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 | 2 | 51033,51036 | 2793 | ||
Actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 51043,51067 | 3419 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 3 | 51043,51047,51059 | 8803 | ||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 51047 | 2353 | ||
Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 6 | 51045,51049,51051,51055,51058,51061 | 2162 | ||
Andalusite (*) | Andalusite | Al2SiO5 | 1 | 51043 | 1310 | ||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 51047 | 1534 | ||
Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 1 | 51033 | 2734 | ||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 1 | 51041 | 3092 | ||
Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 3 | 51047,51053,51062 | 1036 | ||
Anthophyllite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 1 | 51041 | 718 | ||
Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 5 | 51041,51043,51065,51066,51067 | 708 | ||
Antimony (*) | Arsenic | Sb | 2 | 51016,51021 | 363 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 15 | 51013,51016,51017,51021,51023,51024,51033,51035,51036,51038,51040,51041,51055,51056,51058 | 9052 | ||
Augite (*) | Pyroxene | (Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6 | 7 | 51031,51046,51047,51049,51051,51061,51062 | 2060 | ||
Awaruite (*) | Auricupride Perovskite | Ni3Fe | 1 | 51041 | 166 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 7 | 51013,51024,51033,51036,51037,51055,51056 | 11547 | ||
Berthierite (*) | Berthierite | FeSb2S4 | 6 | 51014,51016,51017,51019,51023,51040 | 343 | ||
Bindheimite (*) | Pyrochlore | Pb2Sb5+2O7 | 3 | 51014,51033,51036 | 450 | ||
Bismite (*) | None | Bi2O3 | 1 | 51038 | 214 | ||
Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 1 | 51038 | 1966 | ||
Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 1 | 51038 | 1935 | ||
Bismutite (*) | Bismutite | Bi2O2(CO3) | 1 | 51038 | 716 | ||
Boulangerite (*) | None | Pb5Sb4S11 | 1 | 51058 | 843 | ||
Bournonite (*) | Bournonite | CuPbSbS3 | 5 | 51013,51022,51024,51033,51058 | 1089 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 11 | 51022,51023,51033,51041,51043,51047,51058,51059,51065,51066,51067 | 27770 | ||
Cassiterite (*) | Rutile | SnO2 | 1 | 51058 | 5171 | ||
Cerussite (*) | Aragonite | Pb(CO3) | 5 | 51022,51025,51033,51036,51058 | 4979 | ||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 2 | 51022,51033 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 6 | 51013,51016,51028,51033,51035,51040 | 27198 | ||
Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 2 | 51041,51043 | 951 | ||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 1 | 51041 | 1756 | ||
Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 1 | 51041 | 1008 | ||
Corrensite (*) | Corrensite Clay | (Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O | 1 | 51067 | 49 | ||
Corundum (*) | Corundum | Al2O3 | 8 | 51031,51043,51045,51047,51053,51055,51061,51062 | 1797 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 4 | 51022,51033,51036,51058 | 4165 | ||
Diaspore (*) | Diaspore | AlO(OH) | 1 | 51047 | 481 | ||
Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 2 | 51022,51033 | 1027 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 1 | 51059 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 1 | 51041 | 9895 | ||
Enargite (*) | Enargite Wurtzite | Cu3AsS4 | 1 | 51025 | 910 | ||
Enstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 6 | 51041,51043,51047,51065,51066,51067 | 944 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 51043,51047,51059 | 8173 | ||
Famatinite (*) | Stannite Sphalerite | Cu3SbS4 | 2 | 51022,51033 | 163 | ||
Ferberite (*) | Columbite | Fe2+(WO4) | 1 | 51038 | 551 | ||
Ferro-pargasite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 1 | 51062 | 54 | ||
Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 1 | 51041 | 1188 | ||
Freibergite (*) | Tetrahedrite | Ag6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12 | 1 | 51036 | 663 | ||
Fülöppite (*) | None | Pb3Sb8S15 | 1 | 51023 | 55 | ||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 7 | 51022,51024,51028,51033,51042,51055,51058 | 24243 | ||
Gedrite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 5 | 51041,51043,51065,51066,51067 | 178 | ||
Geocronite (*) | Geocronite | Pb14Sb6S23 | 1 | 51058 | 133 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 5 | 51035,51036,51040,51056,51058 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 5 | 51016,51038,51046,51055,51058 | 30554 | ||
Graphite (*) | None | C | 2 | 51023,51041 | 2812 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 51047 | 1544 | ||
Gudmundite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeSbS | 1 | 51019 | 170 | ||
Heazlewoodite (*) | None | Ni3S2 | 1 | 51041 | 205 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 9 | 51036,51041,51046,51049,51051,51055,51058,51061,51062 | 14640 | ||
Hercynite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Al2O4 | 2 | 51041,51047 | 407 | ||
Hydrobiotite (*) | Corrensite Clay | K(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O | 3 | 51041,51066,51067 | 49 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 6 | 51035,51040,51043,51045,51055,51061 | 5433 | ||
