Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Zaherite

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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
    14553ItalyItalyZaherite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    14444Sicily, ItalyItalyZaherite 13739551405637.665277777778,14.015555555556
    23887Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyZaherite 13818501512038.313888888889,15.2
    236210Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyZaherite 1383734155238.626111111111,15.083888888889
    26841Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyZaherite 1383734155238.626111111111,15.083888888889
    4499Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyZaherite 138235914573538.399722222222,14.959722222222
    188901Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyZaherite 10000000,0
    271156Faraglioni Di Levante (Grotte Dei Faraglioni; Grotte Del Faraglione; "Grotte De Faraglione"), Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyZaherite 10000000,0
    171296Faraglione Nico (Faraglione Piccolo; Faragghiune Nicu), Faraglioni Di Levante (Grotte Dei Faraglioni; Grotte Del Faraglione; "Grotte De Faraglione"), Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyZaherite 10000000,0
    MD6928Grotta Dell'Allume, Faraglione Nico (Faraglione Piccolo; Faragghiune Nicu), Faraglioni Di Levante (Grotte Dei Faraglioni; Grotte Del Faraglione; "Grotte De Faraglione"), Porto Levante, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, ItalyItalyZaherite 10000000,0
    14323PakistanPakistanZaherite 131433070581931.725,70.971944444444
    2538Punjab, PakistanPakistanZaherite 13059517225530.9975,72.048611111111
    MD2539Salt Range, Punjab, PakistanPakistanZaherite 132492672174532.823888888889,72.295833333333
    14468South AfricaSouth AfricaZaherite 1-28-14-36264719-28.243333333333,26.788611111111
    5822Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaZaherite 1-28-59-5823715-28.999444444444,23.120833333333
    14469Bushmanland, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaZaherite 10000000,0
    278094Koenabib Farm (Hotson 42 Farm), Bushmanland, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaZaherite 10000000,0
    MD11891Hotson 6 Mine, Koenabib Farm (Hotson 42 Farm), Bushmanland, Northern Cape, South AfricaSouth AfricaZaherite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 18 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 0 have an age. (0 of the 18 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. (0 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 + 16 top/mid-level = 18 total)

       






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