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 Sphalerite at Ehime, Japan

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 360Ma - 170Ma 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
vms-00562	360	360			S	21603	Sazare Mine, Niihama City, Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00508	170	170			S	8667	Besshi Mine (Bessi Mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

Mineralization 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
vms-00508	170	170			S	8667	Besshi Mine (Bessi Mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00522	360	360			S	224830	Hirota Mine, Hirota-mura, Tobe-cho, Iyo District, Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00549	360	360			S	224829	Motoyasu Mine, Saijo City, Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00557	360	360			S	17373	Ohkuki Mine (Okuki Deposit), Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00562	360	360			S	21603	Sazare Mine, Niihama City, Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00566	360	360			S	56379	Shingu Mine, Shingu, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00570	270	270			S	224853	Takaura Mine, Ikata (Sadamisaki Peninsula), Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-00586	320	320			S	185448	Yuryo Mine, Tobe-cho, Iyo District, Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

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-0100	145	66				2178	Iwagi Island, Inland Sea (Setonaikai), Ehime, Japan	Murakami et al. (1983)	MJ11_261
vms-00512	541	252				20264	Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-00529	541	252				204437	Iyo Mine, Doi, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime, Japan	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034