Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Wegscheiderite

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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
    693ChinaChinaWegscheiderite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    22425Henan, ChinaChinaWegscheiderite 13463211303134.108888888889,113.00861111111
    135149Nanyang, Henan, ChinaChinaWegscheiderite 1331249112125033.213611111111,112.21388888889
    24765Tongbai Co., Nanyang, Henan, ChinaChinaWegscheiderite 1323235113241332.543055555556,113.40361111111
    156656Biyang Basin, Tongbai Co., Nanyang, Henan, ChinaChinaWegscheiderite 13235011312032.583333333333,113.2
    MD64737Anpeng Mine, Biyang Basin, Tongbai Co., Nanyang, Henan, ChinaChinaWegscheiderite 13235011312032.583333333333,113.2
    P41835914409RussiaRussiaUSGSOFR02_189P22_462ree-00538P22_462_fig1_008Wegscheiderite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    P41835917857Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussiaUSGSOFR02_189P22_462ree-00538P22_462_fig1_008Wegscheiderite 16755583324467.932777777778,33.045555555556
    MDO4183592697Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaRussia2697Lovozero Massif, Murmansk Oblast, RussiaUSGSOFR02_189P22_462ree-00538P22_462_fig1_008Wegscheiderite 167531034324567.886111111111,34.545833333333
    3366USAUSAWegscheiderite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    3585Colorado, USAUSAWegscheiderite 1385532-105-31-5138.925555555556,-105.53083333333
    23762Rio Blanco Co., Colorado, USAUSAWegscheiderite 1395947-108-13-439.996388888889,-108.21777777778
    132804Piceance Basin, Rio Blanco Co., Colorado, USAUSAWegscheiderite 10000000,0
    122867Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, Rio Blanco Co., Colorado, USAUSAWegscheiderite 10000000,0
    MD158776Parachute Creek Member, Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, Rio Blanco Co., Colorado, USAUSAWegscheiderite 10000000,0
    14378Utah, USAUSAWegscheiderite 1393549-111-40-4239.596944444444,-111.67833333333
    19342Duchesne Co., Utah, USAUSAWegscheiderite 1402351-110-31-3440.3975,-110.52611111111
    MD37760Indian Canyon, Duchesne Co., Utah, USAUSAWegscheiderite 140919-110-24-2740.155277777778,-110.4075
    MD20308Mapco Shrine Hospital No. 1 Well, Duchesne Co., Utah, USAUSAWegscheiderite 140149-110-26-340.235833333333,-110.43416666667
    4227Wyoming, USAUSAWegscheiderite 14355-107-11-4443.084722222222,-107.19555555556
    4234Sweetwater Co., Wyoming, USAUSAWegscheiderite 1413235-108-58-641.543055555556,-108.96833333333
    4235Green River Formation, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming, USAUSAWegscheiderite 1412312-109-46-5641.386666666667,-109.78222222222
    MD171329Grierson Well No. 1, Green River Formation, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming, USAUSAWegscheiderite 10000000,0
    MD4237Perkins Well No. 1, Green River Formation, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming, USAUSAWegscheiderite 1411420-109-36-2541.238888888889,-109.60694444444
    MD171328Perkins Well No. 2, Green River Formation, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming, USAUSAWegscheiderite 1411420-109-43-2041.238888888889,-109.72222222222

    This mineral directly occurs at 8 localities (8 localities according to mindat, 25 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 8 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (3 of the 25 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. (2 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. (7 bottom-level + 15 top/mid-level = 22 total)

       






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