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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Aegirine-augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6 | 1 | 105057 | 286 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 6 | 105045,105046,105049,105050,105054,105056 | 8803 | ||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 2 | 105047,105056 | 2353 | ||
Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 1 | 105053 | 1588 | ||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 3 | 105048,105053,105058 | 3092 | ||
Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 5 | 105044,105049,105050,105052,105054 | 1036 | ||
Anthophyllite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 105048 | 718 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 11 | 105044,105046,105047,105049,105052,105053,105054,105055,105056,105057,105060 | 3250 | ||
Arfvedsonite (*) | Amphibole | NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 105046 | 295 | ||
Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 9 | 105044,105046,105047,105049,105050,105052,105054,105056,105057 | 2060 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 2 | 105053,105055 | 5509 | ||
Bassanite (*) | Rhabdophane | Ca(SO4)·0.5H2O | 1 | 105053 | 82 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 9 | 105044,105046,105047,105048,105053,105054,105055,105056,105060 | 27770 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 5 | 105046,105048,105053,105055,105058 | 27198 | ||
Chlorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl | 1 | 105046 | 203 | ||
Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 2 | 105048,105058 | 2600 | ||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 1 | 105053 | 1756 | ||
Clinoenstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 1 | 105054 | 94 | ||
Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 1 | 105056 | 1008 | ||
Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 1 | 105050 | 1797 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 4 | 105046,105049,105052,105056 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 6 | 105044,105046,105048,105053,105055,105056 | 9895 | ||
Enstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 3 | 105044,105049,105056 | 944 | ||
Epistilbite (*) | Mordenite | Ca3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O | 1 | 105056 | 138 | ||
Epsomite (*) | Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | 1 | 105053 | 484 | ||
Euxenite-(Y) (*) | Columbite | Y(NbTi)O6 | 1 | 105050 | 414 | ||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 1 | 105046 | 2740 | ||
Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 2 | 105050,105052 | 1188 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 1 | 105048 | 24243 | ||
Gismondine (*) | Gismondine | Ca2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O | 1 | 105047 | 128 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 1 | 105055 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 1 | 105058 | 30554 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 2 | 105053,105055 | 2812 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 2 | 105050,105053 | 6890 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 4 | 105046,105048,105052,105053 | 14640 | ||
Hercynite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Al2O4 | 1 | 105049 | 407 | ||
Hexahydrite (*) | Hexahydrite | Mg(SO4)·6H2O | 1 | 105053 | 251 | ||
Huntite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaMg3(CO3)4 | 1 | 105046 | 69 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 2 | 105046,105050 | 5433 | ||
Kaersutite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 | 5 | 105047,105049,105050,105052,105056 | 179 | ||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 105050 | 5591 | ||
Katophorite (*) | Amphibole | Na(NaCa)(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 105046 | 46 | ||
Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 1 | 105056 | 1271 | ||
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 3 | 105046,105053,105055 | 1487 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 2 | 105046,105056 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 2 | 105053,105055 | 12537 | ||
Mantienneite (*) | Paulkerrite | KMg2Al2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3·15H2O | 1 | 105050 | 3 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 2 | 105049,105056 | 5674 | ||
Marialite (*) | Scapolite | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl | 1 | 105046 | 139 | ||
Mercury (*) | None | Hg | 1 | 105048 | 397 | ||
Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 2 | 105046,105050 | 945 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 2 | 105045,105053 | 17380 | ||
Natrolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O | 1 | 105046 | 1236 | ||
Nepheline (*) | Tridymite | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) | 6 | 105044,105046,105047,105049,105054,105057 | 884 | ||
Neptunite (*) | Neptunite | KNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24 | 1 | 105046 | 49 | ||
Nontronite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 105050 | 471 | ||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 2 | 105044,105046 | 2994 | ||
Palygorskite (*) | Palygorskite Clay | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O | 1 | 105053 | 306 | ||
Pargasite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 105047 | 313 | ||
Phillipsite-K (*) | Harmotome | K6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O | 1 | 105060 | 71 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 105046 | 2273 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 7 | 105045,105048,105049,105050,105053,105055,105056 | 39462 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 105050 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 8 | 105045,105046,105048,105050,105053,105055,105057,105058 | 61156 | ||
Rhönite (*) | Sapphirine | Ca4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36] | 2 | 105047,105057 | 47 | ||
Richterite (*) | Amphibole | Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 105046 | 148 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 3 | 105046,105050,105055 | 5614 | ||
Samarskite-(Y) (*) | Columbite | YFe3+Nb2O8 | 1 | 105050 | 353 | ||
Sanidine (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 105050 | 598 | ||
Scolecite (*) | Natrolite | Ca(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O | 1 | 105056 | 390 | ||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 6 | 105045,105046,105048,105050,105053,105058 | 6417 | ||
Sodalite (*) | Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl | 1 | 105046 | 444 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 1 | 105048 | 21482 | ||
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 3 | 105046,105050,105056 | 1934 | ||
Starkeyite (*) | Starkeyite | Mg(SO4)·4H2O | 1 | 105056 | 79 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 2 | 105053,105055 | 3337 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 3 | 105048,105053,105055 | 5317 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 1 | 105046 | 4899 | ||
Tritomite-(Y) (*) | Apatite | Y5(SiO4,BO4)3(O,OH,F) | 1 | 105050 | 6 | ||
Vivianite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 105050 | 636 | ||
Xenotime-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(PO4) | 1 | 105046 | 939 | ||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 2 | 105046,105050 | 5251 | ||
Zirconolite (*) | Zirconolite | (Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7 | 1 | 105046 | 140 |
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