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 Acanthite (*) Acanthite Ag2 S 2 35378 ,35379 2793 Actinolite (*) Amphibole Ca2 (Mg4.5-2.5 Fe2+ 0.5-2.5 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 5 35382 ,35402 ,35416 ,35417 ,35425 3419 Albite (*) Feldspar Na(AlSi3 O8 ) 2 35390 ,35395 8803 Altaite (*) Rocksalt PbTe 233 231 2 35387 ,35391 489 Alunite (*) None KAl3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 1 35395 966 Andradite (*) Garnet Ca3 Fe3+ 2 (SiO4 )3 3 35376 ,35382 ,35421 1534 Anhydrite (*) Not in a structural group Ca(SO4 ) 1 35395 1588 Ankerite (*) None Ca(Fe2+ ,Mg)(CO3 )2 1 35395 3092 Aragonite (*) Aragonite Ca(CO3 ) 1 35409 3250 Argentopentlandite (*) Pentlandite Ag(Fe,Ni)8 S8 233 231 1 35391 67 Arsenopyrite (*) Arsenopyrite FeAsS 233 231 7 35373 ,35378 ,35379 ,35380 ,35391 ,35409 ,35424 9052 Augite (*) Pyroxene (Ca,Mg,Fe)2 Si2 O6 1 35424 2060 Azurite (*) Not in a structural group Cu3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2 6 35401 ,35402 ,35404 ,35407 ,35409 ,35423 5509 Barringerite (*) Barringerite (Fe,Ni)2 P 1 35376 22 Baryte (*) Baryte Ba(SO4 ) 541 231 7 35363 ,35364 ,35365 ,35366 ,35371 ,35391 ,35395 11547 Beudantite (*) Alunite PbFe3+ 3 (AsO4 )(SO4 )(OH)6 1 35379 413 Bismuthinite (*) Stibnite Bi2 S3 1 35371 1935 Bornite (*) None Cu5 FeS4 14 35389 ,35399 ,35402 ,35404 ,35405 ,35407 ,35409 ,35410 ,35413 ,35416 ,35417 ,35420 ,35421 ,35425 5516 Bowieite (*) Bowieite Rh2 S3 1 35387 33 Breithauptite (*) Nickeline NiSb 233 231 1 35391 175 Brochantite (*) Brochantite Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 233 231 2 35388 ,35409 1633 Bustamite (*) Wollastonite Mn2 Ca2 MnCa(Si3 O9 )2 1 35383 101 Calcite (*) Calcite Ca(CO3 ) 8 35376 ,35395 ,35402 ,35404 ,35409 ,35420 ,35424 ,35425 27770 Carrollite (*) Spinel CuCo2 S4 1 35421 154 Cassiterite (*) Rutile SnO2 1 35371 5171 Cerussite (*) Aragonite Pb(CO3 ) 1 35379 4979 Chalcocite (*) None Cu2 S 7 35379 ,35389 ,35409 ,35416 ,35420 ,35421 ,35425 5707 Chalcopyrite (*) Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 233 231 24 35373 ,35378 ,35379 ,35380 ,35388 ,35389 ,35391 ,35392 ,35395 ,35396 ,35399 ,35402 ,35404 ,35405 ,35409 ,35413 ,35416 ,35417 ,35419 ,35420 ,35421 ,35423 ,35424 ,35425 27198 Chalcostibite (*) Chalcostibite CuSbS2 1 35400 162 Chromite (*) Spinel Fe2+ Cr2 O4 233 231 4 35376 ,35387 ,35390 ,35391 3902 Chrysocolla (*) Allophane (Cu2-x Alx )H2-x Si2 O5 (OH)4 ·nH2 O 233 231 5 35388 ,35402 ,35409 ,35420 ,35423 3531 Chrysotile (*) Serpentine Clay Mg3 Si2 O5 (OH)4 2 35420 ,35425 951 Clinochlore (*) Chlorite Clay Mg5 Al(AlSi3 O10 )(OH)8 1 35376 1756 Cobaltite (*) Cobaltite CoAsS 233 231 1 35391 966 Cooperite (*) None PtS 1 35387 124 Copper (*) Copper Cu 5 35389 ,35392 ,35409 ,35416 ,35425 3846 Covellite (*) Covellite CuS 233 231 5 35389 ,35391 ,35409 ,35420 ,35425 4165 Cuprite (*) Not in a structural group Cu2 O 4 35389 ,35409 ,35416 ,35423 2970 Diamond (*) Diamond C 1 35376 697 Diaphorite (*) None Ag3 Pb2 Sb3 S8 1 35379 126 Digenite (*) Digenite Cu1.8 S 1 35421 1027 Diopside (*) Pyroxene CaMgSi2 O6 11 35376 ,35387 ,35396 ,35404 ,35405 ,35409 ,35411 ,35416 ,35417 ,35419 ,35421 4135 Dolomite (*) None CaMg(CO3 )2 1 35376 9895 Enstatite (*) Pyroxene Mg2 Si2 O6 2 35371 ,35376 944 Epidote (*) Epidote