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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Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 3419 |
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 8803 |
Aluminocopiapite (*) | Copiapite | (Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O | 4 | 31149,31152,31153,31155 | 50 | ||
Alunite (*) | None | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 31148 | 966 | ||
Amarantite (*) | Amarantite | Fe3+2O(SO4)2·7H2O | 1 | 31148 | 22 | ||
Amarillite (*) | Tamarugite | NaFe3+(SO4)2·6H2O | 1 | 31148 | 6 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 330 | 330 | 2 | 31143,31145 | 9052 |
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 11547 |
Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 1 | 31145 | 1966 | ||
Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 1 | 31145 | 1935 | ||
Blödite (*) | Blödite | Na2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O | 1 | 31148 | 130 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 5516 |
Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 622 | 620 | 2 | 31141,31145 | 1633 |
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 622 | 330 | 5 | 31141,31142,31143,31145,31147 | 27770 |
Celestine (*) | Baryte | Sr(SO4) | 2 | 31142,31147 | 1252 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 622 | 620 | 3 | 31141,31142,31145 | 27198 |
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 1 | 31147 | 3902 | ||
Copiapite (*) | Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 1 | 31155 | 382 | ||
Coquimbite (*) | Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O | 1 | 31148 | 136 | ||
Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 330 | 330 | 1 | 31143 | 1797 |
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 1 | 31145 | 4165 | ||
Devilline (*) | Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O | 1 | 31145 | 366 | ||
Dietrichite (*) | Halotrichite | ZnAl2(SO4)4·22H2O | 1 | 31148 | 15 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 330 | 330 | 2 | 31143,31147 | 9895 |
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 8173 |
Epsomite (*) | Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | 1 | 31152 | 484 | ||
Fibroferrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Fe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O | 2 | 31152,31155 | 107 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 2 | 31142,31145 | 24243 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 1 | 31147 | 2812 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 622 | 620 | 2 | 31141,31155 | 6890 |
Halotrichite (*) | Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O | 2 | 31149,31152 | 409 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 622 | 620 | 3 | 31141,31142,31147 | 14640 |
Hessite (*) | None | Ag2Te | 1 | 31145 | 804 | ||
Hexahydrite (*) | Hexahydrite | Mg(SO4)·6H2O | 1 | 31148 | 251 | ||
Hohmannite (*) | Amarantite | Fe3+2O(SO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 31148 | 10 | ||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 31148 | 2228 | ||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 5591 |
Langite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O | 1 | 31145 | 593 | ||
Magnesiocopiapite (*) | Copiapite | MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 1 | 31155 | 54 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 622 | 330 | 3 | 31141,31143,31147 | 14899 |
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 622 | 620 | 2 | 31141,31145 | 12537 |
Manganite (*) | Rutile | Mn3+O(OH) | 1 | 31142 | 770 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 1 | 31145 | 5674 | ||
Matildite (*) | None | AgBiS2 | 1 | 31145 | 252 | ||
Melanterite (*) | Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O | 3 | 31148,31152,31155 | 915 | ||
Metavoltine (*) | Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O | 1 | 31148 | 78 | ||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 622 | 620 | 3 | 31141,31144,31145 | 5800 |
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 17380 |
Natrojarosite (*) | Alunite | NaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 31148 | 254 | ||
Orpiment (*) | Orpiment | As2S3 | 1 | 31142 | 511 | ||
Paracoquimbite (*) | Coquimbite | Fe3+4(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O | 1 | 31148 | 30 | ||
Pectolite (*) | Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) | 1 | 31147 | 363 | ||
Pickeringite (*) | Halotrichite | MgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O | 2 | 31148,31149 | 265 | ||
Posnjakite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 309 |
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 31144 | 1898 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 622 | 330 | 8 | 31141,31142,31143,31145,31147,31149,31152,31155 | 39462 |
Pyroaurite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O | 1 | 31147 | 89 | ||
Pyrophyllite (*) | Clay Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 771 |
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 31145 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 1 | 31145 | 61156 | ||
Realgar (*) | None | AsS | 1 | 31142 | 712 | ||
Rhomboclase (*) | Not in a structural group | (H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O | 1 | 31148 | 53 | ||
Römerite (*) | Römerite | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O | 1 | 31148 | 115 | ||
Rozenite (*) | Starkeyite | Fe2+(SO4)·4H2O | 2 | 31149,31155 | 293 | ||
Sideronatrite (*) | None | Na2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O | 1 | 31152 | 73 | ||
Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 1 | 31145 | 5186 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 2 | 31142,31145 | 21482 | ||
Strontianite (*) | Aragonite | Sr(CO3) | 1 | 31142 | 589 | ||
Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 1 | 31142 | 2045 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 1 | 31147 | 3337 | ||
Tamarugite (*) | Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2·6H2O | 1 | 31152 | 87 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 1 | 31145 | 5317 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 622 | 620 | 1 | 31141 | 4899 |
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 31147 | 2562 | ||
Voltaite (*) | Voltaite | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O | 1 | 31148 | 111 |
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 | |
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PorphCu-00445 | 622 | 620 | 622–620 | Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Titanite | Cu | 206381 | Coxheath Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | Coxheath | Singer et al. (2008) | USGSOFR2008_1155 | |||||||||||
sedcu-00209 | 330 | 330 | Lower Carboniferous | Cu | 244667 | Frenchvale, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | Frenchvale | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 |
Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
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R130046 | Eagle Head (Deep Cove), Gabarus Bay, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | https://rruff.info/R130046 |
R120011 | Scotch Lake Quarry (George's River Quarry; Dominion Coal And Steel Company Quarry; Dominion Iron And Steel Company Quarry), Scotch Lake, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada | https://rruff.info/R120011 |
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