Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Muscovite at Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 1960Ma - 1900Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
PorphCu-00438	1960	1900		Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206332	Lorelei Cu-Mo Deposit, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Jen_0000647	37	37				232819	Chameis Bay, Orange River Mining Area, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
JG104_459_0001	747	735	Zircon			5862	Rosh Pinah Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Frimmel (1996)	JG104_459
JG104_459_0002	751	745	Zircon			5862	Rosh Pinah Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Frimmel (1996)	JG104_459
PorphCu-00438	1960	1900		Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Molybdenite, Pyrite	Cu	206332	Lorelei Cu-Mo Deposit, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedexmvt-00187	1000	541				5862	Rosh Pinah Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Taylor et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00340	747	735				5862	Rosh Pinah Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
sedznpb-00341	757.4	746.4				69400	Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252