Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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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
    6062TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 139164834194239.28,34.328333333333
    23872Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 138744283838.128888888889,28.052222222222
    26512Kütahya Province, Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 13993929241939.160833333333,29.405277777778
    219756Emet, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 139174229142439.295,29.24
    277311Doğanlar Village, Emet, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 13916592913539.283055555556,29.218055555556
    MD222134Doğanlar Boreholes No. 2 And No. 188 (Kütahya-Emet 2 And 188), Doğanlar Village, Emet, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 13916592913639.283055555556,29.218333333333
    222146Emet Borate Deposit, Emet, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 139182729154439.3075,29.262222222222
    MD17026Emet Eti Bor Mine ("Killik Mine"; "Kilik Mine"; Espey Mine), Emet Borate Deposit, Emet, Kütahya Province, Aegean Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 139222529161539.373611111111,29.270833333333
    26240Central Anatolia Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 139171934292239.288611111111,34.489444444444
    30742Eskişehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 139352131124539.589166666667,31.2125
    261257Kirka, Eskişehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 13916593033039.283055555556,30.55
    MD23285Sarıkaya B Deposit, Kirka, Eskişehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 1391703033039.283333333333,30.55
    23980Marmara Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 14029132811840.486944444444,28.021666666667
    22827Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 13935727314839.585277777778,27.53
    25728Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 13923592875939.399722222222,28.133055555556
    MD302379Arkagünevi Deposit, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 10000000,0
    MD8682Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 139240288039.4,28.133333333333
    MD193648Günevi Mines, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 10000000,0
    MD302378Öngünevi Deposit, Bigadiç, Balikesir Province, Marmara Region, TurkeyTurkeyTunellite 10000000,0
    P22173366USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-19629NAVDAT-58166Tunellite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P22173424California, USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-19629NAVDAT-58166Tunellite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    3462Inyo Co., California, USAUSATunellite 1363553-117-40-936.598055555556,-117.66916666667
    3450Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USAUSATunellite 1363728-117-7-1736.624444444444,-117.12138888889
    MD215976Furnace Creek, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USAUSATunellite 1362955-116-52-836.498611111111,-116.86888888889
    27209Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSATunellite 1362345-116-47-736.395833333333,-116.78527777778
    205141Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSATunellite 1361953-116-41-2436.331388888889,-116.69
    MD5571Boraxo Mine (Kern Borate Mine; Boraxo Deposit; Boraxo No. 1 And No. 2; Clara Claim; Thompson Mine; Tenneco Mine), Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSATunellite 1362023-116-42-1736.339722222222,-116.70472222222
    P19193481Kern Co., California, USAUSAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Tunellite 1352336-118-32-3935.393333333333,-118.54416666667
    P191925097Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAUSAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Tunellite 1345946-117-46-1234.996111111111,-117.77
    P19193438Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAUSAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Tunellite 135326-117-45-835.057222222222,-117.75222222222
    P191980184Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAUSA80184Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Tunellite 135225-117-41-2535.040277777778,-117.69027777778
    RP191923409U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAUSA80184Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Tunellite 135238-117-41-3935.043888888889,-117.69416666667
    MDRO19193439Jenifer Mine (Jennifer Mine), U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAUSA80184Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Tunellite 10000000,0
    MDRO19193484U.S. Borax Open Pit (Boron Pit), U.S. Borax Mine (Pacific West Coast Borax; Kramer Mine; Baker Mine), Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAUSA80184Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Tunellite 135239-117-41-3935.044166666667,-117.69416666667
    P22173541San Bernardino Co., California, USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-19629NAVDAT-58166Tunellite 1345414-116-18-5934.903888888889,-116.31638888889
    P2217215478East Kramer District, San Bernardino Co., California, USAUSANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-19629NAVDAT-58166Tunellite 1345119-117-31-5134.855277777778,-117.53083333333
    MDO2217215479East Kramer Borate Area (East Kramer Colemanite Area), East Kramer District, San Bernardino Co., California, USAUSA271633Saddleback Mountain, East Kramer Borate Area (East Kramer Colemanite Area), East Kramer District, San Bernardino Co., California, USANAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-19629NAVDAT-58166Tunellite 1345120-117-31-5134.855555555556,-117.53083333333

    This mineral directly occurs at 12 localities (16 localities according to mindat, 37 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 12 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (12 of the 37 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. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (9 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (2 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (7 bottom-level + 18 top/mid-level = 25 total)

       






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