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: Sturmanite

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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
    P3314409RussiaRussiaGOD53_775GOD53_775Grew_Li_2019_0062Grew_Li_2019_0062Sturmanite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P3322262Kabardino-Balkaria, RussiaRussiaGOD53_775GOD53_775Grew_Li_2019_0062Grew_Li_2019_0062Sturmanite 14315414315543.261388888889,43.031944444444
    P3322261Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, RussiaRussiaGOD53_775GOD53_775Grew_Li_2019_0062Grew_Li_2019_0062Sturmanite 143171442461643.287222222222,42.771111111111
    P33241014Upper Chegem Volcanic Caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya Caldera), Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, RussiaRussia241014Upper Chegem Volcanic Caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya Caldera), Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, RussiaGOD53_775GOD53_775Grew_Li_2019_0062Grew_Li_2019_0062Sturmanite 143120436043.2,43.1
    MDO33147146Lakargi Mt., Upper Chegem Volcanic Caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya Caldera), Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, RussiaRussia267813Xenolith No. 5, Lakargi Mt., Upper Chegem Volcanic Caldera (Verkhnechegemskaya Caldera), Baksan Valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, RussiaGOD53_775GOD53_775Grew_Li_2019_0062Grew_Li_2019_0062Sturmanite 143120436043.2,43.1
    P2400101014468South AfricaSouth AfricaEPSL298_125AM88_189Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Alexandra-0130Sturmanite 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    P240010105822Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaEPSL298_125AM88_189Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Alexandra-0130Sturmanite 1-28-59-5823715-28.999444444444,23.120833333333
    P2400101014466Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaEPSL298_125AM88_189Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Alexandra-0130Sturmanite 1-27-12-34225450-27.209444444444,22.913888888889
    P1054101043342Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaAM88_189AM88_189Scott-AM88_189-0001Alexandra-0130Sturmanite 1-27-12-322586-27.200833333333,22.968333333333
    MDO105410103071Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa3071Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaAM88_189AM88_189Scott-AM88_189-0001Alexandra-0130Sturmanite 1-27-11-5922580-27.199722222222,22.966666666667
    RP2400101057254Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Sturmanite 1-27-8-622521-27.135,22.866944444444
    RP2400101055925N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Sturmanite 1-27-8-722522-27.135277777778,22.867222222222
    MDRO240010103068N'Chwaning I Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Sturmanite 1-27-8-7225213-27.135277777778,22.870277777778
    MDRO240010103067N'Chwaning II Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Sturmanite 1-27-8-9225152-27.135833333333,22.864444444444
    MDRO24001010133369N'Chwaning III Mine, N'Chwaning Mines, Kuruman, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Sturmanite 10000000,0
    MDRO240010103079Perth Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth Africa54254Adams Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape, South AfricaEPSL298_125BOOK_KMF_2013Scott-EPSL298_125-0001Grew_Li_2019_0050Sturmanite 1-27-14-32225547-27.242222222222,22.929722222222

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 16 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 6 have an age. (16 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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    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. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (10 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (4 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (0 bottom-level + 0 top/mid-level = 0 total)

       






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