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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. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthite (*) | Acanthite | Ag2S | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 2793 |
| Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 107761,107792 | 3419 | ||
| Adamite (*) | Andalusite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) | 23 | 19 | 3 | 107712,107748,107750 | 254 |
| Agardite-(Y) (*) | Mixite | YCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107782 | 90 |
| Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 5 | 107675,107676,107737,107761,107792 | 8803 | ||
| Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 4 | 107737,107770,107771,107831 | 2353 | ||
| Alunite (*) | None | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 11 | 9.5 | 12 | 107699,107721,107723,107775,107777,107778,107779,107780,107782,107792,107818,107826 | 966 |
| Amarantite (*) | Amarantite | Fe3+2O(SO4)2·7H2O | 48 | 48 | 1 | 107807 | 22 |
| Ammoniojarosite (*) | Alunite | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 1 | 107778 | 30 |
| Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 5 | 107675,107676,107723,107737,107761 | 2162 | ||
| Andalusite (*) | Andalusite | Al2SiO5 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 1 | 107815 | 1310 |
| Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 11.8 | 8.6 | 8 | 107719,107723,107744,107775,107777,107781,107784,107790 | 2734 |
| Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 1 | 107795 | 1588 | ||
| Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 3092 |
| Annabergite (*) | Vivianite | Ni3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 23 | 19 | 2 | 107750,107816 | 445 |
| Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 107671,107761 | 708 | ||
| Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 48 | 17.5 | 7 | 107675,107750,107761,107807,107810,107815,107820 | 3250 |
| Argentojarosite (*) | Alunite | AgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 107792 | 58 | ||
| Arseniosiderite (*) | Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O | 23 | 8.6 | 4 | 107750,107775,107777,107782 | 194 |
| Arsenogoyazite (*) | Alunite | SrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 | 1 | 107838 | 21 | ||
| Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 48 | 48 | 5 | 107721,107737,107757,107795,107807 | 9052 |
| Arsentsumebite (*) | Brackebuschite | Pb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) | 1 | 107723 | 37 | ||
| Arthurite (*) | Arthurite | CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107782 | 35 |
| Asbolane (*) | Not in a structural group | Mn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O | 23 | 19 | 2 | 107750,107773 | 143 |
| Atacamite (*) | Atacamite | Cu2Cl(OH)3 | 23 | 8.6 | 6 | 107712,107723,107750,107775,107777,107784 | 544 |
| Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 2 | 107768,107797 | 2060 | ||
| Auriacusite (*) | Andalusite | Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 6 |
| Aurichalcite (*) | None | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 107697,107741,107750 | 919 |
| Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 48 | 8.6 | 16 | 107673,107693,107696,107697,107721,107723,107726,107737,107750,107773,107775,107782,107789,107813,107838,107841 | 5509 |
| Barroisite (*) | Amphibole | (NaCa)(Mg3Al2)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 107709 | 49 | ||
| Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 48 | 8.6 | 26 | 107675,107680,107691,107696,107697,107717,107719,107721,107723,107726,107727,107728,107729,107730,107732,107750,107759,107773,107775,107785,107792,107794,107795,107807,107810,107813 | 11547 |
| Bayldonite (*) | None | Cu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)2 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107723,107777 | 172 |
| Beaverite-(Cu) (*) | Alunite | Pb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)6 | 48 | 8.6 | 3 | 107775,107777,107809 | 132 |
| Belloite (*) | None | Cu(OH)Cl | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 6 |
| Beudantite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 | 2 | 107723,107741 | 413 | ||
| Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 1 | 107721 | 1966 | ||
| Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 2 | 107737,107757 | 1935 | ||
| Bismutite (*) | Bismutite | Bi2O2(CO3) | 2 | 107737,107757 | 716 | ||
| Bobkingite (*) | None | Cu5Cl2(OH)8·2H2O | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 3 |
| Boleite (*) | None | KAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)48 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107777 | 65 |
| Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 23 | 8.6 | 4 | 107693,107750,107775,107782 | 5516 |
| Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 2 | 107716,107721 | 843 | ||
| Bournonite (*) | Bournonite | CuPbSbS3 | 4 | 107716,107721,107722,107795 | 1089 | ||
| Brackebuschite (*) | Brackebuschite | Pb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH) | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107782 | 15 |
| Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 23 | 8.6 | 6 | 107696,107723,107750,107775,107777,107784 | 1633 |
| Bromargyrite (*) | Rocksalt | AgBr | 1 | 107784 | 227 | ||
| Brookite (*) | Brookite | TiO2 | 4 | 107675,107676,107717,107761 | 700 | ||
| Calaverite (*) | Melonite | AuTe2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 2 | 107719,107775 | 361 |
| Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 48 | 8.6 | 31 | 107675,107676,107677,107683,107691,107693,107697,107701,107709,107710,107719,107721,107735,107741,107750,107754,107761,107773,107775,107782,107784,107792,107794,107795,107797,107807,107813,107819,107823,107826,107838 | 27770 |
| Calderónite (*) | Brackebuschite | Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH) | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107775,107782 | 29 |
| Caledonite (*) | Caledonite | Cu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107777,107784 | 359 |
| Calomel (*) | None | HgCl | 23 | 19 | 2 | 107750,107792 | 91 |
| Capgaronnite (*) | None | AgHgClS | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 11 |
| Carminite (*) | Carminite | PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 | 1 | 107723 | 178 | ||
| Carrollite (*) | Spinel | CuCo2S4 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 154 |
| Celestine (*) | Baryte | Sr(SO4) | 3 | 107739,107754,107795 | 1252 | ||
| Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 48 | 8.6 | 15 | 107683,107696,107697,107719,107723,107726,107773,107775,107777,107782,107784,107790,107810,107823,107824 | 4979 |
| Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 4 | 107712,107775,107777,107782 | 925 |
| Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 23 | 8.6 | 4 | 107693,107750,107777,107780 | 5707 |
| Chalcophanite (*) | None | ZnMn4+3O7·3H2O | 1 | 107784 | 197 | ||
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 48 | 8.6 | 12 | 107693,107717,107721,107737,107750,107757,107773,107775,107782,107792,107807,107841 | 27198 |
| Chalcosiderite (*) | Turquoise | CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O | 1 | 107792 | 77 | ||
| Chamosite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 | 1 | 107677 | 577 | ||
| Chenevixite (*) | Chenevixite | CuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)2 | 23 | 8.6 | 3 | 107750,107775,107782 | 90 |
| Chlorargyrite (*) | Rocksalt | AgCl | 48 | 8.6 | 7 | 107723,107726,107750,107775,107777,107782,107813 | 1382 |
| Chloritoid (*) | Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 | 1 | 107677 | 376 | ||
| Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 23 | 8.6 | 11 | 107673,107696,107741,107743,107750,107757,107773,107782,107784,107817,107838 | 3531 |
| Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 23 | 19 | 6 | 107693,107721,107750,107761,107792,107838 | 2600 |
| Clinoatacamite (*) | Atacamite | Cu2Cl(OH)3 | 23 | 8.6 | 3 | 107723,107750,107777 | 43 |
| Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 2 | 107675,107676 | 1756 | ||
| Clinoclase (*) | None | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 127 |
| Clinoptilolite-Ca (*) | Heulandite | Ca3(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O | 1 | 107774 | 33 | ||
| Clinoptilolite-K (*) | Heulandite | K6(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O | 1 | 107774 | 13 | ||
| Clinoptilolite-Na (*) | Heulandite | Na6(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107774,107775 | 24 |
| Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 107675,107709 | 1025 | ||
| Clintonite (*) | Mica Clay | CaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2 | 1 | 107792 | 86 | ||
| Cobaltite (*) | Cobaltite | CoAsS | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 966 |
| Conichalcite (*) | Adelite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) | 48 | 8.6 | 6 | 107743,107750,107773,107782,107807,107838 | 363 |
| Connellite (*) | Connellite | Cu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O | 23 | 8.6 | 5 | 107712,107750,107775,107777,107782 | 295 |
| Cookeite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 2 | 107677,107815 | 181 |
| Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 23 | 19 | 5 | 107696,107726,107727,107750,107757 | 3846 |
| Corderoite (*) | None | Hg3S2Cl2 | 1 | 107792 | 16 | ||
| Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 3 | 107770,107771,107831 | 1008 | ||
| Cornwallite (*) | None | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 | 23 | 8.6 | 4 | 107737,107743,107750,107782 | 175 |
| Coronadite (*) | Coronadite | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 5 | 107773,107775,107777,107781,107782 | 227 |
| Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 23 | 8.6 | 7 | 107693,107723,107750,107773,107775,107780,107784 | 4165 |
| Cristobalite (*) | Cristobalite | SiO2 | 1 | 107771 | 453 | ||
| Cummingtonite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 107803 | 327 | ||
| Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 23 | 19 | 4 | 107696,107726,107750,107757 | 2970 |
| Cyanotrichite (*) | Cyanotrichite | Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)2 | 3 | 107712,107723,107838 | 179 | ||
| Diaspore (*) | Diaspore | AlO(OH) | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107775 | 481 |
| Dickite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107775 | 651 |
| Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107775,107782 | 1027 |
| Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 107693,107743,107750,107754,107761,107773,107785,107792 | 9895 |
| Duftite (*) | Adelite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) | 11.8 | 8.6 | 5 | 107697,107741,107773,107777,107781 | 220 |
| Dyscrasite (*) | Allargentum | Ag3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2) | 2 | 107719,107727 | 180 | ||
| Eglestonite (*) | None | ([Hg1+]2)3OCl3(OH) | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 36 |
| Emmonsite (*) | None | Fe3+2(Te4+O3)3·2H2O | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 | 107780 | 34 |
| Enargite (*) | Enargite Wurtzite | Cu3AsS4 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 107775,107777,107780 | 910 |
| Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 107746 | 8173 | ||
| Epsomite (*) | Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | 1 | 107819 | 484 | ||
| Erythrite (*) | Vivianite | Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 23 | 19 | 2 | 107750,107789 | 814 |
| Ferberite (*) | Columbite | Fe2+(WO4) | 3 | 107716,107721,107728 | 551 | ||
| Ferrierite-Mg (*) | Ferrierite | [Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72·18H2O | 1 | 107774 | 34 | ||
| Ferro-hornblende (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 107706 | 271 | ||
| Ferro-katophorite (*) | Amphibole | Na(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 107709 | 38 | ||
| Ferrocarpholite (*) | Carpholite | Fe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 1 | 107815 | 25 |
| Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 11.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 107676,107775,107782 | 2740 |
| Fluorcalcioroméite (*) | Pyrochlore | (Ca,Na)2Sb5+2O6F | 1 | 107726 | 8 | ||
| Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 7 | 107693,107726,107744,107773,107823,107824,107838 | 9617 | ||
| Fraipontite (*) | Clay Serpentine | (Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 107784 | 49 | ||
| Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 48 | 8.6 | 27 | 107680,107683,107693,107696,107697,107717,107721,107722,107723,107726,107727,107729,107744,107750,107773,107775,107777,107782,107784,107785,107790,107792,107794,107795,107810,107823,107824 | 24243 |
| Gartrellite (*) | None | PbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107723,107777 | 41 |
| Gerhardtite (*) | None | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 24 |
| Glaukosphaerite (*) | Malachite | CuNi(CO3)(OH)2 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 25 |
| Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 48 | 8.6 | 24 | 107675,107676,107691,107693,107715,107717,107719,107721,107723,107726,107727,107728,107729,107730,107733,107737,107741,107757,107759,107775,107782,107807,107809,107810 | 7437 |
| Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 23 | 10.4 | 9 | 107737,107750,107775,107777,107779,107780,107782,107784,107792 | 30554 |
| Graphite (*) | None | C | 3 | 107675,107792,107831 | 2812 | ||
| Guanacoite (*) | Akrochordite | Cu2Mg3(OH)4(AsO4)2·4H2O | 1 | 107741 | 3 | ||
| Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 48 | 8.6 | 23 | 107686,107699,107707,107712,107715,107717,107721,107723,107726,107752,107766,107775,107782,107792,107793,107795,107807,107819,107826,107831,107833,107834,107836 | 6890 |
| Halite (*) | Rocksalt | NaCl | 2 | 107709,107792 | 1398 | ||
| Halotrichite (*) | Halotrichite | Fe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 107721,107775,107819 | 409 |
| Hausmannite (*) | Spinel | Mn2+Mn3+2O4 | 1 | 107719 | 350 | ||
| Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 48 | 9.5 | 13 | 107675,107676,107693,107703,107721,107727,107733,107737,107761,107775,107780,107807,107813 | 14640 |
| Hemimorphite (*) | Not in a structural group | Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 5 | 107697,107741,107773,107777,107784 | 1689 |
| Hercynite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Al2O4 | 1 | 107771 | 407 | ||
| Hetaerolite (*) | Spinel | ZnMn3+2O4 | 2 | 107717,107719 | 73 | ||
| Heterogenite (*) | None | Co3+O(OH) | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 111 |
| Hidalgoite (*) | Alunite | PbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107775,107777 | 57 |
| Hörnesite (*) | Vivianite | Mg3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 103 |
| Huntite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaMg3(CO3)4 | 1 | 107792 | 69 | ||
| Hydroniumpharmacoalumite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | (H3O)Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4.5H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107782 | 1 |
| Iltisite (*) | None | HgAgSCl | 1 | 107838 | 3 | ||
| Inyoite (*) | None | CaB3O3(OH)5·4H2O | 1 | 107792 | 34 | ||
| Iodargyrite (*) | Wurtzite | AgI | 23 | 8.6 | 3 | 107750,107777,107782 | 180 |
| Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 48 | 8.6 | 14 | 107712,107717,107721,107723,107728,107750,107777,107779,107780,107782,107784,107792,107807,107819 | 2228 |
| Juanitaite (*) | Not in a structural group | (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11·2H2O | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 4 |
| Kaersutite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2 | 1 | 107709 | 179 | ||
| Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 48 | 8.6 | 7 | 107677,107699,107775,107780,107782,107792,107811 | 5591 |
| Kasolite (*) | None | Pb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O | 1 | 107767 | 198 | ||
| Krennerite (*) | None | Au3AgTe8 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 | 107780 | 111 |
| Ktenasite (*) | Ktenasite Devilline | ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107782 | 75 |
| Kuzminite (*) | None | HgBr | 1 | 107792 | 4 | ||
| Kyanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2OSiO4 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 1 | 107815 | 1507 |
| Lavendulan (*) | None | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O | 23 | 8.6 | 4 | 107712,107750,107777,107782 | 149 |
| Lepidocrocite (*) | Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) | 48 | 48 | 2 | 107723,107813 | 581 |
| Linarite (*) | Linarite | CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107777,107784 | 987 |
| Löllingite (*) | Löllingite | FeAs2 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107782 | 762 |
| Luanheite (*) | None | Ag3Hg | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 17 |
| Macedonite (*) | Perovskite | PbTiO3 | 1 | 107727 | 5 | ||
| Magnesiocarpholite (*) | Carpholite | MgAl2Si2O6(OH)4 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 1 | 107815 | 23 |
| Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 48 | 48 | 6 | 107684,107699,107800,107807,107817,107819 | 1487 |
| Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 3 | 107733,107761,107803 | 14899 | ||
| Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 48 | 8.6 | 22 | 107673,107693,107696,107697,107712,107723,107726,107737,107741,107743,107750,107757,107761,107768,107773,107775,107777,107782,107784,107789,107813,107838 | 12537 |
| Manganite (*) | Rutile | Mn3+O(OH) | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107717,107775 | 770 |
| Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 5 | 107721,107792,107795,107819,107826 | 5674 | ||
| Melanterite (*) | Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O | 1 | 107712 | 915 | ||
| Mercury (*) | None | Hg | 23 | 19 | 2 | 107750,107792 | 397 |
| Metacinnabar (*) | Sphalerite | HgS | 1 | 107792 | 255 | ||
| Metaheinrichite (*) | None | Ba(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O | 48 | 48 | 2 | 107804,107807 | 19 |
| Metasideronatrite (*) | None | Na2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107775,107782 | 28 |
| Miersite (*) | Sphalerite | AgI | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107782 | 10 |
| Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 1 | 107792 | 1066 | ||
| Mimetite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | 48 | 8.6 | 14 | 107696,107697,107712,107723,107741,107773,107775,107776,107777,107781,107782,107784,107809,107838 | 1107 |
| Mixite (*) | Mixite | Cu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 168 |
| Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 2 | 107675,107676 | 945 | ||
| Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 107792 | 1508 | ||
