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 | 1 | 101101 | 3419 | ||
Aegirine (*) | Pyroxene | NaFe3+Si2O6 | 0 | 1022 | |||
Allophane (*) | Allophane | Al2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O | 0 | 470 | |||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 3 | 101101,101104,101108 | 1534 | ||
Anglesite (*) | Baryte | Pb(SO4) | 0 | 2734 | |||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 0 | 3092 | |||
Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 0 | 708 | |||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 0 | 9052 | |||
Aurichalcite (*) | None | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 | 0 | 919 | |||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 0 | 5509 | |||
Berryite (*) | Meneghinite | Cu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S16 | 0 | 50 | |||
Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 2 | 101106,101108 | 1966 | ||
Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 2 | 101104,101108 | 1935 | ||
Bismutite (*) | Bismutite | Bi2O2(CO3) | 1 | 101108 | 716 | ||
Bismutoferrite (*) | Kaolinite | Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH) | 0 | 51 | |||
Bohdanowiczite (*) | None | AgBiSe2 | 1 | 101106 | 41 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 3 | 101101,101106,101108 | 5516 | ||
Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 0 | 1633 | |||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 4 | 101101,101104,101106,101108 | 27770 | ||
Carrollite (*) | Spinel | CuCo2S4 | 1 | 101106 | 154 | ||
Cervelleite (*) | None | Ag4TeS | 0 | 42 | |||
Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 0 | 925 | |||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 1 | 101106 | 5707 | ||
Chalcophanite (*) | None | ZnMn4+3O7·3H2O | 0 | 197 | |||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 3 | 101101,101106,101108 | 27198 | ||
Chamosite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 | 1 | 101104 | 577 | ||
Chlorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3Cl | 0 | 203 | |||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 0 | 3531 | |||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 0 | 1756 | |||
Clinohumite (*) | Humite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 | 0 | 236 | |||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 0 | 1025 | |||
Cobaltite (*) | Cobaltite | CoAsS | 0 | 966 | |||
Cobaltpentlandite (*) | Pentlandite | Co9S8 | 1 | 101106 | 82 | ||
Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 0 | 1008 | |||
Cosalite (*) | None | Pb2Bi2S5 | 0 | 344 | |||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 1 | 101106 | 4165 | ||
Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 0 | 2970 | |||
Cuprobismutite (*) | None | Cu8AgBi13S24 | 1 | 101104 | 43 | ||
Digenite (*) | Digenite | Cu1.8S | 1 | 101106 | 1027 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 4 | 101101,101104,101106,101108 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 0 | 9895 | |||
Eclarite (*) | Kobellite | (Cu,Fe)Pb9Bi12S28 | 0 | 18 | |||
Enargite (*) | Enargite Wurtzite | Cu3AsS4 | 0 | 910 | |||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 101101,101104,101108 | 8173 | ||
Felbertalite (*) | None | Cu2Pb6Bi8S19 | 0 | 9 | |||
Ferro-actinolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 101104,101108 | 129 | ||
Fluorapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 0 | 2740 | |||
Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 3 | 101101,101106,101108 | 1188 | ||
Franklinite (*) | Spinel | ZnFe3+2O4 | 0 | 52 | |||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 3 | 101101,101104,101106 | 24243 | ||
Galenobismutite (*) | Kobellite | PbBi2S4 | 1 | 101104 | 192 | ||
Gladite (*) | Meneghinite | CuPbBi5S9 | 1 | 101104 | 67 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 1 | 101106 | 7437 | ||
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 1 | 101106 | 30554 | ||
Greenockite (*) | Wurtzite | CdS | 1 | 101108 | 717 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 101101 | 1544 | ||
Guanajuatite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2Se3 | 0 | 37 | |||