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 51037 | 5591 | ||
Kermesite (*) | None | Sb2OS2 | 1 | 51014 | 230 | ||
Klebelsbergite (*) | Klebelsbergite | Sb3+4O4(SO4)(OH)2 | 1 | 51014 | 16 | ||
Kulkeite (*) | Corrensite Clay | Na0.3Mg8Al(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10 | 1 | 51041 | 7 | ||
Kyanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2OSiO4 | 5 | 51046,51049,51051,51055,51061 | 1507 | ||
Lizardite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 3 | 51041,51043,51067 | 359 | ||
Magnesio-hornblende (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 | 2 | 51041,51062 | 238 | ||
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 4 | 51041,51065,51066,51067 | 1487 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 11 | 51031,51041,51043,51045,51046,51047,51049,51051,51055,51061,51062 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 2 | 51033,51036 | 12537 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 5 | 51021,51023,51036,51040,51041 | 5674 | ||
Margarite (*) | Mica Clay | CaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2 | 1 | 51043 | 168 | ||
Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 3 | 51035,51041,51043 | 1066 | ||
Mimetite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl | 1 | 51025 | 1107 | ||
Minium (*) | Minium | Pb2+2Pb4+O4 | 1 | 51022 | 247 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 7 | 51016,51033,51037,51041,51043,51047,51055 | 17380 | ||
Pargasite (*) | Amphibole | NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 | 6 | 51041,51047,51051,51053,51055,51062 | 313 | ||
Pentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | (Ni,Fe)9S8 | 1 | 51035 | 1512 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 3 | 51041,51055,51066 | 2273 | ||
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 51066 | 1898 | ||
Pyrargyrite (*) | None | Ag3SbS3 | 1 | 51036 | 1425 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 12 | 51016,51017,51019,51022,51023,51035,51036,51040,51041,51045,51046,51058 | 39462 | ||
Pyromorphite (*) | Apatite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl | 3 | 51022,51025,51036 | 1725 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 5 | 51035,51036,51040,51041,51058 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 22 | 51014,51019,51020,51021,51022,51023,51024,51028,51033,51036,51037,51038,51040,51041,51043,51049,51051,51055,51056,51058,51059,51061 | 61156 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 11 | 51016,51035,51040,51045,51046,51047,51049,51051,51055,51061,51062 | 5614 | ||
Sapphirine (*) | Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] | 2 | 51047,51062 | 129 | ||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 3 | 51036,51045,51058 | 2705 | ||
Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 1 | 51038 | 1153 | ||
Semseyite (*) | None | Pb9Sb8S21 | 3 | 51020,51022,51024 | 165 | ||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 4 | 51022,51023,51041,51043 | 6417 | ||
Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 8 | 51031,51043,51045,51046,51049,51051,51055,51061 | 1516 | ||
Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 1 | 51022 | 5186 | ||
Smythite (*) | None | (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x ≈ 0-0.3) | 1 | 51040 | 77 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 10 | 51016,51017,51022,51023,51024,51028,51033,51036,51040,51058 | 21482 | ||
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 3 | 51041,51047,51062 | 1934 | ||
Staurolite (*) | Staurolite | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) | 2 | 51055,51061 | 978 | ||
Stibiconite (*) | Pyrochlore | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) | 2 | 51016,51021 | 446 | ||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 10 | 51013,51014,51016,51017,51019,51021,51023,51028,51037,51040 | 3418 | ||
Stromeyerite (*) | None | CuAgS | 1 | 51022 | 332 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 4 | 51041,51043,51065,51066 | 3337 | ||
Tetradymite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S | 1 | 51038 | 510 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 3 | 51023,51033,51063 | 5317 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 11 | 51031,51035,51045,51046,51047,51049,51051,51055,51059,51061,51062 | 4899 | ||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 3 | 51041,51043,51067 | 2562 | ||
Vermiculite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O | 7 | 51041,51043,51047,51053,51062,51065,51066 | 652 | ||
Violarite (*) | Spinel | FeNi2S4 | 1 | 51035 | 380 | ||
Wairakite (*) | Analcime | Ca(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O | 1 | 51059 | 73 | ||
Xenotime-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(PO4) | 2 | 51045,51046 | 939 | ||
Zinkenite (*) | Zinkenite | Pb9Sb22S42 | 3 | 51021,51022,51023 | 228 | ||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 9 | 51031,51045,51046,51049,51051,51055,51059,51061,51062 | 5251 | ||
Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 51043,51047,51059 | 1025 |
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