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 66 17 7 35966 ,35985 ,35997 ,36002 ,36014 ,36016 ,36050 2793 Actinolite (*) Amphibole Ca2 (Mg4.5-2.5 Fe2+ 0.5-2.5 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 43 17 3 35981 ,35991 ,36042 3419 Agardite-(Y) (*) Mixite YCu2+ 6 (AsO4 )3 (OH)6 ·3H2 O 66 60 1 36028 90 Albite (*) Feldspar Na(AlSi3 O8 ) 43 17 2 35981 ,35991 8803 Altaite (*) Rocksalt PbTe 1 36038 489 Alunite (*) None KAl3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 66 17 7 35981 ,35985 ,35992 ,36016 ,36034 ,36037 ,36039 966 Andalusite (*) Andalusite Al2 SiO5 43 41 1 35981 1310 Anglesite (*) Baryte Pb(SO4 ) 23 17 3 35972 ,35985 ,36051 2734 Anhydrite (*) Not in a structural group Ca(SO4 ) 46 34 2 35981 ,36039 1588 Anilite (*) Digenite Cu7 S4 23 17 1 35988 88 Ankerite (*) None Ca(Fe2+ ,Mg)(CO3 )2 39 34 1 36039 3092 Annabergite (*) Vivianite Ni3 (AsO4 )2 ·8H2 O 1 36043 445 Roselite-β (*) Fairfieldite Ca2 Co(AsO4 )2 ·2H2 O 23 17 1 35990 21 Antimony (*) Arsenic Sb 39 34 1 36039 363 Antlerite (*) Not in a structural group Cu2+ 3 (SO4 )(OH)4 66 60 2 36011 ,36022 246 Aragonite (*) Aragonite Ca(CO3 ) 66 60 1 36025 3250 Argentojarosite (*) Alunite AgFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 23 17 1 35985 58 Arsenolite (*) Arsenolite As2 O3 1 36043 231 Arsenopyrite (*) Arsenopyrite FeAsS 66 17 11 35981 ,35982 ,35984 ,35985 ,36011 ,36026 ,36037 ,36038 ,36039 ,36040 ,36052 9052 Arthurite (*) Arthurite CuFe3+ 2 (AsO4 )2 (OH)2 ·4H2 O 39 34 1 36039 35 Atacamite (*) Atacamite Cu2 Cl(OH)3 66 60 17 35967 ,35977 ,35994 ,35996 ,35998 ,35999 ,36000 ,36001 ,36003 ,36011 ,36016 ,36020 ,36028 ,36029 ,36040 ,36044 ,36052 544 Austinite (*) Adelite CaZn(AsO4 )(OH) 23 17 1 35990 71 Azurite (*) Not in a structural group Cu3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2 66 17 12 35980 ,35981 ,35986 ,35996 ,36000 ,36006 ,36022 ,36023 ,36025 ,36039 ,36052 ,36053 5509 Baryte (*) Baryte Ba(SO4 ) 66 17 7 35967 ,35985 ,35990 ,36023 ,36025 ,36037 ,36038 11547 Bismuth (*) Arsenic Bi 39 34 1 36039 1966 Bismuthinite (*) Stibnite Bi2 S3 66 60 1 36016 1935 Bismutite (*) Bismutite Bi2 O2 (CO3 ) 1 35973 716 Bornite (*) None Cu5 FeS4 60 17 7 35969 ,35981 ,35985 ,35991 ,35996 ,36021 ,36039 5516 Brochantite (*) Brochantite Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 66 17 17 35974 ,35980 ,35984 ,35994 ,35996 ,35998 ,36003 ,36006 ,36011 ,36021 ,36025 ,36027 ,36028 ,36035 ,36039 ,36040 ,36048 1633 Bromargyrite (*) Rocksalt AgBr 1 36034 227 Calcite (*) Calcite Ca(CO3 ) 66 17 21 35965 ,35966 ,35967 ,35971 ,35975 ,35981 ,35985 ,35986 ,35990 ,35991 ,35997 ,36002 ,36011 ,36014 ,36021 ,36026 ,36028 ,36042 ,36047 ,36052 ,36053 27770 Calomel (*) None HgCl 23 17 1 35985 91 Cassiterite (*) Rutile SnO2 1 36038 5171 Cerianite-(Ce) (*) Fluorite CeO2 60 60 1 36021 94 Cerussite (*) Aragonite