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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. |
| Chalcopyrite | Copper | Enargite | Marcasite | Molybdenite | None | Pyrite | Rocksalt | Sphalerite | Spinel |
| Tetrahedrite | Wurtzite |
| Alunite (*) | Bornite (*) | Chalcocite (*) | Chalcopyrite (*) | Enargite (*) |
| Galena (*) | Gold (*) | Magnetite (*) | Marcasite (*) | Molybdenite (*) |
| Pyrite (*) | Sphalerite (*) | Tennantite-(Fe) (*) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alunite (*) | None | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 966 |
| Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 5516 |
| Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 5707 |
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 27198 |
| Enargite (*) | Enargite Wurtzite | Cu3AsS4 | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 910 |
| Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 24243 |
| Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 30554 |
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 14899 |
| Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 5674 |
| Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 5800 |
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 39462 |
| Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 21482 |
| Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 398 | 359 | 1 | 77172 | 1803 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PorphCu-00606 | 398 | 359 | Middle-Late Devonian? | Alunite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | Cu | 208349 | Kazkyrmyskoe Cu Deposit, Balkhash, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan | Kazkyrmyskoye | Singer et al. (2008) | USGSOFR2008_1155 |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|
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