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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Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 3 | 47535,47568,47569 | 8803 | ||
Alum-(K) (*) | Alum | KAl(SO4)2·12H2O | 1 | 47558 | 92 | ||
Ammoniojarosite (*) | Alunite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 47558 | 30 | ||
Analcime (*) | Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O | 1 | 47563 | 1627 | ||
Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 1 | 47571 | 2734 | ||
Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 3 | 47549,47558,47582 | 1588 | ||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 2 | 47570,47571 | 3092 | ||
Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 47543 | 708 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 4 | 47547,47549,47558,47570 | 3250 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 1 | 47577 | 9052 | ||
Artinite (*) | Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O | 1 | 47547 | 75 | ||
Autunite (*) | Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O | 1 | 47579 | 1272 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 3 | 47571,47573,47575 | 5509 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 8 | 47557,47561,47565,47570,47573,47575,47578,47582 | 11547 | ||
Bassanite (*) | Rhabdophane | Ca(SO4)·0.5H2O | 1 | 47540 | 82 | ||
Bavenite (*) | None | Ca4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1) | 1 | 47566 | 255 | ||
Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 1 | 47569 | 4286 | ||
Berzelianite (*) | None | Cu2-xSe (x ≈ 0.12) | 1 | 47580 | 66 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 2 | 47573,47580 | 5516 | ||
Brannerite (*) | Brannerite | UTi2O6 | 1 | 47576 | 248 | ||
Brownmillerite (*) | Brownmillerite Perovskite | Ca2Fe3+AlO5 | 1 | 47558 | 21 | ||
Brucite (*) | Brucite | Mg(OH)2 | 2 | 47547,47558 | 462 | ||
Brugnatellite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg6Fe3+(CO3)(OH)13·4H2O | 1 | 47547 | 32 | ||
Calciosamarskite (*) | Columbite | (Ca,Fe,Y)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 | 1 | 47568 | 11 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 15 | 47534,47547,47549,47553,47554,47557,47558,47561,47565,47570,47571,47573,47574,47580,47582 | 27770 | ||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 3 | 47571,47573,47575 | 4979 | ||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 1 | 47573 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 7 | 47552,47565,47570,47571,47573,47575,47580 | 27198 | ||
Chamosite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 | 1 | 47577 | 577 | ||
Chlorellestadite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl | 1 | 47558 | 4 | ||
Chlormayenite (*) | Mayenite | Ca12Al14O32[ 4Cl2] | 1 | 47558 | 19 | ||
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 2 | 47539,47567 | 3902 | ||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 1 | 47575 | 3531 | ||
Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 47539,47543 | 951 | ||
Clausthalite (*) | Rocksalt | PbSe | 1 | 47580 | 281 | ||
Clinohumite (*) | Humite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 | 1 | 47559 | 236 | ||
Sulphur-β (*) | None | S | 1 | 47558 | 5 | ||
Coalingite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg10Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)24·2H2O | 1 | 47547 | 27 | ||
Coffinite (*) | Zircon | U(SiO4)·nH2O | 1 | 47580 | 566 | ||
Copiapite (*) | Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 2 | 47549,47583 | 382 | ||
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 1 | 47573 | 3846 | ||
Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 2 | 47549,47558 | 1797 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 2 | 47573,47575 | 4165 | ||
Cristobalite (*) | Cristobalite | SiO2 | 1 | 47558 | 453 | ||
Cryptomelane (*) | Coronadite | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 | 1 | 47575 | 599 | ||
Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 1 | 47573 | 2970 | ||
Cuspidine (*) | Wöhlerite | Ca8(Si2O7)2F4 | 1 | 47558 | 67 | ||
Dewindtite (*) | Phosphuranylite | H2Pb3(UO2)6O4(PO4)4·12H2O | 1 | 47579 | 82 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 5 | 47547,47558,47565,47571,47582 | 9895 | ||
Elbaite (*) | Tourmaline | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 47569 | 520 | ||
Eltyubyuite (*) | Mayenite | Ca12Fe3+10Si4O32Cl6 | 1 | 47558 | 5 | ||
Enstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 1 | 47539 | 944 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 47537,47570 | 8173 | ||
Epsomite (*) | Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | 1 | 47558 | 484 | ||
Eucairite (*) | None | CuAgSe | 1 | 47580 | 54 | ||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 1 | 47535 | 2740 | ||
Fluorellestadite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F | 1 | 47558 | 33 | ||
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 6 | 47558,47565,47570,47573,47574,47575 | 9617 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 6 | 47565,47570,47571,47573,47575,47582 | 24243 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 4 | 47549,47565,47570,47573 | 7437 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 1 | 47570 | 2812 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 47537 | 1544 | ||
Grunerite (*) | Amphibole | Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 47577 | 223 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 5 | 47549,47558,47561,47582,47583 | 6890 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 6 | 47549,47558,47565,47570,47573,47583 | 14640 | ||
Hemimorphite (*) | Not in a structural group | Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 1 | 47575 | 1689 | ||
Hercynite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Al2O4 | 2 | 47539,47567 | 407 | ||
Hessite (*) | None | Ag2Te | 1 | 47571 | 804 | ||
Hexahydrite (*) | Hexahydrite | Mg(SO4)·6H2O | 3 | 47549,47558,47583 | 251 | ||
Hollandite (*) | Coronadite | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 | 1 | 47575 | 243 | ||
