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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. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295126 | 3419 |
| Aegirine (*) | Pyroxene | NaFe3+Si2O6 | 1 | 294970 | 1022 | ||
| Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 900 | 470 | 9 | 294968,294970,295004,295016,295042,295056,295060,295086,295098 | 8803 |
| Allophane (*) | Allophane | Al2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O | 520 | 500 | 1 | 295098 | 470 |
| Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 2734 |
| Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295042 | 1588 |
| Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 704 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295113 | 3092 |
| Anthophyllite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 295074,295077 | 718 | ||
| Arfvedsonite (*) | Amphibole | NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 294970 | 295 | ||
| Aurichalcite (*) | None | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 919 |
| Austinite (*) | Adelite | CaZn(AsO4)(OH) | 765 | 667 | 1 | 294951 | 71 |
| Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 900 | 512 | 7 | 294954,294979,294987,294988,295042,295086,295098 | 5509 |
| Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 900 | 470 | 5 | 294954,294987,295004,295016,295113 | 11547 |
| Bastnäsite-(Ce) (*) | Bastnäsite | Ce(CO3)F | 704 | 654 | 1 | 295113 | 304 |
| Bertrandite (*) | Not in a structural group | Be4Si2O7(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 606 |
| Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 659.6 | 470 | 30 | 294968,295014,295016,295017,295018,295019,295020,295021,295022,295023,295024,295025,295026,295027,295028,295029,295030,295031,295032,295033,295034,295035,295036,295037,295048,295050,295056,295059,295096,295103 | 4286 |
| Beudantite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 413 |
| Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 1976 | 470 | 13 | 294959,294979,294985,294987,294992,294996,295004,295011,295012,295042,295082,295086,295098 | 5516 |
| Brannerite (*) | Brannerite | UTi2O6 | 656 | 500 | 3 | 295004,295005,295098 | 248 |
| Braunite (*) | Braunite | Mn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4) | 1 | 294976 | 483 | ||
| Briartite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2FeGeS4 | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 12 |
| Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 512 | 512 | 1 | 295098 | 1633 |
| Brookite (*) | Brookite | TiO2 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 700 |
| Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 1976 | 100 | 13 | 294945,294954,294985,294992,295004,295016,295070,295073,295076,295086,295098,295113,295126 | 27770 |
| Carrollite (*) | Spinel | CuCo2S4 | 900 | 503 | 8 | 294979,294987,294992,294996,295004,295005,295011,295042 | 154 |
| Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 4979 |
| Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 1976 | 470 | 13 | 294954,294959,294979,294985,294987,294992,295004,295011,295012,295042,295082,295086,295098 | 5707 |
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 1976 | 503 | 19 | 294954,294959,294973,294979,294985,294987,294992,294996,295004,295005,295011,295012,295042,295075,295082,295086,295098,295117,295126 | 27198 |
| Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 1 | 295128 | 3902 | ||
| Chrysoberyl (*) | Olivine | BeAl2O4 | 659.6 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295109 | 321 |
| Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 1976 | 503 | 9 | 294954,294959,294979,294985,294987,294992,295005,295042,295098 | 3531 |
| Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 951 |
| Claringbullite (*) | Claringbullite | Cu2+4FCl(OH)6 | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294987 | 13 |
| Cobaltite (*) | Cobaltite | CoAsS | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295042 | 966 |
| Cobaltpentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | Co9S8 | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294992 | 82 |
| Coffinite (*) | Zircon | U(SiO4)·nH2O | 656 | 503 | 2 | 295004,295005 | 566 |
| Columbite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Nb2O6 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 289 |
| Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 900 | 735 | 6 | 294954,294979,294988,295012,295042,295046 | 3846 |
| Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 1 | 295074 | 1008 | ||
| Cornetite (*) | None | Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295046 | 26 |
| Coronadite (*) | Coronadite | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 | 1 | 294976 | 227 | ||
| Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 900 | 512 | 4 | 294954,294979,295082,295098 | 4165 |
| Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 900 | 512 | 8 | 294954,294959,294979,294987,294988,295042,295082,295098 | 2970 |
| Daqingshanite-(Ce) (*) | None | Sr3Ce(PO4)(CO3)3 | 704 | 654 | 1 | 295113 | 9 |
