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 Acanthite (*) Acanthite Ag2 S 20 16 2 3413 ,3424 2793 Aikinite (*) Meneghinite CuPbBiS3 1 3401 315 Alum-(K) (*) Alum KAl(SO4 )2 ·12H2 O 1 3416 92 Aluminocopiapite (*) Copiapite (Al,Mg)Fe3+ 4 (SO4 )6 (OH,O)2 ·20H2 O 470 470 1 3393 50 Alunite (*) None KAl3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 20 16 4 3403 ,3413 ,3416 ,3426 966 Amarantite (*) Amarantite Fe3+ 2 O(SO4 )2 ·7H2 O 470 470 1 3393 22 Andradite (*) Garnet Ca3 Fe3+ 2 (SiO4 )3 20 16 1 3424 1534 Ankerite (*) None Ca(Fe2+ ,Mg)(CO3 )2 470 470 1 3393 3092 Arsenopyrite (*) Arsenopyrite FeAsS 470 16 7 3393 ,3394 ,3401 ,3403 ,3406 ,3418 ,3424 9052 Aubertite (*) Aubertite Cu2+ Al(SO4 )2 Cl·14H2 O 470 470 1 3393 13 Azurite (*) Not in a structural group Cu3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2 20 16 1 3424 5509 Baryte (*) Baryte Ba(SO4 ) 2 3403 ,3413 11547 Berryite (*) Meneghinite Cu3 Ag2 Pb3 Bi7 S16 1 3401 50 Beudantite (*) Alunite PbFe3+ 3 (AsO4 )(SO4 )(OH)6 1 3394 413 Bismoclite (*) Matlockite BiOCl 2 3394 ,3413 71 Bismuth (*) Arsenic Bi 1 3394 1966 Bismuthinite (*) Stibnite Bi2 S3 1 3394 1935 Bismutite (*) Bismutite Bi2 O2 (CO3 ) 1 3388 716 Bornite (*) None Cu5 FeS4 3 3394 ,3401 ,3403 5516 Botryogen (*) Botryogen MgFe3+ (SO4 )2 (OH)·7H2 O 470 470 1 3393 45 Boyleite (*) Starkeyite Zn(SO4 )·4H2 O 1 3416 23 Brochantite (*) Brochantite Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 20 16 1 3424 1633 Bromargyrite (*) Rocksalt AgBr 1 3413 227 Butlerite (*) Not in a structural group Fe3+ (SO4 )(OH)·2H2 O 470 470 1 3393 26 Calcite (*) Calcite Ca(CO3 ) 20 16 8 3403 ,3422 ,3424 ,3436 ,3438 ,3442 ,3443 ,3449 27770 Cassiterite (*) Rutile SnO2 1 3394 5171 Chalcocite (*) None Cu2 S 261 16 6 3390 ,3394 ,3401 ,3403 ,3406 ,3424 5707 Chalcopyrite (*) Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 470 13 12 3383 ,3385 ,3389 ,3390 ,3392 ,3393 ,3394 ,3401 ,3403 ,3406 ,3418 ,3424 27198 Chlorargyrite (*) Rocksalt AgCl 1 3413 1382 Chrysocolla (*) Allophane (Cu2-x Alx )H2-x Si2 O5 (OH)4 ·nH2 O 20 16 2 3394 ,3424 3531 Cinnabar (*) None HgS 1 3413 2600 Clinoclase (*) None Cu3 (AsO4 )(OH)3 1 3394 127 Conichalcite (*) Adelite CaCu(AsO4 )(OH) 1 3394 363 Copiapite (*) Copiapite Fe2+ Fe3+ 4 (SO4 )6 (OH)2 ·20H2 O 470 470 1 3393 382 Copper (*) Copper Cu 1 3386 3846 Coquimbite (*) Coquimbite AlFe3 (SO4 )6 (H2 O)12 ·6H2 O 470 470 1 3393 136 Cosalite (*) None Pb2 Bi2 S5 1 3394 344 Covellite (*) Covellite CuS 20 16 5 3394 ,3401 ,3403 ,3418 ,3424 4165 Cranswickite (*) Not in a structural group Mg(SO4 )·4H2 O 2 3387 ,3396 1 Cuprite (*) Not in a structural group Cu2 O 1 3394 2970 Digenite (*) Digenite Cu1.8 S 20 16 2 3394 ,3424 1027 Emplectite (*) Chalcostibite CuBiS2 1 3394 246 Enargite (*) Enargite Wurtzite Cu3 AsS4 2 3403 ,3418 910 Epidote (*) Epidote Clinozoisite Ca2 (Al2 Fe3+ )[Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 254 16 5 3389 ,3403 ,3418 ,3424 ,3452 8173 Epsomite (*) Epsomite Mg(SO4 )·7H2 O 470 470 1 3393 484 Ferro-actinolite (*) Amphibole Ca2 (Mg2.5-0.0 Fe2+ 2.5-5.0 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 20 16 1 3424 129 Fibroferrite (*) Not in a structural group Fe3+ (SO4 )(OH)·5H2 O 470 470 1 3393 107 Fluorite (*) Fluorite CaF2 1 3416 9617 Galena (*) Rocksalt PbS 254 16 5 3401 ,3403 ,3418 ,3424 ,3452 24243 Geocronite (*) Geocronite Pb14 Sb6 S23 1 