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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Ajoite (*) | Ajoite | K3Cu2+20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·8H2O | 2 | 106497,106504 | 11 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 4 | 106497,106498,106504,106516 | 8803 | ||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 6 | 106497,106504,106515,106522,106523,106529 | 2353 | ||
Analcime (*) | Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 1627 | ||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 106516 | 1534 | ||
Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 1 | 106504 | 1588 | ||
Annabergite (*) | Vivianite | Ni3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 1710 | 1710 | 2 | 106509,106510 | 445 |
Anthophyllite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 106515 | 718 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 5509 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 3 | 106497,106504,106520 | 11547 | ||
Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 3 | 106497,106503,106515 | 4286 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 5516 | ||
Brucite (*) | Brucite | Mg(OH)2 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 462 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 1710 | 1710 | 5 | 106497,106498,106504,106509,106510 | 27770 |
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 27198 | ||
Clausthalite (*) | Rocksalt | PbSe | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 281 | ||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 1756 | ||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 1025 | ||
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 3846 | ||
Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 1008 | ||
Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 6 | 106494,106495,106515,106518,106525,106528 | 1797 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 2 | 106497,106504 | 4165 | ||
Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 2 | 106497,106504 | 2970 | ||
Descloizite (*) | Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) | 1 | 106514 | 378 | ||
Diamond (*) | Diamond | C | 2 | 106512,106530 | 697 | ||
Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 2 | 106497,106504 | 1027 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 8173 | ||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 6 | 106497,106498,106517,106518,106520,106525 | 2740 | ||
Gaspéite (*) | Calcite | Ni(CO3) | 1710 | 1710 | 2 | 106509,106510 | 22 |
Glaukosphaerite (*) | Malachite | CuNi(CO3)(OH)2 | 1710 | 1710 | 2 | 106509,106510 | 25 |
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 2 | 106497,106504 | 7437 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 2 | 106501,106508 | 2812 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 2 | 106512,106515 | 1544 | ||
Hellyerite (*) | None | Ni(CO3)·6H2O | 1710 | 1710 | 2 | 106509,106510 | 3 |
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 4 | 106497,106500,106502,106504 | 14640 | ||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 5591 | ||
Kornerupine (*) | Kornerupine | (Mg,Fe2+,Al, )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2 | 1 | 106519 | 68 | ||
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 2 | 106492,106505 | 1487 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 12537 | ||
Meionite (*) | Scapolite | Ca4Al6Si6O24(CO3) | 1 | 106521 | 176 | ||
Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 1710 | 1710 | 2 | 106509,106510 | 1066 |
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 5800 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 17380 | ||
Népouite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1710 | 1710 | 1 | 106509 | 66 |
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 1 | 106527 | 2994 | ||
Otwayite (*) | None | Ni2(CO3)(OH)2·H2O | 1710 | 1710 | 2 | 106509,106510 | 5 |
Papagoite (*) | None | CaCuAlSi2O6(OH)3 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 4 | ||
Pennantite (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mn2+5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 25 | ||
Piemontite (*) | Epidote | Ca2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 106497,106504 | 260 | ||
Plancheite (*) | Plancheite | Cu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O | 1 | 106504 | 74 | ||
Polydymite (*) | Spinel | Ni2+Ni3+2S4 | 1710 | 1710 | 1 | 106509 | 131 |
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 1898 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 39462 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 8 | 106497,106498,106504,106515,106516,106518,106524,106526 | 61156 | ||
Riebeckite (*) | Amphibole | Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 106504 | 375 | ||
Sapphirine (*) | Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] | 2 | 106499,106506 | 129 | ||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 106515 | 2705 | ||
Shattuckite (*) | None | Cu5(SiO3)4(OH)2 | 2 | 106497,106504 | 71 | ||
Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 3 | 106496,106515,106528 | 1516 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 1710 | 1710 | 5 | 106497,106498,106504,106509,106510 | 21482 |
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 2 | 106528,106530 | 1934 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 2 | 106504,106515 | 3337 | ||
Tetradymite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S | 1710 | 1710 | 2 | 106509,106510 | 510 |
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 1 | 106525 | 4899 | ||
Violarite (*) | Spinel | FeNi2S4 | 1710 | 1710 | 2 | 106509,106510 | 380 |
Zaratite (*) | Amorphous | Ni3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O | 1710 | 1710 | 2 | 106509,106510 | 56 |
Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 106497,106498,106504 | 1025 |
Age ID | Locality Notes |
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Jen_0000536 | carbonatite complex |
Michelle_493 | Within the Sibasa District, Galena from vein in gneisses 2 miles E. of Khononga hill, south bank Limpopo River. |
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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Michelle_493 | 1710 | 1710 | 1710 | Pb-Pb | Age of galena mineralization | galena | Galena | 54251 | Pafuri Nickel Deposit, Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa | Pafuri Nickel Prospect | Breeman et al. (1966) | 10.1016/0012-821X(66)90036-7 | EPSL1_401 | Age is interpreted to be of the galena mineralization within the vein. Age is calculated using the Holmes-Houtermans model with Parameters of Moorbath (1710 ma), and Parameters of Russell and Farquhar (1660 ma). | |||||||
Jen_0000536 | 2094 | 2024 | 2059±35 | U-Pb | apatite | 56243 | Schiel, Vhembe District, Limpopo, South Africa | Schiel | Ernst and Bell (2010) | 10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1 | MP98_55 |
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