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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthite (*) | Acanthite | Ag2S | 2 | 69636,69664 | 2793 | ||
| Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 5 | 69684,69685,69719,69723,69728 | 3419 | ||
| Adamite (*) | Andalusite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) | 1 | 69640 | 254 | ||
| Aeschynite-(Y) (*) | Aeschynite | (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 | 2 | 69649,69691 | 141 | ||
| Agardite-(Y) (*) | Mixite | YCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O | 1 | 69660 | 90 | ||
| Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 12 | 69633,69649,69660,69689,69690,69691,69694,69707,69715,69720,69727,69728 | 8803 | ||
| Allanite-(Ce) (*) | Allanite Epidote | CaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 69649,69660,69674 | 706 | ||
| Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 69728 | 2353 | ||
| Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 6 | 69633,69649,69660,69674,69689,69691 | 2162 | ||
| Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 69705 | 1534 | ||
| Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 2 | 69660,69663 | 2734 | ||
| Anilite (*) | Digenite | Cu7S4 | 1 | 69682 | 88 | ||
| Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 3 | 69633,69670,69695 | 3092 | ||
| Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 69728 | 708 | ||
| Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 7 | 69622,69623,69644,69680,69691,69700,69727 | 3250 | ||
| Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 5 | 69624,69633,69656,69660,69678 | 9052 | ||
| Aurichalcite (*) | None | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 3 | 69640,69664,69674 | 919 | ||
| Autunite (*) | Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O | 1 | 69666 | 1272 | ||
| Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 5 | 69621,69625,69640,69660,69682 | 5509 | ||
| Bariopharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O | 2 | 69624,69717 | 150 | ||
| Barroisite (*) | Amphibole | (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 69728 | 49 | ||
| Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 5 | 69621,69624,69636,69651,69729 | 11547 | ||
| Bastnäsite-(Ce) (*) | Bastnäsite | Ce(CO3)F | 1 | 69649 | 304 | ||
| Bayldonite (*) | None | Cu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2 | 1 | 69640 | 172 | ||
| Beraunite (*) | Beraunite | Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O | 1 | 69717 | 136 | ||
| Beudantite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 | 3 | 69621,69624,69660 | 413 | ||
| Bindheimite (*) | Pyrochlore | Pb2Sb5+2O7 | 1 | 69640 | 450 | ||
| Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 1 | 69660 | 5516 | ||
| Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 1 | 69633 | 843 | ||
| Bournonite (*) | Bournonite | CuPbSbS3 | 1 | 69628 | 1089 | ||
| Brazilianite (*) | Not in a structural group | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 | 1 | 69701 | 59 | ||
| Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 1 | 69660 | 1633 | ||
| Brookite (*) | Brookite | TiO2 | 2 | 69633,69649 | 700 | ||
| Bukovskýite (*) | None | Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)·7H2O | 1 | 69656 | 13 | ||
| Cacoxenite (*) | None | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O | 1 | 69717 | 280 | ||
| Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 18 | 69618,69625,69633,69636,69640,69644,69651,69660,69662,69674,69691,69699,69700,69705,69707,69727,69728,69730 | 27770 | ||
| Calderónite (*) | Brackebuschite | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) | 2 | 69649,69651 | 29 | ||
| Carminite (*) | Carminite | PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | 1 | 69624 | 178 | ||
| Cassiterite (*) | Rutile | SnO2 | 1 | 69649 | 5171 | ||
| Caysichite-(Y) (*) | None | (Ca,Yb,Er)4Y4(Si8O20)(CO3)6(OH)·7H2O | 2 | 69689,69691 | 8 | ||
| Čechite (*) | Descloizite | PbFe2+(VO4)(OH) | 1 | 69651 | 5 | ||
| Celestine (*) | Baryte | Sr(SO4) | 1 | 69649 | 1252 | ||
| Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 8 | 69619,69621,69624,69640,69649,69660,69663,69674 | 4979 | ||
| Cervantite (*) | None | Sb3+Sb5+O4 | 1 | 69649 | 352 | ||
| Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 3 | 69636,69640,69660 | 5707 | ||
| Chalcophyllite (*) | Chalcophyllite | Cu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O | 1 | 69660 | 194 | ||
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 5 | 69613,69624,69640,69660,69715 | 27198 | ||
| Chernovite-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(AsO4) | 1 | 69649 | 46 | ||
| Chloritoid (*) | Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 | 1 | 69681 | 376 | ||
| Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 1 | 69660 | 3531 | ||
| Churchite-(Y) (*) | Gypsum | Y(PO4)·2H2O | 1 | 69649 | 70 | ||
| Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 1 | 69667 | 2600 | ||
| Claraite (*) | None | (Cu,Zn)15(CO3)4(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)14·7H2O | 1 | 69664 | 40 | ||
| Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 6 | 69633,69649,69674,69705,69706,69709 | 1756 | ||
| Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 69690 | 1025 | ||
| Coalingite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg10Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)24·2H2O | 1 | 69727 | 27 | ||
| Corkite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 2 | 69624,69664 | 151 | ||
| Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 1 | 69721 | 1797 | ||
| Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 1 | 69660 | 2970 | ||
| Descloizite (*) | Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) | 1 | 69621 | 378 | ||
| Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 4 | 69705,69707,69712,69728 | 4135 | ||
| Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 6 | 69628,69633,69640,69667,69697,69727 | 9895 | ||
| Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 6 | 69618,69690,69691,69706,69722,69728 | 8173 | ||
| Ferberite (*) | Columbite | Fe2+(WO4) | 1 | 69640 | 551 | ||
| Fergusonite-(Y) (*) | Scheelite | YNbO4 | 1 | 69649 | 196 | ||
| Fibroferrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Fe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O | 1 | 69624 | 107 | ||
| Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 1 | 69706 | 2740 | ||
| Fluorcarmoite-(BaNa) (*) | Arrojadite | Ba Na2Na2 CaMg13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F2 | 1 | 69652 | 1 | ||
| Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 3 | 69624,69660,69666 | 9617 | ||
| Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 1 | 69728 | 1188 | ||
| Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 13 | 69619,69621,69622,69624,69633,69636,69638,69640,69660,69663,69670,69674,69693 | 24243 | ||
| Glaucophane (*) | Amphibole | Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 69616,69679 | 286 | ||
| Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 4 | 69624,69636,69667,69715 | 7437 | ||
| Gorceixite (*) | Alunite | BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 2 | 69649,69701 | 121 | ||
| Goyazite (*) | Alunite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 4 | 69649,69670,69701,69702 | 173 | ||
| Graftonite (*) | Graftonite | Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 | 3 | 69649,69652,69702 | 107 | ||
| Graphite (*) | None | C | 6 | 69637,69646,69653,69658,69674,69729 | 2812 | ||
| Greenockite (*) | Wurtzite | CdS | 1 | 69628 | 717 | ||
| Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 4 | 69706,69707,69709,69724 | 1544 | ||
| Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 6 | 69619,69624,69660,69662,69695,69698 | 6890 | ||
| Hedyphane (*) | Apatite | Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl | 1 | 69636 | 48 | ||
| Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 8 | 69633,69649,69651,69662,69671,69689,69691,69722 | 14640 | ||
| Hemimorphite (*) | Not in a structural group | Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 1 | 69674 | 1689 | ||
| Hingganite-(Y) (*) | Gadolinite | BeY(SiO4)(OH) | 1 | 69649 | 55 | ||
| Hisingerite (*) | Kaolinite Clay | Fe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O | 1 | 69642 | 144 | ||
| Hundholmenite-(Y) (*) | Okanoganite | (Y,REE,Ca,Na)15(Al,Fe3+)CaxAs3+1-x(Si,As5+)Si6B3(O,F)48 | 1 | 69649 | 5 | ||
| Hydromagnesite (*) | None | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O | 1 | 69649 | 341 | ||
| Hydroxylapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3OH | 1 | 69713 | 367 | ||
| Hydrozincite (*) | None | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 1 | 69660 | 1066 | ||
| Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 3 | 69633,69664,69694 | 5433 | ||
| Jamesonite (*) | None | Pb4FeSb6S14 | 1 | 69678 | 784 | ||
| Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 2 | 69624,69649 | 2228 | ||
| Ktenasite (*) | Ktenasite Devilline | ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O | 1 | 69664 | 75 | ||
| Kulanite (*) | Bjarebyite | BaFe2+2Al2(PO4)3(OH)3 | 1 | 69620 | 12 | ||
| Langite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O | 1 | 69660 | 593 | ||
| Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 1 | 69618 | 1271 | ||
| Lavendulan (*) | None | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O | 1 | 69660 | 149 | ||
| Lawsonite (*) | Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 1 | 69694 | 121 | ||
| Lazulite (*) | Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 | 6 | 69620,69649,69670,69671,69701,69702 | 232 | ||
| Linarite (*) | Linarite | CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 | 2 | 69660,69674 | 987 | ||
| Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 1 | 69727 | 1487 | ||
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 16 | 69615,69649,69651,69682,69684,69685,69691,69705,69706,69707,69708,69712,69720,69723,69727,69728 | 14899 | ||
| Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 7 | 69621,69640,69660,69666,69674,69682,69707 | 12537 | ||
| Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 2 | 69654,69727 | 5674 | ||
| Mcguinnessite (*) | Malachite | CuMg(CO3)(OH)2 | 1 | 69727 | 34 | ||
| Meneghinite (*) | Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 | 1 | 69628 | 158 | ||
| Metatorbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 69666 | 443 | ||
| Metavoltine (*) | Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O | 1 | 69624 | 78 | ||
| Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 1 | 69727 | 1066 | ||
| Mimetite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | 4 | 69621,69640,69660,69674 | 1107 | ||
| Minium (*) | Minium | Pb2+2Pb4+O4 | 2 | 69640,69674 | 247 | ||
| Mitridatite (*) | Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O | 1 | 69649 | 129 | ||
| Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 1 | 69649 | 945 | ||
| Monazite-(La) (*) | Monazite | La(PO4) | 1 | 69649 | 38 | ||
| Mottramite (*) | Descloizite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) | 1 | 69651 | 362 | ||
| Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 3 | 69660,69690,69728 | 17380 | ||
| Natrodufrénite (*) | Dufrénite | NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O | 3 | 69714,69715,69717 | 46 | ||
| Natrojarosite (*) | Alunite | NaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 69716 | 254 | ||
| Omphacite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6 | 2 | 69685,69728 | 229 | ||
| Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 1 | 69689 | 2994 | ||
| Orthoclase (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 69624 | 2349 | ||
| Palermoite (*) | Carminite | Li2SrAl4(PO4)4(OH)4 | 1 | 69701 | 3 | ||
| Paragonite (*) | Mica Clay | NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 69728 | 247 | ||
| Paraniite-(Y) (*) | None | (Ca,Y,Dy)2Y(WO4)2(AsO4) | 1 | 69649 | 4 | ||
| Parasymplesite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 69656 | 124 | ||
| Paratacamite (*) | Atacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6 | 1 | 69649 | 158 | ||
| Parisite-(Ce) (*) | Parisite | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 | 1 | 69649 | 112 | ||
| Perovskite (*) | Perovskite | CaTiO3 | 1 | 69705 | 495 | ||
| Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 69727 | 2273 | ||
| Phosphohedyphane (*) | Apatite | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl | 1 | 69636 | 71 | ||
| Picropharmacolite (*) | None | Ca4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O | 1 | 69714 | 99 | ||
| Pitticite (*) | None | [Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?) | 1 | 69660 | 140 | ||
