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 | |||
Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 0 | 3419 | |||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 105614 | 8803 | ||
Allophane (*) | Allophane | Al2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O | 1 | 105614 | 470 | ||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 105614 | 2353 | ||
Alunite (*) | None | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 105614 | 966 | ||
Alunogen (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O | 3 | 105611,105612,105614 | 272 | ||
Amarantite (*) | Amarantite | Fe3+2O(SO4)2·7H2O | 0 | 22 | |||
Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 0 | 1588 | |||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 1 | 105614 | 3092 | ||
Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 1 | 105614 | 1036 | ||
Antimony (*) | Arsenic | Sb | 0 | 363 | |||
Apjohnite (*) | Halotrichite | Mn2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O | 1 | 105611 | 28 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 1 | 105614 | 3250 | ||
Arsenolite (*) | Arsenolite | As2O3 | 1 | 105614 | 231 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 2 | 105611,105614 | 9052 | ||
Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 1 | 105614 | 2060 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 2 | 105611,105614 | 11547 | ||
Berthierite (*) | Berthierite | FeSb2S4 | 1 | 105614 | 343 | ||
Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 0 | 843 | |||
Brushite (*) | Gypsum | Ca(PO3OH)·2H2O | 1 | 105611 | 104 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 2 | 105611,105614 | 27770 | ||
Carpathite (*) | None | C24H12 | 0 | 8 | |||
Celadonite (*) | Mica Clay | KMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2 | 0 | 309 | |||
Celestine (*) | Baryte | Sr(SO4) | 1 | 105614 | 1252 | ||
Cervantite (*) | None | Sb3+Sb5+O4 | 0 | 352 | |||
Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 0 | 925 | |||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 0 | 27198 | |||
Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 2 | 105611,105614 | 2600 | ||
Copiapite (*) | Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 2 | 105611,105614 | 382 | ||
Cristobalite (*) | Cristobalite | SiO2 | 1 | 105614 | 453 | ||
Dawsonite (*) | None | NaAl(CO3)(OH)2 | 1 | 105614 | 90 | ||
Diadochite (*) | Amorphous | Fe3+2(PO4)(SO4)(OH)·6H2O | 1 | 105611 | 81 | ||
Dickite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 105614 | 651 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 1 | 105614 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 2 | 105611,105614 | 9895 | ||
Dyscrasite (*) | Allargentum | Ag3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2) | 1 | 105614 | 180 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 0 | 8173 | |||
Evenkite (*) | None | C23H48 | 1 | 105614 | 9 | ||
Fibroferrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Fe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O | 1 | 105611 | 107 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 105614 | 9617 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 0 | 7437 | |||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 1 | 105611 | 30554 | ||
Greigite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 | 0 | 62 | |||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 2 | 105611,105614 | 6890 | ||
Halloysite-7Å (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 105614 | 52 | ||
Halotrichite (*) | Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O | 2 | 105611,105614 | 409 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 2 | 105611,105614 | 14640 | ||
Idrialite (*) | None | C22H14 | 1 | 105614 | 15 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 0 | 5433 | |||
Jamesonite (*) | None | Pb4FeSb6S14 | 0 | 784 | |||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 105614 | 2228 | ||
Kaersutite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 | 0 | 179 | |||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 105611,105614 | 5591 | ||
Kermesite (*) | None | Sb2OS2 | 0 | 230 | |||
Maghemite (*) | Spinel | (Fe3+0.67 0.33)Fe3+2O4 | 1 | 105614 | 229 | ||
Magnesiocopiapite (*) | Copiapite | MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 1 | 105611 | 54 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 0 | 14899 | |||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 1 | 105611 | 12537 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 3 | 105611,105612,105614 | 5674 | ||
Melanterite (*) | Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O | 2 | 105611,105614 | 915 | ||
Mercury (*) | None | Hg | 1 | 105614 | 397 | ||
Meta-alunogen (*) | None | Al2(SO4)3·14H2O | 0 | 8 | |||
Metacinnabar (*) | Sphalerite | HgS | 1 | 105614 | 255 | ||
Metavoltine (*) | Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O | 1 | 105611 | 78 | ||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 1 | 105611 | 5800 | ||
Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 105614 | 1508 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 2 | 105611,105614 | 17380 | ||
Natroalunite (*) | Alunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 105611 | 128 | ||
Nontronite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 105614 | 471 | ||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 3 | 105611,105612,105614 | 2994 | ||
Orpiment (*) | Orpiment | As2S3 | 1 | 105614 | 511 | ||
Pararealgar (*) | None | As4S4 | 0 | 57 | |||
Pickeringite (*) | Halotrichite | MgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O | 2 | 105611,105612 | 265 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 2 | 105611,105614 | 39462 | ||
Pyrophyllite (*) | Clay Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 | 0 | 771 | |||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 105614 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 2 | 105611,105614 | 61156 | ||
Realgar (*) | None | AsS | 1 | 105614 | 712 | ||
Rhodochrosite (*) | Calcite | Mn(CO3) | 1 | 105614 | 1711 | ||
Rozenite (*) | Starkeyite | Fe2+(SO4)·4H2O | 0 | 293 | |||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 1 | 105614 | 5614 | ||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 0 | 2705 | |||
Schwertmannite (*) | Coronadite | Fe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O | 1 | 105611 | 37 | ||
Senarmontite (*) | Arsenolite | Sb2O3 | 2 | 105611,105614 | 179 | ||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 1 | 105614 | 6417 | ||
Sideronatrite (*) | None | Na2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O | 0 | 73 | |||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 0 | 21482 | |||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 2 | 105611,105614 | 3418 | ||
Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 1 | 105611 | 2045 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 1 | 105614 | 4899 | ||
Tridymite (*) | Tridymite | SiO2 | 2 | 105611,105614 | 458 | ||
Tschermigite (*) | Alum | (NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O | 1 | 105611 | 81 | ||
Valentinite (*) | None | Sb2O3 | 1 | 105611 | 369 | ||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 0 | 5251 |
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