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 (Mg4.5-2.5 Fe2+ 0.5-2.5 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 429.7 358.2 1 109425 3419 Albite (*) Feldspar Na(AlSi3 O8 ) 364 362.4 1 109432 8803 Amicite (*) Gismondine K2 Na2 (Al4 Si4 O16 )·5H2 O 8.7 1.6 1 109454 4 Analcime (*) Analcime Na(AlSi2 O6 )·H2 O 429.7 358.2 1 109425 1627 Anglesite (*) Baryte Pb(SO4 ) 2 109446 ,109460 2734 Ankerite (*) None Ca(Fe2+ ,Mg)(CO3 )2 429.7 358.2 6 109427 ,109432 ,109436 ,109440 ,109458 ,109460 3092 Aragonite (*) Aragonite Ca(CO3 ) 363.1 1.6 2 109436 ,109447 3250 Arsenopyrite (*) Arsenopyrite FeAsS 1 109460 9052 Augite (*) Pyroxene (Ca,Mg,Fe)2 Si2 O6 429.7 1.6 2 109425 ,109451 2060 Aurichalcite (*) None (Zn,Cu)5 (CO3 )2 (OH)6 1 109467 919 Baryte (*) Baryte Ba(SO4 ) 429.7 1.6 8 109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 ,109445 ,109449 ,109451 ,109460 11547 Berthierite (*) Berthierite FeSb2 S4 1 109443 343 Bindheimite (*) Pyrochlore Pb2 Sb5+ 2 O7 1 109445 450 Birnessite (*) None (Na,Ca,K)0.6 (Mn4+ ,Mn3+ )2 O4 ·1.5H2 O 8.7 1.6 2 109447 ,109463 178 Bornite (*) None Cu5 FeS4 1 109460 5516 Boulangerite (*) None Pb5 Sb4 S11 1 109458 843 Bournonite (*) Bournonite CuPbSbS3 2 109440 ,109456 1089 Brucite (*) Brucite Mg(OH)2 8.7 1.6 1 109453 462 Cacoxenite (*) None Fe3+ 24 AlO6 (PO4 )17 (OH)12 ·75H2 O 1 109460 280 Calcite (*) Calcite Ca(CO3 ) 429.7 1.6 7 109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 ,109447 ,109449 ,109454 27770 Calomel (*) None HgCl 429.7 358.2 3 109427 ,109433 ,109436 91 Cerussite (*) Aragonite Pb(CO3 ) 4 109440 ,109445 ,109460 ,109467 4979 Chabazite-Ca (*) Chabazite Ca2 [Al4 Si8 O24 ]·13H2 O 8.7 1.6 3 109449 ,109451 ,109454 310 Chalcocite (*) None Cu2 S 1 109460 5707 Chalcopyrite (*) Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 429.7 358.2 7 109427 ,109433 ,109436 ,109440 ,109443 ,109460 ,109467 27198 Chalcosiderite (*) Turquoise CuFe3+ 6 (PO4 )4 (OH)8 ·4H2 O 1 109460 77 Cinnabar (*) None HgS 429.7 358.2 11 109425 ,109427 ,109430 ,109431 ,109432 ,109433 ,109435 ,109436 ,109438 ,109445 ,109467 2600 Copper (*) Copper Cu 8.7 1.6 2 109454 ,109460 3846 Coronadite (*) Coronadite Pb(Mn4+ 6 Mn3+ 2 )O16 1 109460 227 Covellite (*) Covellite CuS 1 109460 4165 Cryptomelane (*) Coronadite K(Mn4+ 7 Mn3+ )O16 8.7 1.6 2 109447 ,109463 599 Cuprite (*) Not in a structural group Cu2 O 1 109460 2970 Dickite (*) Clay Kaolinite Al2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 429.7 358.2 2 109427 ,109433 651 Diopside (*) Pyroxene CaMgSi2 O6 429.7 1.6 2 109425 ,109451 4135 Dolomite (*) None CaMg(CO3 )2 429.7 358.2 4 109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 9895 Donharrisite (*) None Ni3 HgS3 363.1 358.2 1 109436 3 Dufrénite (*) Dufrénite Ca0.5 Fe2+ Fe3+ 5 (PO4 )4 (OH)6 ·2H2 O 1 109460 139 Eglestonite (*) None ([Hg1+ ]2 )3 OCl3 (OH) 363.1 358.2 1 109436 36 Eleonorite (*) Beraunite Fe3+ 6 (PO4 )4 O(OH)4 ·6H2 O 1 109460 51 Epidote (*) Epidote Clinozoisite Ca2 (Al2 Fe3+ )[Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 429.7 358.2 1 109425 8173 Ettringite (*) Ettringite Ca6 Al2 (SO4 )3 (OH)12 ·27H2 O 8.7 1.6 2 109447 ,109451 93 Forsterite (*) Olivine Mg2 (SiO4 ) 8.7 1.6 1 109451 1188 Freibergite (*) Tetrahedrite Ag6 [Cu4 Fe2 ]Sb4 S12 1 109460 663 Galena (*) Rocksalt PbS 429.7 358.2 10 109427 ,109433 ,109436 ,109440 ,109445 ,109446 ,109456 ,109458 ,109460 ,109467 24243 Gianellaite (*) None (Hg2 N)2 (SO4 )(H2 O)x 429.7 361.3 1 109427 3 Goethite (*) Diaspore FeO(OH) 429.7 358.2 5 109427 ,109436 ,109445 ,109460 ,109463 7437 Gonnardite (*) Natrolite (Na,Ca)2 (Si,Al)5 O10 ·3H2 O 8.7 1.6 4 109447 ,109449 ,109453 ,109454 167 Gortdrumite (*) None Cu24 Fe2 Hg9 S23 363.1 358.2 1 109436 5 Graphite (*) None C 429.7 358.2 3 109427 ,109433 ,109436 2812 Greenockite (*) Wurtzite CdS 429.7 358.2 2 109427 ,109433 717 Gypsum (*) Gypsum Ca(SO4 )·2H2 O 429.7 358.2 3 109427 ,109433 ,109436 6890 Hematite (*) Corundum Fe2 O3 1 109463 14640 Hemimorphite (*) Not in a structural group Zn4 (Si2 O7 )(OH)2 ·H2 O 1 109445 1689 Hydroniumjarosite (*) Alunite (H3 O)Fe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 363.1 358.2 1 109436 65 Hydrotalcite (*) Hydrotalcite Mg6 Al2 CO3 (OH)16 (H2 O)4 8.7 1.6 1 109449 87 Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) (*) Apophyllite KCa4 Si8 O20 (OH,F)·8H2 O 8.7 1.6 1 109454 85 Hydroxylapatite (*) Apatite Ca5 (PO4 )3 OH 8.7 1.6 3 109447 ,109451 ,109454 367 Ilmenite (*) Corundum Fe2+ Ti4+ O3 429.7 358.2 2 109427 ,109433 5433 Iodargyrite (*) Wurtzite AgI 1 109460 180 Jarosite (*) Alunite KFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 429.7 358.2 2 109433 ,109436 2228 Kaersutite (*) Amphibole NaCa2 (Mg3 AlTi4+ )(Si6 Al2 )O22 O2 429.7 358.2 2 109425 ,109461 179 Kaolinite (*) Clay Kaolinite Al2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 429.7 358.2 3 109427 ,109432 ,109433 5591 Kidwellite (*) None NaFe3+ 9+x (PO4 )6 (OH)11 ·3H2 O (x ≈ 0.33) 1 109460 53 Kintoreite (*) Alunite PbFe3+ 3 (PO4 )(PO3 OH)(OH)6 1 109460 41 Leucite (*) Analcime K(AlSi2 O6 ) 8.7 1.6 1 109454 233 Lévyne-Ca (*) Lévyne Ca3 (Si12 Al6 )O36 ·18H2 O 8.7 1.6 2 109449 ,109451 42 Linarite (*) Linarite CuPb(SO4 )(OH)2 2 109460 ,109467 987 Lithiophorite (*) None (Al,Li)(Mn4+ ,Mn3+ )O2 (OH)2 8.7 1.6 2 109447 ,109463 210 Magnesite (*) Calcite Mg(CO3 ) 364 362.4 1 109432 1487 Magnetite (*) Spinel Fe2+ Fe3+ 2 O4 8.7 1.6 3 109447 ,109451 ,109454 14899 Malachite (*) Malachite Cu2 (CO3 )(OH)2 363.1 358.2 2 109436 ,109460 12537 Marcasite (*) Marcasite FeS2 429.7 358.2 5 109427 ,109433 ,109436 ,109443 ,109460 5674 Massicot (*) None PbO 1 109460 202 Mercury (*) None Hg 429.7 358.2 5 109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 ,109438 397 Metacinnabar (*) Sphalerite HgS 429.7 358.2 4 109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 255 Millerite (*) Millerite NiS 429.7 358.2 3 109427 ,109433 ,109436 1066 Montroydite (*) None HgO 363.1 358.2 1 109436 29 Muscovite (*) Mica Clay KAl2 (Si3 Al)O10 (OH)2 429.7 358.2 6 109425 ,109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 ,109438 17380 Natrojarosite (*) Alunite NaFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 363.1 358.2 1 109436 254 Natrolite (*) Natrolite Na2 (Si3 Al2 )O10 ·2H2 O 8.7 1.6 3 109449 ,109451 ,109454 1236 Nepheline (*) Tridymite Na3 K(Al4 Si4 O16 ) 8.7 1.6 4 109447 ,109449 ,109451 ,109454 884 Opal (*) Amorphous SiO2 ·n H2 O 8.7 1.6 2 109447 ,109451 2994 Perovskite (*) Perovskite CaTiO3 8.7 1.6 1 109451 495 Phillipsite-Ca (*) Harmotome Ca3 (Si10 Al6 )O32 ·12H2 O 8.7 1.6 4 109447 ,109449 ,109451 ,109454 75 Phillipsite-K (*) Harmotome K6 (Si10 Al6 )O32 ·12H2 O 8.7 1.6 1 109454 71 Plumbogummite (*) Alunite