Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Vantasselite

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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
    14090BelgiumBelgiumVantasselite 1504534335850.750833333333,4.5661111111111
    305588Wallonia, BelgiumBelgiumVantasselite 15023214533550.389166666667,4.8930555555556
    303Luxembourg, Wallonia, BelgiumBelgiumVantasselite 1500415271350.011388888889,5.4536111111111
    16014Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, BelgiumBelgiumVantasselite 15016385534450.277222222222,5.8955555555556
    209953Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, BelgiumBelgiumVantasselite 15016395534550.2775,5.8958333333333
    MD12269Bihain, Vielsalm, Stavelot Massif, Luxembourg, Wallonia, BelgiumBelgiumVantasselite 15014525483350.247777777778,5.8091666666667
    P35424814244GermanyGermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Vantasselite 151261810221151.438333333333,10.369722222222
    4556Hesse, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 150360855050.6,8.9166666666667
    307246Lahn-Dill, Hesse, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 15040138185550.670277777778,8.3152777777778
    24240Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill, Hesse, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 15033128241950.553333333333,8.4052777777778
    24451Weilburg, Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill, Hesse, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 15026378191450.443611111111,8.3205555555556
    240960Essershausen, Weilburg, Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill, Hesse, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 15026388191450.443888888889,8.3205555555556
    MD108315Mark Mine, Essershausen, Weilburg, Wetzlar, Lahn-Dill, Hesse, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 15026398191550.444166666667,8.3208333333333
    17498North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 1512118733351.355,7.5508333333333
    17799Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 15120538125851.348055555556,8.2161111111111
    30841Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 15119308203751.325,8.3436111111111
    132239Bestwig, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 1512130825151.358333333333,8.4169444444444
    MD17776Föckinghausen Quarry, Bestwig, Meschede, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyGermanyVantasselite 10000000,0
    P35424814243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Vantasselite 14954397302549.910833333333,7.5069444444444
    P354248305377Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Vantasselite 15017547501250.298333333333,7.8366666666667
    RP354248267978Katzenelnbogen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Vantasselite 10000000,0
    MDRO354248267979Zollhaus Mine, Katzenelnbogen, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyGermany14243Rhineland-Palatinate, GermanyHg-00059Hg-00059Vantasselite 10000000,0
    14488JapanJapanVantasselite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    53679Mie, JapanJapanVantasselite 13427113694034.450277777778,136.16111111111
    MD171320Iseji, Mie, JapanJapanVantasselite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 25 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (5 of the 25 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. (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. (3 bottom-level + 17 top/mid-level = 20 total)

       






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