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 3 3309 ,3311 ,3339 2793 Aikinite (*) Meneghinite CuPbBiS3 1 3342 315 Alfredstelznerite (*) Not in a structural group Ca4 (H2 O)4 [B4 O4 (OH)6 ]4 (H2 O)15 1 3353 1 Altaite (*) Rocksalt PbTe 1 3341 489 Alunite (*) None KAl3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 33.6 29 3 3310 ,3332 ,3333 966 Ameghinite (*) Not in a structural group NaB3 O3 (OH)4 1 3336 1 Anglesite (*) Baryte Pb(SO4 ) 2 3309 ,3339 2734 Anhydrite (*) Not in a structural group Ca(SO4 ) 2 3349 ,3353 1588 Annivite (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 [Cu4 (Fe,Zn)2 ](Bi,Sb,As)4 S13 1 3342 7 Aragonite (*) Aragonite Ca(CO3 ) 2 3307 ,3335 3250 Aramayoite (*) Aramayoite Ag3 Sb2 (Bi,Sb)S6 2 3309 ,3311 29 Aristarainite (*) Not in a structural group Na2 Mg[B6 O8 (OH)4 ]2 ·4H2 O 1 3336 4 Arsenopyrite (*) Arsenopyrite FeAsS 2 3339 ,3342 9052 Atacamite (*) Atacamite Cu2 Cl(OH)3 33.6 29 1 3333 544 Autunite (*) Autunite Ca(UO2 )2 (PO4 )2 ·10-12H2 O 1 3307 1272 Azurite (*) Not in a structural group Cu3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2 15 15 1 3314 5509 Baryte (*) Baryte Ba(SO4 ) 1 3311 11547 Benjaminite (*) Pavonite Ag3 Bi7 S12 1 3342 45 Bismuthinite (*) Stibnite Bi2 S3 2 3341 ,3342 1935 Borax (*) None Na2 B4 O5 (OH)4 ·8H2 O 1 3336 76 Bornite (*) None Cu5 FeS4 33.6 29 3 3332 ,3333 ,3342 5516 Boulangerite (*) None Pb5 Sb4 S11 3 3309 ,3311 ,3313 843 Bournonite (*) Bournonite CuPbSbS3 3 3309 ,3311 ,3339 1089 Calcite (*) Calcite Ca(CO3 ) 6 3307 ,3309 ,3310 ,3335 ,3337 ,3355 27770 Canfieldite (*) Argyrodite Ag8 SnS6 1 3342 91 Cassiterite (*) Rutile SnO2 3 3309 ,3311 ,3342 5171 Catalanoite (*) None Na2 (HPO4 )·8H2 O 1 3319 1 Cerussite (*) Aragonite Pb(CO3 ) 2 3309 ,3339 4979 Chalcanthite (*) Chalcanthite Cu(SO4 )·5H2 O 1 3309 925 Chalcocite (*) None Cu2 S 33.6 15 3 3314 ,3333 ,3342 5707 Chalcopyrite (*) Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 33.6 15 7 3309 ,3311 ,3314 ,3332 ,3333 ,3339 ,3342 27198 Chalcostibite (*) Chalcostibite CuSbS2 1 3342 162 Chlorargyrite (*) Rocksalt AgCl 2 3309 ,3313 1382 Chrysocolla (*) Allophane (Cu2-x Alx )H2-x Si2 O5 (OH)4 ·nH2 O 15 15 1 3314 3531 Colemanite (*) None CaB3 O4 (OH)3 ·H2 O 9 3320 ,3336 ,3346 ,3347 ,3348 ,3349 ,3351 ,3353 ,3354 144 Copper (*) Copper Cu 33.6 29 1 3333 3846 Covellite (*) Covellite CuS 33.6 29 6 3309 ,3311 ,3332 ,3333 ,3339 ,3342 4165 Cristobalite (*) Cristobalite SiO2 1 3310 453 Cryptomelane (*) Coronadite K(Mn4+ 7 Mn3+ )O16 1 3313 599 Cuprite (*) Not in a structural group Cu2 O 1 3342 2970 Diaphorite (*) None Ag3 Pb2 Sb3 S8 2 3309 ,3311 126 Digenite (*) Digenite Cu1.8 S 29 29 2 3332 ,3342 1027 Emplectite (*) Chalcostibite CuBiS2 1 3342 246 Enargite (*) Enargite Wurtzite Cu3 AsS4 3 3309 ,3311 ,3342 910 Epidote (*) Epidote Clinozoisite Ca2 (Al2 Fe3+ )[Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 29 29 2 3310 ,3332 8173 Eugsterite (*) None Na4 Ca(SO4 )3 ·2H2 O 2 3330 ,3337 32 Ezcurrite (*) None Na2 B5 O7 (OH)3 ·2H2 O 1 3336 2 Famatinite (*) Stannite Sphalerite Cu3 SbS4 3 3309 ,3311 ,3342 163 Freibergite (*) Tetrahedrite Ag6 [Cu4 Fe2 ]Sb4 S12 2 3309 ,3311 663 Freieslebenite (*) None AgPbSbS3 1 3309 105 Galena (*) Rocksalt PbS 33.6 29 5 3309 ,3311 ,3332 ,3333 ,3339 24243 Gaylussite (*) None Na2 Ca(CO3 )2 ·5H2 O 1 3319 57 Geocronite (*) Geocronite Pb14 Sb6 S23 3 3309 ,3311 ,3313 133 Ginorite (*) None Ca2 B14 O20 (OH)6 ·5H2 O 1 3336 11 Gladite (*) Meneghinite CuPbBi5 S9 1 3342 67 Glauberite (*) None Na2 Ca(SO4 )2 2 3315 ,3337 137 Goethite (*) Diaspore FeO(OH) 33.6 15 2 3314 ,3333 7437 Gold (*) Copper Au 33.6 15 5 3314 ,3333 ,3339 ,3341 ,3342 30554 Goldfieldite (*) Tetrahedrite (Cu4 2 )Cu6 Te4 S13 1 3342 72 Gowerite (*) None Ca[B5 O8 (OH)][B(OH)3 ]·3H2 O 1 3353 13 Gustavite (*) Lillianite AgPbBi3 S6 1 3342 113 Gypsum (*) Gypsum Ca(SO4 )·2H2 O 12 3310 ,3315 ,3335 ,3336 ,3337 ,3339 ,3346 ,3347 ,3348 ,3349 ,3351 ,3353 6890 Halite (*) Rocksalt NaCl 3 3335 ,3336 ,3337 1398 Halotrichite (*) Halotrichite Fe2+ Al2 (SO4 )4 ·22H2 O 1 3339 409 Hematite (*) Corundum Fe2 O3 33.6 15 4 3310 ,3314 ,3332 ,3333 14640 Hodrušite (*) None Cu8 Bi12 S22 1 3342 28 Hydroboracite (*) None CaMg[B3 O4 (OH)3 ]2 ·3H2 O 11 3320 ,3336 ,3345 ,3346 ,3347 ,3348 ,3349 ,3350 ,3351 ,3353 ,3354 42 Hydroglauberite (*) None Na10 Ca3 (SO4 )8 ·6H2 O 1 3337 16 Idaite (*) Stannite Sphalerite Cu3 FeS4 1 3342 142 Inderborite (*) None CaMg[B3 O3 (OH)5 ]2 ·6H2 O 1 3353 4 Inderite (*) None MgB3 O3 (OH)5 ·5H2 O 2 3336 ,3353 13 Inyoite (*) None CaB3 O3 (OH)5 ·4H2 O 10 3320 ,3336 ,3346 ,3347 ,3348 ,3349 ,3350 ,3351 ,3352 ,3353 34 Jamesonite (*) None Pb4 FeSb6 S14 1 3339 784 Jarosite (*) Alunite KFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 33.6 15 3 3310 ,3314 ,3333 2228 Jordanite (*) Geocronite Pb14 As6 S23 1 3311 105 Kaolinite (*) Clay Kaolinite Al2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 33.6 29 2 3310 ,3333 