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: Bassoite

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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
    P10010014553ItalyItalyMR32_349MR32_349Michelle_558Michelle_558Bassoite 14232712165742.535277777778,12.2825
    P10010021863Liguria, ItalyItalyMR32_349MR32_349Michelle_558Michelle_558Bassoite 144185695144.315555555556,9.0836111111111
    P10010022908Genova Province, Liguria, ItalyItalyMR32_349MR32_349Michelle_558Michelle_558Bassoite 1442456910144.415555555556,9.1669444444444
    P100100305376Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, ItalyItalyMR32_349MR32_349Michelle_558Michelle_558Bassoite 14420529273744.347777777778,9.4602777777778
    P1001007029Ne, Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, ItalyItaly7029Ne, Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, ItalyMR32_349MR32_349Michelle_558Michelle_558Bassoite 14420529273844.347777777778,9.4605555555556
    MDRO1001002089Molinello Mine, Ne, Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, ItalyItaly7029Ne, Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, ItalyMR32_349MR32_349Michelle_558Michelle_558Bassoite 14420439273244.345277777778,9.4588888888889

    This mineral directly occurs at 1 locality (1 localities according to mindat, 6 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 1 locality at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (6 of the 6 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. (1 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. (1 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (0 bottom-level + 0 top/mid-level = 0 total)

       






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