Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Zapatalite

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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
    151AustraliaAustraliaZapatalite 1-31-5-22139741-31.089444444444,139.12805555556
    12222South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaZapatalite 1-32-28-231372428-32.473055555556,137.40777777778
    16633Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaZapatalite 1-31-17-461384827-31.296111111111,138.8075
    159055South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaZapatalite 1-32-17-51382941-32.284722222222,138.49472222222
    254207Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaZapatalite 1-32-43-52138737-32.731111111111,138.12694444444
    MD5762Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaAustraliaZapatalite 1-32-43-52138737-32.731111111111,138.12694444444
    P41625114279AustriaAustriaHg-00106Hg-00106Zapatalite 14732491441847.546944444444,14.071666666667
    P416251264Tyrol, AustriaAustriaHg-00106Hg-00106Zapatalite 1477011542947.116666666667,11.908055555556
    P416251267North Tyrol, Tyrol, AustriaAustriaHg-00106Hg-00106Zapatalite 147145611231947.248888888889,11.388611111111
    P416251244Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, AustriaAustriaHg-00106Hg-00106Zapatalite 1471831131047.300833333333,11.516666666667
    P416251268Brixlegg - Schwaz Area, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, AustriaAustriaHg-00106Hg-00106Zapatalite 147225611502147.382222222222,11.839166666667
    MDO41625147841Brixlegg - Rattenberg, Brixlegg - Schwaz Area, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, AustriaAustria57196Geyer - Silberberg District, Brixlegg - Rattenberg, Brixlegg - Schwaz Area, Inn Valley, North Tyrol, Tyrol, AustriaHg-00106Hg-00106Zapatalite 147252911553047.424722222222,11.925
    2285MexicoMexicoZapatalite 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    2340San Luis Potosí, MexicoMexicoZapatalite 122424-100-38-3022.701111111111,-100.64166666667
    286997Rioverde Municipality, San Luis Potosí, MexicoMexicoZapatalite 10000000,0
    MD272182La Reforma, Rioverde Municipality, San Luis Potosí, MexicoMexicoZapatalite 10000000,0
    2350Sonora, MexicoMexicoZapatalite 1294839-110-11-2329.810833333333,-110.18972222222
    295083Naco Municipality, Sonora, MexicoMexicoZapatalite 1311659-109-49-5831.283055555556,-109.83277777778
    288164Cerro Morita, Naco Municipality, Sonora, MexicoMexicoZapatalite 1311659-109-49-5831.283055555556,-109.83277777778
    MD2366Unnamed Prospect, Cerro Morita, Naco Municipality, Sonora, MexicoMexicoZapatalite 1311659-109-49-5931.283055555556,-109.83305555556
    14425PortugalPortugalZapatalite 139327-9-30-3639.535277777778,-9.51
    46617Évora, PortugalPortugalZapatalite 1383523-7-44-338.589722222222,-7.7341666666667
    132110Vila Viçosa, Évora, PortugalPortugalZapatalite 1384453-7-24-638.748055555556,-7.4016666666667
    257812Conceição, Vila Viçosa, Évora, PortugalPortugalZapatalite 1384548-7-24-3138.763333333333,-7.4086111111111
    MD2584Miguel Vacas Mine, Conceição, Vila Viçosa, Évora, PortugalPortugalZapatalite 1384427-7-23-3438.740833333333,-7.3927777777778
    P86383366USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00124PorphCu-00123Zapatalite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P863814194Nevada, USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00124PorphCu-00123Zapatalite 1391258-117-33-1539.216111111111,-117.55416666667
    23927Elko Co., Nevada, USAUSAZapatalite 141621-115-24-441.105833333333,-115.40111111111
    282351Snowstorm Mountains District, Elko Co., Nevada, USAUSAZapatalite 1411735-116-14-841.293055555556,-116.23555555556
    MD41553Snowstorm Prospect (Snow Claims; Zek Claims), Snowstorm Mountains District, Elko Co., Nevada, USAUSAZapatalite 1411736-116-14-941.293333333333,-116.23583333333
    P863823771Lander Co., Nevada, USAUSAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00124PorphCu-00123Zapatalite 1395752-1170-4939.964444444444,-117.01361111111
    MDY863836862Battle Mountain District, Lander Co., Nevada, USAUSA60164Copper Basin Mine, Battle Mountain District, Lander Co., Nevada, USAUSGSOFR2008_1155USGSOFR2008_1155PorphCu-00124PorphCu-00123Zapatalite 1403449-117-5-4040.580277777778,-117.09444444444

    This mineral directly occurs at 7 localities (7 localities according to mindat, 32 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 7 localities at which this mineral occurs, 2 have an age. (10 of the 32 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. (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. (5 bottom-level + 17 top/mid-level = 22 total)

       






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