Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Minerals queried: Vulcanite

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			Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	mindat ID	Locality containing Mineral	Country	Tectonic Settings	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference (Max Age)	Reference (Min Age)	Excel ID (Max Age)	Excel ID (Min Age)	Query Minerals	# of Query Minerals at Locality	Lat Deg	Lat Min	Lat Sec	Lon Deg	Lon Min	Lon Sec	Decimal Degree
		P	92.73	90.05	14255	Bulgaria	Bulgaria				MD43_1	MD43_1	Mo-00196	Mo-00151	Vulcanite	1	42	27	8	24	41	33	42.452222222222,24.6925
		P	92.73	90.05	47689	Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Bulgaria				MD43_1	MD43_1	Mo-00196	Mo-00151	Vulcanite	1	42	23	34	24	16	49	42.392777777778,24.280277777778
		P	92.73	90.05	250146	Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Bulgaria				MD43_1	MD43_1	Mo-00196	Mo-00151	Vulcanite	1	42	25	49	24	13	21	42.430277777778,24.2225
	R	P	92.73	90.05	45505	Levski, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Bulgaria		25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	MD43_1	MD43_1	Mo-00196	Mo-00151	Vulcanite	1	42	22	11	24	16	43	42.369722222222,24.278611111111
MD	R	O	92.73	90.05	18792	Radka Mine, Levski, Panagyurishte (Panagurishte) Obshtina, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgaria	Bulgaria		25121	Elatsite Mine (Elacite Mine), Zlatitsa, Zlatitsa Obshtina, Sofia Province, Bulgaria	MD43_1	MD43_1	Mo-00196	Mo-00151	Vulcanite	1	42	22	11	24	16	44	42.369722222222,24.278888888889
					693	China	China								Vulcanite	1	33	0	55	111	35	19	33.015277777778,111.58861111111
					22425	Henan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	34	6	32	113	0	31	34.108888888889,113.00861111111
					135150	Sanmenxia, Henan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	34	26	37	111	3	19	34.443611111111,111.05527777778
					135147	Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	34	24	8	110	34	18	34.402222222222,110.57166666667
					156519	Qinling Mine, Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	34	24	19	110	33	11	34.405277777778,110.55305555556
MD					156515	Yangzhaiyu Au-Pb-Te Deposit, Qinling Mine, Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	34	24	10	110	32	24	34.402777777778,110.54
MD					156879	Tonggou Au Deposit (incl. Chucha-Luanshi Au Deposit), Lingbao Co., Sanmenxia, Henan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	34	25	31	110	34	34	34.425277777778,110.57611111111
					729	Sichuan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	30	15	23	103	23	25	30.256388888889,103.39027777778
					145501	Ya'an, Sichuan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	29	23	13	102	31	56	29.386944444444,102.53222222222
					134899	Shimian Co., Ya'an, Sichuan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	29	17	43	102	9	18	29.295277777778,102.155
MD					134900	Dashuigou Te-polymetallic Deposit, Shimian Co., Ya'an, Sichuan, China	China								Vulcanite	1	29	10	27	102	11	6	29.174166666667,102.185
		P	18	11.5	14188	Greece	Greece				MP94_175	MP94_175	MP94_175_Tinos_granodiorite	MP94_175_rhyolitic_dykes	Vulcanite	1	38	39	24	23	20	36	38.656666666667,23.343333333333
		P	18	11.5	14524	South Aegean, Greece	Greece				MP94_175	MP94_175	MP94_175_Tinos_granodiorite	MP94_175_rhyolitic_dykes	Vulcanite	1	37	3	43	25	27	38	37.061944444444,25.460555555556
		P	18	11.5	305770	Tinos, South Aegean, Greece	Greece				MP94_175	MP94_175	MP94_175_Tinos_granodiorite	MP94_175_rhyolitic_dykes	Vulcanite	1	37	34	53	25	6	23	37.581388888889,25.106388888889
		P	18	11.5	122968	Tinos Island, Tinos, South Aegean, Greece	Greece				MP94_175	MP94_175	MP94_175_Tinos_granodiorite	MP94_175_rhyolitic_dykes	Vulcanite	1	37	34	53	25	6	23	37.581388888889,25.106388888889
MD	R	O	18	11.5	125386	Panormos Bay, Tinos Island, Tinos, South Aegean, Greece	Greece		192071	Apigania Bay, Tinos Island, Tinos, South Aegean, Greece	MP94_175	MP94_175	MP94_175_Tinos_granodiorite	MP94_175_rhyolitic_dykes	Vulcanite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	2500	541	12362	Norway	Norway				USGSOFR2009-1034	USGSOFR2009-1034	vms-00655	vms-00655	Vulcanite	1	57	36	26	9	41	16	57.607222222222,9.6877777777778
		P	2500	541	23864	Finnmark, Norway	Norway				USGSOFR2009-1034	USGSOFR2009-1034	vms-00655	vms-00655	Vulcanite	1	70	18	57	25	57	7	70.315833333333,25.951944444444
