Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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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
    36AntarcticaAntarcticaStruvite 1-75-36-44-10-49-22-75.612222222222,-10.822777777778
    48432Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaStruvite 1-76-43-59-77-59-2-76.733055555556,-77.983888888889
    195110Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaStruvite 1-67-38-42-62-39-9-67.645,-62.6525
    48431South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaStruvite 1-62-25-36-59-31-23-62.426666666667,-59.523055555556
    48430King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaStruvite 1-62-9-56-58-27-40-62.165555555556,-58.461111111111
    MD307301Llano Point, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaStruvite 1-62-10-28-58-26-41-62.174444444444,-58.444722222222
    MD145717Low Head, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctic Peninsula, Western Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaStruvite 1-62-8-59-58-7-59-62.149722222222,-58.133055555556
    151AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    15621Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-41-50-231464544-41.839722222222,146.76222222222
    0Bass Strait, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-40-14-38144919-40.243888888889,144.15527777778
    MD107259Reid Rocks, Bass Strait, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-40-14-39144919-40.244166666667,144.15527777778
    290866Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-44-45-12148732-44.753333333333,148.12555555556
    147136Southern Islands, Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-43-45-141463655-43.753888888889,146.61527777778
    MD132791Pedra Branca, Southern Islands, Huon Valley Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-43-51-36146578-43.86,146.95222222222
    195Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-37-26-441444236-37.445555555556,144.71
    290687City Of Warrnambool, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-38-22-551423013-38.381944444444,142.50361111111
    MD15615Starlight Cave, City Of Warrnambool, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-38-27-20142379-38.455555555556,142.61916666667
    185730Corangamite Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-38-4-42143433-38.078333333333,143.07583333333
    293519Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-37-44-131432052-37.736944444444,143.34777777778
    275693Mt. Widderin (Anderson's Hill), Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-37-44-131432052-37.736944444444,143.34777777778
    MD205Skipton Caves (Skipton Lava Caves; Mt Widderin Caves), Mt. Widderin (Anderson's Hill), Skipton, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, AustraliaAustraliaStruvite 1-37-44-131432052-37.736944444444,143.34777777778
    P1000023358BotswanaBotswanaPG20_331BNR22_1Michelle_824Michelle_823Struvite 1-22-35-12244641-22.586666666667,24.778055555556
    P10000123170North-West District, BotswanaBotswanaPG20_331BNR22_1Michelle_824Michelle_823Struvite 1-20-5-14223748-20.087222222222,22.63
    P10000279067Ngamiland West District, North-West District, BotswanaBotswanaPG20_331BNR22_1Michelle_824Michelle_823Struvite 1-19-23-49213316-19.396944444444,21.554444444444
    MDO100005807Gcwihaba Cave (Drotsky's Caverns), Ngamiland West District, North-West District, BotswanaBotswana5807Gcwihaba Cave (Drotsky's Caverns), Ngamiland West District, North-West District, BotswanaPG20_331BNR22_1Michelle_824Michelle_823Struvite 1-20-1-21212118-20.0225,21.355
    P1241248188CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Struvite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P12412414009Québec, CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Struvite 1471229-72-16-5247.208055555556,-72.281111111111
    P124124235914Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Struvite 1452541-73-18-5945.428055555556,-73.316388888889
    P124124250494La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Struvite 1453344-73-8-3045.562222222222,-73.141666666667
    P124124123123Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanada123123Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Struvite 1453345-73-8-3045.5625,-73.141666666667
    MDRO124124599Poudrette Quarry (De-Mix Quarry; Demix Quarry; Uni-Mix Quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire; MSH), Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCanada123123Mont Saint-Hilaire, La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM, Montérégie, Québec, CanadaCJES23_948CJES23_948Be-00048Be-00048Struvite 1453346-73-8-3045.562777777778,-73.141666666667
    21838Yukon, CanadaCanadaStruvite 162353-134-48-3962.584166666667,-134.81083333333
    108061Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaStruvite 1634527-138-36-1263.7575,-138.60333333333
    122872Klondike Area (Klondyke District; Klondike District), Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaStruvite 1635855-139-19-5263.981944444444,-139.33111111111
    220102Indian River Drainage, Klondike Area (Klondyke District; Klondike District), Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaStruvite 10000000,0
