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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Aluminocopiapite (*) | Copiapite | (Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O | 1 | 110321 | 50 | ||
Alunogen (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O | 1 | 110321 | 272 | ||
Ammoniojarosite (*) | Alunite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 110321 | 30 | ||
Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 1 | 110304 | 2162 | ||
Andalusite (*) | Andalusite | Al2SiO5 | 3 | 110293,110297,110299 | 1310 | ||
Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 1 | 110306 | 1036 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 9 | 110291,110296,110299,110301,110302,110309,110311,110312,110326 | 9052 | ||
Augelite (*) | None | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 | 2 | 110301,110302 | 79 | ||
Autunite (*) | Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O | 2 | 110301,110309 | 1272 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 1 | 110317 | 5509 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 1 | 110317 | 11547 | ||
Bassetite (*) | None | Fe2+(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10 | 1 | 110289 | 51 | ||
Benauite (*) | Alunite | SrFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 1 | 110330 | 3 | ||
Beraunite (*) | Beraunite | Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O | 1 | 110330 | 136 | ||
Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 1 | 110297 | 4286 | ||
Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 3 | 110299,110301,110309 | 1966 | ||
Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 1 | 110296 | 1935 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 1 | 110309 | 5516 | ||
Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 1 | 110312 | 843 | ||
Cacoxenite (*) | None | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O | 3 | 110323,110327,110330 | 280 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 1 | 110300 | 27770 | ||
Cassiterite (*) | Rutile | SnO2 | 5 | 110296,110301,110302,110309,110311 | 5171 | ||
Černýite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2CdSnS4 | 0 | 8 | |||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 1 | 110317 | 4979 | ||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 2 | 110299,110309 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 7 | 110296,110299,110301,110306,110309,110312,110317 | 27198 | ||
Chalcosiderite (*) | Turquoise | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O | 1 | 110330 | 77 | ||
Childrenite (*) | Childrenite | Fe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O | 1 | 110301 | 93 | ||
Chrysoberyl (*) | Olivine | BeAl2O4 | 1 | 110297 | 321 | ||
Copiapite (*) | Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 1 | 110321 | 382 | ||
Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 1 | 110297 | 1008 | ||
Corkite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 1 | 110330 | 151 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 4 | 110296,110299,110301,110309 | 4165 | ||
Crandallite (*) | Alunite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 1 | 110297 | 310 | ||
Cryptomelane (*) | Coronadite | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 | 1 | 110330 | 599 | ||
Cubanite (*) | Cubanite Wurtzite | CuFe2S3 | 1 | 110309 | 802 | ||
Cyrilovite (*) | Wardite | NaFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O | 1 | 110330 | 60 | ||
Ernstite (*) | Childrenite | (Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 | 1 | 110297 | 7 | ||
Ferberite (*) | Columbite | Fe2+(WO4) | 2 | 110299,110326 | 551 | ||
Fibroferrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Fe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O | 1 | 110321 | 107 | ||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 10 | 110300,110301,110302,110308,110309,110325,110328,110329,110330,110331 | 2740 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 110315 | 9617 | ||
Gahnite (*) | Spinel | ZnAl2O4 | 1 | 110297 | 445 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 5 | 110294,110309,110312,110317,110330 | 24243 | ||
Geikielite (*) | Corundum | MgTiO3 | 1 | 110306 | 70 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 5 | 110299,110300,110301,110320,110330 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 5 | 110291,110301,110309,110311,110312 | 30554 | ||
Goyazite (*) | Alunite | SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 1 | 110330 | 173 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 1 | 110330 | 6890 | ||
Halotrichite (*) | Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O | 1 | 110321 | 409 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 1 | 110300 | 14640 | ||
Hydrokenoelsmoreite (*) | Pyrochlore | 2W2O6(H2O) | 1 | 110296 | 57 | ||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 2 | 110321,110330 | 2228 | ||
