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 | 19344 | 3419 | ||
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 3 | 19303,19311,19344 | 8803 | ||
Analcime (*) | Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6)·H2O | 1 | 19303 | 1627 | ||
Andradite (*) | Garnet | Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 | 1 | 19303 | 1534 | ||
Ankerite (*) | None | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 | 3 | 19303,19310,19332 | 3092 | ||
Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 1 | 19344 | 708 | ||
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 2 | 19303,19344 | 3250 | ||
Arseniosiderite (*) | Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O | 2 | 19332,19333 | 194 | ||
Arsenopyrite (*) | Arsenopyrite | FeAsS | 5 | 19308,19311,19332,19333,19334 | 9052 | ||
Azurite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 | 2 | 19303,19310 | 5509 | ||
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 1 | 19332 | 11547 | ||
Berthierite (*) | Berthierite | FeSb2S4 | 1 | 19332 | 343 | ||
Bornite (*) | None | Cu5FeS4 | 2 | 19303,19310 | 5516 | ||
Braunite (*) | Braunite | Mn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4) | 1 | 19303 | 483 | ||
Brochantite (*) | Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 | 1 | 19335 | 1633 | ||
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 8 | 19303,19315,19330,19332,19333,19338,19340,19344 | 27770 | ||
Cervantite (*) | None | Sb3+Sb5+O4 | 1 | 19332 | 352 | ||
Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 1 | 19335 | 925 | ||
Chalcocite (*) | None | Cu2S | 1 | 19310 | 5707 | ||
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 8 | 19303,19308,19310,19311,19326,19332,19334,19336 | 27198 | ||
Chrysocolla (*) | Allophane | (Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O | 2 | 19303,19310 | 3531 | ||
Chrysotile (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 6 | 19304,19316,19324,19340,19342,19344 | 951 | ||
Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 2 | 19332,19334 | 2600 | ||
Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 2 | 19309,19311 | 1756 | ||
Clinozoisite (*) | Clinozoisite Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 19303 | 1025 | ||
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 2 | 19303,19335 | 3846 | ||
Covellite (*) | Covellite | CuS | 1 | 19310 | 4165 | ||
Cristobalite (*) | Cristobalite | SiO2 | 2 | 19316,19317 | 453 | ||
Cubanite (*) | Cubanite Wurtzite | CuFe2S3 | 2 | 19308,19311 | 802 | ||
Cuprite (*) | Not in a structural group | Cu2O | 2 | 19303,19335 | 2970 | ||
Diopside (*) | Pyroxene | CaMgSi2O6 | 2 | 19303,19344 | 4135 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 4 | 19315,19316,19333,19344 | 9895 | ||
Epidote (*) | Epidote Clinozoisite | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 2 | 19303,19344 | 8173 | ||
Epsomite (*) | Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | 1 | 19303 | 484 | ||
Goethite (*) | Diaspore | FeO(OH) | 4 | 19304,19316,19317,19335 | 7437 | ||
Grossular (*) | Garnet | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 | 2 | 19303,19307 | 1544 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 2 | 19332,19335 | 6890 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 2 | 19330,19343 | 14640 | ||
Hexahydrite (*) | Hexahydrite | Mg(SO4)·6H2O | 1 | 19303 | 251 | ||
Hollandite (*) | Coronadite | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 | 1 | 19303 | 243 | ||
Hydroxylapatite (*) | Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3OH | 1 | 19303 | 367 | ||
Ilmenite (*) | Corundum | Fe2+Ti4+O3 | 4 | 19303,19311,19332,19344 | 5433 | ||
Jarosite (*) | Alunite | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 | 1 | 19335 | 2228 | ||
Kermesite (*) | None | Sb2OS2 | 1 | 19332 | 230 | ||
Langite (*) | None | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O | 2 | 19310,19335 | 593 | ||
Magnetite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 7 | 19303,19330,19332,19340,19342,19343,19344 | 14899 | ||
Malachite (*) | Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 | 5 | 19303,19310,19311,19335,19336 | 12537 | ||
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 1 | 19332 | 5674 | ||
Metastibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 2 | 19332,19333 | 87 | ||
Mogánite (*) | None | SiO2·nH2O | 2 | 19316,19317 | 43 | ||
Montmorillonite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | (Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 19332 | 1508 | ||
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 19332 | 17380 | ||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 6 | 19303,19304,19309,19316,19317,19323 | 2994 | ||
Parasymplesite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 19332 | 124 | ||
Pharmacosiderite (*) | Pharmacosiderite | KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O | 2 | 19332,19333 | 428 | ||
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 10 | 19303,19308,19309,19310,19311,19326,19332,19336,19343,19344 | 39462 | ||
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 2 | 19308,19311 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 17 | 19303,19304,19308,19310,19311,19316,19317,19320,19323,19324,19330,19332,19333,19336,19340,19341,19344 | 61156 | ||
Ranciéite (*) | None | (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O | 1 | 19303 | 177 | ||
Rozenite (*) | Starkeyite | Fe2+(SO4)·4H2O | 1 | 19332 | 293 | ||
Scorodite (*) | None | Fe3+(AsO4)·2H2O | 2 | 19332,19333 | 1153 | ||
Senarmontite (*) | Arsenolite | Sb2O3 | 2 | 19332,19333 | 179 | ||
Siderite (*) | Calcite | Fe(CO3) | 1 | 19303 | 6417 | ||
Sphalerite (*) | Sphalerite | ZnS | 3 | 19311,19332,19333 | 21482 | ||
Stibiconite (*) | Pyrochlore | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) | 1 | 19332 | 446 | ||
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 5 | 19332,19333,19334,19337,19346 | 3418 | ||
Sulphur (*) | Sulphur | S | 2 | 19332,19333 | 2045 | ||
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 4 | 19316,19334,19342,19344 | 3337 | ||
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) | Tetrahedrite | Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13 | 3 | 19303,19332,19333 | 5317 | ||
Titanite (*) | Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O | 5 | 19303,19311,19332,19340,19344 | 4899 | ||
Todorokite (*) | None | (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O | 1 | 19303 | 433 | ||
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 4 | 19303,19329,19334,19344 | 2562 | ||
Tridymite (*) | Tridymite | SiO2 | 1 | 19317 | 458 | ||
Valentinite (*) | None | Sb2O3 | 2 | 19332,19333 | 369 | ||
Valleriite (*) | Valleriite | 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] | 2 | 19308,19311 | 237 | ||
Vernadite (*) | None | (Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O | 1 | 19340 | 65 | ||
Vesuvianite (*) | Vesuvianite | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | 1 | 19307 | 1395 | ||
Vivianite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O | 2 | 19332,19334 | 636 | ||
Zoisite (*) | Epidote | Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) | 1 | 19303 | 1025 |
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