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 | 0 | 2793 | |||
Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 0 | 3419 | |||
Akaganeite (*) | Coronadite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O | 0 | 63 | |||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 0 | 8803 | |||
Allophane (*) | Allophane | Al2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O | 0 | 470 | |||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 0 | 2353 | |||
Altaite (*) | Rocksalt | PbTe | 0 | 489 | |||
Aluminite (*) | Aluminite | Al2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O | 0 | 78 | |||
Alunite (*) | None | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 0 | 966 | |||
Ammoniojarosite (*) | Alunite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 0 | 30 | |||
Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 0 | 2162 | |||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 0 | 1534 | |||
Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 0 | 1588 | |||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 0 | 3092 | |||
Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 0 | 1036 | |||
Antimony (*) | Arsenic | Sb | 0 | 363 | |||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 0 | 3250 | |||
Argyrodite (*) | Argyrodite | Ag8GeS6 | 0 | 62 | |||
Arsenic (*) | Arsenic | As | 0 | 379 | |||
Arsenolite (*) | Arsenolite | As2O3 | 0 | 231 | |||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 0 | 9052 | |||
Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 0 | 2060 | |||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 0 | 11547 | |||
Barytocalcite (*) | None | BaCa(CO3)2 | 0 | 83 | |||
Berthierite (*) | Berthierite | FeSb2S4 | 0 | 343 | |||
Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 0 | 1966 | |||
Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 0 | 1935 | |||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 0 | 5516 | |||
Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 0 | 843 | |||
Bournonite (*) | Bournonite | CuPbSbS3 | 0 | 1089 | |||
Breithauptite (*) | Nickeline | NiSb | 0 | 175 | |||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 0 | 27770 | |||
Canfieldite (*) | Argyrodite | Ag8SnS6 | 0 | 91 | |||
Celadonite (*) | Mica Clay | KMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2 | 0 | 309 | |||
Celestine (*) | Baryte | Sr(SO4) | 0 | 1252 | |||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 0 | 4979 | |||
Cervantite (*) | None | Sb3+Sb5+O4 | 0 | 352 | |||
Cervelleite (*) | None | Ag4TeS | 0 | 42 | |||
Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 0 | 925 | |||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 0 | 5707 | |||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 0 | 27198 | |||
Chalcostibite (*) | Chalcostibite | CuSbS2 | 0 | 162 | |||
Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 0 | 2600 | |||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 0 | 1756 | |||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 0 | 1025 | |||
Cobaltite (*) | Cobaltite | CoAsS | 0 | 966 | |||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 0 | 4165 | |||
Cristobalite (*) | Cristobalite | SiO2 | 0 | 453 | |||
Cubanite (*) | Cubanite Wurtzite | CuFe2S3 | 0 | 802 | |||
Dawsonite (*) | None | NaAl(CO3)(OH)2 | 0 | 90 | |||
Diaphorite (*) | None | Ag3Pb2Sb3S8 | 0 | 126 | |||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 0 | 4135 | |||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 0 | 9895 | |||
Dyscrasite (*) | Allargentum | Ag3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2) | 0 | 180 | |||
Emplectite (*) | Chalcostibite | CuBiS2 | 0 | 246 | |||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 0 | 8173 | |||
Falkmanite (*) | None | Pb3Sb2S6 | 0 | 17 | |||
Fizélyite (*) | Lillianite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 | 0 | 54 | |||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 0 | 2740 | |||
Fluorapophyllite-(K) (*) | Apophyllite | KCa4Si8O20F·8H2O | 0 | 303 | |||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 0 | 9617 | |||
Freibergite (*) | Tetrahedrite | Ag6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12 | 0 | 663 | |||
Freieslebenite (*) | None | AgPbSbS3 | 0 | 105 | |||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 0 | 24243 | |||
Geocronite (*) | Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 | 0 | 133 | |||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 0 | 7437 | |||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 0 | 30554 | |||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 0 | 2812 | |||
Greenockite (*) | Wurtzite | CdS | 0 | 717 | |||
Greigite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2S4 | 0 | 62 | |||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 0 | 1544 | |||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 0 | 6890 | |||
Halloysite-7Å (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 0 | 52 | |||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 0 | 14640 | |||
Hessite (*) | None | Ag2Te | 0 | 804 | |||
Hocartite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Ag2FeSnS4 | 0 | 31 | |||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 0 | 5433 | |||
Jalpaite (*) | Jalpaite | Ag3CuS2 | 0 | 116 | |||
