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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 3 | 34374,34390,34395 | 3419 | ||
| Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 10 | 34353,34356,34357,34359,34374,34375,34390,34393,34395,34409 | 8803 | ||
| Allanite-(Ce) (*) | Allanite Epidote | CaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 34374 | 706 | ||
| Amesite (*) | Clay Serpentine | Mg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)4 | 2 | 34374,34395 | 74 | ||
| Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 2 | 34390,34410 | 2162 | ||
| Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 3 | 34374,34375,34395 | 1534 | ||
| Anthophyllite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 34366,34374 | 718 | ||
| Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 483 | 477 | 10 | 34371,34374,34375,34378,34383,34393,34395,34405,34409,34410 | 708 |
| Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 483 | 477 | 8 | 34359,34374,34375,34378,34387,34395,34400,34409 | 3250 |
| Artinite (*) | Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O | 483 | 477 | 1 | 34400 | 75 |
| Awaruite (*) | Auricupride Perovskite | Ni3Fe | 7 | 34378,34379,34393,34395,34401,34403,34405 | 166 | ||
| Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 1 | 34390 | 5509 | ||
| Bastnäsite-(Ce) (*) | Bastnäsite | Ce(CO3)F | 1 | 34390 | 304 | ||
| Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 3 | 34378,34390,34391 | 5516 | ||
| Bowieite (*) | Bowieite | Rh2S3 | 483 | 477 | 2 | 34403,34407 | 33 |
| Braggite (*) | None | PdPt3S4 | 2 | 34379,34403 | 101 | ||
| Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 2 | 34390,34391 | 1633 | ||
| Brookite (*) | Brookite | TiO2 | 1 | 34390 | 700 | ||
| Brucite (*) | Brucite | Mg(OH)2 | 483 | 477 | 4 | 34361,34364,34374,34400 | 462 |
| Cabriite (*) | None | Pd2CuSn | 1 | 34401 | 12 | ||
| Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 483 | 477 | 17 | 34363,34365,34366,34374,34375,34378,34381,34384,34390,34391,34395,34396,34404,34405,34406,34409,34410 | 27770 |
| Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 1 | 34390 | 4979 | ||
| Chabazite-Ca (*) | Chabazite | Ca2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O | 2 | 34374,34378 | 310 | ||
| Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 3 | 34378,34390,34391 | 5707 | ||
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 3 | 34378,34390,34391 | 27198 | ||
| Chamosite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 | 1 | 34390 | 577 | ||
| Chloritoid (*) | Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 | 3 | 34360,34390,34391 | 376 | ||
| Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 483 | 477 | 27 | 34362,34363,34364,34366,34368,34369,34370,34371,34373,34374,34375,34376,34377,34379,34380,34381,34382,34385,34390,34392,34396,34400,34402,34403,34405,34407,34414 | 3902 |
| Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 483 | 477 | 26 | 34356,34357,34359,34362,34366,34367,34374,34377,34378,34383,34384,34387,34393,34395,34396,34397,34398,34399,34400,34404,34405,34406,34409,34410,34411,34413 | 951 |
| Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 483 | 477 | 5 | 34374,34375,34382,34390,34400 | 1756 |
| Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 34374,34395 | 1025 | ||
| Cooperite (*) | None | PtS | 483 | 477 | 1 | 34407 | 124 |
| Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 2 | 34378,34379 | 3846 | ||
| Crichtonite (*) | Crichtonite | Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH)38 | 1 | 34390 | 27 | ||
| Cuproiridsite (*) | Spinel | Cu(Ir3+Ir4+)S4 | 1 | 34403 | 31 | ||
| Cuprorhodsite (*) | Spinel | (Cu1+0.5Fe3+0.5)Rh3+2S4 | 1 | 34403 | 34 | ||
| Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 483 | 477 | 12 | 34365,34374,34375,34378,34393,34395,34396,34400,34404,34405,34406,34409 | 4135 |
| Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 4 | 34366,34374,34390,34409 | 9895 | ||
| Enstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 2 | 34378,34395 | 944 | ||
| Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 483 | 477 | 4 | 34353,34374,34390,34400 | 8173 |
| Erlichmanite (*) | Pyrite | OsS2 | 2 | 34392,34403 | 110 | ||
| Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 1 | 34390 | 2740 | ||
| Fluorapophyllite-(K) (*) | Apophyllite | KCa4Si8O20F·8H2O | 2 | 34374,34378 | 303 | ||
| Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 34366 | 9617 | ||
| Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 4 | 34356,34374,34378,34390 | 24243 | ||
| Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 2 | 34366,34390 | 7437 | ||
| Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 1 | 34390 | 30554 | ||
| Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 483 | 477 | 15 | 34361,34363,34365,34372,34374,34375,34378,34381,34393,34395,34400,34403,34404,34405,34409 | 1544 |
| Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 1 | 34390 | 6890 | ||
| Gyrolite (*) | Gyrolite | NaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O | 1 | 34374 | 142 | ||
| Heazlewoodite (*) | None | Ni3S2 | 6 | 34366,34378,34396,34403,34405,34410 | 205 | ||
| Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 4 | 34353,34374,34378,34390 | 14640 | ||
| Hemimorphite (*) | Not in a structural group | Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 2 | 34390,34393 | 1689 | ||
| Hydromagnesite (*) | None | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O | 2 | 34375,34387 | 341 | ||
| Hydrotalcite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4 | 483 | 477 | 4 | 34374,34383,34395,34400 | 87 |
| Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 1 | 34390 | 5433 | ||
| Iridium (*) | Copper | Ir | 1 | 34403 | 162 | ||
| Isoferroplatinum (*) | Auricupride Perovskite | Pt3Fe | 483 | 477 | 4 | 34392,34401,34403,34407 | 128 |
| Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 34390 | 2228 | ||
| Langite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O | 1 | 34391 | 593 | ||
| Laurite (*) | Pyrite | RuS2 | 483 | 477 | 6 | 34373,34379,34392,34401,34403,34407 | 226 |
| Lizardite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 34374,34395 | 359 | ||
| Magnesiochromite (*) | Spinel | MgCr2O4 | 483 | 477 | 3 | 34365,34375,34381 | 311 |
| Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 4 | 34356,34357,34374,34390 | 1487 | ||
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 483 | 477 | 21 | 34356,34357,34359,34364,34366,34374,34376,34378,34383,34384,34387,34390,34393,34395,34396,34400,34403,34404,34405,34409,34410 | 14899 |
| Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 4 | 34356,34359,34390,34391 | 12537 | ||
| Malanite (*) | Spinel | Cu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4 | 483 | 477 | 1 | 34394 | 35 |
| Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 1 | 34359 | 5674 | ||
| Maucherite (*) | None | Ni11As8 | 1 | 34374 | 161 | ||
| Mesolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O | 1 | 34395 | 425 | ||
| Miassite (*) | None | Rh17S15 | 483 | 477 | 1 | 34392 | 10 |
| Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 3 | 34374,34393,34395 | 4924 | ||
| Mimetite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | 1 | 34390 | 1107 | ||
| Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 483 | 477 | 4 | 34365,34390,34391,34393 | 5800 |
| Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 1 | 34390 | 945 | ||
| Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 34395 | 1508 | ||
| Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 34390 | 17380 | ||
| Natrolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O | 3 | 34374,34395,34404 | 1236 | ||
| Okenite (*) | None | Ca10Si18O46·18H2O | 1 | 34374 | 71 | ||
| Osmium (*) | None | Os | 1 | 34403 | 169 | ||
| Ottrélite (*) | Chloritoid | Mn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 | 1 | 34360 | 59 | ||
| Pectolite (*) | Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) | 7 | 34374,34378,34393,34395,34404,34406,34409 | 363 | ||
| Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 1 | 34390 | 1512 | ||
| Posnjakite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O | 1 | 34391 | 309 | ||
| Potarite (*) | Potarite | PdHg | 483 | 477 | 1 | 34392 | 25 |
| Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 8 | 34366,34374,34393,34395,34404,34405,34406,34409 | 1898 | ||
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 5 | 34374,34378,34390,34391,34409 | 39462 | ||
| Pyroaurite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O | 1 | 34387 | 89 | ||
| Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 34359 | 9056 | ||
| Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 11 | 34353,34356,34357,34374,34390,34391,34393,34395,34409,34410,34411 | 61156 | ||
| Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 2 | 34374,34390 | 5614 | ||
| Saponite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O | 483 | 477 | 1 | 34392 | 301 |
| Scolecite (*) | Natrolite | Ca(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O | 6 | 34374,34378,34395,34404,34405,34406 | 390 | ||
| Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 1 | 34390 | 6417 | ||
| Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 1 | 34390 | 5186 | ||
| Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 1 | 34390 | 21482 | ||
| Stevensite (*) | Clay | (Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2 | 1 | 34403 | 57 | ||
| Stichtite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg6Cr2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O | 1 | 34366 | 43 | ||