3401 133 Gibbsite (*) None Al(OH)3 20 16 1 3424 504 Goethite (*) Diaspore FeO(OH) 4 3403 ,3413 ,3416 ,3418 7437 Gold (*) Copper Au 261 16 7 3394 ,3403 ,3406 ,3413 ,3418 ,3424 ,3452 30554 Goslarite (*) Epsomite Zn(SO4 )·7H2 O 470 16 2 3393 ,3424 188 Greenockite (*) Wurtzite CdS 1 3401 717 Gypsum (*) Gypsum Ca(SO4 )·2H2 O 470 16 5 3393 ,3403 ,3416 ,3418 ,3426 6890 Halotrichite (*) Halotrichite Fe2+ Al2 (SO4 )4 ·22H2 O 470 470 1 3393 409 Hedenbergite (*) Pyroxene CaFe2+ Si2 O6 20 16 1 3424 741 Hematite (*) Corundum Fe2 O3 470 16 5 3383 ,3393 ,3401 ,3403 ,3424 14640 Hemimorphite (*) Not in a structural group Zn4 (Si2 O7 )(OH)2 ·H2 O 20 16 1 3424 1689 Hessite (*) None Ag2 Te 20 16 1 3424 804 Hexahydrite (*) Hexahydrite Mg(SO4 )·6H2 O 2 3396 ,3416 251 Ilmenite (*) Corundum Fe2+ Ti4+ O3 1 3413 5433 Ilvaite (*) Ilvaite CaFe3+ Fe2+ 2 O(Si2 O7 )(OH) 20 16 1 3424 197 Imiterite (*) None Ag2 HgS2 1 3413 17 Iodargyrite (*) Wurtzite AgI 1 3413 180 Jarlite (*) Jarlite Na2 (Sr,Na)14 (Mg, )2 Al12 F64 (OH)4 1 3416 2 Jarosite (*) Alunite KFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 254 16 6 3394 ,3403 ,3413 ,3418 ,3426 ,3452 2228 Johannite (*) Johannite Cu(UO2 )2 (SO4 )2 (OH)2 ·8H2 O 20 16 1 3424 69 Kalinite (*) None KAl(SO4 )2 ·11H2 O 1 3416 54 Kaolinite (*) Clay Kaolinite Al2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 20 16 3 3403 ,3418 ,3426 5591 Luzonite (*) Stannite Sphalerite Cu3 AsS4 1 3394 198 Mackinawite (*) None (Fe,Ni)1+x S (x = 0-0.07) 20 16 1 3424 451 Magnetite (*) Spinel Fe2+ Fe3+ 2 O4 261 16 6 3401 ,3403 ,3406 ,3418 ,3424 ,3452 14899 Malachite (*) Malachite Cu2 (CO3 )(OH)2 20 16 3 3403 ,3418 ,3424 12537 Marcasite (*) Marcasite FeS2 20 16 1 3424 5674 Matildite (*) None AgBiS2 1 3401 252 Melanterite (*) Melanterite Fe(SO4 )·7H2 O 470 470 1 3393 915 Mendozite (*) None NaAl(SO4 )2 ·11H2 O 1 3416 28 Microcline (*) Feldspar K(AlSi3 O8 ) 1 3451 4924 Miharaite (*) None PbCu4 FeBiS6 1 3401 19 Mixite (*) Mixite Cu6 Bi(AsO4 )3 (OH)6 ·3H2 O 1 3388 168 Molybdenite (*) Molybdenite MoS2 261 261 3 3383 ,3403 ,3406 5800 Monazite-(Ce) (*) Monazite Ce(PO4 ) 1 3451 945 Montmorillonite (*) Clay Smectite-vermiculite (Na,Ca)0.3 (Al,Mg)2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 ·nH2 O 1 3420 1508 Muscovite (*) Mica Clay KAl2 (Si3 Al)O10 (OH)2 261 16 9 3383 ,3389 ,3390 ,3403 ,3406 ,3416 ,3418 ,3426 ,3451 17380 Natroalunite (*) Alunite NaAl3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 1 3416 128 Natrolite (*) Natrolite Na2 (Si3 Al2 )O10 ·2H2 O 1 3450 1236 Naumannite (*) Not in a structural group Ag2 Se 1 3413 192 Nickeline (*) Nickeline NiAs 1 3440 633 Olivenite (*) Andalusite Cu2 (AsO4 )(OH) 1 3394 492 Opal (*) Amorphous SiO2 ·n H2 O 1 3449 2994 Orpiment (*) Orpiment As2 S3 20 16 2 3424 ,3447 511 Parabutlerite (*) Not in a structural group Fe3+ (SO4 )(OH)·2H2 O 470 470 1 3393 23 Pentahydrite (*) Chalcanthite Mg(SO4 )·5H2 O 1 3416 32 Petrovskaite (*) None AuAgS 1 3413 9 Pickeringite (*) Halotrichite MgAl2 (SO4 )4 ·22H2 O 470 470 2 3393 ,3395 265 Platinum (*) Copper Pt 1 3413 485 Preisingerite (*) None Bi3 O(AsO4 )2 (OH) 2 3388 ,3394 53 Pyrite (*) Pyrite FeS2 470 13 13 3383 ,3385 ,3389 ,3390 ,3392 ,3393 ,3394 ,3401 ,3403 ,3406 ,3418 ,3424 ,3452 39462 Pyrolusite (*) Rutile MnO2 20 16 1 3424 3106 Pyrrhotite (*) Nickeline Fe7 S8 261 16 3 3401 ,3406 ,3424 9056 Quartz (*) Quartz SiO2 470 