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 | 4 | 70044,70054,70059,70062 | 3419 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 9 | 70042,70043,70044,70050,70054,70057,70059,70061,70063 | 8803 | ||
Allanite-(Ce) (*) | Allanite Epidote | CaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 7 | 70042,70043,70049,70050,70059,70061,70062 | 706 | ||
Almandine (*) | Garnet | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 2 | 70041,70059 | 2353 | ||
Anatase (*) | Not in a structural group | TiO2 | 1 | 70059 | 2162 | ||
Andalusite (*) | Andalusite | Al2SiO5 | 3 | 70042,70045,70059 | 1310 | ||
Anorthite (*) | Feldspar | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | 2 | 70059,70062 | 1036 | ||
Anthophyllite (*) | Amphibole | Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 70050,70059 | 718 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 4 | 70042,70043,70054,70057 | 9052 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 3 | 70042,70043,70059 | 5509 | ||
Bavenite (*) | None | Ca4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1) | 4 | 70041,70042,70043,70059 | 255 | ||
Becquerelite (*) | None | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O | 1 | 70059 | 92 | ||
Bertrandite (*) | Not in a structural group | Be4Si2O7(OH)2 | 3 | 70048,70057,70059 | 606 | ||
Beryl (*) | Beryl | Be3Al2Si6O18 | 18 | 70041,70042,70043,70044,70045,70046,70048,70049,70050,70051,70052,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70061,70063 | 4286 | ||
Bismite (*) | None | Bi2O3 | 5 | 70048,70049,70057,70059,70060 | 214 | ||
Bismuth (*) | Arsenic | Bi | 2 | 70049,70060 | 1966 | ||
Bismuthinite (*) | Stibnite | Bi2S3 | 7 | 70041,70048,70049,70054,70057,70059,70060 | 1935 | ||
Bismutite (*) | Bismutite | Bi2O2(CO3) | 6 | 70041,70048,70049,70054,70059,70060 | 716 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 2 | 70042,70043 | 5516 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 5 | 70042,70050,70053,70058,70059 | 27770 | ||
Chabazite-Ca (*) | Chabazite | Ca2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O | 4 | 70046,70050,70058,70060 | 310 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 7 | 70042,70043,70049,70050,70059,70060,70062 | 27198 | ||
Chamosite (*) | Chlorite Clay | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 | 1 | 70059 | 577 | ||
Chondrodite (*) | Humite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 | 4 | 70050,70055,70060,70062 | 285 | ||
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 1 | 70059 | 3902 | ||
Chrysoberyl (*) | Olivine | BeAl2O4 | 3 | 70042,70050,70059 | 321 | ||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 4 | 70042,70043,70050,70059 | 3531 | ||
Clinohumite (*) | Humite | Mg9(SiO4)4F2 | 4 | 70050,70055,70060,70062 | 236 | ||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 3 | 70055,70060,70062 | 1025 | ||
Columbite-(Fe) (*) | Columbite | Fe2+Nb2O6 | 5 | 70041,70048,70054,70057,70059 | 518 | ||
Columbite-(Mn) (*) | Columbite | Mn2+Nb2O6 | 1 | 70059 | 289 | ||
Compreignacite (*) | Compreignacite | K2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O | 2 | 70042,70043 | 27 | ||
Cordierite (*) | Beryl | Mg2Al4Si5O18 | 3 | 70044,70047,70050 | 1008 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 6 | 70042,70051,70055,70057,70060,70062 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 2 | 70050,70058 | 9895 | ||
Dravite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 70059 | 648 | ||
Elbaite (*) | Tourmaline | Na(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 1 | 70059 | 520 | ||
Enstatite (*) | Pyroxene | Mg2Si2O6 | 1 | 70059 | 944 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 16 | 70041,70042,70043,70044,70048,70049,70050,70051,70053,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70062,70063 | 8173 | ||
Epistilbite (*) | Mordenite | Ca3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O | 3 | 70042,70058,70062 | 138 | ||
Ferrimolybdite (*) | None | Fe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O | 2 | 70049,70063 | 345 | ||
Fluor-elbaite (*) | Tourmaline | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | 0 | 31 | |||
Fluor-tsilaisite (*) | Tourmaline | NaMn2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F | 0 | 2 | |||
Forsterite (*) | Olivine | Mg2(SiO4) | 3 | 70047,70050,70062 | 1188 | ||
Gahnite (*) | Spinel | ZnAl2O4 | 0 | 445 | |||
Galena (*) | Rocksalt | PbS | 3 | 70050,70055,70059 | 24243 | ||
Gladite (*) | Meneghinite | CuPbBi5S9 | 3 | 70041,70054,70059 | 67 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 6 | 70042,70050,70055,70057,70060,70062 | 1544 | ||
Harmotome (*) | Harmotome | Ba2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O | 2 | 70047,70050 | 290 | ||
Helvine (*) | Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite | Be3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S | 3 | 70048,70057,70059 | 237 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 2 | 70059,70061 | 14640 | ||
Heulandite-Ca (*) | Heulandite | (Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O | 5 | 70042,70054,70058,70059,70062 | 246 | ||
