A | This mineral is Anthropogenic. |
G | This mineral is directly dated. |
B | This mineral is reported as having this age. |
Y | This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period. |
O | This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality. |
R | The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality. |
P | The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children. |
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded. |
Mineral name | Structural Groups | IMA Formula | Max Age (Ma) | Min Age (Ma) | # of Sublocalities containing mineral | LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids | # of localities containing mineral |
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Acanthite (*) | Acanthite | Ag2S | 0 | 2793 | |||
Aikinite (*) | Meneghinite | CuPbBiS3 | 0 | 315 | |||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 104955 | 8803 | ||
Allophane (*) | Allophane | Al2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O | 1 | 104954 | 470 | ||
Alunite (*) | None | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 0 | 966 | |||
Alunogen (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O | 0 | 272 | |||
Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 1 | 104958 | 2162 | ||
Andersonite (*) | Not in a structural group | Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O | 0 | 47 | |||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 0 | 1534 | |||
Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 0 | 2734 | |||
Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 0 | 1588 | |||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 0 | 3092 | |||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 0 | 3250 | |||
Arcubisite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ag6CuBiS4 | 0 | 5 | |||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 0 | 9052 | |||
Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 2 | 104955,104958 | 2060 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 0 | 5509 | |||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 2 | 104957,104958 | 11547 | ||
Bieberite (*) | Melanterite | Co(SO4)·7H2O | 0 | 50 | |||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 0 | 5516 | |||
Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 0 | 843 | |||
Brianyoungite (*) | None | Zn3(CO3)(OH)4 | 0 | 79 | |||
Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 0 | 1633 | |||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 1 | 104957 | 27770 | ||
Celestine (*) | Baryte | Sr(SO4) | 0 | 1252 | |||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 0 | 4979 | |||
Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 0 | 925 | |||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 0 | 5707 | |||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 1 | 104957 | 27198 | ||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 0 | 3531 | |||
Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 1 | 104958 | 2600 | ||
Coffinite (*) | Zircon | U(SiO4)·nH2O | 0 | 566 | |||
Copiapite (*) | Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 0 | 382 | |||
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 0 | 3846 | |||
Coquimbite (*) | Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O | 0 | 136 | |||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 0 | 4165 | |||
Cristobalite (*) | Cristobalite | SiO2 | 1 | 104952 | 453 | ||
Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 0 | 2970 | |||
Devilline (*) | Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O | 0 | 366 | |||
Diadochite (*) | Amorphous | Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O | 0 | 81 | |||
Diaspore (*) | Diaspore | AlO(OH) | 2 | 104954,104958 | 481 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 0 | 4135 | |||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 1 | 104957 | 9895 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 0 | 8173 | |||
Epsomite (*) | Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | 1 | 104961 | 484 | ||
Ferberite (*) | Columbite | Fe2+(WO4) | 0 | 551 | |||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 1 | 104958 | 2740 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 104954 | 9617 | ||
Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 1 | 104955 | 1188 | ||
Freibergite (*) | Tetrahedrite | Ag6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12 | 0 | 663 | |||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 1 | 104957 | 24243 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 1 | 104958 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 1 | 104957 | 30554 | ||
Goslarite (*) | Epsomite | Zn(SO4)·7H2O | 0 | 188 | |||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 2 | 104957,104961 | 6890 | ||
Halotrichite (*) | Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O | 0 | 409 | |||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 1 | 104957 | 14640 | ||
Hemimorphite (*) | Not in a structural group | Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 0 | 1689 | |||
Heteromorphite (*) | None | Pb7Sb8S19 | 0 | 38 | |||
Hydrozincite (*) | None | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 0 | 1066 | |||
