Mineral Evolution Database
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    • Minerals queried: Theophrastite

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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
    P2.580.0117151AustraliaAustraliaMR33_321MR33_321Michelle_532Michelle_532Theophrastite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P2.580.011715621Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaMR33_321MR33_321Michelle_532Michelle_532Theophrastite 1-41-50-231464544-41.839722222222,146.76222222222
    P2.580.0117290890Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaMR33_321MR33_321Michelle_532Michelle_532Theophrastite 1-41-14-48145332-41.246666666667,145.55055555556
    P2.580.011722780Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustraliaMR33_321MR33_321Michelle_532Michelle_532Theophrastite 1-41-28-431451942-41.478611111111,145.32833333333
    MDB2.580.01175885Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaAustralia5885Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood District, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, AustraliaMR33_321MR33_321Michelle_532Michelle_532Theophrastite 1-41-2701451760-41.45,145.3
    P4404408188CanadaCanadaGT8_1GT8_1Be-00006Be-00006Theophrastite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    P44044014009Québec, CanadaCanadaGT8_1GT8_1Be-00006Be-00006Theophrastite 1471229-72-16-5247.208055555556,-72.281111111111
    P440440209851Estrie, Québec, CanadaCanadaGT8_1GT8_1Be-00006Be-00006Theophrastite 1453333-71-46-5345.559166666667,-71.781388888889
    P44044017293Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, CanadaCanadaGT8_1GT8_1Be-00006Be-00006Theophrastite 1454610-71-56-5845.769444444444,-71.949444444444
    P440440608Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, CanadaCanadaGT8_1GT8_1Be-00006Be-00006Theophrastite 1454610-71-56-5845.769444444444,-71.949444444444
    MDO440440581Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, CanadaCanada581Jeffrey Mine ("Johns-Manville Mine"), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Québec, CanadaGT8_1GT8_1Be-00006Be-00006Theophrastite 1454610-71-56-5945.769444444444,-71.949722222222
    14188GreeceGreeceTheophrastite 138392423203638.656666666667,23.343333333333
    305695Central Macedonia, GreeceGreeceTheophrastite 14049562317440.832222222222,23.284444444444
    24225Pella, Central Macedonia, GreeceGreeceTheophrastite 10000000,0
    MD10650Vermion Mt, Pella, Central Macedonia, GreeceGreeceTheophrastite 10000000,0
    P200010014553ItalyItalyBM110_283BM110_283Giersdorf_00000856Giersdorf_00000858Theophrastite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    P200010021124Lombardy, ItalyItalyBM110_283BM110_283Giersdorf_00000856Giersdorf_00000858Theophrastite 1454755929045.798611111111,9.4833333333333
    RP200010021123Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyItaly29926Novazza Mine, Valgoglio, Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, ItalyBM110_283BM110_283Giersdorf_00000856Giersdorf_00000858Theophrastite 1461657941446.2825,9.6844444444444
    RO200010021122Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyItaly29926Novazza Mine, Valgoglio, Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, ItalyBM110_283BM110_283Giersdorf_00000856Giersdorf_00000858Theophrastite 1461458957546.249444444444,9.9513888888889
    2086Malenco Valley, Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyTheophrastite 1461638950946.277222222222,9.8358333333333
    135359Lanterna Valley, Malenco Valley, Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyTheophrastite 14617189542946.288333333333,9.9080555555556
    59386Lanzada, Lanterna Valley, Malenco Valley, Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyTheophrastite 14617189542946.288333333333,9.9080555555556
    260198Campo Franscia (Franscia), Lanzada, Lanterna Valley, Malenco Valley, Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyTheophrastite 14617229544046.289444444444,9.9111111111111
    MD2084Dossi Di Franscia (Franscia Mine; Franscia Mines; Franscia Quarries), Campo Franscia (Franscia), Lanzada, Lanterna Valley, Malenco Valley, Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, ItalyItalyTheophrastite 14617179541546.288055555556,9.9041666666667
    P36033514409RussiaRussiaL2_3L2_3Alexandra-0076Alexandra-0076Theophrastite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P36033514686Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaL2_3L2_3Alexandra-0076Alexandra-0076Theophrastite 154531060272454.886111111111,60.456666666667
    P360335279215Verkhny Ufaley, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaL2_3L2_3Alexandra-0076Alexandra-0076Theophrastite 1563416014956.061388888889,60.235833333333
    P360335208308Ufaley District (Ufalei District), Verkhny Ufaley, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaL2_3L2_3Alexandra-0076Alexandra-0076Theophrastite 15664360164356.111944444444,60.278611111111
    MDO360335252321Rodionovskoe Chromite Mine, Ufaley District (Ufalei District), Verkhny Ufaley, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussia252321Rodionovskoe Chromite Mine, Ufaley District (Ufalei District), Verkhny Ufaley, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaL2_3L2_3Alexandra-0076Alexandra-0076Theophrastite 15674760155256.129722222222,60.264444444444
    14281UKUKTheophrastite 1535237-3-55-3553.876944444444,-3.9263888888889
    14091Scotland, UKUKTheophrastite 1562422-3-53-856.406111111111,-3.8855555555556
    2888Shetland, Scotland, UKUKTheophrastite 160312-1-7-3360.517222222222,-1.1258333333333
    3021Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UKUKTheophrastite 1603358-1-8-4860.566111111111,-1.1466666666667
    225718Baltasound-Haroldswick Area, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UKUKTheophrastite 16046210-50-960.7725,-0.83583333333333
    MD5072Hagdale Quarry, Baltasound-Haroldswick Area, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UKUKTheophrastite 16046160-49-4360.771111111111,-0.82861111111111

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 35 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (20 of the 35 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. (3 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 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. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (3 bottom-level + 12 top/mid-level = 15 total)

       






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