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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 |
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Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 3419 |
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 900 | 470 | 3 | 295004,295016,295042 | 8803 |
Anhydrite (*) | Not in a structural group | Ca(SO4) | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295042 | 1588 |
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 3092 |
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 900 | 900 | 4 | 294979,294987,294988,295042 | 5509 |
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 900 | 470 | 3 | 294987,295004,295016 | 11547 |
Bertrandite (*) | Not in a structural group | Be4Si2O7(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 606 |
Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 659.6 | 470 | 25 | 295014,295016,295017,295018,295019,295020,295021,295022,295023,295024,295025,295026,295027,295028,295029,295030,295031,295032,295033,295034,295035,295036,295037,295048,295050 | 4286 |
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 1976 | 470 | 9 | 294979,294985,294987,294992,294996,295004,295011,295012,295042 | 5516 |
Brannerite (*) | Brannerite | UTi2O6 | 656 | 503 | 2 | 295004,295005 | 248 |
Brookite (*) | Brookite | TiO2 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 700 |
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 1976 | 470 | 4 | 294985,294992,295004,295016 | 27770 |
Carrollite (*) | Spinel | CuCo2S4 | 900 | 503 | 8 | 294979,294987,294992,294996,295004,295005,295011,295042 | 154 |
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 1976 | 470 | 8 | 294979,294985,294987,294992,295004,295011,295012,295042 | 5707 |
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 1976 | 503 | 10 | 294979,294985,294987,294992,294996,295004,295005,295011,295012,295042 | 27198 |
Chrysoberyl (*) | Olivine | BeAl2O4 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 321 |
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 1976 | 503 | 6 | 294979,294985,294987,294992,295005,295042 | 3531 |
Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 951 |
Claringbullite (*) | Claringbullite | Cu2+4FCl(OH)6 | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294987 | 13 |
Cobaltite (*) | Cobaltite | CoAsS | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295042 | 966 |
Cobaltpentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | Co9S8 | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294992 | 82 |
Coffinite (*) | Zircon | U(SiO4)·nH2O | 656 | 503 | 2 | 295004,295005 | 566 |
Columbite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Nb2O6 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 289 |
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 900 | 900 | 5 | 294979,294988,295012,295042,295046 | 3846 |
Cornetite (*) | None | Cu3(PO4)(OH)3 | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295046 | 26 |
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294979 | 4165 |
Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 900 | 900 | 4 | 294979,294987,294988,295042 | 2970 |
Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 900 | 470 | 2 | 294979,295004 | 1027 |
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 900 | 470 | 6 | 294979,294987,294992,295016,295027,295042 | 9895 |
Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 648 |
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1976 | 470 | 2 | 294985,295016 | 8173 |
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 2740 |
Fluorite (*) | Fluorite | CaF2 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 9617 |
Gahnite (*) | Spinel | ZnAl2O4 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 445 |
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 656 | 503 | 1 | 294996 | 24243 |
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294979 | 7437 |
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295042 | 6890 |
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 900 | 470 | 2 | 294979,295016 | 14640 |
Heterogenite (*) | None | Co3+O(OH) | 1976 | 1952 | 2 | 294984,294985 | 111 |
Libethenite (*) | Andalusite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) | 900 | 503 | 3 | 294987,295004,295005 | 234 |
Linnaeite (*) | Spinel | Co2+Co3+2S4 | 900 | 503 | 2 | 294992,294996 | 249 |
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 1487 |
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 659.6 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295027 | 14899 |
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 1976 | 503 | 9 | 294979,294985,294987,294988,294992,295004,295005,295042,295046 | 12537 |
Margarite (*) | Mica Clay | CaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 168 |
Melonite (*) | Melonite | NiTe2 | 502 | 470 | 1 | 295004 | 207 |
Metatorbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294983 | 443 |
Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 900 | 900 | 2 | 294979,294987 | 4924 |
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 656 | 503 | 2 | 295004,295005 | 5800 |
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1976 | 470 | 5 | 294979,294985,294987,294996,295016 | 17380 |
Phenakite (*) | Phenakite | Be2(SiO4) | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 326 |
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 900 | 470 | 3 | 294987,295016,295027 | 2273 |
Plancheite (*) | Plancheite | Cu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294988 | 74 |
Pseudomalachite (*) | None | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 | 900 | 470 | 3 | 294987,295004,295046 | 369 |
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 1976 | 470 | 9 | 294979,294985,294987,294992,294996,295004,295012,295016,295042 | 39462 |
Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295012 | 1725 |
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 900 | 900 | 2 | 294992,295012 | 9056 |
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 900 | 470 | 12 | 294979,294987,294992,294996,295004,295005,295012,295014,295016,295034,295035,295042 | 61156 |
Rhodonite (*) | Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295042 | 969 |
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 900 | 470 | 5 | 294979,294987,295016,295042,295045 | 5614 |
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 659.6 | 470 | 3 | 295016,295027,295034 | 2705 |
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 6417 |
Spessartine (*) | Garnet | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 659.6 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295027 | 1214 |
Spherocobaltite (*) | None | Co(CO3) | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294979 | 52 |
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295027 | 3337 |
Tantalite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Ta2O6 | 659.6 | 470 | 1 | 295016 | 211 |
Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 900 | 900 | 1 | 295042 | 1803 |
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 900 | 470 | 2 | 294979,295016 | 4899 |
Torbernite (*) | None | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294987 | 1059 |
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 659.6 | 470 | 2 | 295016,295027 | 2562 |
Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 656 | 503 | 2 | 295004,295005 | 2718 |
Vanadinite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | 900 | 470 | 2 | 295004,295005 | 605 |
Woodwardite (*) | Woodwardite Hydrotalcite | (Cu1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2·nH2O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2) | 900 | 900 | 1 | 294988 | 57 |