Ice (*) | Amorphous Tridymite | H2O | 1 | 104959 | 59 | ||
Inesite (*) | None | Ca2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O | 0 | 50 | |||
Jamesonite (*) | None | Pb4FeSb6S14 | 0 | 784 | |||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 0 | 2228 | |||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 3 | 104952,104954,104958 | 5591 | ||
Kutnohorite (*) | None | CaMn2+(CO3)2 | 0 | 234 | |||
Linarite (*) | Linarite | CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 | 0 | 987 | |||
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 0 | 1487 | |||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 1 | 104955 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 0 | 12537 | |||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 2 | 104957,104958 | 5674 | ||
Matildite (*) | None | AgBiS2 | 0 | 252 | |||
Mckinstryite (*) | None | Ag5Cu3S4 | 0 | 51 | |||
Melanterite (*) | Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O | 0 | 915 | |||
Mercury (*) | None | Hg | 0 | 397 | |||
Miargyrite (*) | None | AgSbS2 | 0 | 300 | |||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 0 | 5800 | |||
Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 0 | 1508 | |||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 104958 | 17380 | ||
Natrojarosite (*) | Alunite | NaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 0 | 254 | |||
Natrozippeite (*) | Zippeite | Na5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O | 0 | 41 | |||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 2 | 104952,104956 | 2994 | ||
Ourayite (*) | Lillianite | Ag3Pb4Bi5S13 | 0 | 24 | |||
Pearceite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] | 0 | 249 | |||
Pharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O | 0 | 428 | |||
Pitticite (*) | None | [Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?) | 0 | 140 | |||
Polybasite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] | 0 | 716 | |||
Proustite (*) | None | Ag3AsS3 | 0 | 733 | |||
Pyrargyrite (*) | None | Ag3SbS3 | 0 | 1425 | |||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 4 | 104952,104954,104957,104958 | 39462 | ||
Pyrolusite (*) | Rutile | MnO2 | 0 | 3106 | |||
Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 0 | 1725 | |||
Pyrophyllite (*) | Clay Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 | 2 | 104954,104958 | 771 | ||
Pyrostilpnite (*) | Xanthoconite | Ag3SbS3 | 0 | 84 | |||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 0 | 9056 | |||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 8 | 104951,104952,104953,104956,104957,104958,104959,104960 | 61156 | ||
Quenstedtite (*) | Not in a structural group | Fe3+2(SO4)3·11H2O | 0 | 17 | |||
Realgar (*) | None | AsS | 0 | 712 | |||
Rectorite (*) | Corrensite Clay | (Na,Ca)Al4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·2H2O | 1 | 104958 | 49 | ||
Rhodochrosite (*) | Calcite | Mn(CO3) | 1 | 104957 | 1711 | ||
Rhodonite (*) | Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) | 0 | 969 | |||
Römerite (*) | Römerite | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O | 0 | 115 | |||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 1 | 104958 | 5614 | ||
Safflorite (*) | Löllingite | CoAs2 | 0 | 317 | |||
Scheelite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 0 | 4894 | |||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 104958 | 2705 | ||
Serpierite (*) | Devilline | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O | 0 | 292 | |||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 0 | 6417 | |||
Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 0 | 5186 | |||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 1 | 104957 | 21482 | ||
Stephanite (*) | None | Ag5SbS4 | 0 | 586 | |||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 0 | 3418 | |||
Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 0 | 2045 | |||
Szomolnokite (*) | Kieserite | Fe(SO4)·H2O | 0 | 139 | |||
Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 0 | 1803 | |||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 0 | 5317 | |||
Todorokite (*) | None | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O | 0 | 433 | |||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 0 | 2562 | |||
Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 0 | 2718 | |||
Uranophane-α (*) | None | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O | 0 | 890 | |||
Vanadinite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | 0 | 605 | |||
Voltaite (*) | Voltaite | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O | 0 | 111 | |||
Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 0 | 1247 | |||
Wulfenite (*) | Scheelite | PbMoO4 | 0 | 1655 | |||
Xanthoconite (*) | Xanthoconite | Ag3AsS3 | 0 | 89 | |||
Zellerite (*) | None | Ca(UO2)(CO3)2·5H2O | 0 | 15 | |||
Zinczippeite (*) | Zippeite | Zn(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O | 0 | 6 | |||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 1 | 104958 | 5251 | ||
Zunyite (*) | None | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl | 1 | 104954 | 86 |
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