Clinozoisite Ca2 (Al2 Fe3+ )[Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 233 231 9 35382 ,35391 ,35395 ,35402 ,35407 ,35409 ,35419 ,35420 ,35421 8173 Erlichmanite (*) Pyrite OsS2 1 35390 110 Ferberite (*) Columbite Fe2+ (WO4 ) 1 35371 551 Fluorite (*) Fluorite CaF2 1 35395 9617 Forsterite (*) Olivine Mg2 (SiO4 ) 1 35376 1188 Freieslebenite (*) None AgPbSbS3 1 35394 105 Galena (*) Rocksalt PbS 541 231 10 35363 ,35366 ,35373 ,35378 ,35379 ,35380 ,35381 ,35391 ,35395 ,35409 24243 Geversite (*) Pyrite PtSb2 233 231 1 35391 38 Goethite (*) Diaspore FeO(OH) 3 35371 ,35409 ,35420 7437 Gold (*) Copper Au 233 231 10 35371 ,35379 ,35385 ,35387 ,35391 ,35395 ,35397 ,35405 ,35411 ,35420 30554 Graphite (*) None C 541 495 4 35363 ,35371 ,35376 ,35416 2812 Grossular (*) Garnet Ca3 Al2 (SiO4 )3 1 35382 1544 Gypsum (*) Gypsum Ca(SO4 )·2H2 O 233 231 4 35376 ,35388 ,35395 ,35406 6890 Hastingsite (*) Amphibole NaCa2 (Fe2+ 4 Fe3+ )(Si6 Al2 )O22 (OH)2 1 35382 209 Heazlewoodite (*) None Ni3 S2 1 35392 205 Hedenbergite (*) Pyroxene CaFe2+ Si2 O6 1 35382 741 Hedleyite (*) Tetradymite Bi7 Te3 1 35387 104 Hematite (*) Corundum Fe2 O3 6 35371 ,35395 ,35399 ,35409 ,35421 ,35423 14640 Hessite (*) None Ag2 Te 233 231 2 35387 ,35391 804 Hexahydrite (*) Hexahydrite Mg(SO4 )·6H2 O 233 231 1 35388 251 Hibonite (*) Magnetoplumbite CaAl12 O19 1 35376 80 Hollingworthite (*) Ullmannite RhAsS 233 231 1 35391 119 Hübnerite (*) Columbite Mn2+ (WO4 ) 1 35371 469 Humite (*) Humite Mg7 (SiO4 )3 F2 1 35421 80 Ilmenite (*) Corundum Fe2+ Ti4+ O3 233 231 2 35371 ,35391 5433 Iridium (*) Copper Ir 233 231 2 35390 ,35391 162 Iron (*) Iron Fe 1 35376 1089 Isoferroplatinum (*) Auricupride Perovskite Pt3 Fe 233 231 2 35387 ,35391 128 Jamesonite (*) None Pb4 FeSb6 S14 2 35378 ,35379 784 Jarosite (*) Alunite KFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 2 35395 ,35409 2228 Kaňkite (*) Kaňkite Fe3+ (AsO4 )·3.5H2 O 1 35379 38 Kaolinite (*) Clay Kaolinite Al2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 1 35395 5591 Kashinite (*) Bowieite Ir2 S3 1 35387 29 Keithconnite (*) None Pd20 Te7 1 35387 40 Kotulskite (*) Nickeline Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) 233 231 1 35391 116 Laumontite (*) Not in a structural group CaAl2 Si4 O12 ·4H2 O 1 35409 1271 Laurite (*) Pyrite RuS2 233 231 2 35390 ,35391 226 Magnesiochromite (*) Spinel MgCr2 O4 1 35390 311 Magnesioferrite (*) Spinel MgFe3+ 2 O4 1 35376 98 Magnesite (*) Calcite Mg(CO3 ) 1 35376 1487 Magnetite (*) Spinel Fe2+ Fe3+ 2 O4 541 231 18 35363 ,35376 ,35391 ,35392 ,35404 ,35405 ,35409 ,35411 ,35412 ,35413 ,35415 ,35416 ,35417 ,35418 ,35419 ,35421 ,35424 ,35425 14899 Malachite (*) Malachite Cu2 (CO3 )(OH)2 233 231 11 35379 ,35388 ,35402 ,35404 ,35407 ,35409 ,35410 ,35413 ,35419 ,35420 ,35423 12537 Marcasite (*) Marcasite FeS2 233 231 2 35388 ,35391 5674 Maucherite (*) None Ni11 As8 1 35392 161 Melonite (*) Melonite NiTe2 233 231 1 35391 207 Merenskyite (*) Melonite PdTe2 233 231 1 35391 155 Mertieite-II (*) Stillwaterite Pd8 Sb2.5 As0.5 233 231 1 35391 44 Miassite (*) None Rh17 S15 1 35387 10 Michenerite (*) Ullmannite PdBiTe 233 231 1 35391 114 Millerite (*) Millerite NiS 1 35392 1066 Molybdenite (*) Molybdenite MoS2 5 35396 ,35405 ,35409 ,35417 ,35425 5800 Moncheite (*) Melonite Pt(Te,Bi)2 