Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
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: Watanabeite

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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
    14398ArgentinaArgentinaWatanabeite 1-33-41-5-65-32-49-33.684722222222,-65.546944444444
    14471Catamarca Province, ArgentinaArgentinaWatanabeite 1-27-44-16-66-23-1-27.737777777778,-66.383611111111
    23036Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, ArgentinaArgentinaWatanabeite 1-27-30-38-66-10-11-27.510555555556,-66.169722222222
    240157Cerro Atajo, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, ArgentinaArgentinaWatanabeite 10000000,0
    MD229715María Eugenia Vein, Cerro Atajo, Andalgalá Department, Catamarca Province, ArgentinaArgentinaWatanabeite 10000000,0
    P300300151AustraliaAustraliaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00018sedznpb-00018Watanabeite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    P300300127Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00018sedznpb-00018Watanabeite 1-23-37-321475738-23.625555555556,147.96055555556
    P300300189581Mareeba Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustraliaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00018sedznpb-00018Watanabeite 1-17-4-241444543-17.073333333333,144.76194444444
    P30030022616Chillagoe, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustralia22616Chillagoe, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, AustraliaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00018sedznpb-00018Watanabeite 1-17-5-291442738-17.091388888889,144.46055555556
    MDRO300300308088Empire Stockworks, Chillagoe, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, AustraliaAustralia22616Chillagoe, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, AustraliaUSGSOFR2009-1252USGSOFR2009-1252sedznpb-00018sedznpb-00018Watanabeite 1-17-12-161441217-17.204444444444,144.20472222222
    14188GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 138392423203638.656666666667,23.343333333333
    16407East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 14111625172341.021111111111,25.289722222222
    16406Evros, East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 140595625515640.998888888889,25.865555555556
    226162Alexandroupoli, Evros, East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 14058122541340.97,25.684166666667
    276528Pefka, Alexandroupoli, Evros, East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 10000000,0
    MD263624Pefka Mine, Pefka, Alexandroupoli, Evros, East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 10000000,0
    MD226164Perama Hill Deposit, Alexandroupoli, Evros, East Macedonia And Thrace, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 14055262536740.923888888889,25.601944444444
    14524South Aegean, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 13734325273837.061944444444,25.460555555556
    305766Milos, South Aegean, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 136551324252336.920277777778,24.423055555556
    1938Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 13641372424836.693611111111,24.402222222222
    MD229191Triades Mine, Milos Island, Milos, South Aegean, GreeceGreeceWatanabeite 136421924201436.705277777778,24.337222222222
    P102260316773IndiaIndiaHIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321_0002Kristen002150Watanabeite 12228548394422.481666666667,83.162222222222
    P10226032006Rajasthan, IndiaIndiaHIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321_0002Kristen002150Watanabeite 12553597546725.899722222222,75.768611111111
    P1022603153523Jaipur Division, Rajasthan, IndiaIndiaHIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321_0002Kristen002150Watanabeite 127241875315327.405,75.531388888889
    P1022603155895Jhunjhunu District, Jaipur Division, Rajasthan, IndiaIndiaHIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321_0002Kristen002150Watanabeite 127241975315427.405277777778,75.531666666667
    MDO102260313826Khetri Mines (Ketri Mine), Jhunjhunu District, Jaipur Division, Rajasthan, IndiaIndia13826Khetri Mines (Ketri Mine), Jhunjhunu District, Jaipur Division, Rajasthan, IndiaHIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321HIOCGRD2_321_0002Kristen002150Watanabeite 12749597546027.833055555556,75.766666666667
    14488JapanJapanWatanabeite 135195713558335.3325,135.9675
    14487Hokkaidō, JapanJapanWatanabeite 1431847142232643.313055555556,142.39055555556
    14683Sapporo, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanWatanabeite 142584614122642.979444444444,141.04055555556
    MD13236Teine Mine, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, JapanJapanWatanabeite 143530141121043.091666666667,141.20277777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 30 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (10 of the 30 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. (1 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. (1 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (4 bottom-level + 16 top/mid-level = 20 total)

       







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