Pb(CO3 ) 2 35968 ,35972 4979 Cervantite (*) None Sb3+ Sb5+ O4 1 36037 352 Chalcanthite (*) Chalcanthite Cu(SO4 )·5H2 O 66 60 2 36023 ,36037 925 Chalcocite (*) None Cu2 S 66 17 10 35967 ,35969 ,35981 ,35985 ,35996 ,36011 ,36016 ,36039 ,36048 ,36051 5707 Chalcophyllite (*) Chalcophyllite Cu18 Al2 (AsO4 )4 (SO4 )3 (OH)24 ·36H2 O 39 34 1 36039 194 Chalcopyrite (*) Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 66 17 22 35966 ,35967 ,35973 ,35974 ,35977 ,35981 ,35982 ,35985 ,35990 ,35991 ,35996 ,36011 ,36021 ,36022 ,36023 ,36024 ,36026 ,36039 ,36040 ,36047 ,36048 ,36051 27198 Chenevixite (*) Chenevixite CuFe3+ (AsO4 )(OH)2 66 60 2 36025 ,36037 90 Chlorargyrite (*) Rocksalt AgCl 23 17 2 35985 ,36014 1382 Chrysocolla (*) Allophane (Cu2-x Alx )H2-x Si2 O5 (OH)4 ·nH2 O 66 17 25 35966 ,35971 ,35974 ,35977 ,35983 ,35984 ,35986 ,35994 ,36000 ,36001 ,36010 ,36011 ,36016 ,36021 ,36028 ,36037 ,36039 ,36044 ,36046 ,36047 ,36048 ,36050 ,36051 ,36052 ,36053 3531 Cinnabar (*) None HgS 66 17 4 35985 ,36016 ,36037 ,36038 2600 Claudetite (*) None As2 O3 23 17 1 35985 35 Clinoatacamite (*) Atacamite Cu2 Cl(OH)3 1 36003 43 Clinoclase (*) None Cu3 (AsO4 )(OH)3 1 36040 127 Clinozoisite (*) Clinozoisite Epidote Ca2 Al3 [Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 39 34 1 36039 1025 Cobaltite (*) Cobaltite CoAsS 23 17 2 35990 ,36014 966 Coloradoite (*) Sphalerite HgTe 1 36038 169 Copper (*) Copper Cu 66 60 4 35967 ,36004 ,36025 ,36048 3846 Cornetite (*) None Cu3 (PO4 )(OH)3 1 36010 26 Corundum (*) Corundum Al2 O3 43 41 1 35981 1797 Covellite (*) Covellite CuS 43 17 5 35967 ,35981 ,35985 ,35988 ,36039 4165 Cuprite (*) Not in a structural group Cu2 O 66 17 8 35980 ,35981 ,35983 ,35986 ,36011 ,36025 ,36039 ,36048 2970 Cyanotrichite (*) Cyanotrichite Cu4 Al2 (SO4 )(OH)12 (H2 O)2 66 60 2 36027 ,36040 179 Diaspore (*) Diaspore AlO(OH) 43 34 3 35981 ,36037 ,36039 481 Dickite (*) Clay Kaolinite Al2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 39 17 3 35985 ,36037 ,36039 651 Digenite (*) Digenite Cu1.8 S 43 41 1 35981 1027 Diopside (*) Pyroxene CaMgSi2 O6 39 34 1 36039 4135 Dioptase (*) None CuSiO3 ·H2 O 66 60 6 35994 ,35996 ,35999 ,36016 ,36020 ,36021 164 Djurleite (*) None Cu31 S16 23 17 1 35988 300 Dolomite (*) None CaMg(CO3 )2 66 60 1 36025 9895 Duftite (*) Adelite PbCu(AsO4 )(OH) 66 60 1 36023 220 Enargite (*) Enargite Wurtzite Cu3 AsS4 66 17 4 35981 ,35985 ,36016 ,36037 910 Enstatite (*) Pyroxene Mg2 Si2 O6 39 34 1 36039 944 Epidote (*) Epidote Clinozoisite Ca2 (Al2 Fe3+ )[Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 39 17 6 35966 ,35974 ,35991 ,36039 ,36042 ,36047 8173 Erythrite (*) Vivianite Co3 (AsO4 )2 ·8H2 O 1 36014 814 Eucairite (*) None CuAgSe 1 36043 54 Ferrimolybdite (*) None Fe3+ 2 (Mo6+ O4 )3 ·7H2 O 1 36053 345 Fischesserite (*) None Ag3 AuSe2 1 36043 24 Fluorapatite (*) Apatite Ca5 (PO4 )3 F 66 60 2 36023 ,36025 2740 Fluorite (*) Fluorite CaF2 66 60 1 36016 9617 Galena (*) Rocksalt PbS 60 17 14 35967 ,35968 ,35969 ,35973 ,35974 ,35975 ,35985 ,35996 ,36016 ,36021 ,36037 ,36039 ,36051 ,36054 24243 Goethite (*) Diaspore FeO(OH) 46 17 6 35972 ,35980 ,35981 ,35983 ,36029 ,36037 7437 Gold (*) Copper Au 66 17 21 35966 ,35969 ,35971 ,35975 ,35985 ,35986 ,35990 ,36016 ,36021 ,36026 ,36028 ,36036 ,36037 ,36038 ,36039 ,36044 ,36047 ,36048 ,36050 ,36051 ,36054 30554 Gypsum (*) Gypsum Ca(SO4 )·2H2 O 46 17 7 35966 ,35974 ,35977 ,35981 ,35985 ,36032 ,36039 6890 Halite (*) Rocksalt NaCl 1 35970 1398 Hematite (*) Corundum Fe2 O3 60 17 29 35967 ,35971 ,35973 ,35977 ,35981 ,35983 ,35985 ,35986 ,35990 ,35991 ,35992 ,35996 ,35997 ,35998 ,35999 ,36001 ,36002 ,36003 ,36011 ,36016 ,36021 ,36032 ,36039 ,36044 ,36048 ,36050 ,36051 ,36053 ,36054 14640 Hemimorphite (*) Not in a structural group Zn4 (Si2 O7 )(OH)2 ·H2 O 3 35968 ,35996 ,36029 1689 Ilmenite (*) Corundum Fe2+ Ti4+ O3 43 41 1 35981 5433 Iodargyrite (*) Wurtzite AgI 23 17 1 35985 180 Jarosite (*) Alunite KFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 60 17 6 35981 ,35985 ,36016 ,36021 ,36037 ,36039 2228 Kaolinite (*) Clay Kaolinite Al2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 66 17 6 35966 ,35981 ,35985 ,36016 ,36038 ,36039 5591 Klockmannite (*) Covellite Cu5.2 Se6 1 36043 63 Kutnohorite (*) None CaMn2+ (CO3 )2 1 36038 234 Libethenite (*) Andalusite Cu2 (PO4 )(OH) 66 17 2 35984 ,36025 234 Lindgrenite (*) None Cu3 (Mo6+ O4 )2 (OH)2 60 60 1 36021 21 Ludjibaite (*) Medenbachite Cu5 (PO4 )2 (OH)4 66 60 1 36025 12 Magnetite (*) Spinel Fe2+ Fe3+ 2 O4 60 17 16 35966 ,35981 ,35985 ,35990 ,35991 ,35992 ,35996 ,36005 ,36011 ,36021 ,36032 ,36039 ,36042 ,36046 ,36048 ,36053 14899 Malachite (*) Malachite Cu2 (CO3 )(OH)2 66 17 19 35967 ,35974 ,35977 ,35980 ,35981 ,35986 ,35999 ,36000 ,36001 ,36003 ,36011 ,36021 ,36023 ,36025 ,36027 ,36029 ,36037 ,36039 ,36047 12537 Manganite (*) Rutile Mn3+ O(OH) 1 35965 770 Marcasite (*) Marcasite FeS2 1 35975 5674 Marshite (*) Sphalerite CuI 66 60 1 36025 12 Mercury (*) None Hg 23 17 1 35985 397 Mimetite (*) Apatite Pb5 (AsO4 )3 Cl 23 17 1 35985 1107 Molybdenite (*) Molybdenite MoS2 60 41 3 35981 ,36021 ,36054 5800 Molybdofornacite (*) Fornacite CuPb2 (MoO4 )(AsO4 )(OH) 66 60 1 36023 17 Montmorillonite (*) Clay Smectite-vermiculite (Na,Ca)0.3 (Al,Mg)2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 ·nH2 O 46 34 2 35981 ,36039 1508 Muscovite (*) Mica Clay KAl2 (Si3 Al)O10 (OH)2 66 17 10 35981 ,35985 ,36011 ,36016 ,36038 ,36039 ,36044 ,36050 ,36053 ,36054 17380 Nagyágite (*) None [Pb3 (Pb,Sb)3 S6 ](Au,Te)3 1 36037 67 Natrodufrénite (*) Dufrénite NaFe2+ Fe3+ 5 (PO4 )4 (OH)6 ·2H2 O 46 41 1 35981 46 Natrojarosite (*) Alunite NaFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 