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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegirine (*) | Pyroxene | NaFe3+Si2O6 | 942 | 490 | 2 | 48872,48882 | 1022 |
| Åkermanite (*) | Melilite | Ca2MgSi2O7 | 1 | 48875 | 50 | ||
| Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 8803 |
| Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 2162 |
| Ancylite-(Ce) (*) | Ancylite | CeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 92 |
| Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 48872 | 1534 | ||
| Andrémeyerite (*) | Not in a structural group | BaFe2+2(Si2O7) | 1 | 48875 | 2 | ||
| Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 1 | 48892 | 2734 | ||
| Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 1588 |
| Aphthitalite (*) | Aphthitalite | K3Na(SO4)2 | 1 | 48875 | 77 | ||
| Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 1983 | 1856 | 2 | 48880,48894 | 9052 |
| Baddeleyite (*) | Baddeleyite | ZrO2 | 1 | 48872 | 238 | ||
| Baotite (*) | Baotite | Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 27 |
| Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 1983 | 490 | 3 | 48875,48880,48882 | 11547 |
| Bismite (*) | None | Bi2O3 | 1 | 48889 | 214 | ||
| Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 2 | 48873,48889 | 1966 | ||
| Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 1 | 48889 | 1935 | ||
| Bismutite (*) | Bismutite | Bi2O2(CO3) | 2 | 48873,48889 | 716 | ||
| Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 1 | 48894 | 5516 | ||
| Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 1983 | 490 | 4 | 48872,48875,48880,48882 | 27770 |
| Cancrinite (*) | Cancrinite | (Na,Ca, )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 232 |
| Cassiterite (*) | Rutile | SnO2 | 1983 | 945.8 | 5 | 48872,48880,48887,48888,48894 | 5171 |
| Celestine (*) | Baryte | Sr(SO4) | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 1252 |
| Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 1 | 48892 | 925 | ||
| Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 1 | 48894 | 5707 | ||
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 1 | 48894 | 27198 | ||
| Columbite-(Fe) (*) | Columbite | Fe2+Nb2O6 | 2496 | 490 | 4 | 48882,48883,48885,48886 | 518 |
| Columbite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Nb2O6 | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 289 |
| Combeite (*) | Lovozerite | Na4.5Ca3.5Si6O17.5(OH)0.5 | 2 | 48875,48877 | 3 | ||
| Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 1 | 48875 | 1008 | ||
| Crandallite (*) | Alunite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 942 | 490 | 2 | 48872,48882 | 310 |
| Cuspidine (*) | Wöhlerite | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 | 1 | 48875 | 67 | ||
| Davidite-(La) (*) | Crichtonite | La(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38 | 825 | 538 | 1 | 48879 | 31 |
| Delhayelite (*) | Rhodesite | K7Na3Ca5Al2Si14O38F4Cl2 | 2 | 48875,48877 | 9 | ||
| Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 1 | 48875 | 4135 | ||
| Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 942 | 490 | 2 | 48872,48882 | 9895 |
| Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 648 |
| Elpasolite (*) | Perovskite | K2NaAlF6 | 1 | 48875 | 16 | ||
| Eudialyte (*) | Eudialyte | Na15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2 | 1 | 48872 | 182 | ||
| Fayalite (*) | Olivine | Fe2+2(SiO4) | 942 | 490 | 2 | 48872,48882 | 371 |
| Fersmite (*) | Columbite | CaNb2O6 | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 83 |
| Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 48872 | 9617 | ||
| Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 942 | 490 | 2 | 48875,48882 | 1188 |
| Fresnoite (*) | Melilite | Ba2TiO(Si2O7) | 1 | 48875 | 17 | ||
| Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 1983 | 1856 | 2 | 48880,48894 | 24243 |
| Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 7437 |
| Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 30554 |
| Gorceixite (*) | Alunite | BaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 121 |
| Götzenite (*) | None | Ca4NaCa2Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2 | 3 | 48872,48875,48877 | 27 | ||
| Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 2 | 48875,48891 | 6890 | ||
| Halite (*) | Rocksalt | NaCl | 1 | 48875 | 1398 | ||
| Hedenbergite (*) | Pyroxene | CaFe2+Si2O6 | 1 | 48875 | 741 | ||
| Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 1983 | 490 | 3 | 48880,48881,48882 | 14640 |
| Hieratite (*) | None | K2SiF6 | 1 | 48875 | 7 | ||
| Hongshiite (*) | None | PtCu | 1983 | 1856 | 2 | 48880,48881 | 27 |
| Hydrocerussite (*) | None | Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 201 |
| Hydropyrochlore (*) | Pyrochlore | (H2O, )2Nb2(O,OH)6(H2O) | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 1 |
| Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 1983 | 1856 | 2 | 48872,48880 | 5433 |
| Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 2228 |
| Kalsilite (*) | None | KAlSiO4 | 3 | 48875,48876,48877 | 49 | ||
| Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1983 | 490 | 2 | 48880,48882 | 5591 |
| Kirschsteinite (*) | Olivine | CaFe2+(SiO4) | 2 | 48875,48877 | 33 | ||
| Kitagohaite (*) | None | Pt7Cu | 1983 | 1856 | 2 | 48880,48881 | 3 |
| Kyanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2OSiO4 | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 1507 |
| Leucite (*) | Analcime | K(AlSi2O6) | 1 | 48875 | 233 | ||
| Luberoite (*) | None | Pt5Se4 | 1983 | 1856 | 2 | 48880,48881 | 3 |
| Lueshite (*) | Perovskite | NaNbO3 | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 16 |
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 3 | 48872,48875,48877 | 14899 | ||
| Mascagnite (*) | Arcanite | (NH4)2(SO4) | 1 | 48891 | 61 | ||
| Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 4924 |
| Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 945 |
| Monazite-(Nd) (*) | Monazite | Nd(PO4) | 2496 | 490 | 0 | 26 | |
| Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 1508 |
| Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 48873 | 17380 | ||
| Nacrite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 112 |
| Nepheline (*) | Tridymite | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) | 4 | 48872,48875,48876,48877 | 884 | ||
| Orthocuproplatinum (*) | None | Pt3Cu | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 1 |
| Parisite-(Ce) (*) | Parisite | CaCe2(CO3)3F2 | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 112 |
| Pectolite (*) | Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) | 1 | 48872 | 363 | ||
| Perovskite (*) | Perovskite | CaTiO3 | 2 | 48875,48877 | 495 | ||
| Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 48875 | 2273 | ||
| Platinum (*) | Copper | Pt | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 485 |
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 1983 | 1856 | 2 | 48880,48894 | 39462 |
| Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 48875 | 9056 | ||
| Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 1983 | 1856 | 5 | 48872,48873,48880,48881,48894 | 61156 |
| Rankamaite (*) | None | (Na,K)3(Ta,Nb,Al)11(O,OH)31 | 954.6 | 945.8 | 2 | 48887,48888 | 5 |
| Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 942 | 490 | 2 | 48872,48882 | 5614 |
| Sanidine (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 48875 | 598 | ||
| Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 1983 | 1856 | 2 | 48875,48880 | 1516 |
| Simpsonite (*) | None | Al4Ta3O13(OH) | 954.6 | 945.8 | 2 | 48887,48888 | 16 |
| Sodalite (*) | Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl | 942 | 490 | 4 | 48875,48877,48879,48882 | 444 |
| Sperrylite (*) | Pyrite | PtAs2 | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 337 |
| Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 1 | 48894 | 21482 | ||
| Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 1 | 48875 | 1934 | ||
| Staurolite (*) | Staurolite | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 978 |
| Strontianite (*) | Aragonite | Sr(CO3) | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 589 |
| Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 2 | 48891,48892 | 2045 | ||
| Sylvite (*) | Rocksalt | KCl | 1 | 48875 | 275 | ||
| Synchysite-(Ce) (*) | None | CaCe(CO3)2F | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 232 |
| Tantalite-(Fe) (*) | Columbite | Fe2+Ta2O6 | 2496 | 945.8 | 2 | 48883,48886 | 99 |
| Tantalite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Ta2O6 | 954.6 | 945.8 | 2 | 48887,48888 | 211 |
| Thénardite (*) | None | Na2(SO4) | 1 | 48875 | 299 | ||
| Thoreaulite (*) | None | Sn2+Ta2O6 | 1 | 48878 | 9 | ||
| Thorianite (*) | Fluorite | ThO2 | 1983 | 1856 | 1 | 48880 | 236 |
| Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 1 | 48872 | 4899 | ||
| Trikalsilite (*) | None | K2Na(AlSiO4)3 | 1 | 48876 | 2 | ||
| Troilite (*) | None | FeS | 1 | 48875 | 1044 | ||
| Tschermigite (*) | Alum | (NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O | 1 | 48891 | 81 | ||
| Umbrianite (*) | Not in a structural group | K7Na2Ca2[Al3Si10O29]F2Cl2 | 1 | 48875 | 2 | ||
| Variscite (*) | None | Al(PO4)·2H2O | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 301 |
| Vermiculite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 652 |
| Wavellite (*) | Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O | 942 | 490 | 1 | 48882 | 374 |
| Waylandite (*) | Alunite | BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 48889 | 31 | ||
| Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 1 | 48872 | 1247 | ||
| Ximengite (*) | Rhabdophane | Bi(PO4) | 1 | 48873 | 7 | ||
| Zaïrite (*) | Alunite | BiFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 48873 | 4 | ||
| Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 1983 | 490 | 4 | 48872,48880,48881,48882 | 5251 |
