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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Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 53622,53631 | 3419 | ||
Aegirine (*) | Pyroxene | NaFe3+Si2O6 | 1 | 53561 | 1022 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 2 | 53561,53572 | 8803 | ||
Altaite (*) | Rocksalt | PbTe | 3 | 53607,53636,53641 | 489 | ||
Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 1 | 53582 | 2162 | ||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 53572 | 1534 | ||
Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 1 | 53606 | 2734 | ||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 1 | 53606 | 3092 | ||
Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 1 | 53562 | 1036 | ||
Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 53572 | 708 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 1 | 53572 | 3250 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 1 | 53577 | 9052 | ||
Atacamite (*) | Atacamite | Cu2Cl(OH)3 | 1 | 53606 | 544 | ||
Awaruite (*) | Auricupride Perovskite | Ni3Fe | 8 | 53572,53573,53593,53594,53611,53617,53625,53633 | 166 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 1 | 53606 | 5509 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 1 | 53606 | 11547 | ||
Bayldonite (*) | None | Cu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2 | 1 | 53606 | 172 | ||
Berthierite (*) | Berthierite | FeSb2S4 | 2 | 53577,53581 | 343 | ||
Bieberite (*) | Melanterite | Co(SO4)·7H2O | 1 | 53606 | 50 | ||
Bismoclite (*) | Matlockite | BiOCl | 1 | 53566 | 71 | ||
Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 1 | 53566 | 1935 | ||
Bismutite (*) | Bismutite | Bi2O2(CO3) | 1 | 53566 | 716 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 7 | 53605,53606,53607,53612,53636,53639,53641 | 5516 | ||
Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 1 | 53606 | 1633 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 3 | 53572,53582,53611 | 27770 | ||
Caledonite (*) | Caledonite | Cu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 | 1 | 53606 | 359 | ||
Carrollite (*) | Spinel | CuCo2S4 | 1 | 53606 | 154 | ||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 1 | 53606 | 4979 | ||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 2 | 53606,53614 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 23 | 53566,53572,53577,53594,53602,53606,53608,53609,53611,53612,53613,53614,53616,53619,53624,53625,53628,53629,53630,53633,53639,53642,53643 | 27198 | ||
Chalcostibite (*) | Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 | 1 | 53577 | 162 | ||
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 23 | 53572,53586,53587,53589,53590,53597,53598,53602,53604,53605,53608,53609,53611,53613,53616,53617,53619,53621,53624,53625,53627,53628,53634 | 3902 | ||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 1 | 53606 | 3531 | ||
Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 53572 | 951 | ||
Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 1 | 53581 | 2600 | ||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 2 | 53572 | 1756 | ||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 53572 | 1025 | ||
Coloradoite (*) | Sphalerite | HgTe | 3 | 53607,53636,53641 | 169 | ||
Connellite (*) | Connellite | Cu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O | 2 | 53566,53606 | 295 | ||
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 3 | 53594,53616,53639 | 3846 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 1 | 53605 | 4165 | ||
Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 1 | 53614 | 2970 | ||
Cuprobismutite (*) | None | Cu8AgBi13S24 | 1 | 53566 | 43 | ||
Deerite (*) | None | Fe2+6Fe3+3(Si6O17)O3(OH)5 | 1 | 53601 | 27 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 2 | 53572,53620 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 1 | 53575 | 9895 | ||
Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 53572 | 648 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 53572 | 8173 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 53561 | 9617 | ||
Freibergite (*) | Tetrahedrite | Ag6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12 | 1 | 53577 | 663 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 1 | 53606 | 24243 | ||
Glaucophane (*) | Amphibole | Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 | 3 | 53571,53572,53639 | 286 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 1 | 53606 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 1 | 53594 | 30554 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 1 | 53600 | 2812 | ||
Greenockite (*) | Wurtzite | CdS | 1 | 53606 | 717 | ||
Greigite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 | 1 | 53611 | 62 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 53572 | 1544 | ||
Halotrichite (*) | Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O | 1 | 53639 | 409 | ||
Heazlewoodite (*) | None | Ni3S2 | 11 | 53572,53586,53587,53594,53602,53605,53611,53612,53619,53621,53627 | 205 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 9 | 53586,53602,53604,53605,53625,53627,53629,53630,53633 | 14640 | ||
Hercynite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Al2O4 | 22 | 53572,53586,53587,53589,53590,53598,53602,53604,53605,53608,53609,53611,53613,53616,53617,53619,53621,53624,53625,53627,53628,53634 | 407 | ||
