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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 | 2500 | 541 | 4 | 112969,112979,112985,112992 | 3419 |
| Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 1902 | 1764 | 3 | 112985,112997,112998 | 8803 |
| Allargentum (*) | Allargentum | Ag1-xSbx (x ≈ 0.09-0.16) | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112979 | 69 |
| Alluaudite (*) | Alluaudite | NaMnFe3+2(PO4)3 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 94 |
| Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 2353 |
| Altaite (*) | Rocksalt | PbTe | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112971 | 489 |
| Amblygonite (*) | None | LiAl(PO4)F | 1870 | 1764 | 2 | 112969,112997 | 244 |
| Analcime (*) | Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 1627 |
| Andalusite (*) | Andalusite | Al2SiO5 | 2500 | 541 | 5 | 112977,112978,112979,112980,112981 | 1310 |
| Antimony (*) | Arsenic | Sb | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112997 | 363 |
| Arsenic (*) | Arsenic | As | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112969,112977 | 379 |
| Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 2500 | 541 | 12 | 112969,112971,112977,112978,112980,112981,112982,112983,112987,112989,112990,112997 | 9052 |
| Aurostibite (*) | Pyrite | AuSb2 | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112980 | 73 |
| Baddeleyite (*) | Baddeleyite | ZrO2 | 1870 | 1870 | 1 | 112969 | 238 |
| Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112976 | 11547 |
| Benleonardite (*) | Polybasite | Ag15Cu(Sb,As)2S7Te4 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112979 | 20 |
| Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 2500 | 541 | 4 | 112969,112980,112997,112998 | 4286 |
| Beyerite (*) | Bismutite | CaBi2O2(CO3)2 | 1927 | 1859 | 1 | 112992 | 96 |
| Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 2500 | 541 | 6 | 112971,112977,112982,112992,112993,112997 | 1966 |
| Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 1935 |
| Bismutite (*) | Bismutite | Bi2O2(CO3) | 1927 | 1859 | 1 | 112992 | 716 |
| Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112971,112976,112992 | 5516 |
| Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 843 |
| Bournonite (*) | Bournonite | CuPbSbS3 | 2500 | 541 | 4 | 112977,112979,112980,112982 | 1089 |
| Breithauptite (*) | Nickeline | NiSb | 1927 | 1794 | 2 | 112992,112993 | 175 |
| Brucite (*) | Brucite | Mg(OH)2 | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 462 |
| Calaverite (*) | Melonite | AuTe2 | 1950 | 1950 | 1 | 112978 | 361 |
| Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 2500 | 541 | 9 | 112971,112977,112978,112985,112987,112990,112992,112993,112996 | 27770 |
| Cassiterite (*) | Rutile | SnO2 | 1870 | 1764 | 2 | 112969,112997 | 5171 |
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 2500 | 541 | 18 | 112969,112970,112971,112975,112976,112977,112978,112979,112980,112981,112982,112983,112985,112986,112989,112992,112993,112995 | 27198 |
| Chloritoid (*) | Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112982 | 376 |
| Chondrodite (*) | Humite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 285 |
| Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 951 |
| Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112979,112985 | 1025 |
| Cobaltite (*) | Cobaltite | CoAsS | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112989 | 966 |
| Coloradoite (*) | Sphalerite | HgTe | 1902 | 1794 | 2 | 112971,112995 | 169 |
| Columbite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Nb2O6 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 289 |
| Cookeite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 181 |
| Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 1927 | 1794 | 2 | 112992,112993 | 3846 |
| Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112979,112980 | 1008 |
| Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112977,112978,112981 | 1797 |
| Cosalite (*) | None | Pb2Bi2S5 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 344 |
| Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112977,112992,112993 | 4165 |
| Cubanite (*) | Cubanite Wurtzite | CuFe2S3 | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112992 | 802 |
| Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 1927 | 1859 | 1 | 112992 | 2970 |
| Diaspore (*) | Diaspore | AlO(OH) | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 481 |
| Dickite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 651 |
| Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 4135 |
| Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112977,112983,112985 | 9895 |
| Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112992 | 648 |
| Dyscrasite (*) | Allargentum | Ag3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2) | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 180 |
| Elbaite (*) | Tourmaline | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1870 | 1764 | 2 | 112969,112997 | 520 |