PbAl3 (PO4 )(PO3 OH)(OH)6 1 109460 170 Prehnite (*) Prehnite Ca2 Al(Si3 Al)O10 (OH)2 429.7 358.2 1 109425 1898 Pyrite (*) Pyrite FeS2 429.7 358.2 8 109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 ,109440 ,109443 ,109445 ,109460 39462 Pyrolusite (*) Rutile MnO2 1 109464 3106 Pyromorphite (*) Apatite Pb5 (PO4 )3 Cl 4 109440 ,109445 ,109460 ,109467 1725 Pyrophyllite (*) Clay Pyrophyllite Al2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 364 362.4 1 109432 771 Pyrrhotite (*) Nickeline Fe7 S8 429.7 358.2 2 109427 ,109433 9056 Quartz (*) Quartz SiO2 429.7 358.2 9 109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 ,109440 ,109443 ,109445 ,109458 ,109460 61156 Rectorite (*) Corrensite Clay (Na,Ca)Al4 (Si,Al)8 O20 (OH)4 ·2H2 O 364 362.4 1 109432 49 Schuetteite (*) None Hg3 O2 (SO4 ) 0 0 4 109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 21 Siderite (*) Calcite Fe(CO3 ) 429.7 358.2 3 109427 ,109432 ,109436 6417 Siegenite (*) Spinel CoNi2 S4 363.1 358.2 1 109436 249 Silver (*) Copper Ag 1 109460 5186 Sphalerite (*) Sphalerite ZnS 429.7 358.2 8 109427 ,109432 ,109433 ,109436 ,109440 ,109443 ,109445 ,109458 21482 Spinel (*) Spinel MgAl2 O4 363.1 358.2 2 109425 ,109436 1934 Stibnite (*) Stibnite Sb2 S3 1 109443 3418 Strengite (*) None Fe3+ (PO4 )·2H2 O 1 109460 263 Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Zn2 )Sb4 S13 2 109440 ,109456 5317 Thaumasite (*) Ettringite Ca3 Si(OH)6 (CO3 )(SO4 )·12H2 O 8.7 1.6 4 109447 ,109449 ,109451 ,109454 183 Thomsonite-Ca (*) Thomsonite NaCa2 (Al5 Si5 )O20 ·6H2 O 8.7 1.6 3 109449 ,109451 ,109454 452 Titanite (*) Titanite CaTi(SiO4 )O 429.7 358.2 2 109427 ,109433 4899 Tobermorite (*) Tobermorite Ca4 Si6 O17 (H2 O)2 ·(Ca·3H2 O) 8.7 1.6 1 109454 114 Todorokite (*) None (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x (Mn,Mg,Al)6 O12 ·3-4H2 O 8.7 1.6 2 109447 ,109463 433 Turquoise (*) Turquoise CuAl6 (PO4 )4 (OH)8 ·4H2 O 1 109460 484 Uricite (*) None C5 H4 N4 O3 363.1 358.2 1 109436 13 Wulfenite (*) Scheelite PbMoO4 1 109445 1655 Wurtzite (*) Wurtzite ZnS 363.1 358.2 1 109436 372 Zircon (*) Zircon Zr(SiO4 ) 429.7 361.3 1 109427 5251
Age ID Locality Notes Hg-00028 Mercury mineralization at Almaden is hosted by Paleozoic sedimentary and mafic volcanic rocks that unconformably overlie Pre-Ordovician basement rock in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula Jen_0000587 MAGMATIC STYLE: Extrusive breccia and tuff ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and pyroclastic rocks of melilitite, nephelinite, leucitite and alkali olivine basalt; mantle xenoliths abundant. Jen_0000588 MAGMATIC STYLE: Extrusive breccia and tuff ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and pyroclastic rocks of melilitite, nephelinite, leucitite and alkali olivine basalt; mantle xenoliths abundant. Jen_0000589 MAGMATIC STYLE: Extrusive breccia and tuff ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and pyroclastic rocks of melilitite, nephelinite, leucitite and alkali olivine basalt; mantle xenoliths abundant. Jen_0000590 MAGMATIC STYLE: Extrusive breccia and tuff ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and pyroclastic rocks of melilitite, nephelinite, leucitite and alkali olivine basalt; mantle xenoliths abundant.