470 8 3383 ,3393 ,3394 ,3403 ,3413 ,3418 ,3449 ,3451 61156 Realgar (*) None AsS 20 16 2 3424 ,3447 712 Römerite (*) Römerite Fe2+ Fe3+ 2 (SO4 )4 ·14H2 O 470 470 1 3393 115 Rooseveltite (*) Monazite Bi(AsO4 ) 2 3388 ,3394 38 Rutile (*) Rutile TiO2 2 3383 ,3413 5614 Sanderite (*) Not in a structural group Mg(SO4 )·2H2 O 470 470 1 3387 4 Sanjuanite (*) None Al2 (PO4 )(SO4 )(OH)·9H2 O 1 3429 2 Sarmientite (*) None Fe3+ 2 (AsO4 )(SO4 )(OH)·5H2 O 470 470 1 3393 8 Scorodite (*) None Fe3+ (AsO4 )·2H2 O 470 470 2 3393 ,3394 1153 Siderite (*) Calcite Fe(CO3 ) 254 238 1 3452 6417 Silver (*) Copper Ag 1 3413 5186 Slavíkite (*) Not in a structural group (H3 O)3 Mg6 Fe15 (SO4 )21 (OH)18 ·98H2 O 470 470 1 3393 44 Smithsonite (*) Calcite Zn(CO3 ) 20 16 1 3424 2473 Sphalerite (*) Sphalerite ZnS 470 16 8 3393 ,3394 ,3401 ,3403 ,3406 ,3418 ,3424 ,3452 21482 Starkeyite (*) Starkeyite Mg(SO4 )·4H2 O 1 3396 79 Sulphur (*) Sulphur S 470 470 2 3393 ,3445 2045 Szomolnokite (*) Kieserite Fe(SO4 )·H2 O 470 470 1 3393 139 Tennantite-(Fe) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Fe2 )As4 S13 2 3401 ,3403 1803 Tenorite (*) None CuO 1 3394 1101 Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Zn2 )Sb4 S13 4 3394 ,3401 ,3403 ,3418 5317 Tiemannite (*) Sphalerite HgSe 1 3413 83 Uraninite (*) Fluorite UO2 1 3440 2718 Uranospinite (*) None Ca(UO2 )2 (AsO4 )2 ·10H2 O 1 3440 51 Wilcoxite (*) Aubertite MgAl(SO4 )2 F·17H2 O 1 3416 11 Wittichenite (*) None Cu3 BiS3 1 3401 297 Zircon (*) Zircon Zr(SiO4 ) 1 3413 5251
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 PorphCu-00308 13 13 13 Chalcopyrite, Pyrite Cu 205931 Cerro Mercedario, Barreal, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina Cerro Mercedario Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit PorphCu-00310 65 65 probably Laramide Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite Cu 205933 Los Azules Cu Deposit, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina Los Azules Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit PorphCu-00301 267 267 267 Chalcopyrite, Pyrite Cu 205922 Alcaparrosa Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina Alcaparrosa Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit vms-00002 470 470 Ordovician S 21392 Santa Elena Mine, Quebrada Alcaparrosa, Calingasta, Calingasta Department, San Juan Province, Argentina Santa Elena Moiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 Edit PorphCu-00307 261 261 261 Arsenopyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite Cu 205930 Carrizal Cu Deposit, Angualasto, Iglesia Department, San Juan Province, Argentina Carrizal Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit PorphCu-00639 12 12 12 Cu 227882 Arroyo Chita Prospect, Bella Vista, Iglesia Department, San Juan Province, Argentina Arroyo Chita Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit sedznpb-00007 20 16 20–16 23505 Gualilan-Gualcamayo District (Hualilán Mining District), Villa Mercedes, Jáchal Department, San Juan Province, Argentina Gualilan Singer et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 Edit sedznpb-00008 254 238 246±8 270089 Yanzi Deposit (Bella Blenda; Crystal Blenda), Valle Fértil Department, San Juan Province, Argentina Yanzi Singer et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252
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