| Emplectite (*) | Chalcostibite | CuBiS2 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 246 |
| Eosphorite (*) | Childrenite | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 128 |
| Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112982,112985,112995 | 8173 |
| Erythrite (*) | Vivianite | Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 814 |
| Falkmanite (*) | None | Pb3Sb2S6 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 17 |
| Ferberite (*) | Columbite | Fe2+(WO4) | 1927 | 1859 | 1 | 112992 | 551 |
| Ferrisicklerite (*) | Olivine | Li1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4) | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 108 |
| Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112969,112977,112997 | 2740 |
| Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112977,112978,112997 | 9617 |
| Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 1188 |
| Frohbergite (*) | Marcasite | FeTe2 | 1927 | 1794 | 2 | 112992,112993 | 40 |
| Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 2500 | 541 | 12 | 112977,112978,112979,112980,112981,112982,112983,112987,112989,112990,112992,112993 | 24243 |
| Galenobismutite (*) | Kobellite | PbBi2S4 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 192 |
| Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 7437 |
| Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 2500 | 541 | 11 | 112969,112971,112977,112978,112980,112983,112987,112989,112992,112993,112995 | 30554 |
| Graphite (*) | None | C | 1927 | 1794 | 3 | 112985,112992,112993 | 2812 |
| Greenockite (*) | Wurtzite | CdS | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 717 |
| Guanajuatite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2Se3 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 37 |
| Gudmundite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeSbS | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112982 | 170 |
| Hagendorfite (*) | Alluaudite | Na2MnFe2+Fe3+(PO4)3 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 17 |
| Hedleyite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi7Te3 | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112977,112992,112993 | 104 |
| Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 1886 | 1886 | 1 | 112995 | 14640 |
| Herzenbergite (*) | Arsenolamprite | SnS | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 35 |
| Hessite (*) | None | Ag2Te | 2500 | 541 | 5 | 112971,112980,112992,112993,112995 | 804 |
| Heterosite (*) | Olivine | Fe3+(PO4) | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 204 |
| Hingganite-(Y) (*) | Gadolinite | BeY(SiO4)(OH) | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 55 |
| Hisingerite (*) | Kaolinite Clay | Fe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 144 |
| Humite (*) | Humite | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 80 |
| Hydroxylapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3OH | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 367 |
| Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 1902 | 1794 | 3 | 112969,112985,112993 | 5433 |
| Iron (*) | Iron | Fe | 1885 | 1880 | 1 | 112988 | 1089 |
| Ixiolite (*) | Columbite | (Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 148 |
| Jamesonite (*) | None | Pb4FeSb6S14 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 784 |
| Jordanite (*) | Geocronite | Pb14As6S23 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112979 | 105 |
| Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112997 | 5591 |
| Kasolite (*) | None | Pb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 198 |
| Klockmannite (*) | Covellite | Cu5.2Se6 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 63 |
| Kobellite (*) | Kobellite | Pb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S35 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 87 |
| Kyanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2OSiO4 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 1507 |
| Laitakarite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi4(Se,S)3 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 30 |
| Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 1927 | 1859 | 1 | 112992 | 1271 |
| Lillianite (*) | Lillianite | Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 128 |
| Lithiophilite (*) | Olivine | LiMn2+(PO4) | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 155 |
| Löllingite (*) | Löllingite | FeAs2 | 1950 | 1764 | 3 | 112969,112978,112997 | 762 |
| Mackinawite (*) | None | (Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07) | 1927 | 1859 | 1 | 112992 | 451 |
| Madocite (*) | Madocite | Pb19(Sb,As)16S43 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 6 |
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 2500 | 541 | 5 | 112970,112971,112977,112985,112995 | 14899 |
| Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 1927 | 1859 | 1 | 112992 | 12537 |
| Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 5674 |
| Meneghinite (*) | Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 158 |
| Meta-autunite (*) | Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 388 |
| Miargyrite (*) | None | AgSbS2 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 300 |
| Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 1902 | 1764 | 2 | 112993,112997 | 4924 |
| Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 1950 | 1794 | 5 | 112971,112978,112985,112993,112995 | 5800 |
| Montebrasite (*) | None | LiAl(PO4)(OH) | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 200 |
| Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 1508 |
| Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 2500 | 541 | 12 | 112969,112976,112977,112978,112979,112982,112983,112992,112993,112995,112997,112998 | 17380 |
| Nacrite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 112 |
| Nickeline (*) | Nickeline | NiAs | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112977,112992,112993 | 633 |
| Oxystibiomicrolite (*) | Pyrochlore | (Sb3+,Ca)2Ta2O6O | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 2 |
| Gersdorffite-Pa3 (*) | Pyrite | NiAsS | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 767 |
| Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 1902 | 1794 | 2 | 112970,112986 | 1512 |
| Petalite (*) | Not in a structural group | LiAlSi4O10 | 1870 | 1764 | 2 | 112969,112997 | 124 |
| Petzite (*) | None | Ag3AuTe2 | 1950 | 1794 | 3 | 112971,112978,112995 | 409 |
| Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 2273 |
| Pilsenite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi4Te3 | 1927 | 1794 | 2 | 112992,112993 | 57 |
| Pingguite (*) | None | Bi6Te6+2O15 | 1927 | 1859 | 1 | 112992 | 5 |
| Pollucite (*) | Analcime | Cs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O | 1870 | 1764 | 2 | 112969,112997 | 140 |
| Polylithionite (*) | Mica | KLi2AlSi4O10F2 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 89 |
| Powellite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(MoO4) | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 494 |
| Purpurite (*) | Olivine | Mn3+(PO4) | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 80 |
| Pyrargyrite (*) | None | Ag3SbS3 | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112979 | 1425 |
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 2500 | 541 | 14 | 112969,112971,112976,112977,112978,112979,112980,112981,112982,112983,112985,112992,112993,112995 | 39462 |
| Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 2500 | 541 | 13 | 112969,112970,112971,112977,112978,112980,112982,112983,112986,112987,112992,112993,112995 | 9056 |
| Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 2500 | 541 | 13 | 112969,112971,112976,112977,112978,112982,112983,112987,112992,112993,112995,112997,112998 | 61156 |
| Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 2500 | 541 | 4 | 112977,112978,112985,112993 | 5614 |
| Safflorite (*) | Löllingite | CoAs2 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 317 |
| Scheelite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 2500 | 541 | 8 | 112969,112975,112977,112979,112980,112985,112992,112993 | 4894 |
| Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1870 | 1764 | 2 | 112969,112997 | 2705 |
| Senarmontite (*) | Arsenolite | Sb2O3 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 179 |
| Sicklerite (*) | Olivine | LiMn2+(PO4) | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 66 |
| Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 1516 |
| Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112971,112977,112979 | 5186 |
| Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 2500 | 541 | 16 | 112969,112971,112977,112978,112979,112980,112981,112982,112983,112987,112989,112990,112992,112993,112995,112996 | 21482 |
| Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 1934 |
| Spodumene (*) | Pyroxene | LiAlSi2O6 | 1870 | 1764 | 2 | 112969,112997 | 688 |
| Stannite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2FeSnS4 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 668 |
| Sternbergite (*) | Cubanite | AgFe2S3 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 62 |
| Stibarsen (*) | Arsenic | SbAs | 1870 | 1764 | 3 | 112969,112997 | 48 |
| Stibiconite (*) | Pyrochlore | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 446 |
| Stibiotantalite (*) | None | Sb3+TaO4 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 53 |
| Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112980,112997 | 3418 |
| Stützite (*) | None | Ag5-xTe3 (x = 0.24-0.36) | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 92 |
| Svanbergite (*) | Alunite | SrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 2500 | 541 | 1 | 112977 | 105 |
| Sylvanite (*) | Melonite | AgAuTe4 | 1950 | 1886 | 2 | 112978,112995 | 337 |
| Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112978,112982,112985 | 3337 |
