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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Acanthite (*) | Acanthite | Ag2S | 1 | 47903 | 2793 | ||
Aegirine (*) | Pyroxene | NaFe3+Si2O6 | 1 | 47883 | 1022 | ||
Aegirine-augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6 | 1 | 47883 | 286 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 2 | 47886,47903 | 8803 | ||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 2 | 47883,47885 | 2353 | ||
Altaite (*) | Rocksalt | PbTe | 1 | 47892 | 489 | ||
Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 1 | 47885 | 2162 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 1 | 47883 | 3250 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 6 | 47885,47889,47894,47900,47901,47904 | 9052 | ||
Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 1 | 47883 | 2060 | ||
Autunite (*) | Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O | 1 | 47880 | 1272 | ||
Bariopharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | Ba0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O | 1 | 47912 | 150 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 1 | 47892 | 11547 | ||
Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 2 | 47885,47892 | 1966 | ||
Brucite (*) | Brucite | Mg(OH)2 | 1 | 47883 | 462 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 3 | 47883,47892,47908 | 27770 | ||
Cassiterite (*) | Rutile | SnO2 | 3 | 47885,47899,47904 | 5171 | ||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 2 | 47903,47905 | 4979 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 4 | 47892,47893,47900,47904 | 27198 | ||
Cobaltite (*) | Cobaltite | CoAsS | 1 | 47892 | 966 | ||
Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 1 | 47879 | 1008 | ||
Corkite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 1 | 47912 | 151 | ||
Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 2 | 47877,47910 | 1797 | ||
Cronstedtite (*) | Clay Serpentine | (Fe2+,Fe3+)3(Si,Fe3+)2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 47902,47903 | 54 | ||
Cubanite (*) | Cubanite Wurtzite | CuFe2S3 | 1 | 47893 | 802 | ||
Devilline (*) | Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O | 1 | 47903 | 366 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 1 | 47897 | 4135 | ||
Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 47885 | 648 | ||
Dyscrasite (*) | Allargentum | Ag3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2) | 1 | 47904 | 180 | ||
Edingtonite (*) | Edingtonite | Ba(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O | 1 | 47892 | 26 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 47883 | 8173 | ||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 1 | 47903 | 2740 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 1 | 47908 | 9617 | ||
Froodite (*) | None | PdBi2 | 1 | 47892 | 62 | ||
Gahnite (*) | Spinel | ZnAl2O4 | 1 | 47885 | 445 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 6 | 47889,47892,47894,47900,47904,47905 | 24243 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 1 | 47885 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 2 | 47885,47892 | 30554 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 1 | 47885 | 2812 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 2 | 47885,47892 | 1544 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 1 | 47900 | 6890 | ||
Gyrolite (*) | Gyrolite | NaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O | 1 | 47892 | 142 | ||
Harmotome (*) | Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O | 1 | 47892 | 290 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 1 | 47885 | 14640 | ||
Hercynite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Al2O4 | 1 | 47877 | 407 | ||
Hessite (*) | None | Ag2Te | 1 | 47892 | 804 | ||
Hydromagnesite (*) | None | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O | 1 | 47883 | 341 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 5 | 47883,47885,47893,47899,47904 | 5433 | ||
Kaňkite (*) | Kaňkite | Fe3+(AsO4)·3.5H2O | 1 | 47900 | 38 | ||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 47892 | 5591 | ||
Kyanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2OSiO4 | 2 | 47885,47907 | 1507 | ||
Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 1 | 47892 | 1271 | ||
Linarite (*) | Linarite | CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 | 1 | 47903 | 987 | ||
Lizardite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 47883 | 359 | ||
Löllingite (*) | Löllingite | FeAs2 | 1 | 47904 | 762 | ||
Mackinawite (*) | None | (Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07) | 1 | 47893 | 451 | ||
Magnesio-hornblende (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 47883 | 238 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 4 | 47883,47885,47892,47893 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 1 | 47903 | 12537 | ||
Malayaite (*) | Titanite | CaSnO(SiO4) | 1 | 47897 | 40 | ||
Meta-autunite (*) | Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O | 1 | 47880 | 388 | ||
Michenerite (*) | Ullmannite | PdBiTe | 1 | 47892 | 114 | ||
Milarite (*) | Milarite | KCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O | 1 | 47892 | 156 | ||
Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 1 | 47892 | 1066 | ||
Mimetite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | 1 | 47903 | 1107 | ||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 3 | 47892,47903,47912 | 5800 | ||
Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 47892 | 1508 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 3 | 47877,47886,47911 | 17380 | ||
Nacrite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 47881 | 112 | ||
Natrolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O | 1 | 47892 | 1236 | ||
Gersdorffite-Pa3 (*) | Pyrite | NiAsS | 1 | 47892 | 767 | ||
Pectolite (*) | Pectolite | NaCa2Si3O8(OH) | 1 | 47892 | 363 | ||
Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 2 | 47892,47893 | 1512 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 47877 | 2273 | ||
Phosphuranylite (*) | Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O | 1 | 47880 | 182 | ||
Plumbojarosite (*) | Alunite | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 47894 | 477 | ||
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 47892 | 1898 | ||
Pyrargyrite (*) | None | Ag3SbS3 | 1 | 47901 | 1425 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 13 | 47877,47883,47885,47889,47892,47893,47894,47897,47900,47903,47904,47905,47908 | 39462 | ||
Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 1 | 47905 | 1725 | ||
Pyrope (*) | Garnet | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 47885 | 341 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 6 | 47877,47885,47892,47893,47900,47904 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 15 | 47878,47879,47881,47885,47886,47889,47894,47897,47901,47904,47905,47907,47908,47911,47912 | 61156 | ||
Rosenhahnite (*) | None | Ca3Si3O8(OH)2 | 1 | 47892 | 8 | ||
Russellite (*) | None | Bi2WO6 | 1 | 47912 | 40 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 6 | 47881,47883,47885,47889,47899,47907 | 5614 | ||
Saponite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O | 1 | 47892 | 301 | ||
Scheelite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 3 | 47885,47897,47912 | 4894 | ||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 7 | 47879,47881,47885,47886,47889,47899,47907 | 2705 | ||
Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 1 | 47901 | 1153 | ||
Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 4 | 47877,47881,47885,47907 | 1516 | ||
Sperrylite (*) | Pyrite | PtAs2 | 1 | 47892 | 337 | ||
Spessartine (*) | Garnet | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 47885 | 1214 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 6 | 47889,47892,47893,47894,47900,47904 | 21482 | ||
Stolzite (*) | Scheelite | Pb(WO4) | 1 | 47912 | 156 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 2 | 47883,47885 | 4899 | ||
Tobermorite (*) | Tobermorite | Ca4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O) | 1 | 47892 | 114 | ||
Tsumoite (*) | Tetradymite | BiTe | 1 | 47892 | 100 | ||
Uranophane-α (*) | None | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O | 1 | 47880 | 890 | ||
Valleriite (*) | Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] | 2 | 47893,47904 | 237 | ||
Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 1 | 47897 | 1247 | ||
Xonotlite (*) | None | Ca6Si6O17(OH)2 | 1 | 47892 | 109 | ||
Zippeite (*) | Zippeite | K2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4 | 1 | 47880 | 175 | ||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 1 | 47885 | 5251 |
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