23 17 1 35985 254 Nitratine (*) Calcite Na(NO3 ) 1 35970 91 Olivenite (*) Andalusite Cu2 (AsO4 )(OH) 43 41 2 35981 ,36040 492 Orpiment (*) Orpiment As2 S3 3 36037 ,36038 ,36040 511 Paratacamite (*) Atacamite Cu3 (Cu,Zn)Cl2 (OH)6 3 35994 ,35996 ,36003 158 Parnauite (*) None Cu9 (AsO4 )2 (SO4 )(OH)10 ·7H2 O 1 36040 105 Plumbojarosite (*) Alunite Pb0.5 Fe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 23 17 1 35985 477 Powellite (*) Scheelite Ca(MoO4 ) 66 60 4 36021 ,36023 ,36025 ,36040 494 Pseudomalachite (*) None Cu5 (PO4 )2 (OH)4 66 17 6 35980 ,35981 ,35996 ,35999 ,36010 ,36025 369 Pyrargyrite (*) None Ag3 SbS3 66 60 1 36025 1425 Pyrite (*) Pyrite FeS2 66 17 21 35966 ,35967 ,35973 ,35974 ,35975 ,35977 ,35981 ,35982 ,35985 ,35990 ,35991 ,35996 ,36011 ,36021 ,36024 ,36026 ,36037 ,36038 ,36039 ,36047 ,36051 39462 Pyrolusite (*) Rutile MnO2 2 35965 ,35975 3106 Pyrophyllite (*) Clay Pyrophyllite Al2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 43 34 3 35981 ,36037 ,36039 771 Pyrrhotite (*) Nickeline Fe7 S8 43 41 1 35981 9056 Quartz (*) Quartz SiO2 66 17 39 35965 ,35966 ,35967 ,35971 ,35974 ,35975 ,35977 ,35980 ,35981 ,35982 ,35985 ,35986 ,35991 ,35992 ,35998 ,35999 ,36000 ,36001 ,36011 ,36021 ,36022 ,36023 ,36024 ,36025 ,36028 ,36032 ,36034 ,36037 ,36038 ,36040 ,36042 ,36044 ,36046 ,36047 ,36050 ,36051 ,36052 ,36053 ,36054 61156 Ramsdellite (*) Ramsdellite MnO2 1 35965 88 Realgar (*) None AsS 23 17 4 35985 ,36037 ,36038 ,36040 712 Rhodochrosite (*) Calcite Mn(CO3 ) 1 36038 1711 Rutile (*) Rutile TiO2 66 34 5 35981 ,36028 ,36037 ,36038 ,36039 5614 Safflorite (*) Löllingite CoAs2 1 36014 317 Scorodite (*) None Fe3+ (AsO4 )·2H2 O 23 17 3 35985 ,36034 ,36037 1153 Siderite (*) Calcite Fe(CO3 ) 1 36011 6417 Silver (*) Copper Ag 39 17 8 35966 ,35985 ,35990 ,35997 ,36002 ,36039 ,36050 ,36052 5186 Spangolite (*) Spangolite Cu6 Al(SO4 )(OH)12 Cl·3H2 O 66 60 1 36027 105 Sphalerite (*) Sphalerite ZnS 66 17 16 35967 ,35969 ,35973 ,35974 ,35981 ,35985 ,35990 ,35996 ,35997 ,36002 ,36026 ,36038 ,36039 ,36040 ,36051 ,36054 21482 Stibnite (*) Stibnite Sb2 S3 39 34 2 36037 ,36039 3418 Sulphur (*) Sulphur S 23 17 1 35985 2045 Svanbergite (*) Alunite SrAl3 (SO4 )(PO4 )(OH)6 43 41 1 35981 105 Szenicsite (*) None Cu3 (MoO4 )(OH)4 60 60 1 36021 2 Tennantite-(Fe) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Fe2 )As4 S13 43 17 3 35981 ,35985 ,35996 1803 Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Zn2 )Sb4 S13 66 17 7 35967 ,35973 ,35974 ,35981 ,35985 ,36011 ,36023 5317 Titanite (*) Titanite CaTi(SiO4 )O 46 17 2 35981 ,35991 4899 Tremolite (*) Amphibole Ca2 (Mg5.0-4.5 Fe2+ 0.0-0.5 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 39 34 1 36039 2562 Tsumebite (*) Brackebuschite Pb2 Cu(PO4 )(SO4 )(OH) 23 17 1 35990 32 Turquoise (*) Turquoise CuAl6 (PO4 )4 (OH)8 ·4H2 O 