Halite (*) | Rocksalt | NaCl | 0 | 1398 | |||
Hedenbergite (*) | Pyroxene | CaFe2+Si2O6 | 1 | 101104 | 741 | ||
Hedleyite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi7Te3 | 1 | 101106 | 104 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 3 | 101101,101104,101108 | 14640 | ||
Hemimorphite (*) | Not in a structural group | Zn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 0 | 1689 | |||
Hessite (*) | None | Ag2Te | 1 | 101106 | 804 | ||
Hetaerolite (*) | Spinel | ZnMn3+2O4 | 0 | 73 | |||
Hodrušite (*) | None | Cu8Bi12S22 | 1 | 101104 | 28 | ||
Kawazulite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te2Se | 1 | 101106 | 32 | ||
Krupkaite (*) | Meneghinite | PbCuBi3S6 | 1 | 101104 | 80 | ||
Lepidocrocite (*) | Lepidocrocite | Fe3+O(OH) | 0 | 581 | |||
Libethenite (*) | Andalusite | Cu2(PO4)(OH) | 0 | 234 | |||
Linnaeite (*) | Spinel | Co2+Co3+2S4 | 0 | 249 | |||
Lizardite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 0 | 359 | |||
Ludwigite (*) | Ludwigite | Mg2Fe3+O2(BO3) | 8 | 101099,101100,101101,101102,101103,101105,101106,101108 | 134 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 4 | 101101,101104,101106,101108 | 14899 | ||
Makovickyite (*) | Pavonite | Cu1.12Ag0.81Pb0.27Bi5.35S9 | 1 | 101104 | 10 | ||
Manjiroite (*) | Coronadite | Na(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16 | 0 | 22 | |||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 1 | 101101 | 5674 | ||
Matildite (*) | None | AgBiS2 | 0 | 252 | |||
Mawsonite (*) | None | Cu6Fe2SnS8 | 1 | 101106 | 92 | ||
Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 0 | 1066 | |||
Nickeline (*) | Nickeline | NiAs | 0 | 633 | |||
Padĕraite (*) | None | Cu7[(Cu,Ag)0.33Pb1.33Bi11.33]S22 | 1 | 101104 | 10 | ||
Palygorskite (*) | Palygorskite Clay | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O | 0 | 306 | |||
Gersdorffite-Pa3 (*) | Pyrite | NiAsS | 0 | 767 | |||
Petzite (*) | None | Ag3AuTe2 | 0 | 409 | |||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 3 | 101101,101106,101108 | 2273 | ||
Pinakiolite (*) | None | (Mg,Mn)2(Mn3+,Sb5+)O2(BO3) | 0 | 3 | |||
Pseudomalachite (*) | None | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 | 0 | 369 | |||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 2 | 101101,101104 | 39462 | ||
Pyroaurite (*) | Hydrotalcite | Mg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O | 0 | 89 | |||
Pyrolusite (*) | Rutile | MnO2 | 0 | 3106 | |||
Pyroxmangite (*) | None | Mn2+SiO3 | 1 | 101104 | 147 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 101106 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 3 | 101101,101104,101108 | 61156 | ||
Rammelsbergite (*) | Löllingite | NiAs2 | 0 | 233 | |||
Roquesite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuInS2 | 0 | 46 | |||
Siegenite (*) | Spinel | CoNi2S4 | 0 | 249 | |||
Silver (*) | Copper | Ag | 1 | 101106 | 5186 | ||
Smithsonite (*) | Calcite | Zn(CO3) | 0 | 2473 | |||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 3 | 101101,101104,101106 | 21482 | ||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 1 | 101108 | 3418 | ||
Stromeyerite (*) | None | CuAgS | 0 | 332 | |||
Szaibélyite (*) | None | MgBO2(OH) | 0 | 87 | |||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 3 | 101101,101104,101106 | 3337 | ||
Tennantite-(Fe) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13 | 0 | 1803 | |||
Tetradymite (*) | Tetradymite | Bi2Te2S | 0 | 510 | |||
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 | 101101,101104,101106,101108 | 2562 | ||
Turneaureite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(AsO4)3Cl | 0 | 7 | |||
Valleriite (*) | Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] | 1 | 101106 | 237 | ||
Veszelyite (*) | Veszelyite | (Cu,Zn)2Zn(PO4)(OH)3·2H2O | 0 | 20 | |||
Volynskite (*) | None | AgBiTe2 | 1 | 101106 | 64 | ||
Wittichenite (*) | None | Cu3BiS3 | 1 | 101106 | 297 | ||
Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 0 | 1247 | |||
Woodruffite (*) | None | Zn2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10·4H2O | 0 | 25 |
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