		P	2500	541	195388	Kautokeino, Finnmark, Norway	Norway				USGSOFR2009-1034	USGSOFR2009-1034	vms-00655	vms-00655	Vulcanite	1	69	5	24	23	47	27	69.09,23.790833333333
MD		O	2500	541	2461	Bidjovagge Gold-copper Deposit, Kautokeino, Finnmark, Norway	Norway		2461	Bidjovagge Gold-copper Deposit, Kautokeino, Finnmark, Norway	USGSOFR2009-1034	USGSOFR2009-1034	vms-00655	vms-00655	Vulcanite	1	69	16	59	22	28	59	69.283055555556,22.483055555556
		P	23	2.6	14409	Russia	Russia				GMP43_118	GMP43_118	Mo-00405	Mo-00405	Vulcanite	1	53	56	10	68	39	9	53.936111111111,68.6525
		P	23	2.6	2651	Kamchatka Krai, Russia	Russia				GMP43_118	GMP43_118	Mo-00405	Mo-00405	Vulcanite	1	55	7	27	160	42	1	55.124166666667,160.70027777778
MD		O	23	2.6	196143	Ozernovskoe Deposit, Kamchatka Krai, Russia	Russia		196143	Ozernovskoe Deposit, Kamchatka Krai, Russia	GMP43_118	GMP43_118	Mo-00405	Mo-00405	Vulcanite	1	57	35	31	160	38	13	57.591944444444,160.63694444444
					0	Urals Region, Russia	Russia								Vulcanite	1	62	44	54	59	47	43	62.748333333333,59.795277777778
MD					19977	Byn'govsk Au-Te Deposit, Urals Region, Russia	Russia								Vulcanite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	800	800	22386	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia				USGSOFR2009_1034	USGSOFR2009_1034	vms-00844	vms-00844	Vulcanite	1	24	23	11	41	59	38	24.386388888889,41.993888888889
		P	800	800	145804	Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia				USGSOFR2009_1034	USGSOFR2009_1034	vms-00844	vms-00844	Vulcanite	1	24	46	40	40	32	23	24.777777777778,40.539722222222
MD		O	800	800	19975	Jabal Sayid Mine (Jabal Sayid Cu-Zn Deposit), Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Continental Arc	19975	Jabal Sayid Mine (Jabal Sayid Cu-Zn Deposit), Mintaqah Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia	USGSOFR2009_1034	USGSOFR2009_1034	vms-00844	vms-00844	Vulcanite	1	23	51	5	40	56	23	23.851388888889,40.939722222222
		P	305	262	20019	Tajikistan	Tajikistan				JAES42_821	IGCPEA486_239	Alexandra-0336	Giersdorf_00000174	Vulcanite	1	39	7	35	70	56	19	39.126388888889,70.938611111111
		P	305	262	8917	Sughd, Tajikistan	Tajikistan				JAES42_821	IGCPEA486_239	Alexandra-0336	Giersdorf_00000174	Vulcanite	1	40	22	31	69	36	19	40.375277777778,69.605277777778
MD		O	305	262	9897	Kockbulak Mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te Deposit), Sughd, Tajikistan	Tajikistan		9897	Kockbulak Mine (Kochbulak Au-Ag-Te Deposit), Sughd, Tajikistan	JAES42_821	IGCPEA486_239	Alexandra-0336	Giersdorf_00000174	Vulcanite	1	40	59	58	70	24	59	40.999444444444,70.416388888889
					3366	USA	USA								Vulcanite	1	37	49	12	-83	-42	-49	37.82,-83.713611111111
					3585	Colorado, USA	USA								Vulcanite	1	38	55	32	-105	-31	-51	38.925555555556,-105.53083333333
					21893	Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA	USA								Vulcanite	1	38	46	26	-106	-57	-27	38.773888888889,-106.9575
					21797	Vulcan District (Cebolla District; Domingo District), Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA	USA								Vulcanite	1	38	20	40	-107	0	-49	38.344444444444,-107.01361111111
					251008	Vulcan, Vulcan District (Cebolla District; Domingo District), Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA	USA								Vulcanite	1	38	20	35	-107	0	-26	38.343055555556,-107.00722222222
MD					3640	Good Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine), Vulcan, Vulcan District (Cebolla District; Domingo District), Gunnison Co., Colorado, USA	USA								Vulcanite	1	38	20	35	-107	0	-26	38.343055555556,-107.00722222222

This mineral directly occurs at 11 localities (11 localities according to mindat, 42 localities if parents are counted as well)
Of the 11 localities at which this mineral occurs, 6 have an age. (23 of the 42 parent localities have ages)

MD	The mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, but does not have an age yet.
MD	The 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.

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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. (4 total)

This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)

This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (18 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. (5 bottom-level + 14 top/mid-level = 19 total)

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