-108.89055555556
    277648Calamity Mesa, Uravan District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 1383555-108-50-2138.598611111111,-108.83916666667
    MD115965Small Spot Mine, Calamity Mesa, Uravan District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 1383712-108-52-1038.62,-108.86944444444
    MD133663Unnamed Uranium Prospect, Uravan District, Mesa Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 10000000,0
    23443Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 1381446-108-43-338.246111111111,-108.7175
    24282Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 1381826-108-47-1538.307222222222,-108.7875
    MD116795Last Chance (Fraction; Little Dick; Cistern; Club No. 3; Big Dick; Fox; Dolores), Uravan District, Montrose Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 138241-108-47-1038.400277777778,-108.78611111111
    22058San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 1375735-108-10-4037.959722222222,-108.17777777778
    24902Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 13822-108-42-1938.033888888889,-108.70527777778
    MD3683Ponto No. 3 Claim, Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 10000000,0
    MD5987Sullivan Brothers Claims, Gypsum Valley District, San Miguel Co., Colorado, USAUSASteigerite 10000000,0
    14378Utah, USAUSASteigerite 1393549-111-40-4239.596944444444,-111.67833333333
    21743Grand Co., Utah, USAUSASteigerite 138420-109-35-3238.7,-109.59222222222
    20927Thompsons District (S. E. Thomsons), Grand Co., Utah, USAUSASteigerite 1384944-109-30-3938.828888888889,-109.51083333333
    183379The Poison Strip, Thompsons District (S. E. Thomsons), Grand Co., Utah, USAUSASteigerite 1385052-109-31-838.847777777778,-109.51888888889
    MD4152Cactus Rat Mine (Blue Bird), The Poison Strip, Thompsons District (S. E. Thomsons), Grand Co., Utah, USAUSASteigerite 138514-109-29038.851111111111,-109.48333333333

    This mineral directly occurs at 10 localities (10 localities according to mindat, 35 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 10 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (7 of the 35 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. (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. (6 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. (9 bottom-level + 19 top/mid-level = 28 total)

       






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