Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Tausonite

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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
    P135132693ChinaChinaJAES27_559JAES27_559Jen_0000761Jen_0000760Tausonite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    P135132123276Shanxi, ChinaChinaJAES27_559JAES27_559Jen_0000761Jen_0000760Tausonite 1372622112324537.439444444444,112.54583333333
    P135132144552Lüliang, Shanxi, ChinaChinaJAES27_559JAES27_559Jen_0000761Jen_0000760Tausonite 137383611115037.643333333333,111.25
    P135132216866Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, ChinaChinaJAES27_559JAES27_559Jen_0000761Jen_0000760Tausonite 138759110515938.133055555556,110.86638888889
    MDO135132144551Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, ChinaChina144551Zijinshan REE Deposit (Zijingshan REE Deposit), Lin Co., Lüliang, Shanxi, ChinaJAES27_559JAES27_559Jen_0000761Jen_0000760Tausonite 1388011052038.133333333333,110.86666666667
    14488JapanJapanTausonite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    20014Niigata, JapanJapanTausonite 1374154138563837.698333333333,138.94388888889
    8249Itoigawa City, Niigata, JapanJapanTausonite 137126137475837.023888888889,137.79944444444
    MD18321Kotaki River (Kotakigawa), Itoigawa City, Niigata, JapanJapanTausonite 10000000,0
    P143.883.723802ParaguayParaguayMP98_55MP98_55Jen_0000447Jen_0000446Tausonite 1-24-31-14-57-3-48-24.520555555556,-57.063333333333
    P143.883.724659Amambay Department, ParaguayParaguayMP98_55MP98_55Jen_0000447Jen_0000446Tausonite 1-22-510-55-59-59-22.85,-55.999722222222
    MDO143.883.711167Cerro Sarambí, Amambay Department, ParaguayParaguay11167Cerro Sarambí, Amambay Department, ParaguayMP98_55MP98_55Jen_0000447Jen_0000446Tausonite 1-22-450-56-13-59-22.75,-56.233055555556
    P14412614409RussiaRussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000758Jen_0000756Tausonite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P1441262644Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000758Jen_0000756Tausonite 16329612858763.485,128.96861111111
    P1441262642Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000758Jen_0000756Tausonite 159331413042259.553888888889,130.07277777778
    P144126205137Chara And Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussia205137Chara And Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000758Jen_0000756Tausonite 10000000,0
    P1441262814Murunskii Massif, Chara And Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussia2814Murunskii Massif, Chara And Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000758Jen_0000756Tausonite 158220118525958.366666666667,118.88305555556
    RP144126274884Ditmar Stream, Murunskii Massif, Chara And Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussia2814Murunskii Massif, Chara And Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000758Jen_0000756Tausonite 10000000,0
    MDRO144126126737Tausonitovaya Gorka (Tausonite Hill), Ditmar Stream, Murunskii Massif, Chara And Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussia2814Murunskii Massif, Chara And Tokko Rivers Confluence, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaGSCOF5796GSCOF5796Jen_0000758Jen_0000756Tausonite 10000000,0
    21891ZimbabweZimbabweTausonite 1-18-56-36302333-18.943333333333,30.3925
    34444Matabeleland South, ZimbabweZimbabweTausonite 1-21-8-1292550-21.133611111111,29.430555555556
    30496Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South, ZimbabweZimbabweTausonite 1-22-7-1829596-22.121666666667,29.985
    MD61043River Ranch Mine, Beitbridge District, Matabeleland South, ZimbabweZimbabweTausonite 1-22-10-629530-22.168333333333,29.883333333333

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 23 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (15 of the 23 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. (10 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (1 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (2 bottom-level + 6 top/mid-level = 8 total)

       






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