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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Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 5 | 47966,47982,47986,47992,48007 | 3419 | ||
Aeschynite-(Ce) (*) | Aeschynite | (Ce,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 | 3 | 47995,48000,48005 | 43 | ||
Aeschynite-(Nd) (*) | Aeschynite | (Nd,Ln,Ca)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 | 3 | 47995,48000,48005 | 7 | ||
Aeschynite-(Y) (*) | Aeschynite | (Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 | 4 | 47995,48000,48005,48013 | 141 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 9 | 47955,47958,47986,47987,47989,47995,47997,48002,48007 | 8803 | ||
Allanite-(Ce) (*) | Allanite Epidote | CaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 47964,47970,47995 | 706 | ||
Allanite-(Y) (*) | Allanite Epidote | CaY(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 47989 | 28 | ||
Andalusite (*) | Andalusite | Al2SiO5 | 1 | 47997 | 1310 | ||
Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 1 | 47972 | 2734 | ||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 1 | 47972 | 3092 | ||
Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 1 | 47994 | 1036 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 1 | 47992 | 9052 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 3 | 47972,47986,47992 | 5509 | ||
Baotite (*) | Baotite | Ba4(Ti,Nb,W)8O16(SiO3)4Cl | 1 | 47970 | 27 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 2 | 47972,47982 | 11547 | ||
Bavenite (*) | None | Ca4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1) | 1 | 48001 | 255 | ||
Bazirite (*) | Benitoite | BaZrSi3O9 | 1 | 47970 | 11 | ||
Bazzite (*) | Beryl | Be3(Sc,Fe3+,Mg)2Si6O18·Na0.32·nH2O | 1 | 48001 | 51 | ||
Benitoite (*) | Benitoite | BaTiSi3O9 | 1 | 47970 | 20 | ||
Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 3 | 47987,48001,48002 | 4286 | ||
Brannerite (*) | Brannerite | UTi2O6 | 1 | 47972 | 248 | ||
Braunite (*) | Braunite | Mn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4) | 1 | 47997 | 483 | ||
Brockite (*) | Rhabdophane | (Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4)·H2O | 3 | 47951,47952,48004 | 48 | ||
Calciosamarskite (*) | Columbite | (Ca,Fe,Y)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 | 1 | 48002 | 11 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 9 | 47965,47966,47970,47972,47982,47983,47992,48007,48009 | 27770 | ||
Cassiterite (*) | Rutile | SnO2 | 3 | 47955,47995,48002 | 5171 | ||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 2 | 47965,47972 | 4979 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 5 | 47965,47966,47972,47986,47992 | 27198 | ||
Chernovite-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(AsO4) | 1 | 47997 | 46 | ||
Chondrodite (*) | Humite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 | 3 | 47964,47983,48009 | 285 | ||
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 1 | 47980 | 3902 | ||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 1 | 47972 | 3531 | ||
Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 47982,47983 | 951 | ||
Clinohumite (*) | Humite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 | 6 | 47982,47984,47985,47992,47998,48011 | 236 | ||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 47964,47986 | 1025 | ||
Clintonite (*) | Mica Clay | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 | 2 | 47983,48009 | 86 | ||
Cobaltite (*) | Cobaltite | CoAsS | 1 | 47997 | 966 | ||
Coffinite (*) | Zircon | U(SiO4)·nH2O | 1 | 47972 | 566 | ||
Columbite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Nb2O6 | 1 | 48001 | 289 | ||
Cookeite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 | 1 | 47958 | 181 | ||
Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 1 | 47986 | 1797 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 1 | 47972 | 4165 | ||
Daubréelite (*) | Spinel | FeCr2S4 | 1 | 47980 | 157 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 9 | 47964,47966,47982,47983,47986,47992,48007,48008,48009 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 5 | 47965,47982,47983,47992,48009 | 9895 | ||
Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 47990 | 648 | ||