| Davidite-(La) (*) | Crichtonite | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 | 1 | 295078 | 31 | ||
| Descloizite (*) | Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) | 765 | 735 | 2 | 294954,294964 | 378 |
| Diamond (*) | Diamond | C | 1976 | 100 | 0 | 697 | |
| Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 900 | 470 | 4 | 294979,295004,295082,295098 | 1027 |
| Djurleite (*) | None | Cu31S16 | 512 | 512 | 1 | 295098 | 300 |
| Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 900 | 470 | 19 | 294952,294954,294955,294957,294964,294979,294987,294992,295016,295027,295042,295073,295076,295082,295086,295090,295098,295113,295126 | 9895 |
| Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 659.6 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295092 | 648 |
| Drysdallite (*) | Molybdenite | MoSe2 | 513 | 502 | 1 | 295097 | 2 |
| Elbaite (*) | Tourmaline | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 3 | 294968,295059,295060 | 520 | ||
| Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1976 | 470 | 4 | 294985,295016,295086,295125 | 8173 |
| Fluor-elbaite (*) | Tourmaline | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | 1 | 295060 | 31 | ||
| Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 2740 |
| Fluorellestadite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F | 513 | 502 | 1 | 295097 | 33 |
| Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 704 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295113 | 9617 |
| Fluorstrophite (*) | Apatite | SrCaSr3(PO4)3F | 704 | 654 | 1 | 295113 | 9 |
| Foitite (*) | Tourmaline | (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 295059 | 75 | ||
| Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 1 | 295126 | 1188 | ||
| Franklinite (*) | Spinel | ZnFe3+2O4 | 2 | 295073,295076 | 52 | ||
| Gahnite (*) | Spinel | ZnAl2O4 | 659.6 | 470 | 5 | 294976,295016,295073,295076,295117 | 445 |
| Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 765 | 503 | 7 | 294952,294954,294955,294957,294964,294996,295117 | 24243 |
| Geerite (*) | None | Cu8S5 | 512 | 512 | 1 | 295098 | 38 |
| Genthelvite (*) | Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S | 2 | 295073,295076 | 60 | ||
| Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 900 | 735 | 4 | 294954,294973,294979,295126 | 7437 |
| Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 520 | 500 | 1 | 295098 | 30554 |
| Goslarite (*) | Epsomite | Zn(SO4)·7H2O | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 188 |
| Graphite (*) | None | C | 520 | 500 | 2 | 295090,295098 | 2812 |
| Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 900 | 735 | 2 | 294954,295042 | 6890 |
| Hejtmanite (*) | None | Ba2Mn2+4Ti2(Si2O7)2O2(OH)2F2 | 1 | 294970 | 10 | ||
| Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 900 | 470 | 12 | 294948,294954,294973,294979,295016,295067,295076,295086,295088,295090,295105,295126 | 14640 |
| Hemimorphite (*) | Not in a structural group | Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 1689 |
| Heterogenite (*) | None | Co3+O(OH) | 1976 | 1952 | 4 | 294984,294985,295058,295082 | 111 |
| Hopeite (*) | Hopeite | Zn3(PO4)2·4H2O | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 29 |
| Hydrocerussite (*) | None | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 201 |
| Hydrozincite (*) | None | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 1066 |
| Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 900 | 654 | 7 | 294970,295061,295074,295088,295105,295113,295126 | 5433 |
| Iron (*) | Iron | Fe | 1 | 295128 | 1089 | ||
| Isocubanite (*) | Sphalerite Cubanite | CuFe2S3 | 1 | 295128 | 191 | ||
| Isokite (*) | Titanite | CaMg(PO4)F | 704 | 654 | 1 | 295113 | 22 |
| Kanonaite (*) | Andalusite | Mn3+AlOSiO4 | 1 | 294976 | 9 | ||
| Kornerupine (*) | Kornerupine | (Mg,Fe2+,Al, )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2 | 1 | 295067 | 68 | ||
| Kyanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2OSiO4 | 514.6 | 500.1 | 6 | 295054,295067,295074,295081,295095,295117 | 1507 |
| Libethenite (*) | Andalusite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) | 900 | 503 | 4 | 294954,294987,295004,295005 | 234 |
| Linarite (*) | Linarite | CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 987 |
| Linnaeite (*) | Spinel | Co2+Co3+2S4 | 900 | 503 | 2 | 294992,294996 | 249 |
| Maghemite (*) | Spinel | (Fe3+0.67 0.33)Fe3+2O4 | 1 | 295126 | 229 | ||
| Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 704 | 470 | 3 | 295016,295113,295126 | 1487 |
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 765 | 100 | 8 | 294954,294973,295016,295027,295070,295074,295125,295126 | 14899 |
| Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 1976 | 503 | 16 | 294954,294959,294973,294979,294985,294987,294988,294992,295004,295005,295042,295046,295058,295082,295086,295098 | 12537 |
| Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 1 | 295126 | 5674 | ||