| Tantalite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Ta2O6 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 211 |
| Tapiolite-(Fe) (*) | Tapiolite | Fe2+Ta2O6 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 88 |
| Tellurobismuthite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te3 | 2500 | 541 | 5 | 112977,112978,112981,112992,112993 | 276 |
| Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112983 | 1803 |
| Tetradymite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112981 | 510 |
| Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112977,112982,112983 | 5317 |
| Thorite (*) | Zircon | Th(SiO4) | 1870 | 1870 | 1 | 112969 | 1006 |
| Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112977,112985,112993 | 4899 |
| Topaz (*) | Topaz | Al2SiO4F2 | 1950 | 1764 | 3 | 112969,112978,112997 | 1476 |
| Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 2562 |
| Triphylite (*) | Olivine | LiFe2+(PO4) | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 313 |
| Triplite (*) | Triplite | Mn2+2(PO4)F | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 233 |
| Tsumoite (*) | Tetradymite | BiTe | 2500 | 541 | 3 | 112977,112992,112993 | 100 |
| Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 2718 |
| Valleriite (*) | Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112977,112992 | 237 |
| Varulite (*) | Alluaudite | Na2Mn(MnFe3+)(PO4)3 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 15 |
| Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 1395 |
| Vivianite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 636 |
| Wickmanite (*) | Perovskite | Mn2+Sn4+(OH)6 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 24 |
| Wodginite (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8 | 1786 | 1764 | 1 | 112997 | 78 |
| Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112985 | 1247 |
| Yecoraite (*) | None | Fe3+3Bi5O9(Te4+O3)(Te6+O4)2·9H2O | 1902 | 1794 | 1 | 112993 | 7 |
| Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 1894 | 1764 | 4 | 112969,112977,112985,112997 | 5251 |
| Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2500 | 541 | 2 | 112982,112985 | 1025 |
| Age ID | Locality Notes |
|---|---|
| Giersdorf_00000487 | The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District. |
| Giersdorf_00000488 | The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District. |
| Giersdorf_00000489 | The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District. |
| Giersdorf_00000490 | The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District. |
| Giersdorf_00000491 | The Sikträsk granite body is located south of the ore-bearing parts of the Skellefte Mining District. |
| Giersdorf_00000492 | The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000493 | The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000494 | The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000495 | The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000496 | The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000497 | The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000498 | The Melestjärn mass flow is considered to be the uppermost part of volcanic stratigraphy of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000499 | The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000500 | The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000501 | The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000502 | The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000503 | The Bjurvattnet Peperite is thought to represent the deepest part of the volcanic pile of the Skellefte mining district. |
| Giersdorf_00000515 | The Boliden area consists of volcanic rocks with an epigenetic gold source, and is part of the Skellefte Mining District. |
| 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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| Giersdorf_00000517 | 1802 | 1794 | 1798 | 91019 | Yes | Titanite | 304392 | Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Skellefte | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000520 | 1885 | 1880 | 1885-1880 | Age is given as a likely period of ore deposition in the Skellefte Mining District. | high | 23797 | Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Skellefte Mining District | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | author preferred age for ore formation in Skellefte | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000521 | 1875 | 1875 | 1875 | Age is given as a likely period of ore deposition in the Skellefte Mining District. | 23797 | Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Skellefte Mining District | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000522 | 1908 | 1871 | 1888+20/-14 | U-Pb | Zircon | 23797 | Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Jörn granitoid complex | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | Age is from