| Mordenite (*) | Mordenite | (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O | 1 | 107769 | 405 | ||
| Mottramite (*) | Descloizite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) | 11.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 107777,107781,107782 | 362 |
| Mullite (*) | None | Al4+2xSi2-2xO10-x (x ≈ 0.4) | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107762 | 78 |
| Munakataite (*) | Linarite | Pb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)4 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107777 | 22 |
| Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 48 | 8.6 | 11 | 107675,107676,107677,107719,107737,107750,107761,107775,107792,107811,107818 | 17380 |
| Nacrite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 107792 | 112 | ||
| Nantokite (*) | Sphalerite | CuCl | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 35 |
| Natroalunite (*) | Alunite | NaAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 2 | 107678,107819 | 128 | ||
| Natrojarosite (*) | Alunite | NaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 2 | 107712,107792 | 254 | ||
| Natropharmacoalumite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | NaAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107782 | 3 |
| Natropharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | NaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107782 | 13 |
| Nitrocalcite (*) | None | Ca(NO3)2·4H2O | 1 | 107792 | 46 | ||
| Nontronite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Na0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 107792 | 471 | ||
| Olivenite (*) | Andalusite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) | 23 | 8.6 | 8 | 107712,107737,107743,107750,107775,107777,107782,107838 | 492 |
| Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 5 | 107693,107713,107714,107757,107775 | 2994 |
| Orpiment (*) | Orpiment | As2S3 | 1 | 107792 | 511 | ||
| Orthoclase (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 11.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 107777,107782,107792 | 2349 |
| Osarizawaite (*) | Alunite | Pb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 107723,107777,107781 | 64 |
| Oxyplumboroméite (*) | Pyrochlore | Pb2Sb2O7 | 1 | 107726 | 33 | ||
| Gersdorffite-Pa3 (*) | Pyrite | NiAsS | 23 | 19 | 2 | 107721,107750 | 767 |
| Paragonite (*) | Mica Clay | NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 48 | 17.5 | 3 | 107677,107811,107815 | 247 |
| Paraschachnerite (*) | None | Ag3Hg2 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 11 |
| Paratacamite (*) | Atacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107777,107784 | 158 |
| Paratellurite (*) | Rutile | TeO2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 | 107780 | 20 |
| Pargasite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 107709 | 313 | ||
| Parnauite (*) | None | Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O | 23 | 8.6 | 2 | 107750,107782 | 105 |
| Perroudite (*) | None | Ag4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl2 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107782,107838 | 23 |
| Pharmacoalumite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | KAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6.5H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107723,107782 | 17 |
| Pharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O | 11.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 107723,107775,107782 | 428 |
| Philipsburgite (*) | Philipsburgite | Cu5Zn(AsO4)(PO4)(OH)6·H2O | 1 | 107743 | 31 | ||
| Pickeringite (*) | Halotrichite | MgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O | 1 | 107719 | 265 | ||
| Plumbogummite (*) | Alunite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 | 1 | 107723 | 170 | ||
| Plumbojarosite (*) | Alunite | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107775 | 477 |
| Potassic-ferro-taramite (*) | Amphibole | K(NaCa)(Fe2+3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 107830 | 1 | ||
| Pyrargyrite (*) | None | Ag3SbS3 | 3 | 107719,107727,107792 | 1425 | ||
| Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 48 | 9.8 | 20 | 107675,107676,107707,107721,107733,107737,107750,107757,107761,107773,107775,107777,107780,107782,107789,107792,107795,107807,107819,107826 | 39462 |
| Pyrochroite (*) | Brucite | Mn2+(OH)2 | 1 | 107792 | 56 | ||
| Pyrolusite (*) | Rutile | MnO2 | 48 | 48 | 3 | 107804,107808,107813 | 3106 |
| Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 48 | 8.6 | 5 | 107775,107777,107781,107809,107810 | 1725 |
| Pyrophyllite (*) | Clay Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 | 21.9 | 10.2 | 3 | 107677,107775,107815 | 771 |
| Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 107721 | 9056 | ||
| Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 48 | 8.6 | 36 | 107673,107675,107676,107677,107693,107713,107717,107719,107721,107726,107728,107737,107750,107761,107767,107768,107769,107771,107773,107774,107775,107776,107777,107780,107781,107782,107784,107785,107787,107792,107807,107810,107818,107819,107830,107838 | 61156 |
| Realgar (*) | None | AsS | 1 | 107792 | 712 | ||
| Reevesite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Ni6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 48 |
| Rodalquilarite (*) | None | H3Fe3+2(Te4+O3)4Cl | 10.4 | 10.4 | 2 | 107775,107780 | 6 |
| Römerite (*) | Römerite | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O | 1 | 107712 | 115 | ||
| Rosasite (*) | Malachite | CuZn(CO3)(OH)2 | 23 | 8.6 | 7 | 107696,107697,107741,107750,107777,107784,107838 | 454 |
| Rouaite (*) | None | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 11 |
| Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 107675,107676,107709,107737,107750,107761 | 5614 |
| Saliotite (*) | Corrensite | (Li,Na)Al3(Si3Al)O10(OH)5 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 1 | 107815 | 2 |
| Sanidine (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 2 | 107713,107714 | 598 | ||
| Schachnerite (*) | None | Ag1.1Hg0.9 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 14 |
| Schuetteite (*) | None | Hg3O2(SO4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107792 | 21 |
| Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 48 | 8.6 | 7 | 107723,107750,107775,107777,107780,107782,107807 | 1153 |
| Segnitite (*) | Alunite | PbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6 | 48 | 8.6 | 4 | 107721,107777,107782,107809 | 134 |
| Semseyite (*) | None | Pb9Sb8S21 | 1 | 107795 | 165 | ||
| Shakhovite (*) | None | Hg1+4Sb5+O3(OH)3 | 1 | 107792 | 8 | ||
| Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 48 | 19 | 19 | 107673,107693,107717,107721,107723,107727,107728,107729,107730,107733,107737,107750,107757,107761,107785,107792,107795,107807,107810 | 6417 |
| Siegenite (*) | Spinel | CoNi2S4 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 249 |
| Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 4 | 107770,107771,107815,107831 | 1516 |
| Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 23 | 8.6 | 4 | 107726,107727,107750,107775 | 5186 |
| Sklodowskite (*) | None | Mg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O | 48 | 48 | 1 | 107807 | 56 |
| Smithsonite (*) | Calcite | Zn(CO3) | 23 | 8.6 | 9 | 107680,107705,107712,107750,107761,107775,107777,107784,107824 | 2473 |
| Spangolite (*) | Spangolite | Cu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O | 3 | 107712,107719,107838 | 105 | ||
| Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 48 | 8.6 | 12 | 107717,107721,107722,107729,107775,107777,107781,107782,107784,107785,107792,107810 | 21482 |
| Spherocobaltite (*) | None | Co(CO3) | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 52 |
| Staurolite (*) | Staurolite | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) | 21.9 | 17.5 | 1 | 107815 | 978 |
| Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 1 | 107792 | 3418 | ||
| Strontianite (*) | Aragonite | Sr(CO3) | 2 | 107696,107697 | 589 | ||
| Sudoite (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10(OH)8 | 1 | 107677 | 51 | ||
| Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 4 | 107723,107817,107819,107826 | 2045 | ||
| Svanbergite (*) | Alunite | SrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107775 | 105 |
| Synchysite-(Ce) (*) | None | CaCe(CO3)2F | 2 | 107675,107676 | 232 | ||
| Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 1 | 107761 | 3337 | ||
| Tellurite (*) | None | TeO2 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 | 107780 | 52 |
| Tellurium (*) | None | Te | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 | 107775 | 190 |
| Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 23 | 8.6 | 3 | 107750,107775,107782 | 1803 |
| Tenorite (*) | None | CuO | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 1101 |
| Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 7 | 107716,107717,107721,107722,107728,107775,107782 | 5317 |
| Tiemannite (*) | Sphalerite | HgSe | 23 | 19 | 2 | 107750,107792 | 83 |
| Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 2 | 107675,107761 | 4899 | ||
| Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 107709,107761 | 2562 | ||
| Tyrolite (*) | Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O | 23 | 19 | 1 | 107750 | 245 |
| Vanadinite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | 11.8 | 8.6 | 3 | 107775,107777,107782 | 605 |
