Mineral Evolution Database
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Ages for Sphalerite at Solomon Islands

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 33.9Ma - 0.01Ma 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-00375	33.9	23		Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Goethite, Gold, Gypsum, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	206170	Mbetilonga Cu Deposit, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00376	5.3	0.01		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206171	Hidden Valley Cu Deposit, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Specified 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
PorphCu-00144	2.4	1.5		Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	122945	Koloula Prospect, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00375	33.9	23		Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diaspore, Goethite, Gold, Gypsum, Hematite, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tenorite	Cu	206170	Mbetilonga Cu Deposit, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00376	5.3	0.01		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206171	Hidden Valley Cu Deposit, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00377	24.4	24.4		Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Magnetite, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206172	Poha Cu Deposit, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
PorphCu-00378	5.3	2.6		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	206173	Mase Cu-Au Deposit, New Georgia Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155