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: Sweetite

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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
    14244GermanyGermanySweetite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    4395Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanySweetite 152250916952.416666666667,9.2691666666667
    1811Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanySweetite 151463410245551.776111111111,10.415277777778
    23921Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanySweetite 15154101024851.902777777778,10.402222222222
    280547Astfeld, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanySweetite 15155210225651.917222222222,10.382222222222
    MD6026Herzog Julius Smelter Slag Locality, Astfeld, Goslar, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyContinental ArcSweetite 15155310225651.9175,10.382222222222
    MD240561Unspecified Slag Localities, Harz, Lower Saxony, GermanyGermanyContinental ArcSweetite 10000000,0
    7230TunisiaTunisiaSweetite 136125922336.023611111111,9.3675
    146035Siliana, TunisiaTunisiaSweetite 135450954435.75,9.0955555555556
    217264Siliana, Siliana, TunisiaTunisiaSweetite 135450954435.75,9.0955555555556
    217263Djebel Sekarna, Siliana, Siliana, TunisiaTunisiaSweetite 135450954435.75,9.0955555555556
    MD27824Djebel Sekarna Mine (Sekarna Deposit), Djebel Sekarna, Siliana, Siliana, TunisiaTunisiaSweetite 135450954535.75,9.0958333333333
    P0014281UKUKUJMM10_14UJMM10_14Michelle_813Michelle_813Sweetite 1535237-3-55-3553.876944444444,-3.9263888888889
    P0014093England, UKUKUJMM10_14UJMM10_14Michelle_813Michelle_813Sweetite 1521826-1-25-3352.307222222222,-1.4258333333333
    P001481Derbyshire, England, UKUKUJMM10_14UJMM10_14Michelle_813Michelle_813Sweetite 1531053-1-39-3153.181388888889,-1.6586111111111
    P0014275Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UKUKUJMM10_14UJMM10_14Michelle_813Michelle_813Sweetite 153924-1-29-1253.156666666667,-1.4866666666667
    P00207021Milltown, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UKUKUJMM10_14UJMM10_14Michelle_813Michelle_813Sweetite 153918-1-28-1853.155,-1.4716666666667
    MDB001482Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UKUK1482Milltown Quarry, Milltown, Ashover, Derbyshire, England, UKUJMM10_14UJMM10_14Michelle_813Michelle_813Sweetite 153919-1-28-2453.155277777778,-1.4733333333333

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 18 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (6 of the 18 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. (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. (5 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. (3 bottom-level + 9 top/mid-level = 12 total)

       






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