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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Acanthite (*) | Acanthite | Ag2S | 1 | 19405 | 2793 | ||
Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 19398 | 3419 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 1 | 19400 | 8803 | ||
Allanite-(Ce) (*) | Allanite Epidote | CaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 0 | 706 | |||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 2 | 19398,19406 | 2353 | ||
Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 2 | 19386,19405 | 2162 | ||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 19400 | 1534 | ||
Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 0 | 2734 | |||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 4 | 19387,19392,19401,19406 | 3092 | ||
Annabergite (*) | Vivianite | Ni3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 19401 | 445 | ||
Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 0 | 1036 | |||
Anthophyllite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 19398 | 718 | ||
Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 19398 | 708 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 4 | 19392,19395,19401,19406 | 3250 | ||
Argentopyrite (*) | Cubanite | AgFe2S3 | 0 | 53 | |||
Arsenic (*) | Arsenic | As | 2 | 19394,19403 | 379 | ||
Arseniosiderite (*) | Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O | 1 | 19402 | 194 | ||
Arsenolite (*) | Arsenolite | As2O3 | 1 | 19394 | 231 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 3 | 19403,19404,19405 | 9052 | ||
Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 1 | 19401 | 2060 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 1 | 19400 | 5509 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 8 | 19387,19389,19391,19392,19393,19400,19402,19405 | 11547 | ||
Beyerite (*) | Bismutite | CaBi2O2(CO3)2 | 0 | 96 | |||
Bindheimite (*) | Pyrochlore | Pb2Sb5+2O7 | 1 | 19393 | 450 | ||
Bismite (*) | None | Bi2O3 | 1 | 19401 | 214 | ||
Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 7 | 19387,19388,19389,19393,19394,19402,19403 | 1966 | ||
Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 4 | 19388,19389,19393,19401 | 1935 | ||
Bismutite (*) | Bismutite | Bi2O2(CO3) | 1 | 19401 | 716 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 1 | 19387 | 5516 | ||
Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 0 | 843 | |||
Bournonite (*) | Bournonite | CuPbSbS3 | 5 | 19387,19390,19393,19400,19404 | 1089 | ||
Brannerite (*) | Brannerite | UTi2O6 | 1 | 19388 | 248 | ||
Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 1 | 19393 | 1633 | ||
Brookite (*) | Brookite | TiO2 | 1 | 19405 | 700 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 11 | 19387,19388,19389,19391,19392,19393,19395,19400,19401,19405,19406 | 27770 | ||
Caledonite (*) | Caledonite | Cu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6 | 1 | 19400 | 359 | ||
Celestine (*) | Baryte | Sr(SO4) | 3 | 19387,19393,19406 | 1252 | ||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 1 | 19393 | 4979 | ||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 2 | 19393,19405 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 3 | 19386,19393,19405 | 27198 | ||
Chloritoid (*) | Chloritoid | Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2 | 1 | 19398 | 376 | ||
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 1 | 19398 | 3902 | ||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 2 | 19401,19406 | 3531 | ||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 1 | 19398 | 1756 | ||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 19393,19398 | 1025 | ||
Cobaltite (*) | Cobaltite | CoAsS | 0 | 966 | |||
Coffinite (*) | Zircon | U(SiO4)·nH2O | 1 | 19388 | 566 | ||
Copiapite (*) | Copiapite | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O | 0 | 382 | |||
Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 2 | 19387,19398 | 1797 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 2 | 19393,19405 | 4165 | ||
Cryptomelane (*) | Coronadite | K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 | 0 | 599 | |||
Delafossite (*) | None | Cu1+Fe3+O2 | 0 | 144 | |||
Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 1 | 19393 | 1027 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 1 | 19400 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 2 | 19387,19400 | 9895 | ||
Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 0 | 648 | |||
Enstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 1 | 19398 | 944 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 19400,19401 | 8173 | ||
Epsomite (*) | Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | 1 | 19401 | 484 | ||
Erythrite (*) | Vivianite | Co3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 0 | 814 | |||
Famatinite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu3SbS4 | 2 | 19393,19405 | 163 | ||
Ferrierite-Mg (*) | Ferrierite | [Mg2(K,Na)2Ca0.5](Si29Al7)O72·18H2O | 1 | 19396 | 34 | ||
Ferrisymplesite (*) | Symplesite | Fe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O | 0 | 21 | |||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 2 | 19398,19405 | 2740 | ||
Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 0 | 1188 | |||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 4 | 19389,19393,19401,19405 | 24243 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 6 | 19387,19392,19393,19398,19400,19401 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 2 | 19388,19393 | 30554 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 0 | 2812 | |||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 19400 | 1544 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 1 | 19401 | 6890 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 2 | 19398,19401 | 14640 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 2 | 19387,19398 | 5433 | ||
Jamesonite (*) | None | Pb4FeSb6S14 | 1 | 19405 | 784 | ||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 0 | 2228 | |||
Kahlerite (*) | None | Fe2+(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O | 1 | 19402 | 12 | ||
Kermesite (*) | None | Sb2OS2 | 0 | 230 | |||
Kutnohorite (*) | None | CaMn2+(CO3)2 | 0 | 234 | |||
Kyanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2OSiO4 | 2 | 19387,19398 | 1507 | ||
Lepidocrocite (*) | Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) | 4 | 19392,19393,19398,19400 | 581 | ||