| Margarite (*) | Mica Clay | CaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 168 |
| Masuyite (*) | None | Pb(UO2)3O3(OH)2·3H2O | 513 | 502 | 1 | 295097 | 23 |
| Melonite (*) | Melonite | NiTe2 | 520 | 470 | 2 | 295004,295098 | 207 |
| Metatorbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294983 | 443 |
| Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 900 | 900 | 4 | 294968,294979,294987,295056 | 4924 |
| Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 514.6 | 500.1 | 1 | 295095 | 1066 |
| Mimetite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 1107 |
| Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 693 | 500.1 | 5 | 294946,295004,295005,295095,295098 | 5800 |
| Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 704 | 654 | 1 | 295113 | 945 |
| Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 295126 | 1508 | ||
| Mottramite (*) | Descloizite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 362 |
| Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1976 | 470 | 13 | 294948,294968,294976,294979,294985,294987,294996,295016,295056,295082,295098,295105,295117 | 17380 |
| Parahopeite (*) | Parahopeite | Zn3(PO4)2·4H2O | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 11 |
| Parascholzite (*) | None | CaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 12 |
| Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 1 | 295126 | 1512 | ||
| Perovskite (*) | Perovskite | CaTiO3 | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295088 | 495 |
| Phenakite (*) | Phenakite | Be2(SiO4) | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 326 |
| Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 900 | 470 | 5 | 294987,295016,295027,295113,295117 | 2273 |
| Phosphophyllite (*) | Phosphophyllite | Zn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 29 |
| Plancheite (*) | Plancheite | Cu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O | 900 | 512 | 2 | 294988,295098 | 74 |
| Pseudomalachite (*) | None | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 | 900 | 470 | 3 | 294987,295004,295046 | 369 |
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 1976 | 470 | 21 | 294954,294973,294979,294985,294987,294992,294996,295004,295012,295016,295042,295075,295082,295086,295095,295098,295105,295113,295117,295125,295126 | 39462 |
| Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 900 | 735 | 2 | 294954,295012 | 1725 |
| Pyrope (*) | Garnet | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 295059 | 341 | ||
| Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 900 | 500 | 7 | 294992,295012,295075,295082,295098,295117,295126 | 9056 |
| Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 900 | 470 | 38 | 294945,294954,294968,294973,294979,294987,294992,294996,295004,295005,295012,295014,295016,295034,295035,295042,295054,295056,295060,295061,295062,295063,295064,295067,295074,295079,295081,295086,295095,295096,295098,295105,295109,295113,295119,295120,295123,295126 | 61156 |
| Renierite (*) | Sphalerite Germanite | (Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16 | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 37 |
| Rhodonite (*) | Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295042 | 969 |
| Rosasite (*) | Malachite | CuZn(CO3)(OH)2 | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 454 |
| Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 900 | 470 | 10 | 294979,294987,295016,295042,295045,295052,295067,295088,295098,295105 | 5614 |
| Samarskite-(Y) (*) | Columbite | YFe3+Nb2O8 | 1 | 295105 | 353 | ||
| Scholzite (*) | None | CaZn2(PO4)2·2H2O | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 20 |
| Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 659.6 | 470 | 5 | 295016,295027,295034,295060,295061 | 2705 |
| Sellaite (*) | Rutile | MgF2 | 704 | 654 | 1 | 295113 | 46 |
| Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 704 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295113 | 6417 |
| Siegenite (*) | Spinel | CoNi2S4 | 1 | 295082 | 249 | ||
| Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 520 | 500 | 1 | 295098 | 5186 |
| Smithsonite (*) | Calcite | Zn(CO3) | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 2473 |
| Smythite (*) | None | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3) | 1 | 295126 | 77 | ||
| Spencerite (*) | None | Zn4(PO4)2(OH)2·3H2O | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 3 |
| Spessartine (*) | Garnet | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 659.6 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295027 | 1214 |
| Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 765 | 667 | 6 | 294952,294954,294955,294957,294959,294964 | 21482 |
| Spherocobaltite (*) | None | Co(CO3) | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294979 | 52 |
| Staurolite (*) | Staurolite | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) | 1 | 295074 | 978 | ||
| Strontianite (*) | Aragonite | Sr(CO3) | 704 | 654 | 1 | 295113 | 589 |
| Surinamite (*) | Sapphirine | Mg3Al3O(Si3BeAlO15) | 1 | 295054 | 8 | ||
