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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Acanthite (*) | Acanthite | Ag2S | 1 | 64210 | 2793 | ||
Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 64212 | 3419 | ||
Aikinite (*) | Meneghinite | CuPbBiS3 | 1 | 64223 | 315 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 64212 | 8803 | ||
Allophane (*) | Allophane | Al2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O | 2 | 64210,64231 | 470 | ||
Altaite (*) | Rocksalt | PbTe | 3 | 64214,64215,64218 | 489 | ||
Alunite (*) | None | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 4 | 64210,64216,64217,64226 | 966 | ||
Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 3 | 64210,64226,64231 | 2734 | ||
Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 64237 | 708 | ||
Aplowite (*) | Starkeyite | Co(SO4)·4H2O | 1 | 64222 | 6 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 1 | 64226 | 9052 | ||
Aubertite (*) | Aubertite | Cu2+Al(SO4)2Cl·14H2O | 1 | 64222 | 13 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 4 | 64215,64216,64217,64226 | 11547 | ||
Beaverite-(Cu) (*) | Alunite | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 64226 | 132 | ||
Benstonite (*) | None | Ba6Ca6Mg(CO3)13 | 1 | 64222 | 17 | ||
Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 1 | 64215 | 1966 | ||
Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 3 | 64209,64215,64226 | 1935 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 4 | 64212,64215,64226,64231 | 5516 | ||
Bournonite (*) | Bournonite | CuPbSbS3 | 2 | 64214,64226 | 1089 | ||
Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 2 | 64226,64231 | 1633 | ||
Bukovskýite (*) | None | Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)·7H2O | 1 | 64226 | 13 | ||
Calaverite (*) | Melonite | AuTe2 | 1 | 64215 | 361 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 6 | 64211,64212,64214,64219,64226,64231 | 27770 | ||
Caledonite (*) | Caledonite | Cu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 | 1 | 64231 | 359 | ||
Celestine (*) | Baryte | Sr(SO4) | 1 | 64210 | 1252 | ||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 2 | 64226,64231 | 4979 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 9 | 64210,64211,64212,64214,64216,64217,64218,64226,64231 | 27198 | ||
Chalcostibite (*) | Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 | 1 | 64214 | 162 | ||
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 1 | 64237 | 3902 | ||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 2 | 64221,64237 | 1756 | ||
Clinoclase (*) | None | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 | 1 | 64222 | 127 | ||
Coloradoite (*) | Sphalerite | HgTe | 1 | 64214 | 169 | ||
Colusite (*) | Sphalerite Germanite | Cu13VAs3S16 | 1 | 64214 | 110 | ||
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 1 | 64214 | 3846 | ||
Cosalite (*) | None | Pb2Bi2S5 | 1 | 64226 | 344 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 5 | 64210,64214,64215,64226,64231 | 4165 | ||
Crandallite (*) | Alunite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 1 | 64210 | 310 | ||
Diaspore (*) | Diaspore | AlO(OH) | 1 | 64217 | 481 | ||
Dickite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 3 | 64216,64217,64226 | 651 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 2 | 64211,64226 | 9895 | ||
Empressite (*) | None | AgTe | 1 | 64214 | 43 | ||
Enargite (*) | Enargite Wurtzite | Cu3AsS4 | 5 | 64214,64215,64216,64217,64226 | 910 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 64226 | 8173 | ||
Famatinite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu3SbS4 | 2 | 64210,64226 | 163 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 64212 | 9617 | ||
Franckeite (*) | Cylindrite | Pb21.7Sn9.3Fe4.0Sb8.1S56.9 | 1 | 64226 | 52 | ||
Freibergite (*) | Tetrahedrite | Ag6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12 | 1 | 64210 | 663 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 10 | 64209,64210,64214,64215,64216,64217,64218,64222,64226,64231 | 24243 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 2 | 64226,64231 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 8 | 64210,64211,64212,64214,64215,64216,64217,64218 | 30554 | ||
Goldfieldite (*) | Tetrahedrite | (Cu4 2)Cu6Te4S13 | 4 | 64210,64214,64215,64217 | 72 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 1 | 64226 | 6890 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 1 | 64212 | 14640 | ||
Hessite (*) | None | Ag2Te | 5 | 64212,64214,64215,64218,64226 | 804 | ||
Hinsdalite (*) | Alunite | PbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 2 | 64210,64217 | 82 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 2 | 64212,64221 | 5433 | ||
