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 ID	Locality containing Mineral	Country	Tectonic Settings	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference (Max Age)	Reference (Min Age)	Excel ID (Max Age)	Excel ID (Min Age)	Query Minerals	# of Query Minerals at Locality	Lat Deg	Lat Min	Lat Sec	Lon Deg	Lon Min	Lon Sec	Decimal Degree
		P	810	660	151	Australia	Australia				GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0000975	Jen_0000975	Taramite	1	-31	-5	-22	139	7	41	-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
		P	810	660	15622	Northern Territory, Australia	Australia				GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0000975	Jen_0000975	Taramite	1	-15	-41	-51	133	3	45	-15.6975,133.0625
		P	810	660	252218	Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Australia				GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0000975	Jen_0000975	Taramite	1	-22	-34	-28	134	4	10	-22.574444444444,134.06944444444
		P	810	660	257703	Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Australia				GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0000975	Jen_0000975	Taramite	1	-22	-58	-34	134	10	57	-22.976111111111,134.1825
MD		O	810	660	294755	Mud Tank Vermiculite Mine, Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia	Australia		294755	Mud Tank Vermiculite Mine, Alcoota Station, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia	GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0000975	Jen_0000975	Taramite	1	-23	0	-59	134	16	42	-23.016388888889,134.27833333333
					8188	Canada	Canada								Taramite	1	53	20	27	-90	-3	-40	53.340833333333,-90.061111111111
					14233	Ontario, Canada	Canada								Taramite	1	44	48	32	-80	-13	-40	44.808888888889,-80.227777777778
					577	Kenora District, Ontario, Canada	Canada								Taramite	1	50	30	16	-92	-43	-36	50.504444444444,-92.726666666667
					255679	Ring Of Fire, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada	Canada								Taramite	1	52	45	59	-86	-14	-26	52.766388888889,-86.240555555556
					255680	BMA527861 Area, Ring Of Fire, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada	Canada								Taramite	1	52	47	25	-86	-12	-4	52.790277777778,-86.201111111111
MD					254290	Black Thor Chromite Deposit, BMA527861 Area, Ring Of Fire, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada	Canada								Taramite	1	52	46	39	-86	-12	-50	52.7775,-86.213888888889
					693	China	China								Taramite	1	33	0	55	111	35	19	33.015277777778,111.58861111111
					30528	Jiangsu, China	China								Taramite	1	32	51	58	119	23	23	32.866111111111,119.38972222222
					156572	Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China	China								Taramite	1	34	30	29	119	11	31	34.508055555556,119.19194444444
					55898	Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China	China								Taramite	1	34	27	4	118	48	24	34.451111111111,118.80666666667
MD					33762	Jianchang, Donghai Co., Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China	China								Taramite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	73	71	14119	Cuba	Cuba				CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_088	Bradley_2012_088	Taramite	1	21	34	27	-79	-5	-39	21.574166666667,-79.094166666667
		P	73	71	217339	Villa Clara Province, Cuba	Cuba				CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_088	Bradley_2012_088	Taramite	1	22	10	36	-79	-57	-54	22.176666666667,-79.965
MD		O	73	71	25618	Escambray Mountain (Sierra De Escambray), Villa Clara Province, Cuba	Cuba		25618	Escambray Mountain (Sierra De Escambray), Villa Clara Province, Cuba	CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_088	Bradley_2012_088	Taramite	1	22	14	13	-79	-53	-49	22.236944444444,-79.896944444444
		P	1341	1152	22759	Denmark	Denmark				GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0001034	Jen_0001033	Taramite	1	58	34	8	0	30	35	58.568888888889,0.50972222222222
		P	1341	1152	1950	Greenland, Denmark	Denmark				GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0001034	Jen_0001033	Taramite	1	69	13	13	-45	-8	-35	69.220277777778,-45.143055555556
		P	1341	1152	256584	Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	Denmark				GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0001034	Jen_0001033	Taramite	1	60	33	14	-44	-35	-50	60.553888888889,-44.597222222222
