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 | 2 | 92012,92027 | 3419 | ||
Aeschynite-(Y) (*) | Aeschynite | (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 | 1 | 92027 | 141 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 2 | 91939,92012 | 8803 | ||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 92030 | 2353 | ||
Analcime (*) | Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O | 4 | 91977,91981,91982,91984 | 1627 | ||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 91983 | 1534 | ||
Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 1 | 91988 | 1588 | ||
Anthophyllite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 4 | 92000,92005,92024,92027 | 718 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 2 | 91991,92000 | 3250 | ||
Axinite-(Fe) (*) | Axinite | Ca4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2 | 2 | 91949,91954 | 260 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 1 | 91992 | 5509 | ||
Babingtonite (*) | Rhodonite | Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH) | 6 | 91949,91955,91968,91987,91988,92003 | 161 | ||
Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 2 | 91914,91915 | 4286 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 3 | 91971,91990,91991 | 5516 | ||
Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 2 | 91990,91991 | 1633 | ||
Brucite (*) | Brucite | Mg(OH)2 | 1 | 92027 | 462 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 24 | 91900,91901,91903,91908,91912,91914,91916,91917,91918,91923,91927,91932,91934,91949,91955,91982,91984,91991,92002,92007,92012,92015,92021,92041 | 27770 | ||
Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 1 | 91991 | 925 | ||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 1 | 91991 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 2 | 91952,91971 | 27198 | ||
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 9 | 91947,91957,91998,92000,92005,92006,92022,92027,92037 | 3902 | ||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 2 | 91918,91950 | 3531 | ||
Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 92033 | 951 | ||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 9 | 91934,91957,91973,91998,92000,92021,92022,92027,92033 | 1756 | ||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 91902,92012 | 1025 | ||
Coesite (*) | Not in a structural group | SiO2 | 3 | 91937,92015,92018 | 77 | ||
Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 7 | 91952,91957,92015,92018,92022,92026,92042 | 1797 | ||
Datolite (*) | Gadolinite | CaB(SiO4)(OH) | 1 | 91955 | 498 | ||
Diamond (*) | Diamond | C | 2 | 91930,91938 | 697 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 11 | 91946,91947,91976,92012,92018,92022,92026,92027,92030,92033,92034 | 4135 | ||
Edenite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 92000 | 160 | ||
Enstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 6 | 91947,91976,92022,92027,92030,92034 | 944 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 16 | 91925,91934,91949,91952,91955,91960,91961,91968,91972,91977,91988,92002,92016,92017,92018,92041 | 8173 | ||
Fluorapophyllite-(K) (*) | Apophyllite | KCa4Si8O20F·8H2O | 1 | 91949 | 303 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 91988 | 9617 | ||
Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 8 | 91946,91957,92022,92026,92027,92033,92036,92037 | 1188 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 2 | 91930,91955 | 24243 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 3 | 91905,91924,92007 | 7437 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 1 | 91988 | 6890 | ||
Hastingsite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 92016 | 209 | ||
Hedenbergite (*) | Pyroxene | CaFe2+Si2O6 | 2 | 91996,91997 | 741 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 7 | 91905,91922,91924,91928,91930,91955,91991 | 14640 | ||
Hydromagnesite (*) | None | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O | 1 | 92000 | 341 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 6 | 91946,91952,91955,91964,92012,92041 | 5433 | ||
Julgoldite-(Fe2+) (*) | Pumpellyite | Ca2Fe2+Fe3+2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O | 1 | 91955 | 15 | ||
Kyanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2OSiO4 | 13 | 91900,91904,91905,91913,91938,91939,92012,92015,92018,92022,92026,92028,92031 | 1507 | ||
Lansfordite (*) | None | Mg(CO3)·5H2O | 1 | 92000 | 17 | ||
Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 10 | 91906,91916,91919,91932,91935,91949,91955,91985,92001,92007 | 1271 | ||
Lizardite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 92027 | 359 | ||
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 1 | 92027 | 1487 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 3 | 91952,92005,92012 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 6 | 91914,91918,91929,91950,91990,91991 | 12537 | ||
Margarite (*) | Mica Clay | CaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2 | 1 | 91957 | 168 | ||
Meionite (*) | Scapolite | Ca4Al6Si6O24(CO3) | 1 | 91934 | 176 | ||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 2 | 91952,91973 | 5800 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 6 | 91902,91905,91913,91973,92012,92021 | 17380 | ||
Natrolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O | 2 | 91920,91966 | 1236 | ||
Nesquehonite (*) | None | Mg(CO3)·3H2O | 1 | 92000 | 80 | ||
Omphacite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6 | 4 | 91902,91939,92015,92018 | 229 | ||
Orthoclase (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 2 | 91955,92015 | 2349 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 2 | 92005,92027 | 2273 | ||
Piemontite (*) | Epidote | Ca2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 91943 | 260 | ||
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 7 | 91934,91935,91955,91961,91972,91973,91988 | 1898 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 11 | 91903,91917,91918,91955,91971,91977,92007,92008,92012,92021,92041 | 39462 | ||
Pyrope (*) | Garnet | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 | 8 | 91938,91947,91957,91976,92027,92029,92030,92034 | 341 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 3 | 91952,92012,92027 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 33 | 91902,91905,91907,91908,91909,91915,91922,91923,91924,91925,91927,91928,91932,91934,91935,91939,91943,91945,91949,91955,91960,91971,91973,91991,92007,92008,92009,92012,92015,92017,92018,92021,92041 | 61156 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 12 | 91902,91905,91934,91946,91973,91991,92012,92014,92015,92021,92025,92030 | 5614 | ||
Sapphirine (*) | Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] | 2 | 92015,92018 | 129 | ||
Schoepite (*) | Schoepite | (UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6 | 0 | 94 | |||
Scolecite (*) | Natrolite | Ca(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O | 2 | 91969,91993 | 390 | ||
Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 1 | 91938 | 1516 | ||
Spessartine (*) | Garnet | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 91999 | 1214 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 1 | 91955 | 21482 | ||
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 9 | 91930,91938,91964,91976,92005,92012,92015,92018,92027 | 1934 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 5 | 91957,92005,92026,92027,92033 | 3337 | ||
Thaumasite (*) | Ettringite | Ca3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O | 2 | 91988,92001 | 183 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 3 | 91934,91988,92041 | 4899 | ||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 92005,92022 | 2562 | ||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 2 | 92015,92018 | 5251 | ||
Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 92026 | 1025 |
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