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: Vanadium

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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
    14398ArgentinaArgentinaVanadium 1-33-41-5-65-32-49-33.684722222222,-65.546944444444
    16607San Luis Province, ArgentinaArgentinaVanadium 1-32-46-56-65-55-1-32.782222222222,-65.916944444444
    220663Sierra De Comechingones, San Luis Province, ArgentinaArgentinaVanadium 10000000,0
    MD220664Dellagiustaite Type Locality, Sierra De Comechingones, San Luis Province, ArgentinaArgentinaVanadium 10000000,0
    16494FijiFijiVanadium 1-17-14-591784920-17.249722222222,178.82222222222
    24311Viti Levu, FijiFijiVanadium 1-17-50-161774851-17.837777777778,177.81416666667
    18872Tavua Gold Field, Viti Levu, FijiFijiVanadium 1-17-37-321775746-17.625555555556,177.96277777778
    59349Vatukoula, Tavua Gold Field, Viti Levu, FijiFijiVanadium 1-17-37-321775747-17.625555555556,177.96305555556
    MD58347Tuvatu Mine, Vatukoula, Tavua Gold Field, Viti Levu, FijiFijiVanadium 1-17-42-551773454-17.715277777778,177.58166666667
    14188GreeceGreeceVanadium 138392423203638.656666666667,23.343333333333
    14526Central Greece, GreeceGreeceVanadium 13849222435138.817222222222,22.730833333333
    14525Phthiotis, Central Greece, GreeceGreeceVanadium 13922922202939.041388888889,22.341388888889
    26565Domokos, Phthiotis, Central Greece, GreeceGreeceVanadium 13923022203039.041666666667,22.341666666667
    MD204454Aghio Stefanos Prospect (Agios Stefanos), Domokos, Phthiotis, Central Greece, GreeceGreeceVanadium 139002215039,22.25
    14762IsraelIsraelVanadium 13139203545831.655555555556,35.082777777778
    145486Haifa District, IsraelIsraelVanadium 13239593504332.666388888889,35.011944444444
    225961Mount Carmel, Haifa District, IsraelIsraelVanadium 13239593504332.666388888889,35.011944444444
    MD260090Rakefet Magmatic Complex, Mount Carmel, Haifa District, IsraelIsraelVanadium 13243593525932.733055555556,35.049722222222
    P302285MexicoMexicoNAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-19782NAVDAT-21866Vanadium 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    P3014261Jalisco, MexicoMexicoNAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-19782NAVDAT-21866Vanadium 1203116-103-59-5020.521111111111,-103.99722222222
    P30278726Colima Volcanic Complex, Jalisco, MexicoMexicoNAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-19782NAVDAT-21866Vanadium 1193050-103-37-1119.513888888889,-103.61972222222
    MDO30175686Colima Volcano (Volcan De Fuego; Volcan De Colima), Colima Volcanic Complex, Jalisco, MexicoMexico175686Colima Volcano (Volcan De Fuego; Volcan De Colima), Colima Volcanic Complex, Jalisco, MexicoNAVDATNAVDATNAVDAT-19782NAVDAT-21866Vanadium 1193050-103-37-1119.513888888889,-103.61972222222

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 22 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (4 of the 22 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. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (3 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 + 14 top/mid-level = 18 total)

       






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