    220104Quartz Creek Drainage, Indian River Drainage, Klondike Area (Klondyke District; Klondike District), Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaStruvite 10000000,0
    206364Quartz Creek, Quartz Creek Drainage, Indian River Drainage, Klondike Area (Klondyke District; Klondike District), Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaStruvite 10000000,0
    MD28699Mammoth Locality, Quartz Creek, Quartz Creek Drainage, Indian River Drainage, Klondike Area (Klondyke District; Klondike District), Dawson Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaStruvite 10000000,0
    22759DenmarkDenmarkStruvite 1583480303558.568888888889,0.50972222222222
    235568North Jutland Region, DenmarkDenmarkStruvite 1565242850356.878333333333,8.8341666666667
    239299Aalborg, North Jutland Region, DenmarkDenmarkStruvite 10000000,0
    MD817Aalborg, Aalborg, North Jutland Region, DenmarkDenmarkStruvite 157253955957.048055555556,9.9191666666667
    MD3098Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsStruvite 1-51-42-30-59-22-6-51.708333333333,-59.368333333333
    14244GermanyGermanyStruvite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    146295Hamburg, GermanyGermanyStruvite 15332509592553.547222222222,9.9902777777778
    MD1807St Nikolai Church, Hamburg, GermanyGermanyStruvite 15332519592653.5475,9.9905555555556
    4556Hesse, GermanyGermanyStruvite 150360855050.6,8.9166666666667
    24001Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, GermanyGermanyStruvite 15019528335550.331111111111,8.5652777777778
    MD146780Bad Homburg Vor Der Höhe, Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, GermanyGermanyStruvite 10000000,0
    4395Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyStruvite 152250916952.416666666667,9.2691666666667
    60346Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyStruvite 153144910232453.246944444444,10.39
    MD60340Mediaeval Sewers, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyStruvite 10000000,0
    16773IndiaIndiaStruvite 12228548394422.481666666667,83.162222222222
    41915Tamil Nadu, IndiaIndiaStruvite 111195478291811.331666666667,78.488333333333
    MD307390Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, IndiaIndiaStruvite 11231168095212.521111111111,80.164444444444
    14240IrelandIrelandStruvite 1531554-7-49-2953.265,-7.8247222222222
    24343Co. Dublin, IrelandIrelandStruvite 153202-6-7-3453.333888888889,-6.1261111111111
    MD215435Dublin, Co. Dublin, IrelandIrelandStruvite 1531259-6-9-3053.216388888889,-6.1583333333333
    P235.350143KosovoKosovoUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00394sedznpb-00394Struvite 1423747210042.629722222222,21
    P235.3255980District Of Kosovska Mitrovica, KosovoKosovoUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00394sedznpb-00394Struvite 14323720492143.043611111111,20.8225
    P235.3133726Kosovska Mitrovica, District Of Kosovska Mitrovica, KosovoKosovoUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00394sedznpb-00394Struvite 142552720523942.924166666667,20.8775
    P235.3195368Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, District Of Kosovska Mitrovica, KosovoKosovoUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00394sedznpb-00394Struvite 142552820523942.924444444444,20.8775
    P235.362172Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, District Of Kosovska Mitrovica, KosovoKosovoUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00394sedznpb-00394Struvite 14256192055042.938611111111,20.916666666667
    MDO235.33052Trepča Stan Terg Mine (Stari Trg Mine; Trepča Mine; Stan Trg Mine), Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, District Of Kosovska Mitrovica, KosovoKosovo3052Trepča Stan Terg Mine (Stari Trg Mine; Trepča Mine; Stan Trg Mine), Trepča Complex, Trepča Valley, Kosovska Mitrovica, District Of Kosovska Mitrovica, KosovoUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00394sedznpb-00394Struvite 14256202055042.938888888889,20.916666666667
    2279MalaysiaMalaysiaStruvite 1354421041443.9116666666667,104.23444444444
    14327Sarawak, MalaysiaMalaysiaStruvite 1215211123152.0311111111111,111.3875
    MD25024Niah Great Cave (Gunong Jerneb), Sarawak, MalaysiaMalaysiaStruvite 1348181134683.805,113.76888888889
    10257NamibiaNamibiaStruvite 1-21-56-1516451-21.9375,16.750277777778
    29109Karas Region, NamibiaNamibiaStruvite 1-27-30-50172831-27.513888888889,17.475277777778
    31306Lüderitz, Karas Region, NamibiaNamibiaStruvite 1-27-2-41152918-27.044722222222,15.488333333333
    MD50949Ichaboe Island, Lüderitz, Karas Region, NamibiaNamibiaStruvite 1-26-17014560-26.283333333333,14.933333333333
    24644NetherlandsNetherlandsStruvite 1442113-9-38-5044.353611111111,-9.6472222222222
    187674Noord-Holland, NetherlandsNetherlandsStruvite 1524150455052.697222222222,4.9166666666667
    193757Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NetherlandsNetherlandsStruvite 15222514521552.380833333333,4.8708333333333
    MD107090Nieuwendijk, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NetherlandsNetherlandsStruvite 15222324534252.375555555556,4.895
