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 Pyrite at Botswana

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 2700Ma - 900Ma 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
EG105_1057_032	2700	2700			Ni,Cu,Pt,Pd,Rh,Ir,Os,Ru	190662	Selebi-Phikwe Belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana	Begg et al. (2010)	EG105_1057
sedcu-00065	900	900			Cu	228261	Matsitama Cu Deposits (incl. Logolo Deposit; Makala Deposit; Thakadu Deposit), Tutume District, North-East District, Botswana	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107

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
EG105_1057_032	2700	2700			Ni,Cu,Pt,Pd,Rh,Ir,Os,Ru	190662	Selebi-Phikwe Belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana	Begg et al. (2010)	EG105_1057
JAES18_87_0001	1938	1910	Muscovite			228258	Bushman Group, Tutume District, North-East District, Botswana	Barton (1994)	JAES18_87
JAES18_87_0002	1942	1914	Muscovite			228258	Bushman Group, Tutume District, North-East District, Botswana	Barton (1994)	JAES18_87
Michelle_662	2500	2500			Ni,Cu	190662	Selebi-Phikwe Belt (Selbi-Pikwe), Francistown District, North-East District, Botswana	Hoatson et al. (2006)	OGR29_177
Michelle_823	2.5	0				5807	Gcwihaba Cave (Drotsky's Caverns), Ngamiland West District, North-West District, Botswana	Pickford (1990)	BNR22_1
Michelle_824	1000	541				5807	Gcwihaba Cave (Drotsky's Caverns), Ngamiland West District, North-West District, Botswana	Railsback et al. (1999)	PG20_331
sedcu-00063	900	900			Cu	228258	Bushman Group, Tutume District, North-East District, Botswana	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00064	900	900			Cu	228259	Ngwako Pan, Ngamiland East District, North-West District, Botswana	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00065	900	900			Cu	228261	Matsitama Cu Deposits (incl. Logolo Deposit; Makala Deposit; Thakadu Deposit), Tutume District, North-East District, Botswana	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00066	900	900			Cu	228263	Ghanzi Mine, Ghanzi District, Ghanzi District, Botswana	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107