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: Wardsmithite

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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
    P1710182285MexicoMexicoAGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000306Hg-00021Wardsmithite 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    MDO1710182350Sonora, MexicoMexico27087Heróica Caborca, Caborca Municipality, Sonora, MexicoAGSD12_201Giersdorf_00000306Hg-00021Wardsmithite 1294839-110-11-2329.810833333333,-110.18972222222
    P19193366USAUSAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Wardsmithite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P19193424California, USAUSAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Wardsmithite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    3462Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWardsmithite 1363553-117-40-936.598055555556,-117.66916666667
    27209Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWardsmithite 1362345-116-47-736.395833333333,-116.78527777778
    205141Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWardsmithite 1361953-116-41-2436.331388888889,-116.69
    MD25093Hard Scramble Claim, Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWardsmithite 136206-116-42-1036.335,-116.70277777778
    MD205940Oliver Claim (Neglect Claim; Oliver Consolidated Claim), Ryan, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWardsmithite 1362020-116-39-2636.338888888889,-116.65722222222
    218692Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWardsmithite 1362348-116-47-136.396666666667,-116.78361111111
    MD34528South Meridian Claim, Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Furnace Creek District (Furnace Creek Borate District; Death Valley Area Borate Deposits; Ryan Area), Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWardsmithite 1362345-116-47-136.395833333333,-116.78361111111
    P19193481Kern Co., California, USAUSAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Wardsmithite 1352336-118-32-3935.393333333333,-118.54416666667
    P191925097Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAUSAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Wardsmithite 1345946-117-46-1234.996111111111,-117.77
    P19193438Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAUSAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Wardsmithite 135326-117-45-835.057222222222,-117.75222222222
    MDO191980184Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAUSA80184Kramer Borate Deposit, Boron, Kramer District (Kramer Borate District), Kern Co., California, USAOLEB41_307OLEB41_307Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Scott-OLEB41_307-0001Wardsmithite 135225-117-41-2535.040277777778,-117.69027777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 5 localities (5 localities according to mindat, 15 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 5 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (8 of the 15 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. (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. (7 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. (3 bottom-level + 4 top/mid-level = 7 total)

       






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