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 | 70169 | 286 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 6 | 70150,70152,70157,70160,70169,70172 | 8803 | ||
Allanite-(Ce) (*) | Allanite Epidote | CaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 70157 | 706 | ||
Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 6 | 70138,70152,70157,70161,70169,70173 | 2162 | ||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 11 | 70137,70138,70141,70146,70149,70164,70168,70170,70173,70174,70175 | 1534 | ||
Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 7 | 70137,70138,70141,70170,70173,70174,70175 | 708 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 8 | 70141,70160,70164,70168,70170,70172,70174,70175 | 3250 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 3 | 70152,70164,70171 | 9052 | ||
Artinite (*) | Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O | 2 | 70141,70173 | 75 | ||
Awaruite (*) | Auricupride Perovskite | Ni3Fe | 2 | 70137,70138 | 166 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 3 | 70145,70164,70174 | 5509 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 1 | 70169 | 11547 | ||
Bixbyite (*) | Bixbyite | Mn3+2O3 | 1 | 70169 | 104 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 6 | 70141,70145,70149,70155,70168,70169 | 5516 | ||
Braunite (*) | Braunite | Mn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4) | 2 | 70164,70169 | 483 | ||
Brookite (*) | Brookite | TiO2 | 4 | 70138,70152,70157,70161 | 700 | ||
Brucite (*) | Brucite | Mg(OH)2 | 7 | 70137,70141,70161,70170,70173,70174,70175 | 462 | ||
Brugnatellite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13·4H2O | 1 | 70159 | 32 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 20 | 70136,70137,70138,70141,70145,70147,70151,70152,70155,70158,70161,70165,70166,70167,70168,70169,70172,70173,70174,70175 | 27770 | ||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 1 | 70164 | 4979 | ||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 4 | 70141,70149,70154,70169 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 15 | 70136,70138,70141,70145,70149,70151,70152,70154,70160,70167,70168,70169,70171,70173,70174 | 27198 | ||
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 4 | 70137,70138,70141,70170 | 3902 | ||
Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 6 | 70137,70141,70170,70173,70174,70175 | 951 | ||
Clino-suenoite (*) | Amphibole | Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 70164,70169 | 57 | ||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 14 | 70137,70138,70141,70145,70146,70147,70149,70153,70155,70158,70163,70165,70168,70170 | 1756 | ||
Clinohumite (*) | Humite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 | 3 | 70138,70141,70168 | 236 | ||
Coalingite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg10Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)24·2H2O | 1 | 70170 | 27 | ||
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 7 | 70138,70141,70155,70159,70173,70174,70175 | 3846 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 2 | 70154,70169 | 4165 | ||
Cubanite (*) | Cubanite Wurtzite | CuFe2S3 | 1 | 70154 | 802 | ||
Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 3 | 70141,70173,70174 | 2970 | ||
Delafossite (*) | None | Cu1+Fe3+O2 | 1 | 70145 | 144 | ||
Dessauite-(Y) (*) | Crichtonite | Sr(Y,U,Mn)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 | 1 | 70161 | 9 | ||
Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 2 | 70154,70169 | 1027 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 16 | 70137,70138,70141,70145,70146,70149,70153,70155,70158,70163,70164,70165,70168,70173,70174,70175 | 4135 | ||
Djurleite (*) | None | Cu31S16 | 1 | 70169 | 300 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 8 | 70138,70141,70152,70161,70169,70172,70173,70174 | 9895 | ||
Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 2 | 70143,70169 | 648 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 4 | 70149,70150,70152,70169 | 9617 | ||
Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 7 | 70137,70138,70141,70168,70173,70174,70175 | 1188 | ||
Friedelite (*) | Pyrosmalite Clay | Mn2+8Si6O15(OH)10 | 1 | 70169 | 40 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 8 | 70136,70145,70149,70151,70152,70164,70168,70169 | 24243 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 1 | 70159 | 30554 | ||
Goyazite (*) | Alunite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 1 | 70169 | 173 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 70141 | 1544 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 1 | 70138 | 6890 | ||
Hausmannite (*) | Spinel | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 | 2 | 70164,70169 | 350 | ||
Heazlewoodite (*) | None | Ni3S2 | 3 | 70138,70141,70174 | 205 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 3 | 70150,70152,70169 | 14640 | ||
Hydromagnesite (*) | None | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O | 2 | 70141,70174 | 341 | ||
Hydrotalcite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4 | 1 | 70145 | 87 | ||
Hydroxylapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3OH | 1 | 70138 | 367 | ||
Hydroxylclinohumite (*) | Humite | Mg9(SiO4)4(OH)2 | 5 | 70137,70155,70173,70174,70175 | 16 | ||
Idaite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu3FeS4 | 1 | 70169 | 142 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 9 | 70138,70145,70153,70155,70158,70161,70165,70168,70173 | 5433 | ||
Jacobsite (*) | Spinel | Mn2+Fe3+2O4 | 1 | 70164 | 172 | ||
Johannsenite (*) | Pyroxene | CaMnSi2O6 | 1 | 70169 | 73 | ||
Kutnohorite (*) | None | CaMn2+(CO3)2 | 2 | 70164,70169 | 234 | ||
Lazulite (*) | Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 | 1 | 70152 | 232 | ||