46 17 1 35980 484 Vanadinite (*) Apatite Pb5 (VO4 )3 Cl 2 35968 ,35970 605 Wakabayashilite (*) None (As,Sb)6 As4 S14 23 17 1 35985 16 Wollastonite (*) Wollastonite CaSiO3 39 34 1 36039 1247 Woodhouseite (*) Alunite CaAl3 (SO4 )(PO4 )(OH)6 43 34 2 35981 ,36039 62 Wulfenite (*) Scheelite PbMoO4 66 60 2 35968 ,36023 1655 Zálesíite (*) Mixite CaCu6 (AsO4 )2 (AsO3 OH)(OH)6 ·3H2 O 66 60 1 36028 84 Zoisite (*) Epidote Ca2 Al3 [Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 39 34 1 36039 1025 Zunyite (*) None Al13 Si5 O20 (OH,F)18 Cl 43 34 3 35981 ,36037 ,36039 86
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 Kaitlynn000005 46 46 46 K-Ar age of sulphide pyrite ES-35 Pyrite 27227 El Salvador Mine, El Salvador District, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile El Salvador Tilton et al. (1981) 10.1130/MEM154-p791 MGSA154_791 Edit Kaitlynn000006 46 46 46 K-Ar age of sulphide pyrite Z-534B Pyrite 27227 El Salvador Mine, El Salvador District, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile El Salvador Tilton et al. (1981) 10.1130/MEM154-p791 MGSA154_791 Edit PorphCu-00080 43 41 43–41 Actinolite, Albite, Alunite, Andalusite, Arsenopyrite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Covellite, Diaspore, Enargite, Ilmenite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Svanbergite, Woodhouseite, Zunyite Cu 27227 El Salvador Mine, El Salvador District, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile El Salvador Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit Hg-00122 23 17 Calomel, Cinnabar, Mercury Hg 189280 La Coipa Mine, Diego De Almagro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile Oviedo et al. (1991) 10.2113/gsecongeo.86.6.1287 EG86_1287 Edit PorphCu-00003 66 60 66–60 Alunite, Arsenopyrite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Dioptase, Enargite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Pyrite Cu 227986 Cerro La Campana Prospect, Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile Inca de Oro Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit sedcu-00334 60 60 Paleocene Cu 7430 Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca De Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile Jardin Cox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 Edit PorphCu-00079 39 34 39–34 Alunite, Ankerite, Antimony, Arsenopyrite, Bismuth, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cuprite, Diaspore, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Magnetite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Rutile, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Woodhouseite, Zunyite Cu 27221 Potrerillos Mine, Potrerillos, Chañaral Province, Atacama, Chile Potrerillos Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155
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