Jamesonite (*) | None | Pb4FeSb6S14 | 0 | 784 | |||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 0 | 2228 | |||
Jaskólskiite (*) | Meneghinite | CuxPb2+x(Sb,Bi)2-xS5 (x ≈ 0.15) | 0 | 15 | |||
Kaersutite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 | 0 | 179 | |||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 0 | 5591 | |||
Kermesite (*) | None | Sb2OS2 | 0 | 230 | |||
Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 0 | 1271 | |||
Lepidocrocite (*) | Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) | 0 | 581 | |||
Luzonite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu3AsS4 | 0 | 198 | |||
Maghemite (*) | Spinel | (Fe3+0.67 0.33)Fe3+2O4 | 0 | 229 | |||
Magnesioferrite (*) | Spinel | MgFe3+2O4 | 0 | 98 | |||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 0 | 14899 | |||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 0 | 12537 | |||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 0 | 5674 | |||
Melanterite (*) | Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O | 0 | 915 | |||
Mercury (*) | None | Hg | 0 | 397 | |||
Metacinnabar (*) | Sphalerite | HgS | 0 | 255 | |||
Metastibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 0 | 87 | |||
Miargyrite (*) | None | AgSbS2 | 0 | 300 | |||
Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 0 | 1066 | |||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 0 | 5800 | |||
Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 0 | 945 | |||
Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 0 | 1508 | |||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 0 | 17380 | |||
Natrojarosite (*) | Alunite | NaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 0 | 254 | |||
Nontronite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 0 | 471 | |||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 0 | 2994 | |||
Orpiment (*) | Orpiment | As2S3 | 0 | 511 | |||
Orthoclase (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 0 | 2349 | |||
Owyheeite (*) | Owyheeite | Ag3Pb10Sb11S28 | 0 | 89 | |||
Petzite (*) | None | Ag3AuTe2 | 0 | 409 | |||
Pigeonite (*) | Pyroxene | (Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6 | 0 | 303 | |||
Plagionite (*) | None | Pb5Sb8S17 | 0 | 100 | |||
Plumosite (*) | None | Pb2Sb2S5 | 0 | 18 | |||
Polybasite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] | 0 | 716 | |||
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 0 | 1898 | |||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 0 | 39462 | |||
Pyrolusite (*) | Rutile | MnO2 | 0 | 3106 | |||
Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 0 | 1725 | |||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 0 | 9056 | |||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 0 | 61156 | |||
Ramdohrite (*) | Lillianite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 | 0 | 34 | |||
Realgar (*) | None | AsS | 0 | 712 | |||
Rhodochrosite (*) | Calcite | Mn(CO3) | 0 | 1711 | |||
Rickardite (*) | None | Cu3-xTe2 | 0 | 52 | |||
Robinsonite (*) | None | Pb4Sb6S13 | 0 | 39 | |||
Romanèchite (*) | None | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 | 0 | 312 | |||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 0 | 5614 | |||
Scheelite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 0 | 4894 | |||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 0 | 2705 | |||
Schwertmannite (*) | Coronadite | Fe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O | 0 | 37 | |||
Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 0 | 1153 | |||
Semseyite (*) | None | Pb9Sb8S21 | 0 | 165 | |||
Senarmontite (*) | Arsenolite | Sb2O3 | 0 | 179 | |||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 0 | 6417 | |||
Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 0 | 5186 | |||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 0 | 21482 | |||
Stannite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2FeSnS4 | 0 | 668 | |||
Stephanite (*) | None | Ag5SbS4 | 0 | 586 | |||
Stibarsen (*) | Arsenic | SbAs | 0 | 48 | |||
Stibiconite (*) | Pyrochlore | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) | 0 | 446 | |||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 0 | 3418 | |||
Sylvanite (*) | Melonite | AgAuTe4 | 0 | 337 | |||
Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 0 | 1803 | |||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 0 | 5317 | |||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 0 | 4899 | |||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 0 | 2562 | |||
Tridymite (*) | Tridymite | SiO2 | 0 | 458 | |||
Ullmannite (*) | Ullmannite | NiSbS | 0 | 293 | |||
Valentinite (*) | None | Sb2O3 | 0 | 369 | |||
Valleriite (*) | Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] | 0 | 237 | |||
Violarite (*) | Spinel | FeNi2S4 | 0 | 380 | |||
Weissite (*) | None | Cu2-xTe | 0 | 31 | |||
Wittichenite (*) | None | Cu3BiS3 | 0 | 297 | |||
Wurtzite (*) | Wurtzite | ZnS | 0 | 372 | |||
Xenotime-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(PO4) | 0 | 939 | |||
Zinkenite (*) | Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 | 0 | 228 | |||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 0 | 5251 | |||
Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 0 | 1025 |
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