| Taenite (*) | None | (Ni,Fe) | 1 | 295128 | 703 | ||
| Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 9 | 295016,295027,295067,295081,295082,295095,295097,295117,295126 | 3337 |
| Tantalite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Ta2O6 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 211 |
| Tarbuttite (*) | Tarbuttite | Zn2(PO4)(OH) | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 11 |
| Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295042 | 1803 |
| Tenorite (*) | None | CuO | 765 | 512 | 2 | 294959,295098 | 1101 |
| Thorite (*) | Zircon | Th(SiO4) | 1 | 295105 | 1006 | ||
| Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 900 | 470 | 2 | 294979,295016 | 4899 |
| Topaz (*) | Topaz | Al2SiO4F2 | 514.6 | 500.1 | 1 | 295099 | 1476 |
| Torbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294987 | 1059 |
| Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 4 | 295016,295027,295117,295126 | 2562 |
| Troilite (*) | None | FeS | 1 | 295128 | 1044 | ||
| Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 656 | 500 | 4 | 295004,295005,295097,295098 | 2718 |
| Vaesite (*) | Pyrite | NiS2 | 514.6 | 500.1 | 1 | 295095 | 106 |
| Vanadinite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | 900 | 470 | 3 | 294954,295004,295005 | 605 |
| Veszelyite (*) | Veszelyite | (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 20 |
| Violarite (*) | Spinel | FeNi2S4 | 2 | 295082,295126 | 380 | ||
| Willemite (*) | Phenakite | Zn2SiO4 | 765 | 735 | 3 | 294954,295073,295076 | 303 |
| Woodwardite (*) | Woodwardite Hydrotalcite | (Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2) | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294988 | 57 |
| Wulfenite (*) | Scheelite | PbMoO4 | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 1655 |
| Wurtzite (*) | Wurtzite | ZnS | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 372 |
| Zincite (*) | Wurtzite | ZnO | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 98 |
| Zincolibethenite (*) | Andalusite | CuZn(PO4)(OH) | 765 | 735 | 1 | 294954 | 11 |
| Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 900 | 470 | 4 | 294979,295016,295042,295067 | 5251 |
| Age ID | Locality Notes |
|---|---|
| Jen_0000719 | MAGMATIC STYLE: Sheet up to 250 m thick and 10 km long concordant with Karoo sandstones. Internal veins and thin dykes. Disagreement as to whether intrusive or extrusive. Breccias, agglomerates and finer-grained material. Proponent of an extrusive origin suggests lapilli can be identified. |
| Jen_0000720 | MAGMATIC STYLE: Sheet up to 250 m thick and 10 km long concordant with Karoo sandstones. Internal veins and thin dykes. Disagreement as to whether intrusive or extrusive. Breccias, agglomerates and finer-grained material. Proponent of an extrusive origin suggests lapilli can be identified. |
| Jen_0000956 | MAGMATIC STYLE: 1x1.5 km intrusion, including sills and dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Fenite. |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen002301 | 659.6 | 645 | 652.3±7.3 | U-Pb | U mineralization/ (re-)mobilization | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||
| Kristen002302 | 536 | 524.2 | 530.1±5.9 | U-Pb | reworking of metal concentration | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||
| Kristen002303 | 656 | 656 | U-Pb | high | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||
| Kristen002304 | 602 | 602 | U-Pb | high | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||
| Kristen002305 | 542 | 542 | U-Pb | high | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||
| Kristen002306 | 503 | 503 | U-Pb | high | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||
| Mo-00446 | 693 | 667 | 680±13 | Pb-Pb | Wulfenite | Mo | 207407 | Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia | Kabwe Kabwe (Pb-Zn) deposit | Kamona et al. (1999) | 10.1007/s001260050203 | MD34_273 | |||||||||
| sedznpb-00506 | 765 | 735 | 765–735 | 4341 | Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia | Kabwe | Singer et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1252 | |||||||||||||
| sedcu-00752 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 13949 | Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Konkola-Kirila Bombwe | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00756 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4342 | Chingola Mine, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chingola | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| PorphCu-00271 | 1976 | 1952 | 1964±12 | Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite | Cu | 205764 | Samba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Samba | Singer et al. (2008) | USGSOFR2008_1155 | |||||||||||