Elbaite (*) | Tourmaline | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 3 | 47955,47958,48002 | 520 | ||
Enstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 1 | 48008 | 944 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 47966,47994,48007 | 8173 | ||
Fergusonite-(Y) (*) | Scheelite | YNbO4 | 1 | 48002 | 196 | ||
Fersmite (*) | Columbite | CaNb2O6 | 1 | 48001 | 83 | ||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 2 | 47983,48009 | 2740 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 4 | 47955,47964,47994,48009 | 9617 | ||
Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 3 | 47982,47983,47992 | 1188 | ||
Freibergite (*) | Tetrahedrite | Ag6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12 | 1 | 47965 | 663 | ||
Gahnite (*) | Spinel | ZnAl2O4 | 1 | 47982 | 445 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 5 | 47965,47966,47972,47982,47992 | 24243 | ||
Geikielite (*) | Corundum | MgTiO3 | 1 | 47983 | 70 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 1 | 47972 | 7437 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 4 | 47988,47990,48003,48009 | 2812 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 2 | 47964,47994 | 1544 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 1 | 47972 | 6890 | ||
Halloysite-7Å (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 47969 | 52 | ||
Hambergite (*) | None | Be2(BO3)(OH) | 1 | 48002 | 81 | ||
Hedenbergite (*) | Pyroxene | CaFe2+Si2O6 | 1 | 47994 | 741 | ||
Hemimorphite (*) | Not in a structural group | Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 1 | 47972 | 1689 | ||
Henrymeyerite (*) | Coronadite | Ba(Ti7Fe2+)O16 | 1 | 47970 | 9 | ||
Herzenbergite (*) | Arsenolamprite | SnS | 1 | 47995 | 35 | ||
Huttonite (*) | Monazite | Th(SiO4) | 2 | 47952,48004 | 37 | ||
Hydroxylclinohumite (*) | Humite | Mg9(SiO4)4(OH)2 | 2 | 47982,47983 | 16 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 2 | 47983,47995 | 5433 | ||
Iron (*) | Iron | Fe | 1 | 47980 | 1089 | ||
Ixiolite (*) | Columbite | (Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2 | 1 | 48002 | 148 | ||
Kanonaite (*) | Andalusite | Mn3+AlOSiO4 | 1 | 47997 | 9 | ||
Kristiansenite (*) | Kristiansenite | Ca4Sc2Sn2(Si2O7)2(Si2O6OH)2 | 1 | 48001 | 6 | ||
Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 4 | 47964,47966,47968,47969 | 1271 | ||
Magnesio-arfvedsonite (*) | Amphibole | NaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 47970 | 79 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 3 | 47966,47997,48007 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 4 | 47965,47972,47986,47992 | 12537 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 1 | 47972 | 5674 | ||
Margarite (*) | Mica Clay | CaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2 | 1 | 47986 | 168 | ||
Masutomilite (*) | Mica | KLiAlMn2+(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2 | 1 | 48002 | 12 | ||
Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 5 | 47955,47958,47970,47995,48002 | 4924 | ||
Milarite (*) | Milarite | KCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O | 1 | 47958 | 156 | ||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 1 | 47992 | 5800 | ||
Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 3 | 47997,48002,48013 | 945 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 4 | 47986,47990,47997,48002 | 17380 | ||
Natrolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O | 1 | 47969 | 1236 | ||
Nioboaeschynite-(Ce) (*) | Aeschynite | (Ce,Ca)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6 | 1 | 48000 | 17 | ||
Nontronite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 47986 | 471 | ||
Omphacite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6 | 1 | 48008 | 229 | ||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 1 | 47965 | 2994 | ||
Orthoclase (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 5 | 47955,47958,47966,47986,47989 | 2349 | ||
Oxy-dravite (*) | Tourmaline | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O | 1 | 47990 | 24 | ||
Paragonite (*) | Mica Clay | NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 47997 | 247 | ||
Pargasite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 47983 | 313 | ||