Jordanite (*) | Geocronite | Pb14As6S23 | 1 | 64226 | 105 | ||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 6 | 64210,64211,64215,64216,64217,64226 | 5591 | ||
Kawazulite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te2Se | 1 | 64215 | 32 | ||
Kësterite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2ZnSnS4 | 3 | 64209,64215,64226 | 82 | ||
Kirkiite (*) | None | Pb10Bi3As3S19 | 1 | 64226 | 3 | ||
Krennerite (*) | None | Au3AgTe8 | 1 | 64215 | 111 | ||
Leadhillite (*) | None | Pb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2 | 1 | 64231 | 265 | ||
Lévyclaudite (*) | Cylindrite | Pb8Cu3Sn7(Bi,Sb)3S28 | 1 | 64226 | 1 | ||
Lillianite (*) | Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 | 1 | 64215 | 128 | ||
Linarite (*) | Linarite | CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 | 2 | 64226,64231 | 987 | ||
Luzonite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu3AsS4 | 4 | 64214,64215,64216,64226 | 198 | ||
Magnesiochromite (*) | Spinel | MgCr2O4 | 1 | 64237 | 311 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 2 | 64212,64226 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 1 | 64231 | 12537 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 3 | 64210,64215,64226 | 5674 | ||
Melanterite (*) | Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O | 2 | 64222,64226 | 915 | ||
Melonite (*) | Melonite | NiTe2 | 1 | 64215 | 207 | ||
Millosevichite (*) | Millosevichite | Al2(SO4)3 | 1 | 64210 | 20 | ||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 3 | 64209,64211,64212 | 5800 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 6 | 64211,64212,64215,64216,64217,64226 | 17380 | ||
Natroalunite (*) | Alunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 64210 | 128 | ||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 2 | 64210,64215 | 2994 | ||
Pearceite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] | 1 | 64226 | 249 | ||
Petzite (*) | None | Ag3AuTe2 | 3 | 64212,64215,64218 | 409 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 11 | 64209,64210,64211,64212,64214,64215,64216,64217,64218,64226,64231 | 39462 | ||
Pyrophyllite (*) | Clay Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 | 2 | 64217,64226 | 771 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 3 | 64210,64212,64226 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 11 | 64209,64210,64211,64212,64215,64216,64217,64219,64226,64231,64237 | 61156 | ||
Rammelsbergite (*) | Löllingite | NiAs2 | 1 | 64226 | 233 | ||
Rheniite (*) | None | ReS2 | 1 | 64212 | 8 | ||
Rhodochrosite (*) | Calcite | Mn(CO3) | 1 | 64226 | 1711 | ||
Rozenite (*) | Starkeyite | Fe2+(SO4)·4H2O | 2 | 64222,64226 | 293 | ||
Sanidine (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 64235 | 598 | ||
Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 1 | 64226 | 1153 | ||
Seligmannite (*) | Bournonite | CuPbAsS3 | 1 | 64226 | 64 | ||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 1 | 64226 | 6417 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 8 | 64210,64214,64215,64216,64217,64222,64226,64231 | 21482 | ||
Stannite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2FeSnS4 | 1 | 64215 | 668 | ||
Stannoidite (*) | Stannoidite | Cu8(Fe,Zn)3Sn2S12 | 1 | 64226 | 80 | ||
Starkeyite (*) | Starkeyite | Mg(SO4)·4H2O | 1 | 64222 | 79 | ||
Stibiocolusite (*) | Germanite Sphalerite | Cu13V(Sb,Sn,As)3S16 | 1 | 64214 | 4 | ||
Stützite (*) | None | Ag5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36) | 4 | 64212,64214,64215,64218 | 92 | ||
Svanbergite (*) | Alunite | SrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 1 | 64217 | 105 | ||
Sylvanite (*) | Melonite | AgAuTe4 | 2 | 64215,64218 | 337 | ||
Szmikite (*) | Kieserite | Mn(SO4)·H2O | 1 | 64222 | 14 | ||
Szomolnokite (*) | Kieserite | Fe(SO4)·H2O | 1 | 64222 | 139 | ||
Tellurantimony (*) | Tetradymite | Sb2Te3 | 1 | 64214 | 29 | ||
Tellurium (*) | None | Te | 3 | 64214,64215,64218 | 190 | ||
Tellurobismuthite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te3 | 1 | 64215 | 276 | ||
Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 5 | 64214,64215,64216,64217,64226 | 1803 | ||
Tetradymite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S | 1 | 64215 | 510 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 7 | 64210,64214,64215,64216,64217,64218,64226 | 5317 | ||
Watanabeite (*) | None | Cu4(As,Sb)2S5 | 2 | 64214,64215 | 7 | ||
Woodhouseite (*) | Alunite | CaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 2 | 64210,64217 | 62 | ||
Wroewolfeite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O | 1 | 64226 | 95 | ||
Wurtzite (*) | Wurtzite | ZnS | 1 | 64226 | 372 |
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