| sedcu-00759 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228212 | Mimbula, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mimbula | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00757 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 16144 | Nchanga Mine, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nchanga | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00762 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4343 | Fitula Mine, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Fitula | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00761 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 9736 | Chambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chambishi | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00760 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228213 | Pitanda Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Pitanda | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00763 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228214 | Pitanda South Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Pitanda South | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00764 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228215 | Kasaria, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Kasaria | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00765 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228217 | Mwambashi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mwambashi | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00768 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228216 | Chibuluma, Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chibuluma-Chibuluma West | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00770 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228223 | Chibuluma South Mine, Chibuluma, Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chibuluma South | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00772 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228255 | Chifupu, Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chifupu | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| Kristen002310 | 502 | 470 | 486±16 | U-Pb | RGM 3636 | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||||
| Kristen002363 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 206Pb/238U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
| Kristen002364 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 206Pb/238U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
| Kristen002365 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 206Pb/238U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
| Kristen002366 | 529 | 525 | 527±2 | 207Pb/235U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
| Kristen002367 | 549 | 543 | 546±3 | 207Pb/235U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
| Kristen002368 | 553 | 547 | 550±3 | 207Pb/235U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
| sedcu-00766 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mindola-Nkana N-S | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00769 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228256 | Nkana North Limb, Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana North Limb | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00771 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228257 | Nkana South Limb, Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana South Limb | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00775 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 8552 | Baluba Mine, Luanshya, Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia | Baluba (see Luanshya) | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00777 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 123105 | Luanshya Mine (Roan Antelope Mine), Luanshya, Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia | Luanshya | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00776 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228219 | Muliashi Mine (Roan Extension Mine), Luanshya, Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia | Muliashi (see Luanshiya) | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00758 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228210 | Lubembe Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia | Lubembe | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00755 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4345 | Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mufulira | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00774 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4346 | Bwana M'Kubwa Mine (Bwana M'Kubina Mine), Ndola, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Bwana Mkubwa | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00773 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228254 | Itawa, Ndola, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Itawa | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00767 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228222 | Mwerkera, Ndola, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mwerkera | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| Jen_0000719 | 106.5 | 106.5 | 106.5 | 123400 | Kaluwe Complex, Lusaka Province, Zambia | Kaluwe | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | ||||||||||||
