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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. |
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| 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 | 379 | 379 | 3 | 30774,30778,30832 | 2793 |
| Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 220 | 220 | 1 | 30742 | 3419 |
| Aegirine (*) | Pyroxene | NaFe3+Si2O6 | 1 | 30804 | 1022 | ||
| Aenigmatite (*) | Sapphirine | Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36] | 1 | 30804 | 133 | ||
| Aeschynite-(Y) (*) | Aeschynite | (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 | 1 | 30805 | 141 | ||
| Aikinite (*) | Meneghinite | CuPbBiS3 | 445 | 320 | 2 | 30745,30770 | 315 |
| Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 445 | 220 | 8 | 30717,30720,30742,30747,30757,30760,30824,30832 | 8803 |
| Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 2353 |
| Alunite (*) | None | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 30710 | 966 | ||
| Analcime (*) | Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O | 220 | 220 | 2 | 30720,30731 | 1627 |
| Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 1 | 30840 | 2162 | ||
| Andalusite (*) | Andalusite | Al2SiO5 | 379 | 379 | 1 | 30832 | 1310 |
| Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 485 | 320 | 3 | 30745,30760,30797 | 2734 |
| Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 359 | 323 | 4 | 30707,30780,30783,30791 | 1588 |
| Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 485 | 444 | 4 | 30757,30759,30809,30812 | 3092 |
| Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 220 | 220 | 1 | 30741 | 708 |
| Antimony (*) | Arsenic | Sb | 398 | 382 | 2 | 30830,30838 | 363 |
| Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 485 | 320 | 16 | 30745,30757,30759,30760,30770,30774,30797,30803,30808,30815,30829,30830,30832,30835,30838,30840 | 9052 |
| Astrophyllite (*) | Astrophyllite | K2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F | 1 | 30804 | 161 | ||
| Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 349 | 320 | 2 | 30745,30804 | 2060 |
| Aurostibite (*) | Pyrite | AuSb2 | 398 | 382 | 1 | 30830 | 73 |
| Autunite (*) | Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O | 1 | 30815 | 1272 | ||
| Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 300 | 300 | 3 | 30788,30818,30821 | 5509 |
| Babingtonite (*) | Rhodonite | Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH) | 1 | 30750 | 161 | ||
| Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 750 | 220 | 13 | 30704,30710,30717,30733,30736,30746,30757,30759,30760,30771,30790,30797,30809 | 11547 |
| Barytocalcite (*) | None | BaCa(CO3)2 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 83 |
| Berthierite (*) | Berthierite | FeSb2S4 | 398 | 382 | 2 | 30830,30838 | 343 |
| Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 402 | 400 | 2 | 30824,30840 | 4286 |
| Beudantite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 | 445 | 320 | 2 | 30745,30760 | 413 |
| Bianchite (*) | Hexahydrite | Zn(SO4)·6H2O | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 40 |
| Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 485 | 320 | 8 | 30745,30746,30770,30774,30797,30815,30832,30840 | 1966 |
| Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 485 | 320 | 4 | 30745,30759,30797,30840 | 1935 |
| Boracite (*) | Boracite | Mg3B7O13Cl | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30791 | 57 |
| Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 750 | 320 | 10 | 30704,30745,30748,30757,30759,30760,30778,30788,30808,30809 | 5516 |
| Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 445 | 445 | 2 | 30759,30760 | 843 |
| Bournonite (*) | Bournonite | CuPbSbS3 | 445 | 445 | 3 | 30757,30759,30838 | 1089 |
| Boyleite (*) | Starkeyite | Zn(SO4)·4H2O | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 23 |
| Braggite (*) | None | PdPt3S4 | 1 | 30778 | 101 | ||
| Braunite (*) | Braunite | Mn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4) | 1 | 30785 | 483 | ||
| Brianroulstonite (*) | Brianroulstonite | Ca3B5O6(OH)7Cl2·8H2O | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30783 | 3 |
| Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 445 | 220 | 21 | 30710,30717,30720,30726,30745,30750,30756,30757,30759,30760,30769,30773,30774,30780,30788,30808,30809,30817,30824,30832,30838 | 27770 |
| Canfieldite (*) | Argyrodite | Ag8SnS6 | 1 | 30774 | 91 | ||
| Carnallite (*) | Carnallite | KMgCl3·6H2O | 1 | 30791 | 132 | ||
| Carnotite (*) | None | K2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O | 1 | 30818 | 1184 | ||
| Cassiterite (*) | Rutile | SnO2 | 445 | 320 | 7 | 30745,30747,30759,30760,30774,30805,30840 | 5171 |
| Celadonite (*) | Mica Clay | KMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2 | 220 | 220 | 3 | 30724,30726,30738 | 309 |
| Celsian (*) | Feldspar | Ba(Al2Si2O8) | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 100 |
| Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30760 | 4979 |
| Chabazite-Ca (*) | Chabazite | Ca2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O | 220 | 220 | 3 | 30724,30726,30738 | 310 |
| Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 750 | 300 | 9 | 30704,30745,30760,30771,30790,30797,30808,30818,30821 | 5707 |
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 750 | 320 | 33 | 30704,30706,30714,30715,30745,30746,30748,30752,30753,30756,30757,30759,30760,30769,30770,30773,30774,30778,30780,30786,30788,30795,30796,30797,30798,30803,30808,30809,30812,30815,30832,30838,30840 | 27198 |
| Chalcostibite (*) | Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 | 1 | 30838 | 162 | ||
| Chambersite (*) | Boracite | Mn3B7O13Cl | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30779,30780 | 11 |
| Chamosite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 | 220 | 220 | 3 | 30739,30742,30840 | 577 |
| Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 1 | 30827 | 3902 | ||
| Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 220 | 220 | 2 | 30738,30790 | 3531 |
| Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 349 | 220 | 2 | 30741,30745 | 951 |
| Clausthalite (*) | Rocksalt | PbSe | 1 | 30778 | 281 | ||
| Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 1 | 30717 | 1756 | ||
| Coffinite (*) | Zircon | U(SiO4)·nH2O | 1 | 30838 | 566 | ||
| Colemanite (*) | None | CaB3O4(OH)3·H2O | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30780,30783,30791 | 144 |
| Congolite (*) | Boracite | Fe2+3B7O13Cl | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30779,30780,30791 | 6 |
| Copiapite (*) | Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30760 | 382 |
| Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 445 | 220 | 7 | 30726,30734,30738,30746,30748,30760,30818 | 3846 |
| Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 379 | 379 | 2 | 30804,30832 | 1008 |
| Cosalite (*) | None | Pb2Bi2S5 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 344 |
| Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 485 | 220 | 10 | 30714,30743,30745,30757,30760,30778,30797,30808,30815,30818 | 4165 |
| Cubanite (*) | Cubanite Wurtzite | CuFe2S3 | 445 | 445 | 3 | 30760,30774,30838 | 802 |
| Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 1 | 30818 | 2970 | ||
| Danburite (*) | Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30783 | 148 |
| Dickite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 651 |
| Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 349 | 320 | 3 | 30745,30778,30790 | 1027 |
| Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30827 | 4135 |
| Djurleite (*) | None | Cu31S16 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 300 |
| Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 445 | 320 | 4 | 30745,30757,30759,30780 | 9895 |
| Domeykite (*) | Domeykite | Cu3As | 445 | 445 | 2 | 30759,30760 | 73 |
| Dzhalindite (*) | Perovskite | In(OH)3 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 16 |
| Edingtonite (*) | Edingtonite | Ba(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O | 445 | 445 | 2 | 30757,30759 | 26 |
| Elbaite (*) | Tourmaline | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 520 |
| Enargite (*) | Enargite Wurtzite | Cu3AsS4 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30760 | 910 |
| Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 349 | 220 | 9 | 30730,30742,30745,30746,30748,30750,30773,30774,30804 | 8173 |