zircons in the GI phase of the Jörn granitoid complex | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000523 | 1922 | 1848 | 1874+48/-26 | U-Pb | Zircon | 23797 | Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Jörn granitoid complex | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | Age is from zircons in the GII phase of the Jörn granitoid complex | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000524 | 1891 | 1859 | 1873+18/-14 | U-Pb | Zircon | 23797 | Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Jörn granitoid complex | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | Age is from zircons in the GIII phase of the Jörn granitoid complex | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000525 | 1901 | 1877 | 1886+15/-9 | U-Pb | Zircon | 23797 | Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Jörn granitoid complex | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | Age is derived from a zircon in the quartz-feldspar porphyry associated with the GI phase of the Jörn granitoid complex | |||||||||
| MD29_150_Skellefte | 1900 | 1870 | 1870-1900 | U-Pb | 23797 | Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Skellefte mining district | Hallberg (1994) | 10.1007/BF00191512 | MD29_150 | U-Pb zircon dating of volcanic rocks and early orogenic intrusives in the Los, Bergslagen, and Skellefte districts yields ages of 1.87-1.90 Ga (Welin et al, 1980, Åberg et al. 1984; Åberg and Strömberg 1984; Wilson et al. 1985; Welin 1987; Claesson and Lundqvist 1990). Dating ofvo1canic rocks in central and southern Finland have also yielded U-Pb zircon ages of 1.87-1.90 Ga (Ah o 1979; Helovuori 1979; Patchett and Kouvo 1986; Welin 1987). This indicates that deposition of vo1canic rocks occurred over a time interval of about 30 M yrs in the central part of the Baltic Shield. | ||||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000516 | 1870 | 1870 | 1870 | U-Pb | 94002 | Zircon | 10632 | Åkerberg Mine, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Åkerberg Mine | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000515 | 1870 | 1870 | 1870 | U-Pb | Age is suspected to be approximately 1870 Ma, during which an extensional period of tectonic activity weakened the mantle and provided access for heavier materials to ascend upwards | bh 428 | Zircon | 207492 | Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Boliden area | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | ||||||||
| vms-00918 | 2500 | 541 | Proterozoic | 207804 | Åkulla Mine (West), Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Akulla Vastra | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| MD48_485_0001 | 1894 | 1891 | 1892.5 ± 1.5 | U-Pb | host rock | zircon | Zircon | 9496 | Boliden Mine (Skellefteå Mine), Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Boliden | Mercier-Langevin (2013) | MD48_485 | |||||||||
| vms-00924 | 2500 | 541 | Proterozoic | 9496 | Boliden Mine (Skellefteå Mine), Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Boliden | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| vms-00927 | 1950 | 1950 | Proterozoic | S | 18583 | Kankberg Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Kankberg | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009_1034 | ||||||||||||
| MD25_50-00005 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | 18571 | Långdal Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Långdal | Vaasjoki and Vivallo (1990) | 10.1007/BF03326383 | MD25_50 | ||||||||||||
| vms-00932 | 2500 | 541 | Proterozoic | 18571 | Långdal Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Langdal | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000499 | 1884 | 1884 | 1884 | U-Pb | 91017 | Zircon | 10663 | Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Bjurvattnet Porphyry | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000500 | 1884 | 1884 | 1884 | U-Pb | 91017 | Zircon | 10663 | Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Bjurvattnet Porphyry | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000501 | 1888 | 1888 | 1888 | U-Pb | 91017 | Zircon | 10663 | Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Bjurvattnet Porphyry | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000502 | 1877 | 1877 | 1877 | U-Pb | 91017 | Zircon | 10663 | Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Bjurvattnet Porphyry | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000503 | 1889.6 | 1878.6 | 1884.1±5.5 | U-Pb | Peperitic contact with supracrustal lithologies in its area suggest that the age of the Bjurvattnet sample should be considered as the minimum age for the deepest part of the volcanic pile. | high | 91017 | Zircon | 10663 | Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Bjurvattnet Porphyry | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia | ||||||