| Jen_0000720 | 113 | 100 | 113-100 | K-Ar | phlogopite, amphibolite | 123400 | Kaluwe Complex, Lusaka Province, Zambia | Kaluwe | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | ||||||||||
| ree-00796 | 145 | 66 | Cretaceous | low | 123400 | Kaluwe Complex, Lusaka Province, Zambia | Kaluwe | Orris and Grauch (2002) | USGSOFR02_189 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00778 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 17053 | Kalengwa Mine, Kalengwa, Kasempa District, North-Western Province, Zambia | Kalengwa | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00779 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228220 | Mufumbwe, Kalengwa, Kasempa District, North-Western Province, Zambia | Mufumbwe | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00748 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228203 | Lubwe, Mwinilunga District (Mwinlunga), North-Western Province, Zambia | Lubwe | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| Mo-00063 | 513 | 502 | Re-Os, U-Pb | Drysdallite | Mo | 4348 | Kampijimpanga, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia | Torrealday et al. (2000) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.95.5.1165 | EG95_1165 | |||||||||||
| Jen_0001541 | 520 | 500 | 500–520 | U-Pb, Re-Os | monazite, molybdenite | 15998 | Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia | Kansanshi Mine, W. Province, Zambia | Lumpkin et al. (2012) | 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.09.008 | CG291_55 | ||||||||||
| Mo-00147 | 503.5 | 500.1 | 501.8±1.7 | Re-Os | molybdenite | HT-K237 | Molybdenite | Mo | 15998 | Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia | Kansanshi | Torrealday et al. (2000) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.95.5.1165 | EG95_1165 | |||||||
| Mo-00148 | 504.7 | 501.3 | 503.0±1.7 | Re-Os | molybdenite | HT-K237 | Molybdenite | Mo | 15998 | Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia | Kansanshi | Torrealday et al. (2000) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.95.5.1165 | EG95_1165 | |||||||
| Mo-00149 | 513.5 | 510.1 | 511.8±1.7 | Re-Os | molybdenite | HT-K285-1 | Molybdenite | Mo | 15998 | Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia | Kansanshi | Torrealday et al. (2000) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.95.5.1165 | EG95_1165 | |||||||
| Mo-00150 | 514.6 | 511.2 | 512.9±1.7 | Re-Os | molybdenite | HT-K285-2 | Molybdenite | Mo | 15998 | Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia | Kansanshi | Torrealday et al. (2000) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.95.5.1165 | EG95_1165 | |||||||
| sedcu-00749 | 512 | 512 | Cambrian | Cu | 15998 | Kansanshi Mine, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia | Kansanshi | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00751 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228206 | Chimiwungo Deposit, Lumwana Mine, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia | Chimiwungo-Lumwana | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| sedcu-00750 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228205 | Malundwe Deposit, Lumwana Mine, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia | Malundwe-Lumwana | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
| Jen_0000956 | 704 | 654 | 679±25 | K-Ar | phlogopite | Phlogopite | 31173 | Nkumbwa Hill Carbonatite (Nkombwa Hill Carbonatite), Isoka, Isoka District, Muchinga Mts., Northern Province, Zambia | Nkombwa | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | |||||||||
| ree-00795 | 704 | 654 | Late Proterozoic-- 679 ± 25 Ma (K-Ar, phlo, carbonatite) | K-Ar | phlogopite | Phlogopite | 31173 | Nkumbwa Hill Carbonatite (Nkombwa Hill Carbonatite), Isoka, Isoka District, Muchinga Mts., Northern Province, Zambia | Nkombwa Hill (Nkumbwa, Nkumba) | Orris and Grauch (2002) | USGSOFR02_189 |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|
| R050621 | Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia | https://rruff.info/R050621 |
| R050254 | Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia | https://rruff.info/R050254 |
| R130562 | Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia | https://rruff.info/R130562 |
| R050463 | Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia | https://rruff.info/R050463 |
| R060763 | Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe, Central Province, Zambia | https://rruff.info/R060763 |
| R070595 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | https://rruff.info/R070595 |
| R070077 | Canary, Lundazi District, Eastern Province, Zambia | https://rruff.info/R070077 |
| FKM-75 | Lusakite Occurrence, Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia | https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-75 |
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