| Epistilbite (*) | Mordenite | Ca3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O | 220 | 220 | 3 | 30720,30726,30738 | 138 |
| Eulytine (*) | None | Bi4(SiO4)3 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 72 |
| Euxenite-(Y) (*) | Columbite | Y(NbTi)O6 | 1 | 30805 | 414 | ||
| Famatinite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu3SbS4 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 163 |
| Fayalite (*) | Olivine | Fe2+2(SiO4) | 1 | 30804 | 371 | ||
| Ferberite (*) | Columbite | Fe2+(WO4) | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 551 |
| Ferrimolybdite (*) | None | Fe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 345 |
| Ferro-edenite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 30804 | 57 | ||
| Ferrokësterite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2FeSnS4 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 13 |
| Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 398 | 320 | 10 | 30745,30773,30779,30780,30783,30804,30805,30829,30832,30840 | 9617 |
| Freibergite (*) | Tetrahedrite | Ag6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12 | 485 | 320 | 2 | 30745,30797 | 663 |
| Froodite (*) | None | PdBi2 | 1 | 30778 | 62 | ||
| Fülöppite (*) | None | Pb3Sb8S15 | 1 | 30838 | 55 | ||
| Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 750 | 320 | 28 | 30704,30706,30714,30715,30745,30746,30756,30757,30759,30760,30769,30770,30773,30774,30778,30786,30788,30795,30796,30797,30798,30803,30808,30809,30812,30815,30832,30840 | 24243 |
| Galenobismutite (*) | Kobellite | PbBi2S4 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 192 |
| Geocronite (*) | Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 133 |
| Gladite (*) | Meneghinite | CuPbBi5S9 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30770 | 67 |
| Glaucodot (*) | Arsenopyrite | (Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 131 |
| Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 349 | 220 | 5 | 30735,30742,30745,30748,30788 | 7437 |
| Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 750 | 320 | 11 | 30704,30714,30745,30760,30774,30778,30808,30812,30829,30830,30835 | 30554 |
| Goslarite (*) | Epsomite | Zn(SO4)·7H2O | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 188 |
| Graphite (*) | None | C | 485 | 220 | 4 | 30732,30745,30759,30797 | 2812 |
| Greenalite (*) | Clay Serpentine | (Fe2+,Fe3+)2-3Si2O5(OH)4 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 61 |
| Grunerite (*) | Amphibole | Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 30758 | 223 | ||
| Gunningite (*) | Kieserite | Zn(SO4)·H2O | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 48 |
| Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 2 | 30707,30746 | 6890 | ||
| Gyrolite (*) | Gyrolite | NaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O | 220 | 220 | 1 | 30724 | 142 |
| Halite (*) | Rocksalt | NaCl | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30780,30783,30791 | 1398 |
| Harmotome (*) | Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 290 |
| Hedenbergite (*) | Pyroxene | CaFe2+Si2O6 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 741 |
| Helvine (*) | Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite | Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S | 1 | 30840 | 237 | ||
| Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 750 | 220 | 19 | 30704,30714,30717,30720,30721,30745,30748,30753,30757,30758,30759,30760,30780,30790,30797,30805,30809,30812,30824 | 14640 |
| Hessite (*) | None | Ag2Te | 379 | 379 | 2 | 30778,30832 | 804 |
| Heulandite-Ca (*) | Heulandite | (Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O | 220 | 220 | 5 | 30724,30726,30727,30737,30738 | 246 |
| Hilgardite (*) | Hilgardite | Ca2B5O9Cl·H2O | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30780,30783,30791 | 13 |
| Hollingworthite (*) | Ullmannite | RhAsS | 1 | 30778 | 119 | ||
| Howlite (*) | None | Ca2SiB5O9(OH)5 | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30783 | 36 |
| Hydroboracite (*) | None | CaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2·3H2O | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30780,30783,30791 | 42 |
