Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • Minerals queried: Taramite

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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
    P810660151AustraliaAustraliaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000975Jen_0000975Taramite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P81066015622Northern Territory, AustraliaAustraliaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000975Jen_0000975Taramite 1-15-41-51133345-15.6975,133.0625
    P810660252218Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaAustraliaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000975Jen_0000975Taramite 1-22-34-28134410-22.574444444444,134.06944444444
    P810660257703Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaAustraliaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000975Jen_0000975Taramite 1-22-58-341341057-22.976111111111,134.1825
    MDO810660294755Mud Tank Vermiculite Mine, Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaAustralia294755Mud Tank Vermiculite Mine, Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, AustraliaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000975Jen_0000975Taramite 1-230-591341642-23.016388888889,134.27833333333
    8188CanadaCanadaTaramite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    14233Ontario, CanadaCanadaTaramite 1444832-80-13-4044.808888888889,-80.227777777778
    577Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaCanadaTaramite 1503016-92-43-3650.504444444444,-92.726666666667
    255679Ring Of Fire, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaCanadaTaramite 1524559-86-14-2652.766388888889,-86.240555555556
    255680BMA527861 Area, Ring Of Fire, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaCanadaTaramite 1524725-86-12-452.790277777778,-86.201111111111
    MD254290Black Thor Chromite Deposit, BMA527861 Area, Ring Of Fire, Kenora District, Ontario, CanadaCanadaTaramite 1524639-86-12-5052.7775,-86.213888888889
    693ChinaChinaTaramite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    30528Jiangsu, ChinaChinaTaramite 1325158119232332.866111111111,119.38972222222
    156572Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaChinaTaramite 1343029119113134.508055555556,119.19194444444
    55898Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaChinaTaramite 134274118482434.451111111111,118.80666666667
    MD33762Jianchang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, ChinaChinaTaramite 10000000,0
    P737114119CubaCubaCM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_088Bradley_2012_088Taramite 1213427-79-5-3921.574166666667,-79.094166666667
    P7371217339Villa Clara Province, CubaCubaCM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_088Bradley_2012_088Taramite 1221036-79-57-5422.176666666667,-79.965
    MDO737125618Escambray Mountain (Sierra De Escambray), Villa Clara Province, CubaCuba25618Escambray Mountain (Sierra De Escambray), Villa Clara Province, CubaCM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_088Bradley_2012_088Taramite 1221413-79-53-4922.236944444444,-79.896944444444
    P1341115222759DenmarkDenmarkGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0001034Jen_0001033Taramite 1583480303558.568888888889,0.50972222222222
    P134111521950Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0001034Jen_0001033Taramite 1691313-45-8-3569.220277777778,-45.143055555556
    P13411152256584Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmarkGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0001034Jen_0001033Taramite 1603314-44-35-5060.553888888889,-44.597222222222
    P13411152131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmark131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0001034Jen_0001033Taramite 10000000,0
    MDRO1341115230200Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkDenmark131814Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, DenmarkGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0001034Jen_0001033Taramite 10000000,0
    16118Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicTaramite 1185539-70-29-418.9275,-70.484444444444
    307469María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicTaramite 1193822-70-3-4319.639444444444,-70.061944444444
    MD307470Rio San Juan Complex, María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicTaramite 1193823-70-3-4419.639722222222,-70.062222222222
    P646014188GreeceGreeceCM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_006Bradley_2012_006Taramite 138392423203638.656666666667,23.343333333333
    P646016407East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceGreeceCM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_006Bradley_2012_006Taramite 14111625172341.021111111111,25.289722222222
    P646042868Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceGreece42868Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceCM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_006Bradley_2012_006Taramite 14134825381041.063333333333,25.636111111111
    MDRO6460258276Kechros, Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceGreece42868Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceCM52_183CM52_183Bradley_2012_006Bradley_2012_006Taramite 14115372543541.260277777778,25.718055555556
    P29429412362NorwayNorwayBOOK_LHGPM_2010BOOK_LHGPM_2010Be-00062Be-00062Taramite 15736269411657.607222222222,9.6877777777778
    23454Sogn Og Fjordane, NorwayNorwayTaramite 1612452613861.414444444444,6.2188888888889
    48962Selje, Sogn Og Fjordane, NorwayNorwayTaramite 1622305201762.041666666667,5.3380555555556
    246100Liset, Selje, Sogn Og Fjordane, NorwayNorwayTaramite 1623555195262.065277777778,5.3311111111111
    MD14535Liset Eclogite Pod, Liset, Selje, Sogn Og Fjordane, NorwayNorwayTaramite 1623565195362.065555555556,5.3313888888889
    192520Vågsøy, Sogn Og Fjordane, NorwayNorwayTaramite 1615675123461.935277777778,5.2094444444444
    283941Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Sogn Og Fjordane, NorwayNorwayTaramite 161562513261.933888888889,5.2172222222222
    MD14534Nybø Eclogite Pod, Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Sogn Og Fjordane, NorwayNorwayTaramite 161563513261.934166666667,5.2172222222222
    P29429414331Vestfold, NorwayNorwayBOOK_LHGPM_2010BOOK_LHGPM_2010Be-00062Be-00062Taramite 15921910175959.3525,10.299722222222
    P2942946873Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayNorwayBOOK_LHGPM_2010BOOK_LHGPM_2010Be-00062Be-00062Taramite 159349575859.051111111111,9.9661111111111
    RP294294133474Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayNorway146895Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayBOOK_LHGPM_2010BOOK_LHGPM_2010Be-00062Be-00062Taramite 1591215101359.204166666667,10.0175
    RP29429432351Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayNorway146895Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayBOOK_LHGPM_2010BOOK_LHGPM_2010Be-00062Be-00062Taramite 1598341012559.142777777778,10.023611111111
    MDRO2942949659Bratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayNorway146895Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, NorwayBOOK_LHGPM_2010BOOK_LHGPM_2010Be-00062Be-00062Taramite 159924101159.156666666667,10.016944444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 10 localities (10 localities according to mindat, 44 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 10 localities at which this mineral occurs, 5 have an age. (23 of the 44 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. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (17 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. (5 bottom-level + 16 top/mid-level = 21 total)

       







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