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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 | 1 | 29444 | 3419 | ||
| Aegirine (*) | Pyroxene | NaFe3+Si2O6 | 4 | 29452,29457,29459,29464 | 1022 | ||
| Aegirine-augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6 | 3 | 29441,29452,29457 | 286 | ||
| Aenigmatite (*) | Sapphirine | Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36] | 2 | 29441,29457 | 133 | ||
| Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 29452 | 8803 | ||
| Alumoåkermanite (*) | Melilite | (Ca,Na)2(Al,Mg,Fe2+)(Si2O7) | 1 | 29457 | 7 | ||
| Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 1 | 29422 | 2162 | ||
| Annite (*) | Mica Clay | KFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 29452 | 356 | ||
| Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 1 | 29462 | 1036 | ||
| Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 29437 | 708 | ||
| Arfvedsonite (*) | Amphibole | NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 | 3 | 29441,29452,29464 | 295 | ||
| Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 1 | 29437 | 9052 | ||
| Asbolane (*) | Not in a structural group | Mn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O | 1 | 29437 | 143 | ||
| Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 2 | 29457,29462 | 2060 | ||
| Beidellite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 29437 | 85 | ||
| Beraunite (*) | Beraunite | Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O | 1 | 29422 | 136 | ||
| Burbankite (*) | Burbankite | (Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5 | 1 | 29452 | 52 | ||
| Cacoxenite (*) | None | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O | 1 | 29422 | 280 | ||
| Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 1 | 29452 | 27770 | ||
| Cancrinite (*) | Cancrinite | (Na,Ca, )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O | 1 | 29452 | 232 | ||
| Carrollite (*) | Spinel | CuCo2S4 | 1 | 29437 | 154 | ||
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 1 | 29437 | 27198 | ||
| Chamosite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 | 1 | 29449 | 577 | ||
| Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 1 | 29437 | 3902 | ||
| Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 1 | 29460 | 1797 | ||
| Cubanite (*) | Cubanite Wurtzite | CuFe2S3 | 1 | 29437 | 802 | ||
| Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 4 | 29441,29452,29457,29462 | 4135 | ||
| Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 1 | 29437 | 9895 | ||
| Edenite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 29444 | 160 | ||
| Enstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 1 | 29424 | 944 | ||
| Ernienickelite (*) | None | NiMn4+3O7·3H2O | 1 | 29437 | 6 | ||
| Fayalite (*) | Olivine | Fe2+2(SiO4) | 1 | 29464 | 371 | ||
| Ferro-actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 29444 | 129 | ||
| Ferro-richterite (*) | Amphibole | Na(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 29464 | 30 | ||
| Ferrosilite (*) | Pyroxene | Fe2+2Si2O6 | 1 | 29444 | 84 | ||
| Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 29452 | 9617 | ||
| Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 1 | 29462 | 1188 | ||
| Gibbsite (*) | None | Al(OH)3 | 2 | 29429,29437 | 504 | ||
| Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 4 | 29429,29437,29445,29449 | 7437 | ||
| Grunerite (*) | Amphibole | Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 29444 | 223 | ||
| Hastingsite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 29452 | 209 | ||
| Heazlewoodite (*) | None | Ni3S2 | 1 | 29437 | 205 | ||
| Hedenbergite (*) | Pyroxene | CaFe2+Si2O6 | 2 | 29444,29464 | 741 | ||
| Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 7 | 29428,29432,29433,29434,29445,29449,29452 | 14640 | ||
| Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 2 | 29441,29444 | 5433 | ||
| Iron (*) | Iron | Fe | 1 | 29424 | 1089 | ||
| Kaersutite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 | 1 | 29441 | 179 | ||
| Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 3 | 29422,29429,29437 | 5591 | ||
| Leucite (*) | Analcime | K(AlSi2O6) | 1 | 29457 | 233 | ||
| Lipscombite (*) | Lipscombite | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2 | 1 | 29422 | 47 | ||
| Maghemite (*) | Spinel | (Fe3+0.67 0.33)Fe3+2O4 | 1 | 29437 | 229 | ||
| Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 1 | 29437 | 1487 | ||
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 8 | 29428,29437,29441,29445,29449,29452,29457,29462 | 14899 | ||
| Mantienneite (*) | Paulkerrite | KMg2Al2Ti(PO4)4(OH)3·15H2O | 1 | 29422 | 3 | ||
| Metavivianite (*) | Symplesite | Fe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O | 1 | 29422 | 26 | ||
| Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 29452 | 4924 | ||
| Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 29437 | 1508 | ||
| Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 29429 | 17380 | ||
| Natrolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O | 1 | 29452 | 1236 | ||
| Nepheline (*) | Tridymite | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) | 4 | 29441,29452,29457,29462 | 884 | ||
| Nontronite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 29437 | 471 | ||
| Nosean (*) | Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite | Na8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O | 1 | 29457 | 75 | ||
| Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 1 | 29453 | 2994 | ||
| Pargasite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 29444 | 313 | ||
| Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 1 | 29437 | 1512 | ||
| Perovskite (*) | Perovskite | CaTiO3 | 1 | 29457 | 495 | ||
| Phosphosiderite (*) | Phosphosiderite | Fe3+(PO4)·2H2O | 1 | 29422 | 182 | ||
| Pseudorutile (*) | Tivanite | Fe3+2Ti4+3O9 | 1 | 29444 | 30 | ||
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 1 | 29429 | 39462 | ||
| Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 29437 | 9056 | ||
| Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 7 | 29422,29428,29429,29434,29437,29444,29464 | 61156 | ||
| Rémondite-(Ce) (*) | Burbankite | Na3(Ce,Ca,Na)3(CO3)5 | 1 | 29452 | 7 | ||
| Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 1 | 29460 | 5614 | ||
| Santabarbaraite (*) | None | Fe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O | 1 | 29422 | 21 | ||
| Schorlomite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O12 | 1 | 29457 | 54 | ||
| Schreibersite (*) | None | (Fe,Ni)3P | 1 | 29424 | 374 | ||
| Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 1 | 29422 | 6417 | ||
| Sodalite (*) | Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite | Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl | 2 | 29452,29457 | 444 | ||
| Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 1 | 29424 | 21482 | ||
| Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 1 | 29437 | 1934 | ||
| Strengite (*) | None | Fe3+(PO4)·2H2O | 1 | 29422 | 263 | ||
| Strunzite (*) | Strunzite | Mn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·6H2O | 1 | 29422 | 98 | ||
| Taenite (*) | None | (Ni,Fe) | 1 | 29424 | 703 | ||
| Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 2 | 29429,29437 | 3337 | ||
| Taranakite (*) | Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O | 1 | 29453 | 57 | ||
| Tetrataenite (*) | None | FeNi | 1 | 29424 | 116 | ||
| Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 5 | 29441,29452,29457,29459,29464 | 4899 | ||
| Troilite (*) | None | FeS | 1 | 29424 | 1044 | ||
| Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 1 | 29452 | 1395 | ||
| Vivianite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 29422 | 636 | ||
| Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 4 | 29444,29452,29460,29464 | 5251 |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
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