| Hydrozincite (*) | None | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 300 | 300 | 1 | 30821 | 1066 |
| Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 485 | 320 | 7 | 30745,30752,30753,30797,30804,30818,30827 | 5433 |
| Inyoite (*) | None | CaB3O3(OH)5·4H2O | 1 | 30707 | 34 | ||
| Iron (*) | Iron | Fe | 1 | 30827 | 1089 | ||
| Isocubanite (*) | Sphalerite Cubanite | CuFe2S3 | 1 | 30827 | 191 | ||
| Isoferroplatinum (*) | Auricupride Perovskite | Pt3Fe | 1 | 30778 | 128 | ||
| Jamesonite (*) | None | Pb4FeSb6S14 | 1 | 30838 | 784 | ||
| Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 485 | 444 | 2 | 30760,30797 | 2228 |
| Jeanbandyite (*) | Perovskite | Fe3+Sn(OH)5O | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 7 |
| Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 5591 |
| Kermesite (*) | None | Sb2OS2 | 1 | 30838 | 230 | ||
| Kësterite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2ZnSnS4 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 82 |
| Kieserite (*) | Kieserite | Mg(SO4)·H2O | 359 | 312 | 2 | 30779,30791 | 80 |
| Kinoshitalite (*) | Mica Clay | BaMg3(Si2Al2O10)(OH)2 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 20 |
| Kotulskite (*) | Nickeline | Pd(Te,Bi)2-x (x ≈ 0.4) | 1 | 30778 | 116 | ||
| Krupkaite (*) | Meneghinite | PbCuBi3S6 | 445 | 320 | 2 | 30745,30770 | 80 |
| Kurgantaite (*) | Hilgardite | CaSrB5O9Cl·H2O | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30779,30780 | 6 |
| Kutnohorite (*) | None | CaMn2+(CO3)2 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30757 | 234 |
| Langite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O | 2 | 30746,30788 | 593 | ||
| Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 398 | 220 | 3 | 30720,30726,30829 | 1271 |
| Lizardite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 359 |
| Löllingite (*) | Löllingite | FeAs2 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 762 |
| Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30779,30780,30791 | 1487 |
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 485 | 220 | 15 | 30717,30720,30745,30752,30753,30757,30758,30759,30760,30770,30778,30797,30804,30808,30832 | 14899 |
| Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 359 | 220 | 8 | 30738,30743,30745,30748,30780,30788,30790,30821 | 12537 |
| Manganite (*) | Rutile | Mn3+O(OH) | 3 | 30710,30771,30785 | 770 | ||
| Mannardite (*) | Coronadite | Ba(Ti6V3+2)O16 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 12 |
| Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 485 | 320 | 12 | 30745,30757,30759,30760,30773,30774,30797,30800,30803,30808,30819,30840 | 5674 |
| Matildite (*) | None | AgBiS2 | 1 | 30815 | 252 | ||
| Maucherite (*) | None | Ni11As8 | 1 | 30778 | 161 | ||
| Mawsonite (*) | None | Cu6Fe2SnS8 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 92 |
| Meneghinite (*) | Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30759 | 158 |
| Merrillite (*) | Cerite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 | 1 | 30827 | 230 | ||
| Mesolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O | 220 | 220 | 3 | 30724,30726,30737 | 425 |
| Michenerite (*) | Ullmannite | PdBiTe | 1 | 30778 | 114 | ||
| Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 359 | 220 | 3 | 30720,30739,30780 | 4924 |
| Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 1 | 30778 | 1066 | ||
| Mixite (*) | Mixite | Cu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O | 1 | 30790 | 168 | ||
| Mogánite (*) | None | SiO2·nH2O | 220 | 220 | 1 | 30720 | 43 |
| Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 445 | 320 | 6 | 30745,30759,30815,30824,30832,30840 | 5800 |
| Moncheite (*) | Melonite | Pt(Te,Bi)2 | 1 | 30778 | 133 | ||
| Monohydrocalcite (*) | None | Ca(CO3)·H2O | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30779,30780,30791 | 55 |
| Mottramite (*) | Descloizite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) | 1 | 30818 | 362 | ||
| Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 485 | 320 | 14 | 30717,30745,30757,30759,30760,30770,30809,30812,30824,30829,30832,30835,30838,30840 | 17380 |
| Natrolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O | 220 | 220 | 3 | 30720,30727,30731 | 1236 |
| Nickeline (*) | Nickeline | NiAs | 419 | 323 | 3 | 30752,30753,30780 | 633 |
| Nontronite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 220 | 220 | 1 | 30726 | 471 |
| Orthoclase (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 402 | 320 | 2 | 30745,30824 | 2349 |
| Paolovite (*) | None | Pd2Sn | 1 | 30778 | 38 | ||
| Pectolite (*) | Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) | 1 | 30750 | 363 | ||
| Penobsquisite (*) | None | Ca2Fe2+[B9O13(OH)6]Cl·4H2O | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30783 | 2 |
| Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 419 | 359 | 3 | 30752,30753,30778 | 1512 |
| Petrukite (*) | Enargite Wurtzite | (Cu,Ag)2(Fe,Zn)(Sn,In)S4 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 12 |
| Petzite (*) | None | Ag3AuTe2 | 1 | 30812 | 409 | ||
| Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 30778 | 2273 | ||
| Plagionite (*) | None | Pb5Sb8S17 | 445 | 445 | 2 | 30760,30838 | 100 |
| Plumboferrite (*) | Magnetoplumbite | Pb[Fe3+10.67Mn2+0.33Pb]O18.33 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 7 |
| Plumbogummite (*) | Alunite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 170 |
| Plumbopalladinite (*) | None | Pd3Pb2 | 1 | 30778 | 10 | ||
| Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 3 | 30748,30750,30804 | 1898 | ||
| Priceite (*) | None | Ca2B5O7(OH)5·H2O | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30783 | 33 |
| Pringleite (*) | None | Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13H2O | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30780,30783,30791 | 3 |
| Pyrargyrite (*) | None | Ag3SbS3 | 349 | 320 | 2 | 30745,30774 | 1425 |
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 750 | 220 | 42 | 30704,30706,30710,30714,30715,30735,30745,30746,30748,30750,30756,30757,30759,30760,30769,30770,30771,30773,30774,30778,30780,30786,30788,30790,30795,30796,30797,30798,30800,30803,30808,30809,30812,30815,30818,30819,30821,30829,30832,30835,30838,30840 | 39462 |
| Pyrolusite (*) | Rutile | MnO2 | 1 | 30710 | 3106 | ||
| Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30760 | 1725 |
| Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 485 | 320 | 23 | 30714,30745,30746,30748,30752,30753,30757,30759,30760,30770,30773,30774,30778,30786,30795,30796,30797,30808,30829,30830,30832,30838,30840 | 9056 |
| Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 485 | 220 | 40 | 30714,30717,30720,30724,30726,30728,30730,30736,30737,30738,30739,30742,30743,30745,30746,30747,30748,30750,30756,30757,30759,30760,30769,30770,30771,30773,30774,30780,30788,30797,30808,30809,30812,30824,30829,30830,30832,30835,30838,30840 | 61156 |
| Rhodonite (*) | Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) | 1 | 30717 | 969 | ||
| Römerite (*) | Römerite | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30760 | 115 |
| Roquesite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuInS2 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 46 |
| Rozenite (*) | Starkeyite | Fe2+(SO4)·4H2O | 2 | 30746,30748 | 293 | ||
| Ruitenbergite (*) | None | Ca9B26O34(OH)24Cl4·13H2O | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30783 | 2 |
| Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 402 | 320 | 7 | 30714,30745,30747,30818,30824,30835,30840 | 5614 |
| Sanidine (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 598 |
| Scheelite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 402 | 320 | 4 | 30745,30824,30832,30840 | 4894 |
| Scolecite (*) | Natrolite | Ca(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O | 220 | 220 | 3 | 30720,30726,30738 | 390 |
| Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 445 | 320 | 2 | 30745,30760 | 1153 |
| Sellaite (*) | Rutile | MgF2 | 359 | 323 | 4 | 30779,30780,30783,30791 | 46 |
| Senarmontite (*) | Arsenolite | Sb2O3 | 1 | 30838 | 179 | ||
| Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 445 | 320 | 6 | 30745,30757,30758,30759,30770,30838 | 6417 |
| Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 750 | 320 | 10 | 30704,30714,30745,30760,30774,30788,30808,30812,30818,30840 | 5186 |
