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: Wenkite

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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
    14553ItalyItalyWenkite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    2100Piedmont, ItalyItalyWenkite 1452018855545.338333333333,8.0986111111111
    23103Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalyWenkite 14558298262245.974722222222,8.4394444444444
    24157Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalyWenkite 146768183446.118333333333,8.3094444444444
    130807Mergozzo, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalyWenkite 14558478251045.979722222222,8.4194444444444
    265523Candoglia, Mergozzo, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalyWenkite 14558548253145.981666666667,8.4252777777778
    MD2101Candoglia Marble Quarries, Candoglia, Mergozzo, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, ItalyItalyWenkite 14558548253245.981666666667,8.4255555555556
    P1800170014424SwedenSwedenGFSF112_197GFSF112_197Kristen002452Kristen002452Wenkite 159383915494959.644166666667,15.830277777778
    RO1800170016261Dalarna County, SwedenSweden24585Sandviken, Gävleborg County, SwedenGFSF112_197GFSF112_197Kristen002452Kristen002452Wenkite 160408153160.668888888889,15.050277777778
    22914Hedemora, Dalarna County, SwedenSwedenWenkite 1601821693160.300555555556,16.158611111111
    28948Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, SwedenSwedenWenkite 160191216123360.32,16.209166666667
    MD8248Garpenberg Norra Mine (North), Garpenberg, Hedemora, Dalarna County, SwedenSwedenWenkite 160195716134060.3325,16.227777777778
    3195Värmland County, SwedenSwedenWenkite 15942511345859.714166666667,13.082777777778
    3156Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenSwedenWenkite 159465214142059.781111111111,14.238888888889
    220865Nordmark District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenSwedenWenkite 15947281475459.791111111111,14.131666666667
    264225Jakobsberg Ore Field, Nordmark District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenSwedenWenkite 15949401462459.827777777778,14.106666666667
    MD3197Jakobsberg Mine, Jakobsberg Ore Field, Nordmark District, Filipstad, Värmland County, SwedenSwedenWenkite 15949401462559.827777777778,14.106944444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 17 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (2 of the 17 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. (0 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 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. (3 bottom-level + 12 top/mid-level = 15 total)

       






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