Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • This page displays localities at which this mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the mineral at these localities.


    • Minerals queried: Tuite

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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
    36AntarcticaAntarcticaTuite 1-75-36-44-10-49-22-75.612222222222,-10.822777777778
    133106Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaTuite 1-74-29-30562016-74.491666666667,56.337777777778
    243009American Highland, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaTuite 1-72-54-45751119-72.9125,75.188611111111
    233192Grove Mts, American Highland, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaTuite 1-72-54-45751119-72.9125,75.188611111111
    MD240414Grove Mountain 020090 Meteorite (GRV 020090), Grove Mts, American Highland, Eastern Antarctica, AntarcticaAntarcticaTuite 10000000,0
    151AustraliaAustraliaTuite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    127Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaTuite 1-23-37-321475738-23.625555555556,147.96055555556
    28502Barcoo Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaTuite 1-24-39-38143279-24.660555555556,143.4525
    289763Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaTuite 1-25-43-591425658-25.733055555556,142.94944444444
    278347Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaTuite 1-25-43-591425659-25.733055555556,142.94972222222
    MD9914Tenham Meteorite, Tenham Station, Windorah, Barcoo Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaTuite 1-25-43-59142570-25.733055555556,142.95
    693ChinaChinaTuite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    704Hubei, ChinaChinaTuite 131414112501831.070555555556,112.83833333333
    156566Suizhou, Hubei, ChinaChinaTuite 1315130113225931.858333333333,113.38305555556
    256725Zengdu District (Cengdou District), Suizhou, Hubei, ChinaChinaTuite 13137011328031.616666666667,113.46666666667
    216669Xihe, Zengdu District (Cengdou District), Suizhou, Hubei, ChinaChinaTuite 13137011328031.616666666667,113.46666666667
    MD5562Suizhou Meteorite (Suizhou L6 Chondrite), Xihe, Zengdu District (Cengdou District), Suizhou, Hubei, ChinaChinaTuite 13137011328031.616666666667,113.46666666667
    7571MoroccoMoroccoTuite 1303457-7-42-4330.5825,-7.7119444444444
    290544Souss-Massa Region, MoroccoMoroccoTuite 1295923-8-17-5429.989722222222,-8.2983333333333
    122112Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, MoroccoMoroccoTuite 1295059-7-52-529.849722222222,-7.8680555555556
    MD237014Tissint Martian Meteorite, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, MoroccoMoroccoTuite 1292855-7-36-3929.481944444444,-7.6108333333333
    0North AfricaNorth AfricaTuite 10000000,0
    252129Sahara Desert, North AfricaNorth AfricaTuite 10000000,0
    MD307445Sahara 98222 Meteorite, Sahara Desert, North AfricaNorth AfricaTuite 10000000,0
    293089Northwest Africa MeteoritesNorthwest Africa MeteoritesTuite 10000000,0
    MD240408Northwest Africa 4468 Martian Meteorite (NWA 4468), Northwest Africa MeteoritesNorthwest Africa MeteoritesTuite 10000000,0
    14409RussiaRussiaTuite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    2644Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaTuite 16329612858763.485,128.96861111111
    293276Oymyakonsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaTuite 164235814333064.399444444444,143.05833333333
    MD307444Elga Meteorite, Oymyakonsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), RussiaRussiaTuite 16442014112064.7,141.2

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 30 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 30 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. (0 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (0 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. (7 bottom-level + 23 top/mid-level = 30 total)

       






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