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: Verneite

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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
    145787IcelandIcelandVerneite 1644916-19-46-4664.821111111111,-19.779444444444
    253359Southern Region, IcelandIcelandVerneite 163515-20-11-2463.851388888889,-20.19
    310004Rangárþing Ytra, Southern Region, IcelandIcelandVerneite 1635724-19-22-963.956666666667,-19.369166666667
    MD1985Hekla, Rangárþing Ytra, Southern Region, IcelandIcelandVerneite 1635936-19-39-4763.993333333333,-19.663055555556
    310005Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, IcelandIcelandVerneite 1632157-20-24-5663.365833333333,-20.415555555556
    180791Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago (Westman Islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, IcelandIcelandVerneite 1632158-20-24-5763.366111111111,-20.415833333333
    180792Heimaey Island, Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago (Westman Islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, IcelandIcelandVerneite 1632559-20-14-5563.433055555556,-20.248611111111
    MD180793Eldfell, Heimaey Island, Vestmannaeyjar Archipelago (Westman Islands), Vestmannaeyjar, Southern Region, IcelandIcelandVerneite 163260-20-14-5663.433333333333,-20.248888888889
    P0.4014553ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Verneite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    P0.402071Campania, ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Verneite 140525714243440.8825,14.409444444444
    P0.402094Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Verneite 14047221463040.789444444444,14.108333333333
    O0.402091Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItaly2091Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyJP78_753JP78_753Michelle_0040Michelle_0040Verneite 140491714245240.821388888889,14.414444444444
    MD145740Mt Vesuvius, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples, Campania, ItalyItalyVerneite 140482314253340.806388888889,14.425833333333

    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, 0 have an age. (4 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. (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. (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. (2 bottom-level + 7 top/mid-level = 9 total)

       






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