5591 Kawazulite (*) Tetradymite Bi2 Te2 Se 1 3342 32 Kernite (*) None Na2 B4 O6 (OH)2 ·3H2 O 1 3336 10 Kësterite (*) Stannite Sphalerite Cu2 ZnSnS4 1 3342 82 Krennerite (*) None Au3 AgTe8 1 3341 111 Krupkaite (*) Meneghinite PbCuBi3 S6 1 3342 80 Kuramite (*) Stannite Sphalerite Cu3 SnS4 1 3342 12 Kurnakovite (*) None MgB3 O3 (OH)5 ·5H2 O 1 3336 15 Laumontite (*) Not in a structural group CaAl2 Si4 O12 ·4H2 O 1 3310 1271 Lillianite (*) Lillianite Pb3-2x Agx Bi2+x S6 1 3311 128 Luzonite (*) Stannite Sphalerite Cu3 AsS4 1 3342 198 Magnesite (*) Calcite Mg(CO3 ) 1 3336 1487 Magnetite (*) Spinel Fe2+ Fe3+ 2 O4 29 29 1 3332 14899 Malachite (*) Malachite Cu2 (CO3 )(OH)2 15 15 2 3310 ,3314 12537 Marcasite (*) Marcasite FeS2 4 3309 ,3311 ,3339 ,3342 5674 Matildite (*) None AgBiS2 1 3342 252 Mawsonite (*) None Cu6 Fe2 SnS8 2 3309 ,3342 92 Mcallisterite (*) None Mg2 [B6 O7 (OH)6 ]2 ·9H2 O 1 3336 9 Melanterite (*) Melanterite Fe(SO4 )·7H2 O 1 3339 915 Melonite (*) Melonite NiTe2 1 3341 207 Meta-autunite (*) Meta-autunite Ca(UO2 )2 (PO4 )2 ·6H2 O 1 3307 388 Meyerhofferite (*) None CaB3 O3 (OH)5 ·H2 O 4 3349 ,3350 ,3352 ,3353 23 Miargyrite (*) None AgSbS2 2 3309 ,3311 300 Mirabilite (*) None Na2 (SO4 )·10H2 O 3 3315 ,3335 ,3337 223 Mohite (*) Mohite Cu2 SnS3 1 3342 4 Molybdenite (*) Molybdenite MoS2 29 15 2 3314 ,3332 5800 Montmorillonite (*) Clay Smectite-vermiculite (Na,Ca)0.3 (Al,Mg)2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 ·nH2 O 1 3310 1508 Muscovite (*) Mica Clay KAl2 (Si3 Al)O10 (OH)2 33.6 15 4 3310 ,3314 ,3332 ,3333 17380 Nobleite (*) None CaB6 O9 (OH)2 ·3H2 O 2 3350 ,3353 11 Orpiment (*) Orpiment As2 S3 2 3351 ,3353 511 Owyheeite (*) Owyheeite Ag3 Pb10 Sb11 S28 1 3311 89 Pearceite (*) Polybasite [Ag9 CuS4 ][(Ag,Cu)6 (As,Sb)2 S7 ] 2 3309 ,3311 249 Petzite (*) None Ag3 AuTe2 1 3341 409 Pinnoite (*) None MgB2 O(OH)6 1 3355 13 Polybasite (*) Polybasite [Ag9 CuS4 ][(Ag,Cu)6 (Sb,As)2 S7 ] 2 3309 ,3311 716 Probertite (*) None NaCaB5 O7 (OH)4 ·3H2 O 1 3336 29 Proustite (*) None Ag3 AsS3 1 3311 733 Pyrargyrite (*) None Ag3 SbS3 3 3309 ,3311 ,3339 1425 Pyrite (*) Pyrite FeS2 33.6 15 7 3309 ,3311 ,3314 ,3332 ,3333 ,3339 ,3342 39462 Pyrophyllite (*) Clay Pyrophyllite Al2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 29 29 1 3332 771 Pyrrhotite (*) Nickeline Fe7 S8 29 29 1 3332 9056 Quartz (*) Quartz SiO2 4 3309 ,3310 ,3339 ,3342 61156 Realgar (*) None AsS 3 3348 ,3351 ,3353 712 Rivadavite (*) None Na6 