Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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    • Minerals queried: Zincostaurolite

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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
    14188GreeceGreeceZincostaurolite 138392423203638.656666666667,23.343333333333
    250063North Aegean, GreeceGreeceZincostaurolite 139295725373239.499166666667,25.625555555556
    108048Samos, North Aegean, GreeceGreeceZincostaurolite 10000000,0
    MD62953Eastern Coast, Samos, North Aegean, GreeceGreeceZincostaurolite 10000000,0
    P100054112362NorwayNorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Zincostaurolite 15736269411657.607222222222,9.6877777777778
    P100054114159Nordland, NorwayNorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Zincostaurolite 167294514505867.495833333333,14.849444444444
    P100054137259Hemnes, Nordland, NorwayNorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Zincostaurolite 1661513472466.018055555556,13.79
    P1000541193218Bleikvassli, Hemnes, Nordland, NorwayNorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Zincostaurolite 165552313524665.923055555556,13.879444444444
    MDO10005412500Bleikvassli Mine, Bleikvassli, Hemnes, Nordland, NorwayNorway2500Bleikvassli Mine, Bleikvassli, Hemnes, Nordland, NorwayUSGSOFR2009_1297USGSOFR2009_1297sedexmvt-00191sedexmvt-00191Zincostaurolite 165552313524665.923055555556,13.879444444444
    14409RussiaRussiaZincostaurolite 15356106839953.936111111111,68.6525
    24449Komi Republic, RussiaRussiaZincostaurolite 164372957305564.624722222222,57.515277777778
    228285Kozhim River Basin, Komi Republic, RussiaRussiaZincostaurolite 16519156014565.320833333333,60.234722222222
    210612Maldynyrd Range (Maldy-nyrd Range), Kozhim River Basin, Komi Republic, RussiaRussiaZincostaurolite 165124860121765.213333333333,60.204722222222
    MD123484Chudnoe Pd-Au Deposit, Maldynyrd Range (Maldy-nyrd Range), Kozhim River Basin, Komi Republic, RussiaRussiaZincostaurolite 165142060145065.238888888889,60.247222222222
    247440Grubependity Lake, Maldynyrd Range (Maldy-nyrd Range), Kozhim River Basin, Komi Republic, RussiaRussiaZincostaurolite 16511176094565.188055555556,60.1625
    MD210611Grubependity Lake Cirque, Grubependity Lake, Maldynyrd Range (Maldy-nyrd Range), Kozhim River Basin, Komi Republic, RussiaRussiaZincostaurolite 10000000,0
    7103SwitzerlandSwitzerlandZincostaurolite 1470408104847.011111111111,8.18
    3234Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandZincostaurolite 1461410737746.236111111111,7.6186111111111
    43246Turtmann Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandZincostaurolite 14610127423046.17,7.7083333333333
    MD41161Brunegg Pass, Turtmann Valley, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandZincostaurolite 1467547441746.131666666667,7.7380555555556
    7686Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandZincostaurolite 1462457521146.045833333333,7.8697222222222
    133789Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandZincostaurolite 146827493746.133888888889,7.8269444444444
    MD62033Barrhorn Series Outcrops, Matt Valley, Zermatt - Saas Fee Area, Valais, SwitzerlandSwitzerlandZincostaurolite 10000000,0

    This mineral directly occurs at 6 localities (6 localities according to mindat, 23 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 6 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (5 of the 23 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. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (4 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 + 13 top/mid-level = 18 total)

       






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