Hessite (*) | None | Ag2Te | 3 | 53607,53636,53641 | 804 | ||
Hörnesite (*) | Vivianite | Mg3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 53611 | 103 | ||
Idaite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu3FeS4 | 2 | 53605,53612 | 142 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 24 | 53582,53586,53587,53588,53589,53590,53594,53598,53602,53605,53608,53609,53611,53613,53615,53616,53619,53621,53624,53625,53627,53630,53633,53634 | 5433 | ||
Ilvaite (*) | Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH) | 1 | 53615 | 197 | ||
Iron (*) | Iron | Fe | 1 | 53597 | 1089 | ||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 53566 | 2228 | ||
Lawsonite (*) | Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 1 | 53600 | 121 | ||
Lepidocrocite (*) | Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) | 1 | 53606 | 581 | ||
Linarite (*) | Linarite | CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 | 1 | 53606 | 987 | ||
Lizardite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 53572 | 359 | ||
Magnesiocopiapite (*) | Copiapite | MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 1 | 53639 | 54 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 30 | 53566,53572,53586,53587,53588,53589,53590,53594,53598,53602,53604,53605,53608,53609,53611,53612,53613,53615,53616,53617,53619,53621,53624,53625,53627,53628,53629,53630,53633,53634 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 1 | 53606 | 12537 | ||
Melonite (*) | Melonite | NiTe2 | 3 | 53607,53636,53641 | 207 | ||
Merrillite (*) | Cerite | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 | 1 | 53597 | 230 | ||
Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 2 | 53559,53642 | 4924 | ||
Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 16 | 53572,53586,53587,53589,53594,53602,53605,53611,53612,53617,53619,53621,53625,53627,53628,53634 | 1066 | ||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 4 | 53559,53568,53642,53643 | 5800 | ||
Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 53582 | 1508 | ||
Orpiment (*) | Orpiment | As2S3 | 1 | 53611 | 511 | ||
Orthoserpierite (*) | None | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O | 1 | 53639 | 40 | ||
Pararealgar (*) | None | As4S4 | 1 | 53611 | 57 | ||
Pekoite (*) | Meneghinite | CuPbBi11S18 | 1 | 53566 | 39 | ||
Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 18 | 53572,53586,53594,53602,53605,53608,53611,53612,53613,53616,53617,53619,53621,53624,53625,53628,53633,53634 | 1512 | ||
Perovskite (*) | Perovskite | CaTiO3 | 2 | 53570,53572 | 495 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 53582 | 2273 | ||
Picropharmacolite (*) | None | Ca4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O | 1 | 53611 | 99 | ||
Polybasite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] | 1 | 53606 | 716 | ||
Posnjakite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O | 1 | 53566 | 309 | ||
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 53572 | 1898 | ||
Priderite (*) | Coronadite | K(Ti7Fe3+)O16 | 1 | 53582 | 41 | ||
Proustite (*) | None | Ag3AsS3 | 1 | 53606 | 733 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 30 | 53559,53566,53572,53577,53587,53588,53590,53594,53598,53602,53604,53605,53606,53608,53609,53611,53612,53613,53616,53617,53619,53624,53625,53627,53628,53629,53630,53633,53634,53639 | 39462 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 8 | 53572,53588,53613,53615,53619,53625,53630,53639 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 8 | 53559,53566,53572,53575,53577,53582,53600,53606 | 61156 | ||
Realgar (*) | None | AsS | 1 | 53611 | 712 | ||
Richterite (*) | Amphibole | Na(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 53582 | 148 | ||
Riebeckite (*) | Amphibole | Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 53561 | 375 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 4 | 53590,53619,53627,53628 | 5614 | ||
Scheelite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 1 | 53568 | 4894 | ||
Spangolite (*) | Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O | 1 | 53606 | 105 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 4 | 53566,53577,53581,53606 | 21482 | ||
Stibarsen (*) | Arsenic | SbAs | 1 | 53611 | 48 | ||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 4 | 53575,53577,53581,53611 | 3418 | ||
Sulvanite (*) | None | Cu3VS4 | 1 | 53637 | 48 | ||
Sylvanite (*) | Melonite | AgAuTe4 | 3 | 53607,53636,53641 | 337 | ||
Taenite (*) | None | (Ni,Fe) | 1 | 53597 | 703 | ||
Tetradymite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S | 1 | 53566 | 510 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 1 | 53577 | 5317 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 2 | 53572,53582 | 4899 | ||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 53572 | 2562 | ||
Troilite (*) | None | FeS | 1 | 53597 | 1044 | ||
Valleriite (*) | Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] | 6 | 53589,53605,53607,53608,53611,53625 | 237 | ||
Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 1 | 53572 | 1395 | ||
Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 1 | 53572 | 1247 | ||
Wulfenite (*) | Scheelite | PbMoO4 | 2 | 53559,53566 | 1655 | ||
Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 53572 | 1025 |
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