Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • Minerals queried: Thorutite

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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
    P15801580151AustraliaAustraliaCG291_55CG291_55Jen_0001540Jen_0001540Thorutite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P1580158012222South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaCG291_55CG291_55Jen_0001540Jen_0001540Thorutite 1-32-28-231372428-32.473055555556,137.40777777778
    P1580158016628Olary Province, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaCG291_55CG291_55Jen_0001540Jen_0001540Thorutite 1-32-11-42140525-32.195,140.09027777778
    P1580158022135Mt Victor Plumbago Station, Olary Province, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaCG291_55CG291_55Jen_0001540Jen_0001540Thorutite 1-320-421395019-32.011666666667,139.83861111111
    MDO15801580154Crocker Well (Crocker's Well), Mt Victor Plumbago Station, Olary Province, South Australia, AustraliaAustralia154Crocker Well (Crocker's Well), Mt Victor Plumbago Station, Olary Province, South Australia, AustraliaCG291_55CG291_55Jen_0001540Jen_0001540Thorutite 1-320-501394835-32.013888888889,139.80972222222
    366BrazilBrazilThorutite 1-12-14-5-48-11-22-12.234722222222,-48.189444444444
    368Bahia, BrazilBrazilThorutite 1-12-59-18-40-48-12-12.988333333333,-40.803333333333
    192235Brumado (Bom Jesus Dos Meiras), Bahia, BrazilBrazilThorutite 1-13-59-19-41-30-10-13.988611111111,-41.502777777778
    247777Serra Das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus Dos Meiras), Bahia, BrazilBrazilThorutite 1-14-100-41-42-21-14.166666666667,-41.705833333333
    MD370Pomba Pit, Serra Das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus Dos Meiras), Bahia, BrazilBrazilThorutite 1-14-9-26-41-41-55-14.157222222222,-41.698611111111
    16773IndiaIndiaThorutite 12228548394422.481666666667,83.162222222222
    146184West Bengal, IndiaIndiaThorutite 12332986552823.058055555556,86.924444444444
    146185Purulia District, West Bengal, IndiaIndiaThorutite 12305986325923.016388888889,86.549722222222
    MD146186Nawahatu, Purulia District, West Bengal, IndiaIndiaThorutite 1232508626023.416666666667,86.05
    19075KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanThorutite 141235673343541.398888888889,73.576388888889
    19841Osh, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanThorutite 140161871572440.271666666667,71.956666666667
    23003Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanThorutite 14073871424940.127222222222,71.713611111111
    159313Sokh Valley, Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanThorutite 10000000,0
    262032Zardalek Alkaline Massif, Sokh Valley, Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanThorutite 10000000,0
    MD23002Severnyi Area (North Area), Zardalek Alkaline Massif, Sokh Valley, Alai Range (Alay Range), Osh, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanThorutite 10000000,0
    2285MexicoMexicoThorutite 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    14688Oaxaca, MexicoMexicoThorutite 1171158-96-59-317.199444444444,-96.984166666667
    28134San Francisco Telixtlahuaca Municipality, Oaxaca, MexicoMexicoThorutite 117180-96-54017.3,-96.9
    27662San Francisco Telixtlahuaca, San Francisco Telixtlahuaca Municipality, Oaxaca, MexicoMexicoThorutite 117180-96-54017.3,-96.9
    MD16713Muerto Mine, San Francisco Telixtlahuaca, San Francisco Telixtlahuaca Municipality, Oaxaca, MexicoMexicoThorutite 117180-96-53-6017.3,-96.9
    P51045010257NamibiaNamibiaCGSN8_5CGSN8_5Scott-CGSN8_5-0007Scott-CGSN8_5-0008Thorutite 1-21-56-1516451-21.9375,16.750277777778
    P51045025646Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaCGSN8_5CGSN8_5Scott-CGSN8_5-0007Scott-CGSN8_5-0008Thorutite 1-22-16-2515189-22.273611111111,15.3025
    P5104502431Arandis, Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibiaCGSN8_5CGSN8_5Scott-CGSN8_5-0007Scott-CGSN8_5-0008Thorutite 1-22-22-33145437-22.375833333333,14.910277777778
    MDO5104503085Rössing Uranium Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, NamibiaNamibia3085Rössing Uranium Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, NamibiaCGSN8_5CGSN8_5Scott-CGSN8_5-0007Scott-CGSN8_5-0008Thorutite 1-22-28-4115335-22.478055555556,15.059722222222
    14247PolandPolandThorutite 151374619245551.629444444444,19.415277777778
    16278Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPolandThorutite 15055141671550.920555555556,16.120833333333
    158184Ząbkowice Śląskie Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPolandThorutite 150323816473250.543888888889,16.792222222222
    6797Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPolandThorutite 150383516485150.643055555556,16.814166666667
    2575Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPolandThorutite 15039216495550.650555555556,16.831944444444
    MD43365Mt. Szklana Mine (Szklary Pegmatite), Szklary, Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie, Ząbkowice Śląskie Co., Lower Silesian Voivodeship, PolandPolandThorutite 15039316495550.650833333333,16.831944444444
    P399360.914409RussiaRussiaP22_462MP98_55Kaitlynn000131Jen_0000472Thorutite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P399360.917857Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussiaP22_462MP98_55Kaitlynn000131Jen_0000472Thorutite 16755583324467.932777777778,33.045555555556
    MDO399360.92665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia2665Afrikanda Complex, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaP22_462MP98_55Kaitlynn000131Jen_0000472Thorutite 167255232452067.431111111111,32.755555555556
    3142Sri LankaSri LankaThorutite 172688041117.4355555555556,80.686388888889
    29068Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri LankaSri LankaThorutite 1651408026326.8611111111111,80.442222222222
    214411Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri LankaSri LankaThorutite 1636278034296.6075,80.574722222222
    193669Bambarabotuwa, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri LankaSri LankaThorutite 16300802106.5,80.35
    MD21689Walaweduwa, Bambarabotuwa, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri LankaSri LankaThorutite 10000000,0
    P13499403366USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Thorutite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P134994014024New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Thorutite 1401951-74-37-1240.330833333333,-74.62
    P134994015771Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Thorutite 141540-74-39-4041.094444444444,-74.661111111111
    P13499403947Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Thorutite 141537-74-36-141.093611111111,-74.600277777778
    P13499406772Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Thorutite 141645-74-35-2241.1125,-74.589444444444
    P13499408541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSA8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Thorutite 14174-74-35-1241.117777777778,-74.586666666667
    MDRO13499406833Buckwheat Pit (Southwest Opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAUSA8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAGSAM206_307PR139_1Kristen001399Be-00028Thorutite 141651-74-35-1541.114166666667,-74.5875

    This mineral directly occurs at 10 localities (10 localities according to mindat, 50 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 10 localities at which this mineral occurs, 4 have an age. (19 of the 50 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. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (15 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. (5 bottom-level + 26 top/mid-level = 31 total)

       







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