| Stilbite-Ca (*) | Stilbite | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O | 1 | 34374 | 268 | ||
| Stilpnomelane (*) | Stilpnomelane Clay | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O | 1 | 34390 | 456 | ||
| Suolunite (*) | None | Ca2Si2O5(OH)2·H2O | 1 | 34374 | 7 | ||
| Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 7 | 34356,34359,34378,34390,34391,34410,34413 | 3337 | ||
| Tetraferroplatinum (*) | Potarite | PtFe | 1 | 34403 | 66 | ||
| Thomsonite-Ca (*) | Thomsonite | NaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O | 483 | 477 | 4 | 34365,34366,34374,34395 | 452 |
| Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 3 | 34374,34390,34395 | 4899 | ||
| Tobermorite (*) | Tobermorite | Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O) | 1 | 34374 | 114 | ||
| Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 34378,34390 | 2562 | ||
| Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 1 | 34374 | 2718 | ||
| Uranophane-α (*) | None | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O | 1 | 34374 | 890 | ||
| Uvarovite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 34378 | 212 | ||
| Vermiculite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O | 1 | 34395 | 652 | ||
| Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 483 | 477 | 13 | 34362,34363,34365,34372,34373,34374,34375,34381,34395,34396,34400,34403,34409 | 1395 |
| Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 1 | 34395 | 1247 | ||
| Xenotime-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(PO4) | 1 | 34390 | 939 | ||
| Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 2 | 34390,34395 | 5251 | ||
| Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 483 | 477 | 4 | 34374,34393,34400,34404 | 1025 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| podchrome-00537 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 145319 | American Chrome Pit, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | American Chrome | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00525 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 145305 | Bennett-Martin Chrome Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Bennett-Martin | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00507 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 9607 | Caribou Pit (Caribou Mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Caribou | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00509 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 157322 | Fréchette Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Fréchette | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00626 | 480 | 480 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 145308 | Gagné Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Gagné | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00512 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 157319 | Greenshields Mine (Greenshield Mine; Bergeron Mine; Croteau Mine; Greenshield Extension), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Greenshields | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00526 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 145310 | Huard Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Huard 1 | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00528 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 145310 | Huard Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Huard 3 | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00534 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 145313 | Lambly-Nadeau Mine (Victoria Mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Lambly-Nadeau | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00506 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 208131 | Reed-Bélanger Mine (Bélanger Mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Reed-Bélanger | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00516 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 145315 | Union Mine (Southwark Mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Standard Asbestos Company | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00523 | 483 | 477 | Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) | Cr | 145317 | Lemelin Mine (Gray Mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | Lemelin | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|
| R060917 | Mine Lac D'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine"), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | https://rruff.info/R060917 |
| R110195 | Broughton Talc Mine (Luzcan Mine; Carrière Rang XV), Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton (West Broughton), Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada | https://rruff.info/R110195 |
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