Mg[B6 O7 (OH)6 ]4 ·10H2 O 1 3336 4 Rutile (*) Rutile TiO2 29 29 1 3332 5614 Searlesite (*) None NaBSi2 O5 (OH)2 1 3336 34 Seligmannite (*) Bournonite CuPbAsS3 2 3309 ,3311 64 Semseyite (*) None Pb9 Sb8 S21 2 3309 ,3339 165 Sphalerite (*) Sphalerite ZnS 33.6 29 6 3309 ,3311 ,3332 ,3333 ,3339 ,3342 21482 Stannite (*) Stannite Sphalerite Cu2 FeSnS4 2 3311 ,3342 668 Stannoidite (*) Stannoidite Cu8 (Fe,Zn)3 Sn2 S12 2 3309 ,3342 80 Stephanite (*) None Ag5 SbS4 2 3309 ,3311 586 Strontioginorite (*) None CaSrB14 O20 (OH)6 ·5H2 O 1 3336 5 Sulphur (*) Sulphur S 3 3310 ,3318 ,3356 2045 Sylvanite (*) Melonite AgAuTe4 1 3341 337 Tennantite-(Fe) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Fe2 )As4 S13 3 3309 ,3311 ,3342 1803 Tetradymite (*) Tetradymite Bi2 Te2 S 1 3342 510 Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Zn2 )Sb4 S13 4 3309 ,3311 ,3339 ,3342 5317 Thénardite (*) None Na2 (SO4 ) 2 3315 ,3337 299 Tincalconite (*) None Na2 B4 O5 (OH)4 ·3H2 O 1 3336 29 Tridymite (*) Tridymite SiO2 1 3310 458 Trona (*) None Na3 (HCO3 )(CO3 )·2H2 O 1 3319 129 Turquoise (*) Turquoise CuAl6 (PO4 )4 (OH)8 ·4H2 O 15 15 1 3314 484 Ulexite (*) None NaCaB5 O6 (OH)6 ·5H2 O 10 3334 ,3335 ,3336 ,3337 ,3348 ,3349 ,3350 ,3351 ,3353 ,3355 160 Uranophane-α (*) None Ca(UO2 )2 (SiO3 OH)2 ·5H2 O 1 3307 890 Vinciennite (*) None Cu10 Fe4 SnAsS16 1 3342 13 Wittichenite (*) None Cu3 BiS3 1 3342 297 Yugawaralite (*) None Ca(Si6 Al2 )O16 ·4H2 O 1 3310 33 Zinkenite (*) Zinkenite Pb9 Sb22 S42 1 3339 228 Zunyite (*) None Al13 Si5 O20 (OH,F)18 Cl 29 29 1 3332 86
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-00420 15 15 15 Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Turquoise Cu 206312 Inca Viejo Cu-Au Deposit, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina Inca Viejo Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit PorphCu-00422 29 29 29 Alunite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Zunyite Cu 206314 Taca-Taca Alto Cu Deposit, Salar De Arizaro, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina Taca Taca Alto Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit PorphCu-00423 33.6 29 33.6–29 Alunite, Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Sphalerite Cu 206315 Taca-Taca Bajo Cu Deposit, Salar De Arizaro, Los Andes Department, Salta Province, Argentina Taca Taca Bajo Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155
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