Lindsleyite (*) | Crichtonite | (Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)2(Ti,Cr,Fe)18O38 | 1 | 70161 | 12 | ||
Linnaeite (*) | Spinel | Co2+Co3+2S4 | 1 | 70161 | 249 | ||
Lizardite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 70170,70175 | 359 | ||
Magnesio-riebeckite (*) | Amphibole | Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 70169 | 93 | ||
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 6 | 70138,70141,70160,70161,70166,70174 | 1487 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 22 | 70136,70137,70138,70141,70147,70148,70149,70151,70153,70154,70155,70156,70158,70161,70164,70165,70167,70168,70170,70173,70174,70175 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 8 | 70141,70145,70149,70155,70164,70168,70170,70173 | 12537 | ||
Manganberzeliite (*) | Garnet | (NaCa2)Mn2+2(AsO4)3 | 2 | 70164,70169 | 24 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 1 | 70152 | 5674 | ||
Mcguinnessite (*) | Malachite | CuMg(CO3)(OH)2 | 1 | 70174 | 34 | ||
Mckelveyite-(Y) (*) | Mckelveyite | NaBa3CaY(CO3)6·3H2O | 1 | 70161 | 9 | ||
Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 3 | 70138,70161,70173 | 1066 | ||
Morenosite (*) | Epsomite | Ni(SO4)·7H2O | 3 | 70140,70141,70143 | 84 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 3 | 70152,70168,70169 | 17380 | ||
Nesquehonite (*) | None | Mg(CO3)·3H2O | 2 | 70141,70145 | 80 | ||
Orpiment (*) | Orpiment | As2S3 | 1 | 70152 | 511 | ||
Palygorskite (*) | Palygorskite Clay | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O | 1 | 70138 | 306 | ||
Pararealgar (*) | None | As4S4 | 1 | 70152 | 57 | ||
Pecoraite (*) | Clay Serpentine | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 70144,70174 | 40 | ||
Pectolite (*) | Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) | 1 | 70141 | 363 | ||
Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 3 | 70138,70141,70154 | 1512 | ||
Perovskite (*) | Perovskite | CaTiO3 | 10 | 70138,70141,70147,70153,70155,70158,70164,70165,70167,70168 | 495 | ||
Pharmacolite (*) | Gypsum | Ca(AsO3OH)·2H2O | 1 | 70152 | 105 | ||
Piemontite (*) | Epidote | Ca2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 70164,70169 | 260 | ||
Polydymite (*) | Spinel | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 | 1 | 70161 | 131 | ||
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 70141 | 1898 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 9 | 70138,70141,70152,70154,70157,70160,70161,70173,70174 | 39462 | ||
Pyroaurite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O | 1 | 70175 | 89 | ||
Pyrophanite (*) | Corundum | Mn2+TiO3 | 2 | 70164,70169 | 244 | ||
Pyrophyllite (*) | Clay Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 | 1 | 70152 | 771 | ||
Pyroxmangite (*) | None | Mn2+SiO3 | 1 | 70169 | 147 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 6 | 70138,70154,70160,70165,70171,70173 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 13 | 70136,70141,70149,70150,70151,70152,70157,70160,70161,70166,70169,70172,70173 | 61156 | ||
Realgar (*) | None | AsS | 2 | 70152,70156 | 712 | ||
Redledgeite (*) | Coronadite | Ba(Ti6Cr3+2)O16 | 1 | 70161 | 4 | ||
Reevesite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Ni6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O | 1 | 70141 | 48 | ||
Rhodochrosite (*) | Calcite | Mn(CO3) | 2 | 70164,70169 | 1711 | ||
Rhodonite (*) | Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) | 2 | 70164,70169 | 969 | ||
Richterite (*) | Amphibole | Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 70169 | 148 | ||
Romanèchite (*) | None | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 | 1 | 70169 | 312 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 11 | 70138,70141,70145,70152,70156,70157,70161,70166,70168,70169,70173 | 5614 | ||
Saponite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O | 2 | 70138,70169 | 301 | ||
Sarkinite (*) | Wagnerite | Mn2+2(AsO4)(OH) | 1 | 70169 | 30 | ||
Sepiolite (*) | Sepiolite Clay | Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O | 1 | 70141 | 241 | ||
Siegenite (*) | Spinel | CoNi2S4 | 2 | 70138,70161 | 249 | ||
Spessartine (*) | Garnet | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 3 | 70156,70164,70169 | 1214 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 5 | 70141,70154,70155,70168,70173 | 21482 | ||
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 1 | 70138 | 1934 | ||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 2 | 70152,70156 | 3418 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 4 | 70138,70141,70161,70173 | 3337 | ||
Tellurohauchecornite (*) | hauchecornite | Ni9BiTeS8 | 1 | 70161 | 2 | ||
Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 1 | 70164 | 1803 | ||
Tephroite (*) | Olivine | Mn2+2(SiO4) | 2 | 70164,70169 | 240 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 1 | 70164 | 5317 | ||
Theophrastite (*) | Brucite | Ni(OH)2 | 1 | 70141 | 6 | ||
Tiragalloite (*) | None | Mn2+4As5+Si3O12(OH) | 2 | 70164,70169 | 15 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 6 | 70145,70155,70156,70157,70165,70168 | 4899 | ||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 4 | 70141,70165,70167,70169 | 2562 | ||
Vaesite (*) | Pyrite | NiS2 | 1 | 70138 | 106 | ||
Valentinite (*) | None | Sb2O3 | 1 | 70152 | 369 | ||
Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 3 | 70141,70163,70168 | 1395 | ||
Violarite (*) | Spinel | FeNi2S4 | 1 | 70138 | 380 | ||
Wulfenite (*) | Scheelite | PbMoO4 | 1 | 70164 | 1655 | ||
Xonotlite (*) | None | Ca6Si6O17(OH)2 | 1 | 70138 | 109 | ||
Zaratite (*) | Amorphous | Ni3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O | 1 | 70141 | 56 |
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