| Sobolevskite (*) | Nickeline | PdBi | 1 | 30778 | 44 | ||
| Soddyite (*) | None | (UO2)2(SiO4)(H2O)2 | 1 | 30838 | 44 | ||
| Sopcheite (*) | None | Ag4Pd3Te4 | 1 | 30778 | 24 | ||
| Spangolite (*) | Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O | 1 | 30746 | 105 | ||
| Sperrylite (*) | Pyrite | PtAs2 | 1 | 30778 | 337 | ||
| Spessartine (*) | Garnet | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 3 | 30717,30757,30758 | 1214 | ||
| Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 750 | 320 | 32 | 30704,30706,30714,30715,30745,30746,30752,30753,30757,30759,30760,30770,30773,30774,30778,30780,30786,30788,30795,30796,30797,30798,30803,30804,30808,30809,30812,30815,30832,30835,30838,30840 | 21482 |
| Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 1934 |
| Stannite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2FeSnS4 | 445 | 320 | 4 | 30745,30759,30760,30774 | 668 |
| Stannoidite (*) | Stannoidite | Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 80 |
| Stibiconite (*) | Pyrochlore | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) | 1 | 30838 | 446 | ||
| Stibivanite (*) | None | Sb3+2V4+O5 | 1 | 30838 | 3 | ||
| Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 398 | 382 | 3 | 30829,30835,30838 | 3418 |
| Stilbite-Ca (*) | Stilbite | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O | 220 | 220 | 2 | 30724,30726 | 268 |
| Stillwaterite (*) | Stillwaterite | Pd8As3 | 1 | 30778 | 24 | ||
| Stilpnomelane (*) | Stilpnomelane Clay | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O | 3 | 30717,30757,30758 | 456 | ||
| Strontioginorite (*) | None | CaSrB14O20(OH)6·5H2O | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30779,30780,30791 | 5 |
| Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 2 | 30746,30788 | 2045 | ||
| Sursassite (*) | Ardennite | Mn2+2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)3 | 1 | 30717 | 24 | ||
| Sylvite (*) | Rocksalt | KCl | 359 | 323 | 1 | 30780 | 275 |
| Szaibélyite (*) | None | MgBO2(OH) | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30791 | 87 |
| Szomolnokite (*) | Kieserite | Fe(SO4)·H2O | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30760 | 139 |
| Taenite (*) | None | (Ni,Fe) | 1 | 30827 | 703 | ||
| Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 750 | 320 | 7 | 30704,30706,30745,30759,30770,30788,30797 | 1803 |
| Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 485 | 320 | 10 | 30745,30757,30759,30760,30770,30774,30797,30803,30808,30838 | 5317 |
| Tetrataenite (*) | None | FeNi | 1 | 30827 | 116 | ||
| Thomsonite-Ca (*) | Thomsonite | NaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O | 220 | 220 | 1 | 30726 | 452 |
| Thorite (*) | Zircon | Th(SiO4) | 1 | 30804 | 1006 | ||
| Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 1 | 30804 | 4899 | ||
| Topaz (*) | Topaz | Al2SiO4F2 | 349 | 320 | 3 | 30745,30747,30840 | 1476 |
| Torbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O | 1 | 30815 | 1059 | ||
| Trembathite (*) | Boracite | Mg3B7O13Cl | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30780,30783,30791 | 5 |
| Troilite (*) | None | FeS | 1 | 30827 | 1044 | ||
| Ulexite (*) | None | NaCaB5O6(OH)6·5H2O | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30780,30783 | 160 |
| Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 349 | 320 | 4 | 30745,30747,30805,30838 | 2718 |
| Uranophane-α (*) | None | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O | 1 | 30838 | 890 | ||
| Valentinite (*) | None | Sb2O3 | 1 | 30838 | 369 | ||
| Veatchite (*) | Veatchite | Sr2B11O16(OH)5·H2O | 359 | 323 | 2 | 30779,30780 | 12 |
| Violarite (*) | Spinel | FeNi2S4 | 419 | 359 | 2 | 30752,30753 | 380 |
| Volkovskite (*) | None | KCa4B22O32(OH)10Cl·4H2O | 359 | 323 | 3 | 30780,30783,30791 | 9 |
| Vysotskite (*) | None | PdS | 1 | 30778 | 53 | ||
| Walkerite (*) | None | Ca16(Mg,Li)2[B13O17(OH)12]4Cl6·28H2O | 359 | 323 | 1 | 30780 | 1 |
| Wittichenite (*) | None | Cu3BiS3 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 297 |
| Woodhouseite (*) | Alunite | CaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 445 | 445 | 1 | 30760 | 62 |
