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: Whelanite

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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
    P145.5633366USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155Mo-00055PorphCu-00010Whelanite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P64633293Arizona, USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00010PorphCu-00010Whelanite 1332843-111-18-3933.478611111111,-111.31083333333
    P64633321Gila Co., Arizona, USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00010PorphCu-00010Whelanite 1335252-110-57-3933.881111111111,-110.96083333333
    P646325075Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00010PorphCu-00010Whelanite 133631-110-49-3733.108611111111,-110.82694444444
    P64638892Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00010PorphCu-00010Whelanite 133456-110-47-3233.082222222222,-110.79222222222
    P646344383Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00010PorphCu-00010Whelanite 133430-110-45-133.075,-110.75027777778
    P646331783Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00010PorphCu-00010Whelanite 133453-110-46-133.081388888889,-110.76694444444
    MDY64633326Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAUSA3326Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00010PorphCu-00010Whelanite 133329-110-44-4433.058055555556,-110.74555555556
    P145.565.53424California, USAUSAMo-00055Mo-00055Whelanite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    3462Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWhelanite 1363553-117-40-936.598055555556,-117.66916666667
    208758Lee District, Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWhelanite 1363059-117-39-5236.516388888889,-117.66444444444
    211851Nelson Range, Lee District, Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWhelanite 1363341-117-39-5236.561388888889,-117.66444444444
    MD271886Sunrise Copper Prospect, Nelson Range, Lee District, Inyo Co., California, USAUSAWhelanite 10000000,0
    P145.565.53522Riverside Co., California, USAUSAMo-00055Mo-00055Whelanite 1334629-116-23-1233.774722222222,-116.38666666667
    P145.565.515527Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAUSAMo-00055Mo-00055Whelanite 134110-117-23-234.019444444444,-117.38388888889
    MDO145.565.53449Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAUSA3449Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAMo-00055Mo-00055Whelanite 134110-117-23-234.019444444444,-117.38388888889
    14378Utah, USAUSAWhelanite 1393549-111-40-4239.596944444444,-111.67833333333
    19313Beaver Co., Utah, USAUSAWhelanite 1382113-113-11-3138.353611111111,-113.19194444444
    158301Rocky Range, Beaver Co., Utah, USAUSAWhelanite 138277-113-4-838.451944444444,-113.06888888889
    37335Rocky District, Rocky Range, Beaver Co., Utah, USAUSAWhelanite 138277-113-4-938.451944444444,-113.06916666667
    MD4164Bawana Mine, Rocky District, Rocky Range, Beaver Co., Utah, USAUSAWhelanite 1382711-113-4-5338.453055555556,-113.08138888889

    This mineral directly occurs at 4 localities (4 localities according to mindat, 21 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 4 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (12 of the 21 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. (2 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (10 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. (2 bottom-level + 7 top/mid-level = 9 total)

       






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