233 231 1 35391 133 Muscovite (*) Mica Clay KAl2 (Si3 Al)O10 (OH)2 541 495 2 35363 ,35395 17380 Nickeline (*) Nickeline NiAs 233 231 1 35391 633 Orthoclase (*) Feldspar K(AlSi3 O8 ) 1 35409 2349 Osmium (*) None Os 1 35390 169 Owensite (*) Djerfisherite (Ba,Pb)6 (Cu1+ ,Fe,Ni)25 S27 233 231 1 35391 2 Palygorskite (*) Palygorskite Clay (Mg,Al)2 Si4 O10 (OH)·4H2 O 1 35395 306 Gersdorffite-Pa3 (*) Pyrite NiAsS 233 231 1 35391 767 Pentlandite (*) Pentlandite (Ni,Fe)9 S8 233 231 4 35376 ,35388 ,35391 ,35392 1512 Perovskite (*) Perovskite CaTiO3 2 35376 ,35409 495 Phlogopite (*) Mica Clay KMg3 (AlSi3 O10 )(OH)2 1 35421 2273 Plagionite (*) None Pb5 Sb8 S17 1 35400 100 Platinum (*) Copper Pt 233 231 2 35387 ,35391 485 Posnjakite (*) None Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 ·H2 O 1 35409 309 Potassic-chloro-hastingsite (*) Amphibole KCa2 (Fe2+ 4 Fe3+ )(Si6 Al2 )O22 Cl2 1 35382 9 Pyrargyrite (*) None Ag3 SbS3 2 35378 ,35379 1425 Pyrite (*) Pyrite FeS2 541 231 13 35363 ,35365 ,35366 ,35373 ,35379 ,35380 ,35388 ,35391 ,35395 ,35396 ,35421 ,35424 ,35425 39462 Pyrophyllite (*) Clay Pyrophyllite Al2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 1 35395 771 Pyrrhotite (*) Nickeline Fe7 S8 541 231 8 35363 ,35376 ,35388 ,35391 ,35392 ,35396 ,35409 ,35424 9056 Quartz (*) Quartz SiO2 541 495 14 35363 ,35371 ,35373 ,35378 ,35379 ,35380 ,35382 ,35383 ,35395 ,35402 ,35407 ,35409 ,35420 ,35421 61156 Quenstedtite (*) Not in a structural group Fe3+ 2 (SO4 )3 ·11H2 O 1 35379 17 Realgar (*) None AsS 2 35378 ,35379 712 Rhodochrosite (*) Calcite Mn(CO3 ) 2 35383 ,35395 1711 Rhodonite (*) Rhodonite CaMn3 Mn(Si5 O15 ) 1 35383 969 Rozenite (*) Starkeyite Fe2+ (SO4 )·4H2 O 233 231 1 35388 293 Rutile (*) Rutile TiO2 233 231 1 35391 5614 Saponite (*) Clay Smectite-vermiculite (Ca,Na)0.3 (Mg,Fe)3 (Si,Al)4 O10 (OH)2 ·4H2 O 1 35376 301 Scheelite (*) Scheelite Ca(WO4 ) 1 35396 4894 Scorodite (*) None Fe3+ (AsO4 )·2H2 O 2 35373 ,35379 1153 Siderite (*) Calcite Fe(CO3 ) 1 35376 6417 Siegenite (*) Spinel CoNi2 S4 233 231 1 35391 249 Silver (*) Copper Ag 2 35389 ,35395 5186 Sobolevskite (*) Nickeline PdBi 233 231 1 35391 44 Sperrylite (*) Pyrite PtAs2 233 231 1 35391 337 Sphalerite (*) Sphalerite ZnS 541 231 12 35363 ,35366 ,35373 ,35378 ,35379 ,35380 ,35381 ,35382 ,35388 ,35391 ,35395 ,35409 21482 Spinel (*) Spinel MgAl2 O4 2 35376 ,35421 1934 Stibiopalladinite (*) None Pd5 Sb2 233 231 1 35391 75 Stibnite (*) Stibnite Sb2 S3 3 35373 ,35381 ,35409 3418 Sudburyite (*) Nickeline PdSb 233 231 1 35391 46 Symplesite (*) Symplesite Fe2+ 3 (AsO4 )2 ·8H2 O 3 35375 ,35378 ,35379 92 Taenite (*) None (Ni,Fe) 1 35376 703 Talc (*) Clay Talc Mg3 Si4 O10 (OH)2 233 231 5 35376 ,35391 ,35409 ,35416 ,35421 3337 Tephroite (*) Olivine Mn2+ 2 (SiO4 ) 1 35383 240 Tetradymite (*) Tetradymite Bi2 Te2 S 2 35371 ,35385 510 Tetraferroplatinum (*) Potarite PtFe 233 231 1 35391 66 Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Zn2 )Sb4 S13 2 35379 ,35409 5317 Titanite (*) Titanite CaTi(SiO4 )O 233 231 3 35391 ,35409 ,35421 4899 Tremolite (*) Amphibole Ca2 (Mg5.0-4.5 Fe2+ 0.0-0.5 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 2 35417 ,35425 2562 Ullmannite (*) Ullmannite NiSbS 233 231 1 35391 293 Valleriite (*) Valleriite 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2 ] 4 35409 ,35418 ,35421 ,35425 237 Vasilite (*) None (Pd,Cu)16 (S,Te)7 1 35387 11 Vesuvianite (*) Vesuvianite (Ca,Na)19 (Al,Mg,Fe)13 (SiO4 )10 (Si2 O7 )4 (OH,F,O)10 1 35409 1395 Violarite (*) Spinel FeNi2 S4 233 231 1 35391 380 Wollastonite (*) Wollastonite CaSiO3 4 35405 ,35409 ,35417 ,35425 1247 Yukonite (*) None Ca2 Fe3+ 3 (AsO4 )3 (OH)4 ·4H2 O 2 35378 ,35379 29 Zoisite (*) Epidote Ca2 Al3 [Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 233 231 5 35388 ,35409 ,35419 ,35420 ,35421 1025
Excel ID Max Age (Ma) Min Age (Ma) Age as listed in reference Dating Method Age Interpret Prioritized? Sample Source Sample Num Run Num Age from other Locality Dated Mineral Minerals explicitely stated as having this age Age applies to these Elements MinDat Locality ID Dated Locality (Max Age) Location as listed in reference Reference Reference DOI Reference ID Age Notes Edit sedznpb-00087 541 521 Early Cambrian 194614 Anvil District, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon, Canada Dy/Grum/Vangorda Singer et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 Edit sedexmvt-00055 541 495 Cambrian host rock age 194618 DY Deposit, Anvil District, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon, Canada Dy Taylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 Edit sedexmvt-00062 541 495 Cambrian host rock age 194616 Grum Deposit, Anvil District, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon, Canada Grum Taylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 Edit sedexmvt-00081 541 495 Cambrian host rock age 194619 Swim Deposit, Anvil District, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon, Canada Swim Taylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 Edit sedznpb-00133 541 521 Early Cambrian 194619 Swim Deposit, Anvil District, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon, Canada Swim Singer et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 Edit sedexmvt-00084 541 495 Cambrian host rock age 194617 Vangora Deposit, Anvil District, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon, Canada Vangorda Taylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 Edit Michelle_668 233 231 232±1 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province Ni, Cu 250348 Canalask Mine, Kluane District, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon, Canada Canalask Hoatson et al. (2006) 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002 OGR29_177 See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province). Edit Michelle_690 233 231 >232±1 Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province Ni, Cu 9386 Wellgreen Cu-Ni-PGE Deposit, Kluane District, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon, Canada Wellgreen Hoatson et al. (2006) 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2006.05.002 OGR29_177 See Table. 1 Global resources of nickel metal and ages of the major nickel sulfide deposits of the world. Age can refer to the age of a specific nickel sulfide deposit, or the general age of the metallogenic province containing nickel deposits that are similar to a dated deposit (e.g. 2705 Ma Komatiite-hosted deposits in the Eastern Goldfields Province).
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