| Wulfenite (*) | Scheelite | PbMoO4 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 1655 |
| Xenotime-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(PO4) | 402 | 320 | 2 | 30745,30824 | 939 |
| Yarrowite (*) | None | Cu9S8 | 4 | 30746,30748,30788,30790 | 70 | ||
| Zaïrite (*) | Alunite | BiFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)6 | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 4 |
| Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 402 | 320 | 4 | 30745,30747,30804,30824 | 5251 |
| Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 349 | 320 | 1 | 30745 | 1025 |
| Age ID | Locality Notes |
|---|---|
| Michelle_685 | Basal Ni-Cu sulfides in mafic-ultramafic intrusion |
| sedcu-00235 | according to mindat Colonial Copper is in Nova Scotia while Dorchester is in New Brunswick |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJES33_156_0001 | 630 | 550 | 590 ± 40 | U-Pb | host rock | zircon | Zircon | 25148 | Teahan Mine (Goodfellow Mine), Alma Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Caledonian Highlands, New Brunswick, Canada | Barr (1996) | CJES33_156 | |||||||||
| vms-00177 | 750 | 750 | Proterozoic | S | 25148 | Teahan Mine (Goodfellow Mine), Alma Parish, Albert Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Teahan | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009_1034 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00331 | 220 | 220 | Triassic | Cu | 224170 | Grand Manan Island, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Sloop Cove | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| Kristen000289 | 349 | 329 | 339±10 | K-Ar | whole rock | 82-95 | 16649 | Mount Pleasant Mine (Brunswick Tin Mines), Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Mount Pleasant | Kooiman et al. (1986) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.81.6.1356 | EG81-1356 | |||||||||
| Kristen000290 | 341 | 327 | 334±7 | K-Ar | whole rock | 82-97 | 16649 | Mount Pleasant Mine (Brunswick Tin Mines), Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Mount Pleasant | Kooiman et al. (1986) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.81.6.1356 | EG81-1356 | |||||||||
| Kristen000291 | 344 | 320 | 332±12 | Rb-Sr | whole rock | 16649 | Mount Pleasant Mine (Brunswick Tin Mines), Saint George Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Mount Pleasant | Kooiman et al. (1986) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.81.6.1356 | EG81-1356 | ||||||||||
| Michelle_685 | 419 | 359 | Devonian | Age of deposit or general age of the metallogenic province | Ni, Cu | 194138 | Hall-Carroll Deposit (St. Stephen Ni Deposit), Saint Stephen Parish, Charlotte Co., New Brunswick, Canada | St. Stephen (3 zones) | 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). | |||||||||
| vms-00150 | 445 | 445 | Ordovician | S | 8906 | Brunswick No. 12 Mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 Mine), Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Brunswick No. 12 | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009_1034 | ||||||||||||
| vms-00151 | 445 | 445 | Ordovician | S | 8905 | Brunswick No. 6 Mine, Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Brunswick No. 6 | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009_1034 | ||||||||||||
| vms-00166 | 445 | 445 | Ordovician | S | 248610 | McMaster Deposit, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada | McMaster | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009_1034 | ||||||||||||
| Grew_Li_2019_0114 | 312 | 312 | 312 | Walkerite | 52077 | Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Penobsquis potash deposit, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada | Wilson et al. (2006) | 10.1139/e05-116 | CJES43_405 | |||||||||||
| Alexandra-0114 | 359 | 323 | Mississippian | Age of sedimintation | 15934 | Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine | Grice et al. (2002) | 10.2113/gscanmin.40.6.1675 | CM40_1675 | |||||||||||
| vms-00157 | 445 | 445 | Ordovician | S | 10687 | Devils Elbow Mine, Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Devils Elbow | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009_1034 | ||||||||||||