| Age ID | Locality Notes |
|---|---|
| Jen_0000987 | MAGMATIC STYLE: Small area in syenite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Mica syenite, nepheline-sodalite-cancrinite syenites and melteigite and melanite-aegirine pegmatites. |
| Jen_0000988 | MAGMATIC STYLE: Small area in syenite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Mica syenite, nepheline-sodalite-cancrinite syenites and melteigite and melanite-aegirine pegmatites. |
| Jen_0000989 | MAGMATIC STYLE: Small area in syenite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Mica syenite, nepheline-sodalite-cancrinite syenites and melteigite and melanite-aegirine pegmatites. |
| Jen_0000990 | MAGMATIC STYLE: Small area in syenite. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Mica syenite, nepheline-sodalite-cancrinite syenites and melteigite and melanite-aegirine pegmatites. |
| Jen_0000991 | MAGMATIC STYLE: Several irregular, major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Cancrinite syenite, pyroxenite and fenite. |
| Jen_0000992 | MAGMATIC STYLE: Several irregular, major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Cancrinite syenite, pyroxenite and fenite. |
| Jen_0000993 | MAGMATIC STYLE: Several irregular, major intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Cancrinite syenite, pyroxenite and 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jen_0000987 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 143217 | Kirumba, North Kivu, DR Congo | Kirumba | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | ||||||||||||
| Jen_0000988 | 572 | 538 | 555±17 | K-Ar | biotite | 143217 | Kirumba, North Kivu, DR Congo | Kirumba | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | ||||||||||
| Jen_0000989 | 698 | 632 | 665±33 | K-Ar | biotite | 143217 | Kirumba, North Kivu, DR Congo | Kirumba | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | ||||||||||
| Jen_0000990 | 825 | 781 | 803±22 | Rb-Sr | whole rock | 143217 | Kirumba, North Kivu, DR Congo | Kirumba | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | ||||||||||
| ree-00336 | 825 | 781 | 803 ± 22 Ma (Rb-Sr, whole rock) | Rb-Sr | whole rock | 143217 | Kirumba, North Kivu, DR Congo | Kirumba | Orris and Grauch (2002) | USGSOFR02_189 | |||||||||||
| Alexandra-0211 | 1983 | 1977 | 1980±3 | U-Pb | Age of Nb-Ta mineralization | tantalite-(fe), columbite-(fe), tapiolite | 114 | Ta, Nb | 30815 | Lubero Region, North Kivu, DR Congo | Lubero | Melcher et al. (2015) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003 | OGR64_667 | |||||||
| Alexandra-0212 | 1935 | 1925 | 1930±5 | U-Pb | Age of Nb-Ta mineralization | tantalite-(fe), columbite-(fe), tapiolite | 114 | Ta, Nb | 30815 | Lubero Region, North Kivu, DR Congo | Lubero | Melcher et al. (2015) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003 | OGR64_667 | |||||||
| Alexandra-0213 | 1896 | 1856 | 1876±20 | U-Pb | Age of Nb-Ta mineralization | tantalite-(fe), columbite-(fe), tapiolite | 114 | Ta, Nb | 30815 | Lubero Region, North Kivu, DR Congo | Lubero | Melcher et al. (2015) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003 | OGR64_667 | |||||||
| Jen_0000991 | 822 | 822 | 822 | 4317 | Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congo | Lueshe Mine | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | ||||||||||||
| Jen_0000992 | 942 | 702 | 822±120 | K-Ar | biotite | 4317 | Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congo | Lueshe Mine | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | ||||||||||
| Jen_0000993 | 542 | 490 | 516±26 | Rb-Sr | whole rock | 4317 | Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congo | Lueshe Mine | Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) | 10.4095/225115 | GSCOF5796 | ||||||||||
| Alexandra-0268 | 2495 | 2479 | 2487 ± 8 | U-Pb | Age of Nb-Ta mineralization | tantalite-(fe), columbite-(fe), tapiolite | 101 | 264038 | Mambasa, North Kivu, DR Congo | Mambasa | Melcher et al. (2015) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003 | OGR64_667 | ||||||||
| Bradley_2012_135 | 2496 | 2480 | 2488±8 | U/Pb | columbite, tantalite | 264038 | Mambasa, North Kivu, DR Congo | Mambasa | McCauley and Bradley (2014) | 10.3749/canmin.52.2.183 | CM52_183 | ||||||||||
| Alexandra-0227 | 954.6 | 945.8 | 950.2±4.4 | U-Pb | Age of Nb-Ta mineralization | columbite-(fe), columbite-(mn) | 112 | Ta, Nb | 283718 | Masisi Mts, North Kivu, DR Congo | Mutiko, Masisi | Melcher et al. (2015) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003 | OGR64_667 |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|
| R060717 | Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congo | https://rruff.info/R060717 |
| R060980 | Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congo | https://rruff.info/R060980 |
| R090025 | Lueshe Mine, North Kivu, DR Congo | https://rruff.info/R090025 |
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