Phenakite (*) | Phenakite | Be2(SiO4) | 1 | 48001 | 326 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 7 | 47964,47973,47982,47983,47992,48007,48009 | 2273 | ||
Polybasite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] | 1 | 47965 | 716 | ||
Polycrase-(Y) (*) | Columbite | Y(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 | 2 | 48005,48013 | 121 | ||
Polylithionite (*) | Mica | KLi2AlSi4O10F2 | 1 | 47955 | 89 | ||
Potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite (*) | Amphibole | KNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 47970 | 10 | ||
Potassic-richterite (*) | Amphibole | K(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 47970 | 21 | ||
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 2 | 47964,47966 | 1898 | ||
Pseudobrookite (*) | Pseudobrookite | (Fe3+2Ti)O5 | 1 | 47997 | 164 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 6 | 47965,47966,47972,47982,47992,48007 | 39462 | ||
Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 1 | 47972 | 1725 | ||
Pyrope (*) | Garnet | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 47973 | 341 | ||
Pyrophanite (*) | Corundum | Mn2+TiO3 | 1 | 47997 | 244 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 3 | 47966,47982,47992 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 20 | 47958,47965,47966,47970,47972,47974,47975,47976,47982,47988,47989,47990,47991,47992,47994,47995,47996,47997,48001,48002 | 61156 | ||
Rossmanite (*) | Tourmaline | (Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 47958 | 37 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 6 | 47955,47970,47983,47995,47997,48002 | 5614 | ||
Samarskite-(Y) (*) | Columbite | YFe3+Nb2O8 | 1 | 48002 | 353 | ||
Scheelite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 6 | 47964,47986,47992,47994,48002,48009 | 4894 | ||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 4 | 47958,47986,47987,47989 | 2705 | ||
Schreibersite (*) | None | (Fe,Ni)3P | 1 | 47980 | 374 | ||
Smithsonite (*) | Calcite | Zn(CO3) | 1 | 47972 | 2473 | ||
Spessartine (*) | Garnet | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 3 | 47987,47997,48002 | 1214 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 5 | 47965,47972,47982,47986,47992 | 21482 | ||
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 6 | 47964,47973,47982,47983,47992,48007 | 1934 | ||
Stokesite (*) | None | CaSnSi3O9·2H2O | 1 | 47995 | 21 | ||
Taenite (*) | None | (Ni,Fe) | 1 | 47980 | 703 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 1 | 47983 | 3337 | ||
Tantalite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Ta2O6 | 1 | 47955 | 211 | ||
Tephroite (*) | Olivine | Mn2+2(SiO4) | 1 | 47997 | 240 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 1 | 47972 | 5317 | ||
Thorianite (*) | Fluorite | ThO2 | 2 | 47952,48004 | 236 | ||
Thorite (*) | Zircon | Th(SiO4) | 2 | 47952,48004 | 1006 | ||
Thortveitite (*) | Thortveitite | Sc2Si2O7 | 1 | 48001 | 54 | ||
Tinzenite (*) | Axinite | Ca2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2 | 1 | 47995 | 24 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 9 | 47966,47970,47982,47983,47986,47989,47992,47995,48001 | 4899 | ||
Topaz (*) | Topaz | Al2SiO4F2 | 3 | 47958,47987,48002 | 1476 | ||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 47982,47994 | 2562 | ||
Trilithionite (*) | Mica | KLi1.5Al1.5(Si3Al)O10F2 | 1 | 47958 | 28 | ||
Troilite (*) | None | FeS | 1 | 47980 | 1044 | ||
Variscite (*) | None | Al(PO4)·2H2O | 1 | 47988 | 301 | ||
Varlamoffite (*) | Rutile | (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)2 | 1 | 47995 | 56 | ||
Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 2 | 47964,47994 | 1395 | ||
Vigezzite (*) | Aeschynite | (Ca,Ce)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 | 1 | 48001 | 12 | ||
Wavellite (*) | Wavellite | Al3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O | 1 | 47988 | 374 | ||
Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 1 | 47983 | 1247 | ||
Xenotime-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(PO4) | 2 | 47970,48002 | 939 | ||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 6 | 47970,47983,47987,47995,48001,48002 | 5251 | ||
Zirconolite (*) | Zirconolite | (Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O7 | 1 | 47982 | 140 |
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