Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Minerals queried: Wairauite

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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
					16806	Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean								Wairauite	1	16	28	55	-43	-53	-31	16.481944444444,-43.891944444444
					16805	Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean								Wairauite	1	23	47	1	-35	-35	-2	23.783611111111,-35.583888888889
MD					307455	Ocean Drilling Program Hole 1274A, Mid-Atlantic Ridge Complex, Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean								Wairauite	1	15	37	0	-46	-40	0	15.616666666667,-46.666666666667
		P	1274	95	8188	Canada	Canada				EPSL96_38	EMBC2002_65	EPSL96_38_Muskox0001	EMBC2002_65_PNC_age	Wairauite	1	53	20	27	-90	-3	-40	53.340833333333,-90.061111111111
		P	102	95	14311	British Columbia, Canada	Canada				EMBC2002_65	EMBC2002_65	EMBC2002_65_PNC_age	EMBC2002_65_PNC_age	Wairauite	1	51	12	0	-121	-56	-35	51.2,-121.94305555556
		P	102	95	30270	New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Canada		30270	New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	EMBC2002_65	EMBC2002_65	EMBC2002_65_PNC_age	EMBC2002_65_PNC_age	Wairauite	1	49	20	44	-121	-24	-3	49.345555555556,-121.40083333333
MD	R	Y	102	95	61476	Toy Prospect, New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	Canada		30270	New Westminster Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada	EMBC2002_65	EMBC2002_65	EMBC2002_65_PNC_age	EMBC2002_65_PNC_age	Wairauite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	1274	1266	22308	Nunavut, Canada	Canada				EPSL96_38	EPSL96_38	EPSL96_38_Muskox0001	EPSL96_38_Muskox0001	Wairauite	1	69	57	51	-97	-15	-42	69.964166666667,-97.261666666667
		P	1274	1266	286358	Coppermine River Area, Nunavut, Canada	Canada				EPSL96_38	EPSL96_38	EPSL96_38_Muskox0001	EPSL96_38_Muskox0001	Wairauite	1	67	12	30	-114	-53	0	67.208333333333,-114.88333333333
MD		O	1274	1266	17369	Muskox Intrusion, Coppermine River Area, Nunavut, Canada	Canada		17369	Muskox Intrusion, Coppermine River Area, Nunavut, Canada	EPSL96_38	EPSL96_38	EPSL96_38_Muskox0001	EPSL96_38_Muskox0001	Wairauite	1	67	12	30	-114	-53	0	67.208333333333,-114.88333333333
		P	4330	4010	693	China	China				M23_25	M23_25	M23_25_Ninqiang_40K40Ar	M23_25_Ninqiang_UThH	Wairauite	1	33	0	55	111	35	19	33.015277777778,111.58861111111
		P	4330	4010	24371	Shaanxi, China	China				M23_25	M23_25	M23_25_Ninqiang_40K40Ar	M23_25_Ninqiang_UThH	Wairauite	1	33	39	14	108	34	15	33.653888888889,108.57083333333
		P	4330	4010	156210	Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China	China				M23_25	M23_25	M23_25_Ninqiang_40K40Ar	M23_25_Ninqiang_UThH	Wairauite	1	33	7	28	106	50	35	33.124444444444,106.84305555556
		P	4330	4010	185604	Ningqiang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China	China				M23_25	M23_25	M23_25_Ninqiang_40K40Ar	M23_25_Ninqiang_UThH	Wairauite	1	33	5	1	106	7	35	33.083611111111,106.12638888889
MD		O	4330	4010	156631	Ningqiang Meteorite (Ningqiang Carbonaceous Chondrite), Ningqiang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China	China		156631	Ningqiang Meteorite (Ningqiang Carbonaceous Chondrite), Ningqiang Co., Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China	M23_25	M23_25	M23_25_Ninqiang_40K40Ar	M23_25_Ninqiang_UThH	Wairauite	1	32	55	35	105	54	24	32.926388888889,105.90666666667
					16773	India	India								Wairauite	1	22	28	54	83	9	44	22.481666666667,83.162222222222
					146184	West Bengal, India	India								Wairauite	1	23	3	29	86	55	28	23.058055555556,86.924444444444
					146185	Purulia District, West Bengal, India	India								Wairauite	1	23	0	59	86	32	59	23.016388888889,86.549722222222
MD					290829	Manbhoom Meteorite, Purulia District, West Bengal, India	India								Wairauite	1	23	3	0	86	42	0	23.05,86.7
		P	38	15	14553	Italy	Italy				T12_103	T12_103	Kristen002427	Kristen002427	Wairauite	1	42	32	7	12	16	57	42.535277777778,12.2825
		P	38	15	2100	Piedmont, Italy	Italy				T12_103	T12_103	Kristen002427	Kristen002427	Wairauite	1	45	20	18	8	5	55	45.338333333333,8.0986111111111
