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: Tunisite

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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
    14280FranceFranceTunisite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    20192Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceFranceTunisite 1453017436745.504722222222,4.6019444444444
    56796Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceFranceTunisite 1443931574844.658611111111,5.13
    MD12783Condorcet, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FranceFranceTunisite 14424215105544.405833333333,5.1819444444444
    22386Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaTunisite 124231141593824.386388888889,41.993888888889
    145804Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaTunisite 124464040322324.777777777778,40.539722222222
    MD272029Al-Monawarh, Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaTunisite 10000000,0
    7230TunisiaTunisiaTunisite 136125922336.023611111111,9.3675
    30304Kef, TunisiaTunisiaTunisite 136008315936,8.5330555555556
    277079Sakiet Sidi Youssef (Saqiyat Sidi Yusuf), Kef, TunisiaTunisiaTunisite 10000000,0
    MD23293Sidi Youssef Mine, Sakiet Sidi Youssef (Saqiyat Sidi Yusuf), Kef, TunisiaTunisiaTunisite 10000000,0
    3275UkraineUkraineTunisite 1497130104249.116944444444,30.178333333333
    20350Donetsk Oblast, UkraineUkraineTunisite 147564737433047.946388888889,37.725
    23309Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, UkraineUkraineTunisite 148203937522148.344166666667,37.8725
    277504Slaviansky District, Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, UkraineUkraineTunisite 1484203730048.7,37.5
    MD272028Slavyansk Ore Field, Slaviansky District, Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, UkraineUkraineTunisite 10000000,0
    3366USAUSATunisite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3424California, USAUSATunisite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    210517San Mateo Co., California, USAUSATunisite 1373137-122-21-1137.526944444444,-122.35305555556
    211030Redwood City, San Mateo Co., California, USAUSATunisite 1372834-122-14-137.476111111111,-122.23361111111
    MD8175Challenge Deposit, Redwood City, San Mateo Co., California, USAUSATunisite 1372757-122-15-1637.465833333333,-122.25444444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 21 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 21 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. (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. (4 bottom-level + 17 top/mid-level = 21 total)

       






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