Humite (*) | Humite | Mg7(SiO4)3F2 | 1 | 70062 | 80 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 3 | 70040,70050,70056 | 5433 | ||
Ilvaite (*) | Ilvaite | CaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH) | 1 | 70059 | 197 | ||
Inesite (*) | None | Ca2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O | 1 | 70059 | 50 | ||
Johannsenite (*) | Pyroxene | CaMnSi2O6 | 1 | 70059 | 73 | ||
Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 9 | 70041,70042,70043,70046,70050,70053,70054,70058,70062 | 1271 | ||
Lizardite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 70062 | 359 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 9 | 70042,70043,70046,70050,70055,70057,70059,70062,70063 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 3 | 70042,70043,70059 | 12537 | ||
Meneghinite (*) | Meneghinite | Pb13CuSb7S24 | 1 | 70049 | 158 | ||
Microcline (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 8 | 70042,70043,70048,70051,70057,70059,70061,70063 | 4924 | ||
Milarite (*) | Milarite | KCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O | 1 | 70059 | 156 | ||
Molybdenite (*) | Molybdenite | MoS2 | 3 | 70049,70060,70063 | 5800 | ||
Monazite-(Ce) (*) | Monazite | Ce(PO4) | 5 | 70041,70042,70043,70054,70059 | 945 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 19 | 70041,70042,70043,70044,70045,70046,70047,70048,70049,70050,70051,70053,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70061,70063 | 17380 | ||
Orthoclase (*) | Feldspar | K(AlSi3O8) | 12 | 70041,70042,70043,70044,70046,70051,70054,70055,70057,70059,70061,70063 | 2349 | ||
Phlogopite (*) | Mica Clay | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 10 | 70047,70048,70050,70051,70057,70058,70059,70060,70062,70063 | 2273 | ||
Polycrase-(Y) (*) | Columbite | Y(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 | 5 | 70042,70043,70048,70059,70063 | 121 | ||
Prehnite (*) | Prehnite | Ca2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 4 | 70050,70053,70058,70059 | 1898 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 12 | 70040,70044,70048,70051,70052,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70060,70063 | 39462 | ||
Pyrope (*) | Garnet | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 | 2 | 70047,70050 | 341 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 2 | 70040,70056 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 11 | 70042,70043,70044,70049,70050,70053,70054,70058,70059,70062,70063 | 61156 | ||
Rhodonite (*) | Rhodonite | CaMn3Mn(Si5O15) | 1 | 70059 | 969 | ||
Rutile (*) | Rutile | TiO2 | 5 | 70042,70043,70056,70061,70062 | 5614 | ||
Sapphirine (*) | Sapphirine | Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] | 1 | 70047 | 129 | ||
Schoepite (*) | Schoepite | (UO2)4O(OH)6(H2O)6 | 1 | 70059 | 94 | ||
Schorl (*) | Tourmaline | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) | 11 | 70041,70042,70043,70044,70048,70050,70051,70054,70057,70058,70059 | 2705 | ||
Scolecite (*) | Natrolite | Ca(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O | 6 | 70041,70049,70050,70054,70058,70062 | 390 | ||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 3 | 70042,70043,70059 | 6417 | ||
Sillimanite (*) | Not in a structural group | Al2SiO5 | 6 | 70042,70043,70044,70050,70059,70063 | 1516 | ||
Spessartine (*) | Garnet | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 | 20 | 70041,70042,70043,70044,70045,70046,70048,70049,70050,70051,70052,70053,70054,70055,70057,70058,70059,70060,70061,70063 | 1214 | ||
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 3 | 70042,70059,70062 | 1934 | ||
Stellerite (*) | Stilbite | Ca4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O | 3 | 70044,70054,70057 | 189 | ||
Stilbite-Ca (*) | Stilbite | NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O | 11 | 70041,70042,70043,70046,70048,70050,70051,70054,70057,70058,70059 | 268 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 0 | 3337 | |||
Thaumasite (*) | Ettringite | Ca3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O | 2 | 70042,70043 | 183 | ||
Thorianite (*) | Fluorite | ThO2 | 0 | 236 | |||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 10 | 70040,70041,70042,70043,70050,70053,70054,70058,70059,70062 | 4899 | ||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 2 | 70059,70062 | 2562 | ||
Triplite (*) | Triplite | Mn2+2(PO4)F | 0 | 233 | |||
Uraninite (*) | Fluorite | UO2 | 6 | 70042,70043,70048,70054,70059,70063 | 2718 | ||
Uranophane-α (*) | None | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O | 1 | 70048 | 890 | ||
Uranopolycrase (*) | Columbite | UTi2O6 | 1 | 70063 | 13 | ||
Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 4 | 70042,70043,70055,70062 | 1395 | ||
Wollastonite (*) | Wollastonite | CaSiO3 | 3 | 70055,70060,70062 | 1247 | ||
Xenotime-(Y) (*) | Zircon | Y(PO4) | 2 | 70043,70059 | 939 | ||
Yugawaralite (*) | None | Ca(Si6Al2)O16·4H2O | 2 | 70050,70058 | 33 | ||
Zircon (*) | Zircon | Zr(SiO4) | 5 | 70041,70042,70043,70054,70059 | 5251 |
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