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 900 | 470 | 3 | 294979,295016,295042 | 5251 |
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 | |
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Kristen002301 | 659.6 | 645 | 652.3±7.3 | U-Pb | U mineralization/ (re-)mobilization | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||
Kristen002302 | 536 | 524.2 | 530.1±5.9 | U-Pb | reworking of metal concentration | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||
Kristen002303 | 656 | 656 | U-Pb | high | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||
Kristen002304 | 602 | 602 | U-Pb | high | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||
Kristen002305 | 542 | 542 | U-Pb | high | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||
Kristen002306 | 503 | 503 | U-Pb | high | uraninite | Yes | Uraninite | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 16667 | Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo | Katanga Copperbelt | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||
sedcu-00752 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 13949 | Konkola Mine, Chililabombwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Konkola-Kirila Bombwe | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00756 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4342 | Chingola Mine, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chingola | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
PorphCu-00271 | 1976 | 1952 | 1964±12 | Bornite, Calcite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Pyrite | Cu | 205764 | Samba Mine, Kasompe, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Samba | Singer et al. (2008) | USGSOFR2008_1155 | |||||||||||
sedcu-00759 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228212 | Mimbula, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mimbula | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00757 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 16144 | Nchanga Mine, Chingola, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nchanga | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00762 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4343 | Fitula Mine, Chingola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Fitula | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00761 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 9736 | Chambishi Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chambishi | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00760 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228213 | Pitanda Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Pitanda | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00763 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228214 | Pitanda South Mine, Chambishi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Pitanda South | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00764 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228215 | Kasaria, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Kasaria | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00765 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228217 | Mwambashi, Kalulushi, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mwambashi | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00768 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228216 | Chibuluma, Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chibuluma-Chibuluma West | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00770 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228223 | Chibuluma South Mine, Chibuluma, Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chibuluma South | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00772 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228255 | Chifupu, Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Chifupu | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
Kristen002310 | 502 | 470 | 486±16 | U-Pb | RGM 3636 | U, Co, Cu, Ni, Mo, Se, S, Au, Pd | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | |||||||||
Kristen002363 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 206Pb/238U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
Kristen002364 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 206Pb/238U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
Kristen002365 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 206Pb/238U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
Kristen002366 | 529 | 525 | 527±2 | 207Pb/235U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
Kristen002367 | 549 | 543 | 546±3 | 207Pb/235U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
Kristen002368 | 553 | 547 | 550±3 | 207Pb/235U | uraninite | RGM 3636 | Uraninite | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana Mine | Decrée et al. (2011) | 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2011.05.003 | OGR40_81 | ||||||||
sedcu-00766 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4349 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mindola-Nkana N-S | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00769 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228256 | Nkana North Limb, Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana North Limb | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00771 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228257 | Nkana South Limb, Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | Nkana South Limb | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00775 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 8552 | Baluba Mine, Luanshya, Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia | Baluba (see Luanshya) | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00777 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 123105 | Luanshya Mine (Roan Antelope Mine), Luanshya, Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia | Luanshya | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00776 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228219 | Muliashi Mine (Roan Extension Mine), Luanshya, Luanshya, Copperbelt, Zambia | Muliashi (see Luanshiya) | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00758 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228210 | Lubembe Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia | Lubembe | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00755 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4345 | Mufulira Mine, Mufulira, Mufulira, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mufulira | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00774 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 4346 | Bwana M'Kubwa Mine (Bwana M'Kubina Mine), Ndola, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Bwana Mkubwa | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00773 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228254 | Itawa, Ndola, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Itawa | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 | ||||||||||||
sedcu-00767 | 900 | 900 | U. Proterozoic | Cu | 228222 | Mwerkera, Ndola, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia | Mwerkera | Cox et al. (2003) | USGSOFR03_107 |
Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
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R070595 | Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Kitwe, Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia | https://rruff.info/R070595 |
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