Linarite (*) | Linarite | CuPb(SO4)(OH)2 | 4 | 19393,19400,19401,19405 | 987 | ||
Linnaeite (*) | Spinel | Co2+Co3+2S4 | 0 | 249 | |||
Löllingite (*) | Löllingite | FeAs2 | 5 | 19387,19388,19389,19402,19404 | 762 | ||
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 1 | 19398 | 1487 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 2 | 19398,19400 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 4 | 19393,19400,19401,19405 | 12537 | ||
Manganite (*) | Rutile | Mn3+O(OH) | 1 | 19393 | 770 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 4 | 19387,19401,19405,19406 | 5674 | ||
Margarite (*) | Mica Clay | CaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2 | 1 | 19398 | 168 | ||
Melanterite (*) | Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O | 0 | 915 | |||
Metakahlerite (*) | None | Fe2+(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 19402 | 18 | ||
Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 0 | 4924 | |||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 1 | 19397 | 5800 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 8 | 19387,19388,19392,19393,19398,19400,19401,19406 | 17380 | ||
Nickeline (*) | Nickeline | NiAs | 1 | 19398 | 633 | ||
Nickelskutterudite (*) | Skutterudite Perovskite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 | 2 | 19393,19401 | 176 | ||
Omphacite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si2O6 | 1 | 19401 | 229 | ||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 1 | 19393 | 2994 | ||
Palygorskite (*) | Palygorskite Clay | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O | 0 | 306 | |||
Paragonite (*) | Mica Clay | NaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 19398 | 247 | ||
Pararammelsbergite (*) | Löllingite | NiAs2 | 0 | 52 | |||
Parasymplesite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 19401 | 124 | ||
Pargasite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 0 | 313 | |||
Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 1 | 19398 | 1512 | ||
Pharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O | 1 | 19402 | 428 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 4 | 19387,19393,19400,19406 | 2273 | ||
Pitticite (*) | None | [Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?) | 2 | 19402,19403 | 140 | ||
Polybasite (*) | Polybasite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7] | 1 | 19405 | 716 | ||
Proustite (*) | None | Ag3AsS3 | 1 | 19394 | 733 | ||
Pyrargyrite (*) | None | Ag3SbS3 | 1 | 19405 | 1425 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 10 | 19386,19387,19388,19389,19391,19393,19400,19401,19405,19406 | 39462 | ||
Pyrolusite (*) | Rutile | MnO2 | 3 | 19392,19393,19401 | 3106 | ||
Pyroxmangite (*) | None | Mn2+SiO3 | 2 | 19389,19398 | 147 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 0 | 9056 | |||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 9 | 19387,19388,19393,19395,19398,19400,19401,19402,19406 | 61156 | ||
Rammelsbergite (*) | Löllingite | NiAs2 | 1 | 19404 | 233 | ||
Ranciéite (*) | None | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O | 1 | 19387 | 177 | ||
Rhodochrosite (*) | Calcite | Mn(CO3) | 1 | 19398 | 1711 | ||
Rhodonite (*) | Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) | 4 | 19389,19397,19398,19401 | 969 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 0 | 5614 | |||
Safflorite (*) | Löllingite | CoAs2 | 0 | 317 | |||
Saléeite (*) | None | Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)10 | 1 | 19387 | 95 | ||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 4 | 19387,19398,19400,19401 | 2705 | ||
Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 2 | 19402,19403 | 1153 | ||
Sepiolite (*) | Sepiolite Clay | Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O | 0 | 241 | |||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 14 | 19386,19387,19388,19389,19391,19392,19393,19394,19400,19402,19403,19404,19405,19406 | 6417 | ||
Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 0 | 1516 | |||
Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 3 | 19388,19400,19405 | 5186 | ||
Skutterudite (*) | Skutterudite Perovskite | CoAs3 | 0 | 531 | |||
Spessartine (*) | Garnet | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 19398 | 1214 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 0 | 21482 | |||
Stannite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu2FeSnS4 | 2 | 19386,19405 | 668 | ||
Staurolite (*) | Staurolite | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) | 2 | 19389,19398 | 978 | ||
Stephanite (*) | None | Ag5SbS4 | 1 | 19405 | 586 | ||
Stibarsen (*) | Arsenic | SbAs | 2 | 19387,19394 | 48 | ||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 1 | 19387 | 3418 | ||
Strontianite (*) | Aragonite | Sr(CO3) | 1 | 19387 | 589 | ||
Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 1 | 19392 | 2045 | ||
Symplesite (*) | Symplesite | Fe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 3 | 19394,19402,19403 | 92 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 1 | 19398 | 3337 | ||
Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 2 | 19394,19400 | 1803 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 2 | 19393,19405 | 5317 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 0 | 4899 | |||
Todorokite (*) | None | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O | 0 | 433 | |||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 4 | 19387,19395,19398,19401 | 2562 | ||
Ullmannite (*) | Ullmannite | NiSbS | 2 | 19391,19401 | 293 | ||
Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 2 | 19388,19405 | 2718 | ||
Uranophane-α (*) | None | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O | 0 | 890 | |||
Uranopilite (*) | None | (UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O | 0 | 94 | |||
Valentinite (*) | None | Sb2O3 | 1 | 19394 | 369 | ||
Valleriite (*) | Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] | 1 | 19398 | 237 | ||
Vermiculite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O | 1 | 19393 | 652 | ||
Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 2 | 19398,19400 | 1395 | ||
Zippeite (*) | Zippeite | K2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4 | 0 | 175 | |||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 0 | 5251 | |||
Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 19400 | 1025 |
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