| Veenite (*) | None | Pb2(Sb,As)2S5 | 1 | 107721 | 9 | ||
| Willemite (*) | Phenakite | Zn2SiO4 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 2 | 107777,107784 | 303 |
| Woodhouseite (*) | Alunite | CaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 1 | 107775 | 62 |
| Wulfenite (*) | Scheelite | PbMoO4 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 6 | 107696,107697,107773,107775,107790,107818 | 1655 |
| Zálesíite (*) | Mixite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O | 23 | 19 | 2 | 107750,107817 | 84 |
| Zincolivenite (*) | Andalusite | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) | 23 | 19 | 4 | 107694,107696,107750,107838 | 60 |
| Zinkosite (*) | Zinkosite | Zn(SO4) | 1 | 107721 | 2 | ||
| Zunyite (*) | None | Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl | 11 | 9.8 | 1 | 107775 | 86 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen002528 | 23 | 19 | Alpine Orogeny | age of metamorphism | Co | 241637 | Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Betic Cordilleras | Zeck 1989 | 10.1016/0040-1951(89)90196-0 | T169_215 | Cerro Minado deposit hosted in the Alpujarride complex (Amores et al. 2013)(SGABM12_1). Alpujarride complex characterized by low grade alpine metamorphism (Egeler 1964)(GR53_260). Alpine orogeny occurred in this region during the restricted period of 19-23 Ma (Zeck et al. 1989)(T169_215). | |||||||||
| Kristen001856 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 10.8±0.6 | K-Ar | illite | 87A21 | Pyrophyllite | 31923 | Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Rodalquilar Deposit | Arribas et al. (1995) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795 | EG90_795 | ||||||||
| Kristen001857 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.8±0.3 | K-Ar | illite | 87A10 | Quartz | 31923 | Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Rodalquilar Deposit | Arribas et al. (1995) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795 | EG90_795 | ||||||||
| Kristen001858 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 11.1±0.7 | K-Ar | illite | 87A14 | Quartz | 31923 | Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Rodalquilar Deposit | Arribas et al. (1995) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795 | EG90_795 | ||||||||
| Kristen001859 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 9.4±0.8 | K-Ar | illite | 87A25 | Quartz | 31923 | Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Rodalquilar Deposit | Arribas et al. (1995) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795 | EG90_795 | ||||||||
| Kristen001861 | 11 | 9.8 | 10.4±0.6 | K-Ar | alunite | 87A111 | Alunite | Pyrite, Quartz, Zunyite | 31923 | Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Rodalquilar Deposit | Arribas et al. (1995) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795 | EG90_795 | |||||||
| Kristen001862 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4± | K-Ar | Au mineralization along with amorphous silica and pyrite | high | Au, Te, Sn | 31923 | Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Rodalquilar Deposit | Arribas et al. (1995) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795 | EG90_795 | ||||||||
| Kristen001860 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 10.1±0.6 | K-Ar | alunite | 87A150 | Alunite | Hematite, Quartz | 133044 | Cerro Del Cinto Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Cinto Open Pit | Arribas et al. (1995) | 10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795 | EG90_795 | |||||||
| Grew_Li_2019_0095 | 48 | 48 | 48 | Saliotite | 132517 | Sierra Alhamilla, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Turrillas, eastern Alpujarrides, Sierra Alhamilla, Betic chain, Andalusia, Spain (type) | Platt et al. (2005) | 10.1144/0016-764903-039 | JGSL162_451 | |||||||||||
| Scott-JP42_1373-0001 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 19.7 ± 2.2 | U-Pb | Age of metamorphism | zircon | Zircon | 68189 | Schist Outcrops, Tabernas, Sierra Alhamilla, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | Schist Outcrops | Zeck and Williams (2001) | 10.1093/petrology/42.7.1373 | JP42_1373 |
| Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
|---|---|---|
| R060724 | Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | https://rruff.info/R060724 |
| R141030 | Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | https://rruff.info/R141030 |
| FKM-172 | El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-172 |
| R070493 | María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | https://rruff.info/R070493 |
| R060411 | María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain | https://rruff.info/R060411 |
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