| vms-00159 | 445 | 445 | Ordovician | S | 11716 | Half Mile Lake Mine, Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Half Mile Lake | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009_1034 | ||||||||||||
| vms-00161 | 485 | 444 | Ordovician | 11777 | Heath Steele Mine (Little River Mine; Little River Joint Venture), Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Heath Steele (A-C-D) | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| vms-00162 | 485 | 444 | Ordovician | 11777 | Heath Steele Mine (Little River Mine; Little River Joint Venture), Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Heath Steele (B) | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| vms-00163 | 485 | 444 | Ordovician | 11777 | Heath Steele Mine (Little River Mine; Little River Joint Venture), Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Heath Steele (E-F) | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| vms-00180 | 445 | 445 | Ordovician | S | 26138 | Wedge Mine, Northesk Parish, Northumberland Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Wedge | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009_1034 | ||||||||||||
| vms-00155 | 485 | 444 | Ordovician | 146662 | Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Caribou | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| vms-00178 | 485 | 444 | Ordovician | 146662 | Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Third Portage | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| vms-00168 | 445 | 445 | Ordovician | S | 16723 | Murray Brook Mine, Balmoral Parish, Restigouche Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Murray Brook | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009_1034 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00235 | 300 | 300 | U. Carboniferous | Cu | 10790 | Dorchester Copper Mine, Sackville Parish, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Dorchester | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| Bradley_2012_015 | 402 | 400 | 401±1 | U/Pb | zircon | Zircon | 221752 | Zealand Station Be-Mo Deposit, Bright Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Zealand Station | McCauley and Bradley (2014) | 10.3749/canmin.52.2.183 | CM52_183 | |||||||||
| Bradley_2012_076 | 398 | 382 | 390±8 | U/Pb | monazite | 232664 | Clarence Stream Area, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Clarence Stream | McCauley and Bradley (2014) | 10.3749/canmin.52.2.183 | CM52_183 | ||||||||||
| Jen_0001454 | 379 | 379 | 379 | age of associated magmatism | scheelite | Scheelite | 208610 | Sisson Brook Deposit, Douglas Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada | Sisson Brook | Poulin et al. (2016) | 10.3749/canmin.1500023 | CM54_1147 |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|
| R060336 | Woodstock Iron-Manganese Mine (Jacksonville Iron-Manganese Mine; Moody Hill Mine; Iron Ore Hill Mine; Strategic Manganese Mine), Wakefield Parish, Carleton Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R060336 |
| R040110 | Brunswick No. 12 Mine (Brunswick Mining & Smelting Corp. No. 12 Mine), Bathurst Mining Camp, Bathurst Parish, Gloucester Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R040110 |
| R110153 | Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R110153 |
| R110150 | Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R110150 |
| R110152 | Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R110152 |
| R110149 | Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R110149 |
| R110151 | Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R110151 |
| R130537 | Potash Corporation Of Saskatchewan Mine (PCS Mine; Potash Corporation Of America Mine), Penobsquis, Cardwell Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R130537 |
| R070756 | Hammond Parish, Kings Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R070756 |
| R080125 | Lake George Antimony Mine (Consolidated Durham Mines; Resources Ltd. Mine; Prince William Mine; Brunswick Mine), Lake George, Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick, Canada | https://rruff.info/R080125 |
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