Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
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Ages for Zircon at Malawi

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 1000Ma - 117Ma 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
ree-00427	1000	444				26434	Ilomba Intrusion, Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
Bradley_2012_037	119	117	Zircon			2276	Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	CM52_183

Direct 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
Bradley_2012_037	119	117	Zircon			2276	Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	CM52_183
Jen_0000748	133.5	118.1	Zircon			26432	Nchisi Island (Chilwa Island; Shirwa Island), Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796

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_0000738	129	117	Phlogopite			26430	Kangankunde Hill, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000746	130.9	130.9				26432	Nchisi Island (Chilwa Island; Shirwa Island), Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000747	143	129	Titanite			26432	Nchisi Island (Chilwa Island; Shirwa Island), Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000754	140	126				26431	Tundulu Complex, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
ree-00423	140	126				26431	Tundulu Complex, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
ree-00424	145	100				26432	Nchisi Island (Chilwa Island; Shirwa Island), Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
ree-00425	129	117	Phlogopite			26430	Kangankunde Hill, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
ree-00427	1000	444				26434	Ilomba Intrusion, Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
ree-00428	164	100				30879	Junguni Hill, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
ree-00619	145	100				26433	Songwe Complex, Chitipa, Northern Region, Malawi	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189