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 | 3 | 64408,64417,64422 | 3419 | ||
Aegirine (*) | Pyroxene | NaFe3+Si2O6 | 1 | 64423 | 1022 | ||
Aegirine-augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6 | 1 | 64422 | 286 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 3 | 64402,64408,64422 | 8803 | ||
Allanite-(Ce) (*) | Allanite Epidote | CaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 64408 | 706 | ||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 64422 | 2353 | ||
Alunite (*) | None | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 4 | 64397,64401,64403,64405 | 966 | ||
Alunogen (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O | 2 | 64393,64401 | 272 | ||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 5 | 64408,64409,64412,64414,64417 | 1534 | ||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 2 | 64408,64422 | 3092 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 3 | 64393,64408,64418 | 3250 | ||
Arseniosiderite (*) | Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O | 1 | 64418 | 194 | ||
Atacamite (*) | Atacamite | Cu2Cl(OH)3 | 2 | 64395,64413 | 544 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 3 | 64398,64405,64418 | 5509 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 13 | 64394,64395,64398,64399,64400,64401,64403,64405,64406,64408,64413,64417,64418 | 11547 | ||
Beudantite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 | 1 | 64418 | 413 | ||
Birnessite (*) | None | (Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O | 1 | 64394 | 178 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 2 | 64403,64405 | 5516 | ||
Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 2 | 64408,64413 | 1633 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 6 | 64393,64408,64415,64417,64418,64422 | 27770 | ||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 1 | 64403 | 4979 | ||
Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 1 | 64413 | 925 | ||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 1 | 64403 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 5 | 64395,64398,64403,64405,64408 | 27198 | ||
Chamosite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 | 1 | 64417 | 577 | ||
Chlorargyrite (*) | Rocksalt | AgCl | 2 | 64395,64403 | 1382 | ||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 2 | 64408,64413 | 3531 | ||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 64422 | 1025 | ||
Conichalcite (*) | Adelite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) | 1 | 64415 | 363 | ||
Connellite (*) | Connellite | Cu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O | 1 | 64413 | 295 | ||
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 2 | 64408,64418 | 3846 | ||
Coronadite (*) | Coronadite | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 | 1 | 64406 | 227 | ||
Cotunnite (*) | None | PbCl2 | 1 | 64405 | 54 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 2 | 64403,64405 | 4165 | ||
Cryptomelane (*) | Coronadite | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 | 1 | 64406 | 599 | ||
Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 1 | 64413 | 2970 | ||
Deerite (*) | None | Fe2+6Fe3+3(Si6O17)O3(OH)5 | 1 | 64422 | 27 | ||
Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 2 | 64403,64405 | 1027 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 1 | 64408 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 1 | 64408 | 9895 | ||
Enargite (*) | Enargite Wurtzite | Cu3AsS4 | 2 | 64398,64405 | 910 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 64408,64416,64422 | 8173 | ||
Famatinite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu3SbS4 | 1 | 64405 | 163 | ||
Ferro-glaucophane (*) | Amphibole | Na2(Fe2+3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 64402,64422 | 26 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 3 | 64408,64417,64418 | 9617 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 5 | 64395,64398,64403,64405,64408 | 24243 | ||
Glaucophane (*) | Amphibole | Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 64408,64422 | 286 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 5 | 64394,64403,64413,64417,64418 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 3 | 64395,64403,64421 | 30554 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 1 | 64408 | 2812 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 2 | 64393,64413 | 6890 | ||
Hedenbergite (*) | Pyroxene | CaFe2+Si2O6 | 5 | 64408,64409,64411,64412,64417 | 741 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 8 | 64395,64408,64409,64412,64414,64417,64418,64422 | 14640 | ||
Hollandite (*) | Coronadite | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 | 1 | 64406 | 243 | ||
Ilvaite (*) | Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH) | 3 | 64408,64414,64417 | 197 | ||
Iodargyrite (*) | Wurtzite | AgI | 1 | 64403 | 180 | ||
Jadeite (*) | Pyroxene | NaAlSi2O6 | 2 | 64422,64423 | 154 | ||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 64395 | 2228 | ||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 3 | 64401,64403,64405 | 5591 | ||
Lawsonite (*) | Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 1 | 64402 | 121 | ||
Lepidocrocite (*) | Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) | 1 | 64403 | 581 | ||
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 1 | 64397 | 1487 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 3 | 64408,64411,64422 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 7 | 64395,64398,64405,64408,64413,64415,64418 | 12537 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 2 | 64403,64405 | 5674 | ||
Metavoltine (*) | Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O | 1 | 64393 | 78 | ||
Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 64403 | 1508 | ||
Mordenite (*) | Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O | 2 | 64391,64392 | 405 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 9 | 64395,64401,64402,64403,64405,64406,64408,64422,64423 | 17380 | ||
Nantokite (*) | Sphalerite | CuCl | 1 | 64413 | 35 | ||
Omphacite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6 | 1 | 64423 | 229 | ||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 4 | 64392,64395,64401,64403 | 2994 | ||
Orthoclase (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 64408 | 2349 | ||
Paragonite (*) | Mica Clay | NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 64422 | 247 | ||
Paratacamite (*) | Atacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6 | 1 | 64395 | 158 | ||
Pearceite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] | 1 | 64405 | 249 | ||
Pharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O | 1 | 64418 | 428 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 64408 | 2273 | ||
Polybasite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] | 1 | 64405 | 716 | ||
Proustite (*) | None | Ag3AsS3 | 1 | 64405 | 733 | ||
Pyrargyrite (*) | None | Ag3SbS3 | 1 | 64405 | 1425 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 6 | 64395,64398,64401,64403,64405,64408 | 39462 | ||
Pyrolusite (*) | Rutile | MnO2 | 2 | 64394,64406 | 3106 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 18 | 64393,64394,64395,64396,64398,64401,64403,64405,64408,64409,64410,64412,64414,64415,64417,64419,64421,64422 | 61156 | ||
Ramsdellite (*) | Ramsdellite | MnO2 | 2 | 64394,64406 | 88 | ||
Romanèchite (*) | None | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 | 1 | 64406 | 312 | ||
Sepiolite (*) | Sepiolite Clay | Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O | 1 | 64408 | 241 | ||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 1 | 64408 | 6417 | ||
Spangolite (*) | Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O | 1 | 64413 | 105 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 5 | 64395,64398,64403,64405,64408 | 21482 | ||
Stilpnomelane (*) | Stilpnomelane Clay | (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O | 1 | 64402 | 456 | ||
Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 6 | 64393,64396,64397,64401,64405,64407 | 2045 | ||
Szaibélyite (*) | None | MgBO2(OH) | 1 | 64408 | 87 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 1 | 64408 | 3337 | ||
Tamarugite (*) | Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2·6H2O | 1 | 64404 | 87 | ||
Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 2 | 64398,64405 | 1803 | ||
Tenorite (*) | None | CuO | 1 | 64403 | 1101 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 3 | 64398,64403,64405 | 5317 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 2 | 64408,64422 | 4899 | ||
Todorokite (*) | None | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O | 1 | 64406 | 433 | ||
Vernadite (*) | None | (Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 64406 | 65 | ||
Watanabeite (*) | None | Cu4(As,Sb)2S5 | 1 | 64405 | 7 | ||
Winchite (*) | Amphibole | (NaCa)(Mg4Al)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 64422 | 51 | ||
Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 1 | 64408 | 1247 |
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