Mineral Evolution Database
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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: Turanite

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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
    19075KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanTuranite 141235673343541.398888888889,73.576388888889
    19841Osh, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanTuranite 140161871572440.271666666667,71.956666666667
    287841Aravan District, Osh, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanTuranite 14024597212040.416388888889,72.2
    MD2648Tyuya-Muyun Cu-V-U Deposit (Radium Mine), Aravan District, Osh, KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanTuranite 14024597212040.416388888889,72.2
    P81.1163366USAUSAEG81_388EG81_388Kristen001379Kristen000218Turanite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P81.11614194Nevada, USAUSAEG81_388EG81_388Kristen001379Kristen000218Turanite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    37527Eureka Co., Nevada, USAUSATuranite 140251-116-16-3740.0475,-116.27694444444
    250520Carlin Trend, Eureka Co., Nevada, USAUSATuranite 1404737-116-13-1640.793611111111,-116.22111111111
    250528Maggie Creek Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka Co., Nevada, USAUSATuranite 1404737-116-13-1640.793611111111,-116.22111111111
    MD29501Gold Quarry Mine (Maggie Claims; Nevada Bureau Of Mines & Geology Sample Site No. 1560; Deep West Ore Body), Maggie Creek Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka Co., Nevada, USAUSATuranite 1404746-116-14040.796111111111,-116.23333333333
    P81.1163913Nye Co., Nevada, USAUSAEG81_388EG81_388Kristen001379Kristen000218Turanite 1375345-116-46-3537.895833333333,-116.77638888889
    P81.116261556Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAUSAEG81_388EG81_388Kristen001379Kristen000218Turanite 1383827-116-59-2838.640833333333,-116.99111111111
    P81.11611584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAUSA11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAEG81_388EG81_388Kristen001379Kristen000218Turanite 1383112-117-3-4838.52,-117.06333333333
    MDRO81.11662351Unnamed Prospect, Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAUSA11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAEG81_388EG81_388Kristen001379Kristen000218Turanite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 14 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (6 of the 14 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. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (4 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. (0 bottom-level + 8 top/mid-level = 8 total)

       







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