Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Minerals queried: Tinsleyite

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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
					151	Australia	Australia								Tinsleyite	1	-31	-5	-22	139	7	41	-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
					12222	South Australia, Australia	Australia								Tinsleyite	1	-32	-28	-23	137	24	28	-32.473055555556,137.40777777778
					16627	Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia	Australia								Tinsleyite	1	-34	-33	-25	138	52	8	-34.556944444444,138.86888888889
					158995	North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia	Australia								Tinsleyite	1	-34	-8	-32	138	55	33	-34.142222222222,138.92583333333
					19201	Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia	Australia								Tinsleyite	1	-34	-21	-19	138	56	27	-34.355277777778,138.94083333333
MD					169	Tom's Quarry (Old Toms Quarry; Tom's Phosphate Quarry), Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia	Australia								Tinsleyite	1	-34	-21	-38	138	59	17	-34.360555555556,138.98805555556
					366	Brazil	Brazil								Tinsleyite	1	-12	-14	-5	-48	-11	-22	-12.234722222222,-48.189444444444
					387	Minas Gerais, Brazil	Brazil								Tinsleyite	1	-18	-52	-21	-43	-32	-52	-18.8725,-43.547777777778
MD					28967	Santana Do Riacho, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Brazil								Tinsleyite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					638	Chile	Chile								Tinsleyite	1	-33	-48	-28	-71	-47	-30	-33.807777777778,-71.791666666667
					640	Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Tinsleyite	1	-22	-59	-1	-69	-27	-56	-22.983611111111,-69.465555555556
					122190	Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Tinsleyite	1	-23	-42	-40	-69	-44	-40	-23.711111111111,-69.744444444444
					207735	Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Tinsleyite	1	-23	-14	-32	-70	-31	-17	-23.242222222222,-70.521388888889
					2560	Mejillones Peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Tinsleyite	1	-23	-14	-33	-70	-31	-18	-23.2425,-70.521666666667
MD					230483	Cerro Mejillones, Mejillones Peninsula, Mejillones, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile	Chile								Tinsleyite	1	-23	-5	-44	-70	-30	-53	-23.095555555556,-70.514722222222
					21616	Honduras	Honduras								Tinsleyite	1	14	16	23	-87	-34	-29	14.273055555556,-87.574722222222
					126665	Olancho Department, Honduras	Honduras								Tinsleyite	1	14	39	41	-86	-25	-27	14.661388888889,-86.424166666667
					303047	Lepaguare District, Olancho Department, Honduras	Honduras								Tinsleyite	1	14	45	59	-86	-36	-23	14.766388888889,-86.606388888889
MD					303048	Canaan Deposit, Lepaguare District, Olancho Department, Honduras	Honduras								Tinsleyite	1	14	33	0	-86	-28	-48	14.55,-86.48
					10257	Namibia	Namibia								Tinsleyite	1	-21	-56	-15	16	45	1	-21.9375,16.750277777778
					25646	Erongo Region, Namibia	Namibia								Tinsleyite	1	-22	-16	-25	15	18	9	-22.273611111111,15.3025
					298654	Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia	Namibia								Tinsleyite	1	-21	-24	-41	15	8	14	-21.411388888889,15.137222222222
					157965	Etemba Farm 135, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia	Namibia								Tinsleyite	1	-21	-27	-9	15	2	47	-21.4525,15.046388888889
MD					126702	Unnamed Pegmatite (dumortierite Mine), Etemba Farm 135, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia	Namibia								Tinsleyite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					14425	Portugal	Portugal								Tinsleyite	1	39	32	7	-9	-30	-36	39.535277777778,-9.51
					30140	Guarda, Portugal	Portugal								Tinsleyite	1	40	39	59	-7	-18	-48	40.666388888889,-7.3133333333333
					47629	Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal	Portugal								Tinsleyite	1	40	23	51	-7	-5	-29	40.3975,-7.0913888888889
					248176	Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal	Portugal								Tinsleyite	1	40	22	58	-7	-15	-32	40.382777777778,-7.2588888888889
MD					16453	Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda, Portugal	Portugal								Tinsleyite	1	40	22	54	-7	-14	-57	40.381666666667,-7.2491666666667
					14254	Romania	Romania								Tinsleyite	1	46	24	59	24	18	21	46.416388888889,24.305833333333
					22398	Hunedoara, Romania	Romania								Tinsleyite	1	46	0	11	22	57	35	46.003055555556,22.959722222222
					27877	Hunedoara, Hunedoara, Romania	Romania								Tinsleyite	1	45	34	27	23	8	17	45.574166666667,23.138055555556
					285375	Boșorod, Hunedoara, Hunedoara, Romania	Romania								Tinsleyite	1	45	34	27	23	8	17	45.574166666667,23.138055555556
MD					2610	Cioclovina Cave, Boșorod, Hunedoara, Hunedoara, Romania	Romania								Tinsleyite	1	45	34	27	23	8	17	45.574166666667,23.138055555556
		P	1702	1702	3366	USA	USA				AM93_1215	AM93_1215	Be-00023	Be-00023	Tinsleyite	1	37	49	12	-83	-42	-49	37.82,-83.713611111111
		P	1702	1702	4104	South Dakota, USA	USA				AM93_1215	AM93_1215	Be-00023	Be-00023	Tinsleyite	1	43	58	2	-100	-5	-32	43.967222222222,-100.09222222222
		P	1702	1702	23305	Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	USA				AM93_1215	AM93_1215	Be-00023	Be-00023	Tinsleyite	1	43	42	45	-103	-30	-25	43.7125,-103.50694444444
		P	1702	1702	4111	Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	USA				AM93_1215	AM93_1215	Be-00023	Be-00023	Tinsleyite	1	43	44	9	-103	-35	-30	43.735833333333,-103.59166666667
		P	1702	1702	26805	Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	USA				AM93_1215	AM93_1215	Be-00023	Be-00023	Tinsleyite	1	43	43	33	-103	-41	-4	43.725833333333,-103.68444444444
MD		O	1702	1702	4122	Tip Top Mine (Tip Top Pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	USA		4122	Tip Top Mine (Tip Top Pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	AM93_1215	AM93_1215	Be-00023	Be-00023	Tinsleyite	1	43	42	56	-103	-40	-9	43.715555555556,-103.66916666667
	R	P	1702	1702	22808	Pringle, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	USA		4122	Tip Top Mine (Tip Top Pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	AM93_1215	AM93_1215	Be-00023	Be-00023	Tinsleyite	1	43	37	10	-103	-33	-57	43.619444444444,-103.56583333333
	R	P	1702	1702	32021	Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	USA		4122	Tip Top Mine (Tip Top Pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	AM93_1215	AM93_1215	Be-00023	Be-00023	Tinsleyite	1	43	42	3	-103	-33	-11	43.700833333333,-103.55305555556
MD	R	O	1702	1702	19847	White Elephant Mine, Cicero Peak, Pringle, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	USA		4122	Tip Top Mine (Tip Top Pegmatite), Fourmile, Custer District, Custer Co., South Dakota, USA	AM93_1215	AM93_1215	Be-00023	Be-00023	Tinsleyite	1	43	39	22	-103	-34	-57	43.656111111111,-103.5825

This mineral directly occurs at 9 localities (9 localities according to mindat, 43 localities if parents are counted as well)
Of the 9 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (9 of the 43 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. (1 total)

This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)

This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (7 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. (5 bottom-level + 29 top/mid-level = 34 total)

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