		P	38	15	130804	Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy	Italy				T12_103	T12_103	Kristen002427	Kristen002427	Wairauite	1	45	2	7	7	23	21	45.035277777778,7.3891666666667
		P	38	15	31204	Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy	Italy				T12_103	T12_103	Kristen002427	Kristen002427	Wairauite	1	45	16	15	7	24	42	45.270833333333,7.4116666666667
		P	38	15	278630	Balangero, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy	Italy				T12_103	T12_103	Kristen002427	Kristen002427	Wairauite	1	45	17	31	7	30	49	45.291944444444,7.5136111111111
MD		O	38	15	2110	Poggio San Vittore Asbestos Mine, Balangero, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy	Italy		2110	Poggio San Vittore Asbestos Mine, Balangero, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City Of Turin, Piedmont, Italy	T12_103	T12_103	Kristen002427	Kristen002427	Wairauite	1	45	17	32	7	30	49	45.292222222222,7.5136111111111
		P	541	66	14488	Japan	Japan				USGSOFR2009-1034	MJ11_261	vms-00512	Alexandra-0100	Wairauite	1	35	19	57	135	58	3	35.3325,135.9675
		O	541	66	20264	Ehime, Japan	Japan		20264	Ehime, Japan	USGSOFR2009-1034	MJ11_261	vms-00512	Alexandra-0100	Wairauite	1	33	46	20	132	56	46	33.772222222222,132.94611111111
MD					171317	Nikubuchidani, Ehime, Japan	Japan								Wairauite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	4568.5	4566.3	2207	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan				ILU_3	ILU_3	Kristen002426	Kristen002426	Wairauite	1	48	17	30	68	49	45	48.291666666667,68.829166666667
		P	4568.5	4566.3	31583	Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan				ILU_3	ILU_3	Kristen002426	Kristen002426	Wairauite	1	51	29	36	75	58	5	51.493333333333,75.968055555556
		P	4568.5	4566.3	303385	Pavlodar, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan				ILU_3	ILU_3	Kristen002426	Kristen002426	Wairauite	1	52	34	59	76	57	39	52.583055555556,76.960833333333
MD		O	4568.5	4566.3	31212	Efremovka Meteorite, Pavlodar, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan		31212	Efremovka Meteorite, Pavlodar, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan	ILU_3	ILU_3	Kristen002426	Kristen002426	Wairauite	1	52	30	0	77	0	0	52.5,77
		P	299	252	15576	New Zealand	New Zealand				AJS276_561	AJS276_561	Kristen002447	Kristen002447	Wairauite	1	-40	-36	-29	150	44	2	-40.608055555556,150.73388888889
	R	P	299	252	15427	Marlborough Region, New Zealand	New Zealand		5923	Dun Mountain, Nelson Region, New Zealand	AJS276_561	AJS276_561	Kristen002447	Kristen002447	Wairauite	1	-41	-38	-24	173	36	47	-41.64,173.61305555556
	R	P	299	252	297732	Wairau Valley, Marlborough Region, New Zealand	New Zealand		5923	Dun Mountain, Nelson Region, New Zealand	AJS276_561	AJS276_561	Kristen002447	Kristen002447	Wairauite	1	-41	-39	-2	173	1	52	-41.650555555556,173.03111111111
MD	R	B	299	252	61475	Red Hills, Wairau Valley, Marlborough Region, New Zealand	New Zealand		5923	Dun Mountain, Nelson Region, New Zealand	AJS276_561	AJS276_561	Kristen002447	Kristen002447	Wairauite	1	-41	-39	-3	173	1	52	-41.650833333333,173.03111111111
		P	472	299	14409	Russia	Russia				OGR30_257	OGR47_5	Hg-00044	Kristen002451	Wairauite	1	53	56	10	68	39	9	53.936111111111,68.6525
		P	472	397	232479	Bashkortostan, Russia	Russia				OGR30_257	OGR30_257	Hg-00044	Hg-00044	Wairauite	1	53	49	5	56	40	24	53.818055555556,56.673333333333
MD		O	472	397	5826	Nurali Complex (Nurali Massif), Bashkortostan, Russia	Russia		5826	Nurali Complex (Nurali Massif), Bashkortostan, Russia	OGR30_257	OGR30_257	Hg-00044	Hg-00044	Wairauite	1	54	47	25	59	34	59	54.790277777778,59.583055555556
					2651	Kamchatka Krai, Russia	Russia								Wairauite	1	55	7	27	160	42	1	55.124166666667,160.70027777778
					280686	Korf, Kamchatka Krai, Russia	Russia								Wairauite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD					212740	Gal'moenan Ultrabasic Massif, Korf, Kamchatka Krai, Russia	Russia								Wairauite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					20376	Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Russia								Wairauite	1	60	23	23	95	43	21	60.389722222222,95.7225
