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: Upalite

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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
    P975.3969.314231DR CongoDR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0228Alexandra-0228Upalite 1-4-1-53251514-4.0313888888889,25.253888888889
    P975.3969.3188715South Kivu, DR CongoDR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0228Alexandra-0228Upalite 1-4-1-37282237-4.0269444444444,28.376944444444
    P975.3969.3262105Mwenga, South Kivu, DR CongoDR Congo262105Mwenga, South Kivu, DR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0228Alexandra-0228Upalite 1-3-6-4275649-3.1011111111111,27.946944444444
    MDRO975.3969.34313Kobokobo Pegmatite, Mwenga, South Kivu, DR CongoDR Congo262105Mwenga, South Kivu, DR CongoOGR64_667OGR64_667Alexandra-0228Alexandra-0228Upalite 1-3-4-5927759-3.0830555555556,27.133055555556
    P43043014254RomaniaRomaniaEG10_123EG10_123Giersdorf_00000670Giersdorf_00000670Upalite 146245924182146.416388888889,24.305833333333
    P430430193300Suceava, RomaniaRomaniaEG10_123EG10_123Giersdorf_00000670Giersdorf_00000670Upalite 147342925242947.574722222222,25.408055555556
    P430430132313Suceava District, Suceava, RomaniaRomaniaEG10_123EG10_123Giersdorf_00000670Giersdorf_00000670Upalite 10000000,0
    MDY430430193302Crucea, Suceava District, Suceava, RomaniaRomania193302Crucea, Suceava District, Suceava, RomaniaEG10_123EG10_123Giersdorf_00000670Giersdorf_00000670Upalite 10000000,0
    3366USAUSAUpalite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3585Colorado, USAUSAUpalite 1385532-105-31-5138.925555555556,-105.53083333333
    14218Fremont Co., Colorado, USAUSAUpalite 1382551-105-23-4538.430833333333,-105.39583333333
    14217Eight Mile Park Pegmatite District, Fremont Co., Colorado, USAUSAUpalite 1382851-105-18-1238.480833333333,-105.30333333333
    MD6119Eight Mile Park, Eight Mile Park Pegmatite District, Fremont Co., Colorado, USAUSAUpalite 1382929-105-20-1638.491388888889,-105.33777777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 13 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (8 of the 13 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. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (5 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. (1 bottom-level + 4 top/mid-level = 5 total)

       







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