    MD2007Réunion IslandRéunion IslandStruvite 1-21-6055360-21.1,55.6
    14409RussiaRussiaStruvite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    14686Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaStruvite 154531060272454.886111111111,60.456666666667
    310275Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaStruvite 15563560113655.109722222222,60.193333333333
    MD8765Pit No. 50 (Blyumovskaya Pit; Blum Pit), Ilmen Mountains, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaStruvite 1551160113555.016944444444,60.193055555556
    P2050014468South AfricaSouth AfricaEG105_1057EG105_1057_025Michelle_0025Struvite 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    P2050205043090Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaEG105_1057EG105_1057EG105_1057_025EG105_1057_025Struvite 1-24-13-49294034-24.230277777778,29.676111111111
    P20502050278132Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaEG105_1057EG105_1057EG105_1057_025EG105_1057_025Struvite 1-24-38-51275418-24.6475,27.905
    P20502050305935Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaEG105_1057EG105_1057EG105_1057_025EG105_1057_025Struvite 1-24-6-51285549-24.114166666667,28.930277777778
    P205020503087Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth AfricaEG105_1057EG105_1057EG105_1057_025EG105_1057_025Struvite 1-24-6-51285549-24.114166666667,28.930277777778
    MDRO20502050300325Ficus Cave, Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaSouth Africa3087Mokopane (Potgietersrus), Mogalakwena, Waterberg District, Limpopo, South AfricaEG105_1057EG105_1057EG105_1057_025EG105_1057_025Struvite 10000000,0
    26631North West, South AfricaSouth AfricaStruvite 1-26-17-5726329-26.299166666667,26.058055555556
    257533Ngaka Modiri Molema District, North West, South AfricaSouth AfricaStruvite 1-25-49-3026442-25.825,26.078333333333
    MD57374Abjaters Cave, Ngaka Modiri Molema District, North West, South AfricaSouth AfricaStruvite 10000000,0
    MD300328David's Cave, Ngaka Modiri Molema District, North West, South AfricaSouth AfricaStruvite 10000000,0
    P0043088Western Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaMichelle_0025Michelle_0025Struvite 1-33-24-3420059-33.409444444444,20.016388888889
    P00236266West Coast District, Western Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaMichelle_0025Michelle_0025Struvite 1-32-23-56182414-32.398888888889,18.403888888889
    O0031410Saldanha Bay, West Coast District, Western Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa31410Saldanha Bay, West Coast District, Western Cape, South AfricaMichelle_0025Michelle_0025Struvite 1-33-1-53175440-33.031388888889,17.911111111111
    MD3083Hoedjes Peninsula, Saldanha Bay, West Coast District, Western Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaStruvite 1-33-1-53175441-33.031388888889,17.911388888889
    P400.019493366USAUSANAVDATGCA57_3855NAVDAT-36554Michelle_0064Struvite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P0.019670.019493424California, USAUSAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Struvite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    P0.019670.0194922789Mono Co., California, USAUSAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Struvite 1375351-119-3-1137.8975,-119.05305555556
    O0.019670.0194929781Mono Lake, Mono Co., California, USAUSA29781Mono Lake, Mono Co., California, USAGCA57_3855GCA57_3855Michelle_0064Michelle_0064Struvite 138015-119-2-5338.004166666667,-119.04805555556
    MD23613Paoha Island, Mono Lake, Mono Co., California, USAUSAStruvite 13800-119-2038,-119.03333333333
    P40263585Colorado, USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-36554NAVDAT-36554Struvite 1385532-105-31-5138.925555555556,-105.53083333333
    P402615313Chaffee Co., Colorado, USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-36554NAVDAT-36554Struvite 1383957-106-12-138.665833333333,-106.20027777778
    MDO40263597Mt Antero, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USAUSA3597Mt Antero, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-36554NAVDAT-36554Struvite 1383959-106-15-5938.666388888889,-106.26638888889
    22096VenezuelaVenezuelaStruvite 19402-66-31-259.6672222222222,-66.523611111111
    26775Miranda, VenezuelaVenezuelaStruvite 1102753-66-39-410.464722222222,-66.651111111111
    MD25050Cueva Ricardo Zuloaga, Miranda, VenezuelaVenezuelaStruvite 110267-66-46-3910.435277777778,-66.7775
    MD258373Unspecified Caves, VenezuelaVenezuelaStruvite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 30 localities (32 localities according to mindat, 106 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 30 localities at which this mineral occurs, 5 have an age. (32 of the 106 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. (2 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (4 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (24 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (2 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (21 bottom-level + 53 top/mid-level = 74 total)

       







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