		P	1341	1152	131814	Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	Denmark		131814	Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0001034	Jen_0001033	Taramite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD	R	O	1341	1152	30200	Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	Denmark		131814	Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland, Denmark	GSCOF5796	GSCOF5796	Jen_0001034	Jen_0001033	Taramite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					16118	Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic								Taramite	1	18	55	39	-70	-29	-4	18.9275,-70.484444444444
					307469	María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic								Taramite	1	19	38	22	-70	-3	-43	19.639444444444,-70.061944444444
MD					307470	Rio San Juan Complex, María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic								Taramite	1	19	38	23	-70	-3	-44	19.639722222222,-70.062222222222
		P	64	60	14188	Greece	Greece				CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_006	Bradley_2012_006	Taramite	1	38	39	24	23	20	36	38.656666666667,23.343333333333
		P	64	60	16407	East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece	Greece				CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_006	Bradley_2012_006	Taramite	1	41	1	16	25	17	23	41.021111111111,25.289722222222
		P	64	60	42868	Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece	Greece		42868	Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece	CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_006	Bradley_2012_006	Taramite	1	41	3	48	25	38	10	41.063333333333,25.636111111111
MD	R	O	64	60	258276	Kechros, Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece	Greece		42868	Rhodope, East Macedonia And Thrace, Greece	CM52_183	CM52_183	Bradley_2012_006	Bradley_2012_006	Taramite	1	41	15	37	25	43	5	41.260277777778,25.718055555556
		P	294	294	12362	Norway	Norway				BOOK_LHGPM_2010	BOOK_LHGPM_2010	Be-00062	Be-00062	Taramite	1	57	36	26	9	41	16	57.607222222222,9.6877777777778
					23454	Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway	Norway								Taramite	1	61	24	52	6	13	8	61.414444444444,6.2188888888889
					48962	Selje, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway	Norway								Taramite	1	62	2	30	5	20	17	62.041666666667,5.3380555555556
					246100	Liset, Selje, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway	Norway								Taramite	1	62	3	55	5	19	52	62.065277777778,5.3311111111111
MD					14535	Liset Eclogite Pod, Liset, Selje, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway	Norway								Taramite	1	62	3	56	5	19	53	62.065555555556,5.3313888888889
					192520	Vågsøy, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway	Norway								Taramite	1	61	56	7	5	12	34	61.935277777778,5.2094444444444
					283941	Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway	Norway								Taramite	1	61	56	2	5	13	2	61.933888888889,5.2172222222222
MD					14534	Nybø Eclogite Pod, Sørpollen, Vågsøy, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway	Norway								Taramite	1	61	56	3	5	13	2	61.934166666667,5.2172222222222
		P	294	294	14331	Vestfold, Norway	Norway				BOOK_LHGPM_2010	BOOK_LHGPM_2010	Be-00062	Be-00062	Taramite	1	59	21	9	10	17	59	59.3525,10.299722222222
		P	294	294	6873	Larvik, Vestfold, Norway	Norway				BOOK_LHGPM_2010	BOOK_LHGPM_2010	Be-00062	Be-00062	Taramite	1	59	3	4	9	57	58	59.051111111111,9.9661111111111
	R	P	294	294	133474	Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway	Norway		146895	Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway	BOOK_LHGPM_2010	BOOK_LHGPM_2010	Be-00062	Be-00062	Taramite	1	59	12	15	10	1	3	59.204166666667,10.0175
	R	P	294	294	32351	Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway	Norway		146895	Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway	BOOK_LHGPM_2010	BOOK_LHGPM_2010	Be-00062	Be-00062	Taramite	1	59	8	34	10	1	25	59.142777777778,10.023611111111
MD	R	O	294	294	9659	Bratthagen 1, Lågendalen, Hedrum, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway	Norway		146895	Thorstein Quarry, Brunlanes, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway	BOOK_LHGPM_2010	BOOK_LHGPM_2010	Be-00062	Be-00062	Taramite	1	59	9	24	10	1	1	59.156666666667,10.016944444444

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)

MD	The mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, but does not have an age yet.
MD	The 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.

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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. (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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