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: Xingzhongite

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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
    MDY3200106693ChinaChina64183Hongtoushan Mine, Qingyuan Co., Fushun, Liaoning, ChinaUSGSOFR2009_1034MD48_267vms-00398Kristen002019Xingzhongite 133055111351933.015277777778,111.58861111111
    16125FinlandFinlandXingzhongite 162134925182962.230277777778,25.308055555556
    16126Lapland, FinlandFinlandXingzhongite 16642472653566.713055555556,26.093055555556
    233819Inari, Lapland, FinlandFinlandXingzhongite 16836292765168.608055555556,27.114166666667
    252219Lemmenjoki, Inari, Lapland, FinlandFinlandXingzhongite 168491526202968.820833333333,26.341388888889
    MD123043Miessijoki River, Lemmenjoki, Inari, Lapland, FinlandFinlandXingzhongite 168392723193068.6575,23.325
    14280FranceFranceXingzhongite 12720360-37-2827.343333333333,-0.62444444444444
    2435New Caledonia, FranceFranceXingzhongite 1-21-10-371652456-21.176944444444,165.41555555556
    59144Northern Province, New Caledonia, FranceFranceXingzhongite 1-20-17-55164168-20.298611111111,164.26888888889
    205592Koumac Commune, Northern Province, New Caledonia, FranceFranceXingzhongite 10000000,0
    254021Tiébaghi Massif, Koumac Commune, Northern Province, New Caledonia, FranceFranceXingzhongite 10000000,0
    MD2437Tiébaghi Cr Mine, Tiébaghi Massif, Koumac Commune, Northern Province, New Caledonia, FranceFranceXingzhongite 10000000,0
    14409RussiaRussiaXingzhongite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    14686Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaXingzhongite 154531060272454.886111111111,60.456666666667
    2768Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaXingzhongite 10000000,0
    MD310390Maly Iremel Placer, Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast, RussiaRussiaXingzhongite 10000000,0
    146337Kemerovo Oblast, RussiaRussiaXingzhongite 153442787454253.740833333333,87.761666666667
    MD308098Koura River, Kemerovo Oblast, RussiaRussiaXingzhongite 1523008730052.5,87.5
    3366USAUSAXingzhongite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    11016Alaska, USAUSAXingzhongite 1601436-147-22-4460.243333333333,-147.37888888889
    18749Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAUSAXingzhongite 1603643-157-59-3460.611944444444,-157.99277777778
    18748Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAUSAXingzhongite 1591034-161-28-3059.176111111111,-161.475
    3287Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAUSAXingzhongite 1585717-161-44-2858.954722222222,-161.74111111111
    MD31371Dowry Creek Mine, Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAUSAXingzhongite 10000000,0
    MD3286Fox Gulch (Fox Gulch Platinum Placer), Salmon River - Red Mountain District, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAUSAXingzhongite 159454-161-42-5059.081666666667,-161.71388888889

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (8 localities according to mindat, 25 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (1 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. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (1 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. (5 bottom-level + 19 top/mid-level = 24 total)

       






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