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 Sapphirine at Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 2464Ma - 2448Ma 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
Bradley_2012_096	2464	2448	Zircon			26154	Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	CM52_183

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
Be-00030	2485	2485		Khmaralite, Magnesiotaaffeite-6N3S, Surinamite	Be	10483	Pegmatite Outcrop, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Hokada and Harley (2004)	JMPS99_180
Bradley_2012_004	549	541	Zircon			195106	Prince Charles Mts, Mac Robertson Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	CM52_183
Bradley_2012_047	500	496				266144	Tonagh Island, Amundsen Bay, Tula Mts, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	CM52_183
Bradley_2012_096	2464	2448	Zircon			26154	Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	CM52_183
Bradley_2012_143	928	892	Zircon			195106	Prince Charles Mts, Mac Robertson Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	CM52_183
Jen_0000899	536.5	525.5	Zircon			24850	Victoria Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Michelle_0055	0.025	0.025				232672	Dome Fuji Station, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Güner et al. (2013)	EJM25_78
Michelle_415	0.154	0.146	Nahcolite			244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990
Michelle_513	0.0085	0.0081	Trona			244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990
Michelle_535	0.0075	0.0073	Nahcolite			244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990
Michelle_536	0.0062	0.006	Nahcolite			244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990
Michelle_537	0.009	0.0086	Nahcolite			244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990
Michelle_538	0.081	0.075	Nahcolite			244416	Lewis Cliff, Buckley Island Quadrangle, Transantarctic Mts, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica	Fitzpatrick et al. (1990)	BOOK_SMLCIT_1990