Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Suessite

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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
    P536.5525.536AntarcticaAntarcticaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000899Jen_0000899Suessite 1-75-36-44-10-49-22-75.612222222222,-10.822777777778
    P536.5525.5133106Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000899Jen_0000899Suessite 1-74-29-30562016-74.491666666667,56.337777777778
    O536.5525.524850Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarctica24850Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000899Jen_0000899Suessite 1-77-9-71472453-77.151944444444,147.41472222222
    243964Elephant Moraine, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaSuessite 1-76-14-36156511-76.243333333333,156.85027777778
    MD265549Elephant Moraine 83309 Meteorite (EET 83309), Elephant Moraine, Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaSuessite 1-76-18-511571310-76.314166666667,157.21944444444
    151AustraliaAustraliaSuessite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    15624Western Australia, AustraliaAustraliaSuessite 1-29-41-1611873-29.687777777778,118.1175
    10525Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAustraliaSuessite 1-31-25-451243847-31.429166666667,124.64638888889
    256947North Haig, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAustraliaSuessite 1-30-20-291261630-30.341388888889,126.275
    256946Sleeper Camp, North Haig, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAustraliaSuessite 1-30-20-301261630-30.341666666667,126.275
    MD12568North Haig Meteorite, Sleeper Camp, North Haig, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, AustraliaAustraliaSuessite 1-30-260126130-30.433333333333,126.21666666667
    14176LibyaLibyaSuessite 12751015593027.85,15.991666666667
    215638Al Jufrah District, LibyaLibyaSuessite 12718581615527.316111111111,16.251388888889
    29659Dar Al Gani, Al Jufrah District, LibyaLibyaSuessite 12718581615527.316111111111,16.251388888889
    MD265467Dar Al Gani 319 (DaG 319) Meteorite, Dar Al Gani, Al Jufrah District, LibyaLibyaSuessite 12714116213027.028055555556,16.358333333333
    14409RussiaRussiaSuessite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    2651Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaSuessite 15572716042155.124166666667,160.70027777778
    31515Koryak Upland (Koriak; Koriakskhiye), Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaSuessite 161485170193161.801388888889,170.32527777778
    299622Iomrautvaam Massif, Koryak Upland (Koriak; Koriakskhiye), Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaSuessite 162391017430262.652777777778,174.50055555556
    299621Chetkinvaiam Tectonic Melange, Iomrautvaam Massif, Koryak Upland (Koriak; Koriakskhiye), Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaSuessite 162391017430262.652777777778,174.50055555556
    293173Khatyrka River, Chetkinvaiam Tectonic Melange, Iomrautvaam Massif, Koryak Upland (Koriak; Koriakskhiye), Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaSuessite 162391017430262.652777777778,174.50055555556
    274846Listvenitovyi Stream, Khatyrka River, Chetkinvaiam Tectonic Melange, Iomrautvaam Massif, Koryak Upland (Koriak; Koriakskhiye), Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaSuessite 162391017430262.652777777778,174.50055555556
    MD2717Khatyrka Meteorite, Listvenitovyi Stream, Khatyrka River, Chetkinvaiam Tectonic Melange, Iomrautvaam Massif, Koryak Upland (Koriak; Koriakskhiye), Kamchatka Krai, RussiaRussiaSuessite 162391117430262.653055555556,174.50055555556
    23359SudanSudanSuessite 1155183154615.852222222222,31.096111111111
    273296River Nile, SudanSudanSuessite 118314032441118.527777777778,32.736388888889
    MD253193Almahata Sitta Meteorite, River Nile, SudanSudanSuessite 12043132303420.716944444444,32.509444444444
    15625UzbekistanUzbekistanSuessite 140424967145340.713611111111,67.248055555556
    20028Tashkent, UzbekistanUzbekistanSuessite 140524169504140.878055555556,69.844722222222
    21792Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range, Tashkent, UzbekistanUzbekistanSuessite 10000000,0
    219736Arashan Mtn, Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range, Tashkent, UzbekistanUzbekistanSuessite 10000000,0
    MD19359Ir-Tash Stream Basin, Arashan Mtn, Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range, Tashkent, UzbekistanUzbekistanSuessite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 31 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (3 of the 31 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. (2 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. (6 bottom-level + 22 top/mid-level = 28 total)

       






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