					18708	Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Russia								Wairauite	1	70	36	50	98	2	8	70.613888888889,98.035555555556
					288934	Kureika River, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Russia								Wairauite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD					276634	Dzheltul'skii Massif (Dzhaltul), Kureika River, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia	Russia								Wairauite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
		P	419	299	19579	Orenburg Oblast, Russia	Russia				OGR47_5	OGR47_5	Kristen002451	Kristen002451	Wairauite	1	51	56	57	57	39	21	51.949166666667,57.655833333333
		P	419	299	277844	Aidyrlya River, Orenburg Oblast, Russia	Russia				OGR47_5	OGR47_5	Kristen002451	Kristen002451	Wairauite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
MD		O	419	299	2793	Aidyrlya Gold Deposit, Aidyrlya River, Orenburg Oblast, Russia	Russia		2793	Aidyrlya Gold Deposit, Aidyrlya River, Orenburg Oblast, Russia	OGR47_5	OGR47_5	Kristen002451	Kristen002451	Wairauite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0,0
					22720	Serbia	Serbia								Wairauite	1	43	51	51	20	32	21	43.864166666667,20.539166666667
					255946	Moravica District, Serbia	Serbia								Wairauite	1	43	58	48	20	28	28	43.98,20.474444444444
					255982	Čačak (Caßak; Zazach), Moravica District, Serbia	Serbia								Wairauite	1	43	49	59	20	26	28	43.833055555556,20.441111111111
					281444	Jelica, Čačak (Caßak; Zazach), Moravica District, Serbia	Serbia								Wairauite	1	43	49	59	20	26	29	43.833055555556,20.441388888889
MD					31171	Jelica Meteorite, Jelica, Čačak (Caßak; Zazach), Moravica District, Serbia	Serbia								Wairauite	1	43	49	59	20	26	30	43.833055555556,20.441666666667
					14281	UK	UK								Wairauite	1	53	52	37	-3	-55	-35	53.876944444444,-3.9263888888889
					14093	England, UK	UK								Wairauite	1	52	18	26	-1	-25	-33	52.307222222222,-1.4258333333333
					18319	Lancashire, England, UK	UK								Wairauite	1	53	44	8	-2	-39	-37	53.735555555556,-2.6602777777778
					303126	West Lancashire, Lancashire, England, UK	UK								Wairauite	1	53	35	32	-2	-46	-25	53.592222222222,-2.7736111111111
					303130	Wrightington, West Lancashire, Lancashire, England, UK	UK								Wairauite	1	53	34	59	-2	-43	0	53.583055555556,-2.7166666666667
MD					269101	Appley Bridge Meteorite, Wrightington, West Lancashire, Lancashire, England, UK	UK								Wairauite	1	53	34	59	-2	-43	0	53.583055555556,-2.7166666666667
		P	167	145	3366	USA	USA				GSAB79_1027	GSAB79_1027	Kristen002448	Kristen002448	Wairauite	1	37	49	12	-83	-42	-49	37.82,-83.713611111111
		P	167	145	4060	Oregon, USA	USA				GSAB79_1027	GSAB79_1027	Kristen002448	Kristen002448	Wairauite	1	44	31	6	-121	-32	-2	44.518333333333,-121.53388888889
		P	167	145	29428	Josephine Co., Oregon, USA	USA				GSAB79_1027	GSAB79_1027	Kristen002448	Kristen002448	Wairauite	1	42	21	5	-123	-29	-59	42.351388888889,-123.49972222222
		P	167	145	66186	Josephine Creek District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USA	USA				GSAB79_1027	GSAB79_1027	Kristen002448	Kristen002448	Wairauite	1	42	12	57	-123	-42	-49	42.215833333333,-123.71361111111
MD		O	167	145	4064	Josephine Creek Placers, Josephine Creek District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USA	USA		4064	Josephine Creek Placers, Josephine Creek District, Josephine Co., Oregon, USA	GSAB79_1027	GSAB79_1027	Kristen002448	Kristen002448	Wairauite	1	42	12	57	-123	-42	-49	42.215833333333,-123.71361111111

This mineral directly occurs at 16 localities (16 localities according to mindat, 65 localities if parents are counted as well)
Of the 16 localities at which this mineral occurs, 9 have an age. (39 of the 65 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. (5 total)

This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (4 total)

This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (28 total)

This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (2 total)

This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (5 bottom-level + 21 top/mid-level = 26 total)

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