| vms-00933 | 2500 | 541 | Proterozoic | 10663 | Långsele, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Langsele | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000487 | 1850 | 1850 | 1850 | U-Pb | 91015 | Zircon | 18581 | Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Sikträsk granite body | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000488 | 1852 | 1852 | 1852 | U-Pb | 91015 | Zircon | 18581 | Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Sikträsk granite body | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000489 | 1851 | 1851 | 1851 | U-Pb | 91015 | Zircon | 18581 | Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Sikträsk granite body | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000490 | 1844 | 1844 | 1844 | U-Pb | 91015 | Zircon | 18581 | Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Sikträsk granite body | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000491 | 1862.9 | 1845.1 | 1854±8.9 | U-Pb | high | 91015 | Zircon | 18581 | Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Sikträsk granite body | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia | |||||||
| vms-00941 | 2500 | 541 | Proterozoic | 18581 | Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Petiknäs N | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| vms-00942 | 2500 | 541 | Proterozoic | 18581 | Petiknäs Mine, Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Petiknäs S | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| vms-00947 | 2500 | 541 | Proterozoic | 18580 | Renström Mine (Renstrom Mine), Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Renstrom | Moiser et al. (2009) | USGSOFR2009-1034 | |||||||||||||
| Kristen001748 | 1927 | 1859 | 1893±34 | 143Nd/144Nd vs 147Sm/144Nd | precipitation of scheelite in quartz vein | scheelite | Scheelite | Quartz | Au, Te | 10040 | Björkdal Mine, Sandfors, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Björkdal Gold Deposit | Roberts et al. (2006) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.101.7.1415 | EG101_1415 | ||||||
| Giersdorf_00000492 | 1890 | 1890 | 1890 | U-Pb | 91016 | Zircon | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Melestjärn mass flow | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000493 | 1890 | 1890 | 1902 | U-Pb | 91016 | Zircon | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Melestjärn mass flow | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000494 | 1890 | 1890 | 1902 | U-Pb | 91016 | Zircon | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Melestjärn mass flow | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000495 | 1902 | 1902 | 1902 | U-Pb | 91016 | Zircon | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Melestjärn mass flow | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000496 | 1884 | 1884 | 1884 | U-Pb | 91016 | Zircon | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Melestjärn mass flow | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000497 | 1873 | 1873 | 1873 | U-Pb | 91016 | Zircon | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Melestjärn mass flow | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000498 | 1893 | 1884.6 | 1888.8±4.2 | U-Pb | high | 91016 | Zircon | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Melestjärn mass flow | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | Intercept age for the Pb206/207 concordia | |||||||
| Giersdorf_00000518 | 1885 | 1885 | 1885 | U-Pb | 91066 | Zircon | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Tallberg Deposit | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| Giersdorf_00000519 | 1885 | 1885 | 1885 | U-Pb | 91065 | Zircon | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Tallberg Deposit | Billstrom et al. (1996) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.91.6.1054 | EG91_1054 | |||||||||
| PorphCu-00092 | 1886 | 1886 | probably Laramide | Chalcopyrite, Coloradoite, Epidote, Hematite, Hessite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Petzite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Sylvanite, Electrum | Cu | 33241 | Tallberg Prospect, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Tallberg | Singer et al. (2008) | USGSOFR2008_1155 | |||||||||||
| Alexandra-0164 | 1786 | 1764 | 1775 ± 11 | U-Pb | Age of pegmatite | columbite | 3203 | Varuträsk, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Varuträsk pegmatite | Černý et al. (2004) | 10.2138/am-2004-0405 | AM89_505 | |||||||||
| Alexandra-0310 | 1791 | 1773 | 1782 ± 9 | U-Pb | Age of pegmatite | сolumbite | YBL-20A, YBL-20 | 257599 | Ytterboliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | Ytterbodllden | Romer and Smeds (1997) | 10.1016/S0301-9268(96)00050-2 | PR82_85 |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|
| R070158 | Boliden, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | https://rruff.info/R070158 |
| R070299 | Varuträsk, Skellefte Mining District, Skellefteå, Västerbotten County, Sweden | https://rruff.info/R070299 |
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