Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Sterlinghillite

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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
    14553ItalyItalySterlinghillite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    21863Liguria, ItalyItalySterlinghillite 144185695144.315555555556,9.0836111111111
    21862La Spezia Province, Liguria, ItalyItalySterlinghillite 14412459392544.2125,9.6569444444444
    132165Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, ItalyItalySterlinghillite 14414499452144.246944444444,9.7558333333333
    MD54891Monte Nero Mine, Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, ItalyItalySterlinghillite 14414509452244.247222222222,9.7561111111111
    14488JapanJapanSterlinghillite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    15650Fukushima, JapanJapanSterlinghillite 1372527140111437.424166666667,140.18722222222
    47421Iwaki City, Fukushima, JapanJapanSterlinghillite 1365943140422336.995277777778,140.70638888889
    MD23280Gozaisho Mine, Iwaki City, Fukushima, JapanJapanSterlinghillite 1365944140422436.995555555556,140.70666666667
    P118011003366USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Sterlinghillite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P1180110014024New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Sterlinghillite 1401951-74-37-1240.330833333333,-74.62
    P1180110015771Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Sterlinghillite 141540-74-39-4041.094444444444,-74.661111111111
    P118011003947Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Sterlinghillite 141537-74-36-141.093611111111,-74.600277777778
    P11801100252413Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Sterlinghillite 141455-74-36-2041.081944444444,-74.605555555556
    P118011008903Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Sterlinghillite 141455-74-36-2141.081944444444,-74.605833333333
    MDO118011003948Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSA3948Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00491sedznpb-00491Sterlinghillite 14150-74-36-1641.083333333333,-74.604444444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 16 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (7 of the 16 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. (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. (2 bottom-level + 7 top/mid-level = 9 total)

       






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