| Plagionite (*) | None | Pb5Sb8S17 | 1 | 69622 | 100 | ||
| Plumboagardite (*) | Mixite | (Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O | 1 | 69621 | 7 | ||
| Posnjakite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O | 1 | 69660 | 309 | ||
| Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 69618 | 1898 | ||
| Pyrargyrite (*) | None | Ag3SbS3 | 1 | 69678 | 1425 | ||
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 21 | 69613,69618,69621,69624,69628,69633,69636,69649,69651,69656,69660,69666,69670,69674,69678,69706,69715,69719,69720,69727,69728 | 39462 | ||
| Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 1 | 69674 | 1725 | ||
| Pyrostilpnite (*) | Xanthoconite | Ag3SbS3 | 1 | 69678 | 84 | ||
| Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 4 | 69618,69633,69649,69727 | 9056 | ||
| Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 28 | 69618,69620,69621,69622,69624,69628,69631,69633,69636,69640,69649,69652,69654,69660,69662,69667,69670,69671,69674,69687,69688,69694,69697,69701,69702,69720,69721,69728 | 61156 | ||
| Rhabdophane-(Nd) (*) | Rhabdophane | Nd(PO4)·H2O | 1 | 69649 | 14 | ||
| Roscoelite (*) | Mica | KV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 69651 | 253 | ||
| Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 8 | 69633,69649,69684,69685,69689,69691,69708,69728 | 5614 | ||
| Saponite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O | 1 | 69727 | 301 | ||
| Schröckingerite (*) | None | NaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O | 1 | 69658 | 128 | ||
| Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 3 | 69624,69656,69660 | 1153 | ||
| Segnitite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 | 1 | 69621 | 134 | ||
| Serpierite (*) | Devilline | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O | 1 | 69660 | 292 | ||
| Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 5 | 69620,69640,69670,69678,69686 | 6417 | ||
| Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 1 | 69636 | 5186 | ||
| Smithsonite (*) | Calcite | Zn(CO3) | 3 | 69619,69640,69674 | 2473 | ||
| Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 6 | 69633,69636,69640,69660,69674,69678 | 21482 | ||
| Spherocobaltite (*) | None | Co(CO3) | 1 | 69640 | 52 | ||
| Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 2 | 69622,69649 | 3418 | ||
| Stolzite (*) | Scheelite | Pb(WO4) | 1 | 69621 | 156 | ||
| Strengite (*) | None | Fe3+(PO4)·2H2O | 2 | 69715,69717 | 263 | ||
| Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 1 | 69660 | 2045 | ||
| Synchysite-(Ce) (*) | None | CaCe(CO3)2F | 1 | 69649 | 232 | ||
| Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 2 | 69685,69728 | 3337 | ||
| Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 1 | 69660 | 1803 | ||
| Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 1 | 69640 | 5317 | ||
| Theisite (*) | None | Cu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)14 | 1 | 69621 | 58 | ||
| Thortveitite (*) | Thortveitite | Sc2Si2O7 | 1 | 69649 | 54 | ||
| Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 10 | 69633,69649,69689,69691,69705,69706,69707,69709,69712,69728 | 4899 | ||
| Torbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O | 1 | 69666 | 1059 | ||
| Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 69690 | 2562 | ||
| Vanadinite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | 1 | 69651 | 605 | ||
| Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 10 | 69684,69689,69704,69705,69706,69707,69709,69712,69725,69727 | 1395 | ||
| Volborthite (*) | Volborthite | Cu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O | 1 | 69640 | 155 | ||
| Wulfenite (*) | Scheelite | PbMoO4 | 3 | 69621,69649,69674 | 1655 | ||
| Xenotime-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(PO4) | 2 | 69649,69691 | 939 | ||
| Zincite (*) | Wurtzite | ZnO | 1 | 69674 | 98 | ||
| Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 3 | 69656,69707,69728 | 5251 | ||
| Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 69719 | 1025 |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|
| R061101 | Beigua Mt., Varazze And Sassello, Savona Province, Liguria, Italy | https://rruff.info/R061101 |
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