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 Edit Hg-00028 429.7 361.3 Ar-Ar Calomel, Cinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Schuetteite Hg 3115 Almadén Mine, Almadén, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Hall et al. (1997) 10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1 EPSL148_287 Lower Silurian was onset of mineralization, continuing mineralization until Upper Devonian. W/ 2 main episodes of mineralization "one in early Silurian time and another ending in early Carboniferous time. This suggests, in turn, that mercury was deposited both by the alkali basalt volcanic rocks and by later Hercynian metamorphism or magmatism. The early event remains poorly constrained, although it probably took place shortly after deposition of the ore-hosting Lower Silurian Criadero quartzite" Edit Hg-00028-Las-Cuevas 364 362.4 363.2 ± .8 Ar-Ar minimum age of illite illite sc87/403 Hg 133000 Las Cuevas Mine, Almadén, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Las Cuevas Hall et al. (1997) 10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1 EPSL148_287 Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation Edit Hg-00028-El Entredicho-01 360.8 360 360.4 ± .4 Ar-Ar minimum age of illite illite ee4 Hg 130643 El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain El Entredicho Hall et al. (1997) 10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1 EPSL148_287 Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation Edit Hg-00028-El Entredicho-02 359 358.2 358.6 ±.4 Ar-Ar minimum age of illite illite sme32/1 Hg 130643 El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain El Entredicho Hall et al. (1997) 10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1 EPSL148_287 Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation Edit Hg-00028-El Entredicho-03 363.1 361.5 362.3 ± .8 Ar-Ar minimum age of illite illite sme32/2 < I um Hg 130643 El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain El Entredicho Hall et al. (1997) 10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1 EPSL148_287 Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation Edit Hg-00028-El Entredicho-04 361.1 359.5 360.3 ±.8 Ar-Ar minimum age of illite illite sme32/2 < 0.2 um Hg 130643 El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain El Entredicho Hall et al. (1997) 10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1 EPSL148_287 Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation Edit Jen_0000587 6 6 6 K-Ar 105666 Campo De Calatrava Volcanoes, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Calatrava Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) 10.4095/225115 GSCOF5796 Edit Jen_0000588 8.7 8.7 8.7 K-Ar 105666 Campo De Calatrava Volcanoes, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Calatrava Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) 10.4095/225115 GSCOF5796 Edit Jen_0000589 6.4 6.4 6.4 K-Ar 105666 Campo De Calatrava Volcanoes, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Calatrava Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) 10.4095/225115 GSCOF5796 Edit Jen_0000590 4.7 1.6 4.7-1.6 K-Ar 105666 Campo De Calatrava Volcanoes, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Calatrava Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008) 10.4095/225115 GSCOF5796
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