Kalinite (*) | None | KAl(SO4)2·11H2O | 1 | 110321 | 54 | ||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 110302 | 5591 | ||
Kidwellite (*) | None | NaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33) | 1 | 110330 | 53 | ||
Kintoreite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 1 | 110330 | 41 | ||
Lepidocrocite (*) | Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) | 2 | 110299,110301 | 581 | ||
Libethenite (*) | Andalusite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) | 1 | 110330 | 234 | ||
Magnesiocopiapite (*) | Copiapite | MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 1 | 110321 | 54 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 1 | 110306 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 1 | 110317 | 12537 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 2 | 110296,110299 | 5674 | ||
Matildite (*) | None | AgBiS2 | 1 | 110309 | 252 | ||
Metatorbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 110330 | 443 | ||
Meymacite (*) | None | WO3·2H2O | 1 | 110296 | 10 | ||
Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 110315 | 4924 | ||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 1 | 110309 | 5800 | ||
Montebrasite (*) | None | LiAl(PO4)(OH) | 3 | 110301,110302,110309 | 200 | ||
Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 110302 | 1508 | ||
Moreauite (*) | None | Al3(UO2)(PO4)3(OH)2·13H2O | 1 | 110323 | 2 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 8 | 110296,110297,110301,110302,110309,110312,110315,110327 | 17380 | ||
Natrodufrénite (*) | Dufrénite | NaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O | 1 | 110330 | 46 | ||
Natrojarosite (*) | Alunite | NaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 110296 | 254 | ||
Phosphohedyphane (*) | Apatite | Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl | 1 | 110330 | 71 | ||
Phosphosiderite (*) | Phosphosiderite | Fe3+(PO4)·2H2O | 1 | 110330 | 182 | ||
Pickeringite (*) | Halotrichite | MgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O | 1 | 110321 | 265 | ||
Pigeonite (*) | Pyroxene | (Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6 | 1 | 110306 | 303 | ||
Plimerite (*) | Rockbridgeite | Zn2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)4(H2O) | 1 | 110330 | 8 | ||
Pseudomalachite (*) | None | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 | 2 | 110301,110330 | 369 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 9 | 110289,110291,110296,110299,110301,110302,110309,110312,110330 | 39462 | ||
Pyrolusite (*) | Rutile | MnO2 | 1 | 110320 | 3106 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 4 | 110299,110301,110309,110312 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 22 | 110291,110296,110297,110299,110300,110301,110302,110304,110306,110308,110309,110311,110312,110315,110317,110325,110326,110327,110328,110329,110330,110331 | 61156 | ||
Rockbridgeite (*) | Rockbridgeite | (Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5 | 1 | 110330 | 206 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 2 | 110297,110326 | 5614 | ||
Sabugalite (*) | None | HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O | 1 | 110323 | 87 | ||
Scheelite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 3 | 110296,110311,110327 | 4894 | ||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 110297 | 2705 | ||
Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 1 | 110296 | 1153 | ||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 1 | 110296 | 6417 | ||
Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 2 | 110297,110299 | 1516 | ||
Slavíkite (*) | Not in a structural group | (H3O)3Mg6Fe15(SO4)21(OH)18·98H2O | 1 | 110321 | 44 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 8 | 110294,110296,110300,110301,110306,110309,110312,110330 | 21482 | ||
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 1 | 110297 | 1934 | ||
Stannite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2FeSnS4 | 3 | 110301,110302,110309 | 668 | ||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 2 | 110312,110324 | 3418 | ||
Strengite (*) | None | Fe3+(PO4)·2H2O | 1 | 110330 | 263 | ||
Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 1 | 110330 | 2045 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 1 | 110312 | 5317 | ||
Tschermigite (*) | Alum | (NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O | 1 | 110321 | 81 | ||
Turquoise (*) | Turquoise | CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O | 2 | 110302,110330 | 484 | ||
Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 1 | 110289 | 2718 | ||
Uranospathite (*) | None | (Al, )(UO2)2F(PO4)2·20H2O | 1 | 110323 | 20 | ||
Vivianite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 110297 | 636 | ||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 1 | 110297 | 5251 |
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