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 Epidote at Uganda

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 2000Ma - 0.4Ma 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
sedcu-00638	2000	2000			Cu	19036	Kilembe Mine, Toro, Kasese District, Western Region, Uganda	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
Jen_0000560	0.6	0.4				3273	Fort Portal, Kabarole District, Western Region, Uganda	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
Alexandra-0246	961.7	955.3	Columbite-(Fe)		Ta,Nb	127454	Bulema Mine, Kigezi District, Western Region, Uganda	Melcher et al. (2015)	OGR64_667
Jen_0000400	27.5	22.5				274363	Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55
Jen_0000403	27.5	6.7				209287	Napak Complex, Moroto District, Northern Region, Uganda	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55
Jen_0000404	31.3	23.2				209287	Napak Complex, Moroto District, Northern Region, Uganda	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55
Jen_0000405	16	15				209283	Toror Complex, Kotido District (Karamoja District), Northern Region, Uganda	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55
Jen_0000406	40	40		Calcite		209284	Tororo Complex, Tororo District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55
Jen_0000560	0.6	0.4				3273	Fort Portal, Kabarole District, Western Region, Uganda	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000620	22.1	22.1				209287	Napak Complex, Moroto District, Northern Region, Uganda	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000621	27.5	6.7				209287	Napak Complex, Moroto District, Northern Region, Uganda	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000622	31.3	23.2				209287	Napak Complex, Moroto District, Northern Region, Uganda	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000642	32.5	32.5				274363	Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000643	27.5	22.5				274363	Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000644	40	40				274363	Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	GSCOF5796
ree-00642	66	2.6				30485	Busumbu Deposit, Bukusu Complex, Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda	Orris and Grauch (2002)	USGSOFR02_189
sedcu-00638	2000	2000			Cu	19036	Kilembe Mine, Toro, Kasese District, Western Region, Uganda	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107

Locality age (deprioritized)

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_0000401	6000	4000				3273	Fort Portal, Kabarole District, Western Region, Uganda	Ernst and Bell (2010)	MP98_55