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    • Minerals queried: Tarbuttite

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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
    16806Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanTarbuttite 1162855-43-53-3116.481944444444,-43.891944444444
    16805Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanTarbuttite 123471-35-35-223.783611111111,-35.583888888889
    MD307055Pobeda-1 Hydrothermal Field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanTarbuttite 117842-46-23-3017.145,-46.391666666667
    P18615151AustraliaAustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Tarbuttite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P1861566New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Tarbuttite 1-32-19-391482918-32.3275,148.48833333333
    P18615133713Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Tarbuttite 1-31-59-211412457-31.989166666667,141.41583333333
    P18615235733Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Tarbuttite 1-31-57-531412622-31.964722222222,141.43944444444
    P1861572Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaContinental Extension72Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Tarbuttite 1-31-57-421412814-31.961666666667,141.47055555556
    MDRO1861573Block 14 Opencut, Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustralia72Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaEG100_633EG100_633-00001Hg-00001Tarbuttite 1-31-57-171412844-31.954722222222,141.47888888889
    P1703160023201Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustraliaContinental ExtensionEG110_1027EG87_2138Kristen002300Cr-00010Tarbuttite 1-31-58-231412727-31.973055555556,141.4575
    MDO1703160074Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaAustralia74Kintore Opencut, Broken Hill South Mine (BHS Mine; South Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill District, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, AustraliaEG110_1027EG87_2138Kristen002300Cr-00010Tarbuttite 1-31-58-121412735-31.97,141.45972222222
    12222South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaTarbuttite 1-32-28-231372428-32.473055555556,137.40777777778
    16633Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaTarbuttite 1-31-17-461384827-31.296111111111,138.8075
    159055South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaTarbuttite 1-32-17-51382941-32.284722222222,138.49472222222
    254206Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaTarbuttite 1-31-22-241391735-31.373333333333,139.29305555556
    MD63Reaphook Hill, Martins Well, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaTarbuttite 1-31-23-391391753-31.394166666667,139.29805555556
    P5415218188CanadaCanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Tarbuttite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P54152114311British Columbia, CanadaCanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Tarbuttite 151120-121-56-3551.2,-121.94305555556
    P54152130214Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Tarbuttite 149624-117-17-149.106666666667,-117.28361111111
    P54152122169Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Tarbuttite 149735-117-14-3049.126388888889,-117.24166666667
    MDO541521489Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanadaContinental Extension489Hudson Bay Mine (H.B. Mine), Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00063sedexmvt-00063Tarbuttite 14998-117-11-5549.152222222222,-117.19861111111
    MD272586Oxide Mine, Salmo, Nelson Mining Division, British Columbia, CanadaCanadaTarbuttite 10000000,0
    P165165693ChinaChinaMD48_267MD48_267Kristen001994Kristen001994Tarbuttite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    MDY16516517849Guangdong, ChinaChina157704Dading Fe-Sn Deposit, Lianping Co., Heyuan, Guangdong, ChinaMD48_267MD48_267Kristen001994Kristen001994Tarbuttite 1231022113312323.172777777778,113.52305555556
    14280FranceFranceTarbuttite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    290204Occitanie, FranceFranceTarbuttite 1433937221343.660277777778,2.0369444444444
    48159Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceTarbuttite 1423654235042.615,2.5833333333333
    47601Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceTarbuttite 1422931321742.491944444444,3.0380555555556
    245474Argelès-sur-Mer, Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceTarbuttite 1422942315242.495,3.0311111111111
    MD257587Pegmatite Field, Argelès-sur-Mer, Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceTarbuttite 1422941321342.494722222222,3.0369444444444
    252162Collioure (Cotlliure), Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceTarbuttite 1423051343842.514166666667,3.0772222222222
    MD257588Pegmatite Field, Collioure (Cotlliure), Albères Massif, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FranceFranceTarbuttite 1423048333342.513333333333,3.0591666666667
    P757.4746.410257NamibiaNamibiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00341sedznpb-00341Tarbuttite 1-21-56-1516451-21.9375,16.750277777778
    P757.4746.429109Karas Region, NamibiaNamibiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00341sedznpb-00341Tarbuttite 1-27-30-50172831-27.513888888889,17.475277777778
    P757.4746.4122963Oranjemund, Karas Region, NamibiaNamibiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00341sedznpb-00341Tarbuttite 1-28-3-55163844-28.065277777778,16.645555555556
    P757.4746.4157962Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, NamibiaNamibiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00341sedznpb-00341Tarbuttite 1-27-56-40164522-27.944444444444,16.756111111111
    MDO757.4746.469400Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, NamibiaNamibia69400Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, NamibiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00341sedznpb-00341Tarbuttite 1-27-49-22163623-27.822777777778,16.606388888889
    P76573517054ZambiaZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Tarbuttite 1-13-32-52291937-13.547777777778,29.326944444444
    P76573524542Central Province, ZambiaZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Tarbuttite 1-14-19-10284522-14.319444444444,28.756111111111
    P765735245179Kabwe, Central Province, ZambiaZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Tarbuttite 1-14-27-3428264-14.459444444444,28.434444444444
    P765735207407Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, ZambiaZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Tarbuttite 1-14-27-3528264-14.459722222222,28.434444444444
    MDO7657354341Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, ZambiaZambia4341Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, ZambiaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00506sedznpb-00506Tarbuttite 1-14-27-1928260-14.455277777778,28.433333333333

    This mineral directly occurs at 11 localities (12 localities according to mindat, 42 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 11 localities at which this mineral occurs, 6 have an age. (25 of the 42 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. (3 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (20 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 + 14 top/mid-level = 17 total)

       






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