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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89341 | 3092 |
| Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 3250 |
| Arsenolite (*) | Arsenolite | As2O3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 231 |
| Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 9052 |
| Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 5509 |
| Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 11547 |
| Bernardite (*) | None | TlAs5S8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 2 |
| Berthierite (*) | Berthierite | FeSb2S4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 343 |
| Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 843 |
| Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 27770 |
| Celadonite (*) | Mica Clay | KMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 309 |
| Cervantite (*) | None | Sb3+Sb5+O4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 352 |
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 27198 |
| Christite (*) | None | TlHgAsS3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 6 |
| Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 2600 |
| Claudetite (*) | None | As2O3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 35 |
| Copiapite (*) | Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 382 |
| Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3 | 89340,89341,89343 | 9895 |
| Dorallcharite (*) | Alunite | TlFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 2 |
| Ephesite (*) | Mica | NaLiAl2(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 21 |
| Epsomite (*) | Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 484 |
| Falkmanite (*) | None | Pb3Sb2S6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 17 |
| Fangite (*) | None | Tl3AsS4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 3 |
| Fibroferrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Fe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 107 |
| Fizélyite (*) | Lillianite | Ag5Pb14Sb21S48 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 54 |
| Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 9617 |
| Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 7437 |
| Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 30554 |
| Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 6890 |
| Hexahydrite (*) | Hexahydrite | Mg(SO4)·6H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 251 |
| Hörnesite (*) | Vivianite | Mg3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 103 |
| Jankovićite (*) | None | Tl5Sb9(As,Sb)4S22 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 2 |
| Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 2228 |
| Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 5591 |
| Kermesite (*) | None | Sb2OS2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 230 |
| Lafossaite (*) | None | TlCl | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 5 |
| Lanmuchangite (*) | Alum | TlAl(SO4)2·12H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 2 |
| Lepidocrocite (*) | Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 581 |
| Lorándite (*) | None | TlAsS2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4 | 89340,89341,89342,89343 | 15 |
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 14899 |
| Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 12537 |
| Mansfieldite (*) | None | Al(AsO4)·2H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 42 |
| Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 5674 |
| Maucherite (*) | None | Ni11As8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 161 |
| Melanterite (*) | Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 915 |
| Metacinnabar (*) | Sphalerite | HgS | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 255 |
| Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 17380 |
| Orpiment (*) | Orpiment | As2S3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3 | 89340,89341,89343 | 511 |
| Parapierrotite (*) | None | TlSb5S8 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 10 |
| Pararealgar (*) | None | As4S4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 57 |
| Parasymplesite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 124 |
| Petzite (*) | None | Ag3AuTe2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 409 |
| Pharmacolite (*) | Gypsum | Ca(AsO3OH)·2H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 105 |
| Pharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 428 |
| Picotpaulite (*) | Cubanite | TlFe2S3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 3 |
| Picropharmacolite (*) | None | Ca4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 99 |
| Polybasite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 716 |
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 39462 |
| Pyrophyllite (*) | Clay Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 771 |
| Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 61156 |
| Raguinite (*) | None | TlFeS2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 4 |
| Ramdohrite (*) | Lillianite | Pb5.9Fe0.1Mn0.1In0.1Cd0.2Ag2.8Sb10.8S24 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 34 |
| Realgar (*) | None | AsS | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 712 |
| Rebulite (*) | None | Tl5Sb5As8S22 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 2 |
| Routhierite (*) | Routhierite | TlCuHg2As2S6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 8 |
| Rozenite (*) | Starkeyite | Fe2+(SO4)·4H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 293 |
| Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 1153 |
| Senarmontite (*) | Arsenolite | Sb2O3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 179 |
| Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89341 | 6417 |
| Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 5186 |
| Simonite (*) | None | TlHgAs3S6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 2 |
| Starkeyite (*) | Starkeyite | Mg(SO4)·4H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 79 |
| Stibiconite (*) | Pyrochlore | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 446 |
| Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 3418 |
| Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 2045 |
| Thalliumpharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | TlFe4[(AsO4)3(OH)4]·4H2O | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89341 | 1 |
| Valentinite (*) | None | Sb2O3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 369 |
| Vrbaite (*) | None | Hg3Tl4As8Sb2S20 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2 | 89340,89341 | 5 |
| Weissbergite (*) | Weissbergite | TlSbS2 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 4 |
| Wulfenite (*) | Scheelite | PbMoO4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1 | 89340 | 1655 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo-00029 | 5.1 | 3.9 | ?-? | Wulfenite | Mo | 2245 | Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia | Volkov et al. (2006) | 10.1134/S1075701506030020 | GOD48_175 | |||||||||||
| Mo-00030 | 5.1 | 3.9 | ?-? | age of Pilocene volcanism | Christite, Cinnabar, Metacinnabar, Routhierite, Simonite, Vrbaite | Hg | 2245 | Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia | Volkov et al. (2006) | 10.1134/S1075701506030020 | GOD48_175 | Alshar deposit belongs to the youngest phase (5.1-3.9Ma) of mineralization of Pliocene Kozuf–Arid metallogenic zone |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|
| R060961 | Allchar (Alšar; Alsar; Alshar), Rožden (Rozhden; Roszdan), Kavadarci, North Macedonia | https://rruff.info/R060961 |
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