Huntite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaMg3(CO3)4 | 1 | 47547 | 69 | ||
Hydromagnesite (*) | None | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O | 1 | 47547 | 341 | ||
Hydroxylellestadite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5OH | 1 | 47558 | 22 | ||
Ishikawaite (*) | Columbite | (U,Fe,Y)NbO4 | 1 | 47568 | 24 | ||
Ixiolite (*) | Columbite | (Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O2 | 1 | 47568 | 148 | ||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 47558 | 2228 | ||
Kasolite (*) | None | Pb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O | 1 | 47579 | 198 | ||
Kieserite (*) | Kieserite | Mg(SO4)·H2O | 2 | 47558,47583 | 80 | ||
Koktaite (*) | None | (NH4)2Ca(SO4)2·H2O | 1 | 47583 | 12 | ||
Konyaite (*) | Picromerite | Na2Mg(SO4)2·5H2O | 2 | 47549,47558 | 20 | ||
Kumtyubeite (*) | Humite | Ca5(SiO4)2F2 | 1 | 47558 | 5 | ||
Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 1 | 47563 | 1271 | ||
Lechatelierite (*) | Amorphous | SiO2 | 1 | 47558 | 62 | ||
Letovicite (*) | None | (NH4)3H(SO4)2 | 1 | 47558 | 18 | ||
Magnesiochromite (*) | Spinel | MgCr2O4 | 1 | 47547 | 311 | ||
Magnesiocopiapite (*) | Copiapite | MgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 1 | 47558 | 54 | ||
Magnesioferrite (*) | Spinel | MgFe3+2O4 | 1 | 47558 | 98 | ||
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 1 | 47547 | 1487 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 3 | 47539,47547,47577 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 5 | 47552,47570,47571,47573,47575 | 12537 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 2 | 47557,47565 | 5674 | ||
Mascagnite (*) | Arcanite | (NH4)2(SO4) | 1 | 47558 | 61 | ||
Meta-autunite (*) | Meta-autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O | 1 | 47579 | 388 | ||
Metatorbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 47579 | 443 | ||
Metauranocircite-I (*) | None | Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O | 1 | 47579 | 38 | ||
Metavoltine (*) | Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O | 1 | 47558 | 78 | ||
Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 2 | 47535,47537 | 4924 | ||
Mogánite (*) | None | SiO2·nH2O | 1 | 47554 | 43 | ||
Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 1 | 47568 | 945 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 3 | 47535,47568,47577 | 17380 | ||
Natrolite (*) | Natrolite | Na2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O | 1 | 47563 | 1236 | ||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 3 | 47539,47547,47554 | 2994 | ||
Palygorskite (*) | Palygorskite Clay | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O | 1 | 47535 | 306 | ||
Pentahydrite (*) | Chalcanthite | Mg(SO4)·5H2O | 1 | 47558 | 32 | ||
Periclase (*) | Rocksalt | MgO | 1 | 47558 | 114 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 47543 | 2273 | ||
Phosphuranylite (*) | Phosphuranylite | KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O | 1 | 47579 | 182 | ||
Picromerite (*) | Picromerite | K2Mg(SO4)2·6H2O | 2 | 47549,47558 | 44 | ||
Portlandite (*) | Brucite | Ca(OH)2 | 1 | 47558 | 51 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 10 | 47535,47549,47557,47561,47565,47568,47570,47575,47577,47580 | 39462 | ||
Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 1 | 47575 | 1725 | ||
Pyrope (*) | Garnet | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 47539 | 341 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 47557 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 16 | 47535,47537,47547,47550,47554,47561,47565,47568,47569,47570,47571,47573,47574,47575,47577,47582 | 61156 | ||
Reinhardbraunsite (*) | Humite | Ca5(SiO4)2(OH)2 | 1 | 47558 | 9 | ||
Rondorfite (*) | None | Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2 | 1 | 47558 | 7 | ||
Salammoniac (*) | None | (NH4)Cl | 1 | 47558 | 105 | ||
Samarskite-(Y) (*) | Columbite | YFe3+Nb2O8 | 1 | 47568 | 353 | ||
Scheelite (*) | Scheelite | Ca(WO4) | 2 | 47537,47568 | 4894 | ||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 47569 | 2705 | ||
Sekaninaite (*) | Beryl | Fe2+2Al4Si5O18 | 1 | 47568 | 35 | ||
Sepiolite (*) | Sepiolite Clay | Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O | 1 | 47554 | 241 | ||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 3 | 47557,47561,47577 | 6417 | ||
Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 1 | 47573 | 5186 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 5 | 47561,47565,47570,47571,47575 | 21482 | ||
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 4 | 47547,47558,47567,47583 | 1934 | ||
Srebrodolskite (*) | Brownmillerite Perovskite | Ca2Fe3+2O5 | 1 | 47558 | 25 | ||
Starkeyite (*) | Starkeyite | Mg(SO4)·4H2O | 1 | 47558 | 79 | ||
Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 3 | 47549,47558,47583 | 2045 | ||
Tamarugite (*) | Tamarugite | NaAl(SO4)2·6H2O | 1 | 47558 | 87 | ||
Taranakite (*) | Taranakite | K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O | 1 | 47558 | 57 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 3 | 47571,47573,47575 | 5317 | ||
Thénardite (*) | None | Na2(SO4) | 1 | 47558 | 299 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 2 | 47535,47537 | 4899 | ||
Torbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O | 1 | 47579 | 1059 | ||
Tschermigite (*) | Alum | (NH4)Al(SO4)2·12H2O | 2 | 47558,47583 | 81 | ||
Umangite (*) | None | Cu3Se2 | 1 | 47580 | 71 | ||
Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 3 | 47568,47579,47580 | 2718 | ||
Uranophane-α (*) | None | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O | 1 | 47579 | 890 | ||
Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 1 | 47537 | 1395 | ||
Vivianite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 47561 | 636 | ||
Voltaite (*) | Voltaite | K2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O | 1 | 47583 | 111 | ||
Wadalite (*) | Mayenite | Ca6Al5Si2O16Cl3 | 1 | 47558 | 11 | ||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 1 | 47568 | 5251 |
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