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 Actinolite (*) Amphibole Ca2 (Mg4.5-2.5 Fe2+ 0.5-2.5 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 3 34374 ,34390 ,34395 3419 Albite (*) Feldspar Na(AlSi3 O8 ) 12 34353 ,34356 ,34357 ,34359 ,34374 ,34375 ,34390 ,34393 ,34395 ,34409 ,34437 ,34439 8803 Allanite-(Ce) (*) Allanite Epidote CaCe(Al2 Fe2+ )[Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 1 34374 706 Allophane (*) Allophane Al2 O3 (SiO2 )1.3-2.0 ·2.5-3.0H2 O 485 444 1 34427 470 Amesite (*) Clay Serpentine Mg2 Al(AlSiO5 )(OH)4 2 34374 ,34395 74 Anatase (*) Not in a structural group TiO2 2 34390 ,34410 2162 Andradite (*) Garnet Ca3 Fe3+ 2 (SiO4 )3 3 34374 ,34375 ,34395 1534 Ankerite (*) None Ca(Fe2+ ,Mg)(CO3 )2 485 444 1 34427 3092 Annabergite (*) Vivianite Ni3 (AsO4 )2 ·8H2 O 485 444 1 34427 445 Anthophyllite (*) Amphibole Mg2 Mg5 Si8 O22 (OH)2 2 34366 ,34374 718 Antigorite (*) Serpentine Clay Mg3 Si2 O5 (OH)4 485 444 12 34371 ,34374 ,34375 ,34378 ,34383 ,34393 ,34395 ,34405 ,34409 ,34410 ,34427 ,34439 708 Aragonite (*) Aragonite Ca(CO3 ) 483 477 8 34359 ,34374 ,34375 ,34378 ,34387 ,34395 ,34400 ,34409 3250 Arsenopyrite (*) Arsenopyrite FeAsS 485 444 1 34427 9052 Artinite (*) Artinite Mg2 (CO3 )(OH)2 ·3H2 O 483 477 1 34400 75 Awaruite (*) Auricupride Perovskite Ni3 Fe 7 34378 ,34379 ,34393 ,34395 ,34401 ,34403 ,34405 166 Azurite (*) Not in a structural group Cu3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2 485 444 2 34390 ,34427 5509 Baryte (*) Baryte Ba(SO4 ) 1 34424 11547 Bastnäsite-(Ce) (*) Bastnäsite Ce(CO3 )F 1 34390 304 Bornite (*) None Cu5 FeS4 485 444 6 34344 ,34378 ,34390 ,34391 ,34427 ,34437 5516 Bowieite (*) Bowieite Rh2 S3 483 477 2 34403 ,34407 33 Braggite (*) None PdPt3 S4 2 34379 ,34403 101 Brochantite (*) Brochantite Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 2 34390 ,34391 1633 Brookite (*) Brookite TiO2 1 34390 700 Brucite (*) Brucite Mg(OH)2 483 477 4 34361 ,34364 ,34374 ,34400 462 Cabriite (*) None Pd2 CuSn 1 34401 12 Calcite (*) Calcite Ca(CO3 ) 485 444 23 34344 ,34363 ,34365 ,34366 ,34374 ,34375 ,34378 ,34381 ,34384 ,34390 ,34391 ,34395 ,34396 ,34404 ,34405 ,34406 ,34409 ,34410 ,34421 ,34427 ,34436 ,34437 ,34440 27770 Cerussite (*) Aragonite Pb(CO3 ) 1 34390 4979 Chabazite-Ca (*) Chabazite Ca2 [Al4 Si8 O24 ]·13H2 O 2 34374 ,34378 310 Chalcocite (*) None Cu2 S 485 444 5 34344 ,34378 ,34390 ,34391 ,34427 5707 Chalcopyrite (*) Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 485 444 6 34378 ,34390 ,34391 ,34424 ,34427 ,34437 27198 Chamosite (*) Chlorite Clay (Fe2+ ,Mg,Al,Fe3+ )6 (Si,Al)4 O10 (OH,O)8 1 34390 577 Chloritoid (*) Chloritoid Fe2+ Al2 O(SiO4 )(OH)2 3 34360 ,34390 ,34391 376 Chromite (*) Spinel Fe2+ Cr2 O4 485 444 28 34362 ,34363 ,34364 ,34366 ,34368 ,34369 ,34370 ,34371 ,34373 ,34374 ,34375 ,34376 ,34377 ,34379 ,34380 ,34381 ,34382 ,34385 ,34390 ,34392 ,34396 ,34400 ,34402 ,34403 ,34405 ,34407 ,34414 ,34427 3902 Chrysotile (*) Serpentine Clay Mg3 Si2 O5 (OH)4 485 444 28 34356 ,34357 ,34359 ,34362 ,34366 ,34367 ,34374 ,34377 ,34378 ,34383 ,34384 ,34387 ,34393 ,34395 ,34396 ,34397 ,34398 ,34399 ,34400 ,34404 ,34405 ,34406 ,34409 ,34410 ,34411 ,34413 ,34427 ,34437 951 Clinochlore (*) Chlorite Clay Mg5 Al(AlSi3 O10 )(OH)8 483 477 5 34374 ,34375 ,34382 ,34390 ,34400 1756 Clinozoisite (*) Clinozoisite Epidote Ca2 Al3 [Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 2 34374 ,34395 1025 Cobaltite (*) Cobaltite CoAsS 485 444 1 34427 966 Cooperite (*) None PtS 483 477 1 34407 124 Copper (*) Copper Cu 485 444 3 34378 ,34379 ,34427 3846 Covellite (*) Covellite CuS 485 444 1 34427 4165 Crichtonite (*) Crichtonite Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe2 (Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18 (O,OH)38 1 34390 27 Cubanite (*) Cubanite Wurtzite CuFe2 S3 485 444 1 34427 802 Cuproiridsite (*) Spinel Cu(Ir3+ Ir4+ )S4 1 34403 31 Cuprorhodsite (*) Spinel (Cu1+ 0.5 Fe3+ 0.5 )Rh3+ 2 S4 1 34403 34 Cyanotrichite (*) Cyanotrichite Cu4 Al2 (SO4 )(OH)12 (H2 O)2 485 444 1 34427 179 Digenite (*) Digenite Cu1.8 S 485 444 1 34427 1027 Diopside (*) Pyroxene CaMgSi2 O6 483 477 12 34365 ,34374 ,34375 ,34378 ,34393 ,34395 ,34396 ,34400 ,34404 ,34405 ,34406 ,34409 4135 Dolomite (*) None CaMg(CO3 )2 485 444 6 34366 ,34374 ,34390 ,34409 ,34424 ,34427 9895 Enstatite (*) Pyroxene Mg2 Si2 O6 2 34378 ,34395 944 Epidote (*) Epidote Clinozoisite Ca2 (Al2 Fe3+ )[Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 483 477 6 34353 ,34374 ,34390 ,34400 ,34436 ,34437 8173 Erlichmanite (*) Pyrite OsS2 2 34392 ,34403 110 Fluorapatite (*) Apatite Ca5 (PO4 )3 F 1 34390 2740 Fluorapophyllite-(K) (*) Apophyllite KCa4 Si8 O20 F·8H2 O 2 34374 ,34378 303 Fluorite (*) Fluorite CaF2 1 34366 9617 Galena (*) Rocksalt PbS 485 444 8 34356 ,34374 ,34378 ,34390 ,34418 ,34424 ,34427 ,34437 24243 Goethite (*) Diaspore FeO(OH) 485 444 4 34366 ,34390 ,34427 ,34437 7437 Gold (*) Copper Au 6 34390 ,34418 ,34430 ,34431 ,34433 ,34434 30554 Grossular (*) Garnet Ca3 Al2 (SiO4 )3 483 477 15 34361 ,34363 ,34365 ,34372 ,34374 ,34375 ,34378 ,34381 ,34393 ,34395 ,34400 ,34403 ,34404 ,34405 ,34409 1544 Gypsum (*) Gypsum Ca(SO4 )·2H2 O 485 444 2 34390 ,34427 6890 Gyrolite (*) Gyrolite NaCa16 (Si23 Al)O60 (OH)8 ·14H2 O 1 34374 142 Heazlewoodite (*) None Ni3 S2 6 34366 ,34378 ,34396 ,34403 ,34405 ,34410 205 Hematite (*) Corundum Fe2 O3 485 444 5 34353 ,34374 ,34378 ,34390 ,34427 14640 Hemimorphite (*) Not in a structural group Zn4 (Si2 O7 )(OH)2 ·H2 O 2 34390 ,34393 1689 Hisingerite (*) Kaolinite Clay Fe2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 ·2H2 O 485 444 1 34427 144 Hydromagnesite (*) None Mg5 (CO3 )4 (OH)2 ·4H2 O 2 34375 ,34387 341 Hydrotalcite (*) Hydrotalcite Mg6 Al2 CO3 (OH)16 (H2 O)4 483 477 4 34374 ,34383 ,34395 ,34400 87 Ilmenite (*) Corundum Fe2+ Ti4+ O3 1 34390 5433 Iridium (*) Copper Ir 1 34403 162 Isoferroplatinum (*) Auricupride Perovskite Pt3 Fe 483 477 4 34392 ,34401 ,34403 ,34407 128 Jarosite (*) Alunite KFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 1 34390 2228 Langite (*) None Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 ·2H2 O 1 34391 593 Laurite (*) Pyrite RuS2 483 477 6 34373 ,34379 ,34392 ,34401 ,34403 ,34407 226 Lizardite (*) Serpentine Clay Mg3 Si2 O5 (OH)4 485 444 3 34374 ,34395 ,34427 359 Löllingite (*) Löllingite FeAs2 485 444 1 34427 762 Magnesiochromite (*) Spinel MgCr2 O4 483 477 3 34365 ,34375 ,34381 311 Magnesite (*) Calcite Mg(CO3 ) 4 34356 ,34357 ,34374 ,34390 1487 Magnetite (*) Spinel Fe2+ Fe3+ 2 O4 485 444 24 34356 ,34357 ,34359 ,34364 ,34366 ,34374 ,34376 ,34378 ,34383 ,34384 ,34387 ,34390 ,34393 ,34395 ,34396 ,34400 ,34403 ,34404 ,34405 ,34409 ,34410 ,34427 ,34431 ,34440 14899 Malachite (*) Malachite Cu2 (CO3 )(OH)2 485 444 7 34344 ,34356 ,34359 ,34390 ,34391 ,34427 ,34437 12537 Malanite (*) Spinel Cu1+ (Ir3+ Pt4+ )S4 483 477 1 34394 35 Marcasite (*) Marcasite FeS2 485 444 3 34359 ,34427 ,34437 5674 Maucherite (*) None Ni11 As8 1 34374 161 Mesolite (*) Natrolite Na2 Ca2 (Si9 Al6 )O30 ·8H2 O 1 34395 425 Miassite (*) None Rh17 S15 483 477 1 34392 10 Microcline (*) Feldspar K(AlSi3 O8 ) 3 34374 ,34393 ,34395 4924 Millerite (*) Millerite NiS 485 444 1 34427 1066 Mimetite (*) Apatite Pb5 (AsO4 )3 Cl 1 34390 1107 Molybdenite (*) Molybdenite MoS2 483 477 4 34365 ,34390 ,34391 ,34393 5800 Monazite-(Ce) (*) Monazite Ce(PO4 ) 1 34390 945 Montmorillonite (*) Clay Smectite-vermiculite (Na,Ca)0.3 (Al,Mg)2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 ·nH2 O 1 34395 1508 Muscovite (*) Mica Clay KAl2 (Si3 Al)O10 (OH)2 485 444 3 34344 ,34390 ,34427 17380 Natrolite (*) Natrolite Na2 (Si3 Al2 )O10 ·2H2 O 3 34374 ,34395 ,34404 1236 Okenite (*) None Ca10 Si18 O46 ·18H2 O 1 34374 71 Osmium (*) None Os 4 34403 ,34431 ,34433 ,34434 169 Ottrélite (*) Chloritoid Mn2+ Al2 O(SiO4 )(OH)2 2 34344 ,34360 59 Gersdorffite-Pa3 (*) Pyrite NiAsS 485 444 1 34427 767 Pectolite (*) Pectolite NaCa2 Si3 O8 (OH) 7 34374 ,34378 ,34393 ,34395 ,34404 ,34406 ,34409 363 Pentlandite (*) Pentlandite (Ni,Fe)9 S8 485 444 2 34390 ,34427 1512 Platinum (*) Copper Pt 3 34431 ,34433 ,34434 485 Polydymite (*) Spinel Ni2+ Ni3+ 2 S4 485 444 1 34427 131 Posnjakite (*) None Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 ·H2 O 1 34391 309 Potarite (*) Potarite PdHg 483 477 1 34392 25 Prehnite (*) Prehnite Ca2 Al(Si3 Al)O10 (OH)2 8 34366 ,34374 ,34393 ,34395 ,34404 ,34405 ,34406 ,34409 1898 Pyrite (*) Pyrite FeS2 485 444 11 34341 ,34374 ,34378 ,34390 ,34391 ,34409 ,34427 ,34430 ,34437 ,34439 ,34440 39462 Pyroaurite (*) Hydrotalcite Mg6 Fe3+ 2 (CO3 )(OH)16 ·4H2 O 1 34387 89 Pyrrhotite (*) Nickeline Fe7 S8 485 444 3 34359 ,34418 ,34427 9056 Quartz (*) Quartz SiO2 485 444 19 34341 ,34344 ,34353 ,34356 ,34357 ,34374 ,34390 ,34391 ,34393 ,34395 ,34409 ,34410 ,34411 ,34418 ,34427 ,34436 ,34437 ,34439 ,34440 61156 Retgersite (*) None Ni(SO4 )·6H2 O 485 444 1 34427 55 Rutile (*) Rutile TiO2 2 34374 ,34390 5614 Saponite (*) Clay Smectite-vermiculite (Ca,Na)0.3 (Mg,Fe)3 (Si,Al)4 O10 (OH)2 ·4H2 O 483 477 1 34392 301 Scolecite (*) Natrolite Ca(Si3 Al2 )O10 ·3H2 O 6 34374 ,34378 ,34395 ,34404 ,34405 ,34406 390 Siderite (*) Calcite Fe(CO3 ) 485 444 2 34390 ,34427 6417 Silver (*) Copper Ag 1 34390 5186 Sphalerite (*) Sphalerite ZnS 485 444 3 34390 ,34424 ,34427 21482 Stevensite (*) Clay (Ca,Na)x Mg3-y Si4 O10 (OH)2 1 34403 57 Stichtite (*) Hydrotalcite Mg6 Cr2 (CO3 )(OH)16 ·4H2 O 1 34366 43 Stilbite-Ca (*) Stilbite NaCa4 (Si27 Al9 )O72 ·28H2 O 1 34374 268 Stilpnomelane (*) Stilpnomelane Clay (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8 (Si,Al)12 (O,OH)36 ·nH2 O 1 34390 456 Suolunite (*) None Ca2 Si2 O5 (OH)2 ·H2 O 1 34374 7 Talc (*) Clay Talc Mg3 Si4 O10 (OH)2 485 444 8 34356 ,34359 ,34378 ,34390 ,34391 ,34410 ,34413 ,34427 3337 Tennantite-(Fe) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Fe2 )As4 S13 485 444 1 34427 1803 Tetraferroplatinum (*) Potarite PtFe 1 34403 66 Thomsonite-Ca (*) Thomsonite NaCa2 (Al5 Si5 )O20 ·6H2 O 483 477 4 34365 ,34366 ,34374 ,34395 452 Titanite (*) Titanite CaTi(SiO4 )O 4 34374 ,34390 ,34395 ,34440 4899 Tobermorite (*) Tobermorite Ca4 Si6 O17 (H2 O)2 ·(Ca·3H2 O) 1 34374 114 Tremolite (*) Amphibole Ca2 (Mg5.0-4.5 Fe2+ 0.0-0.5 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 2 34378 ,34390 2562 Uraninite (*) Fluorite UO2 1 34374 2718 Uranophane-α (*) None Ca(UO2 )2 (SiO3 OH)2 ·5H2 O 1 34374 890 Uvarovite (*) Garnet Ca3 Cr2 (SiO4 )3 1 34378 212 Vermiculite (*) Clay Smectite-vermiculite Mg0.7 (Mg,Fe,Al)6 (Si,Al)8 O20 (OH)4 ·8H2 O 1 34395 652 Vesuvianite (*) Vesuvianite (Ca,Na)19 (Al,Mg,Fe)13 (SiO4 )10 (Si2 O7 )4 (OH,F,O)10 483 477 13 34362 ,34363 ,34365 ,34372 ,34373 ,34374 ,34375 ,34381 ,34395 ,34396 ,34400 ,34403 ,34409 1395 Violarite (*) Spinel FeNi2 S4 485 444 1 34427 380 Wollastonite (*) Wollastonite CaSiO3 1 34395 1247 Xenotime-(Y) (*) Zircon Y(PO4 ) 1 34390 939 Zircon (*) Zircon Zr(SiO4 ) 2 34390 ,34395 5251 Zoisite (*) Epidote Ca2 Al3 [Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 483 477 5 34374 ,34393 ,34400 ,34404 ,34437 1025
Excel ID Max Age (Ma) Min Age (Ma) Age as listed in reference Dating Method Age Interpret Prioritized? Sample Source Sample Num Run Num Age from other Locality Dated Mineral Minerals explicitely stated as having this age Age applies to these Elements MinDat Locality ID Dated Locality (Max Age) Location as listed in reference Reference Reference DOI Reference ID Age Notes Edit podchrome-00537 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 145319 American Chrome Pit, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada American Chrome Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00525 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 145305 Bennett-Martin Chrome Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Bennett-Martin Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00507 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 9607 Caribou Pit (Caribou Mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Caribou Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00509 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 157322 Fréchette Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Fréchette Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00626 480 480 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 145308 Gagné Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Gagné Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00512 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 157319 Greenshields Mine (Greenshield Mine; Bergeron Mine; Croteau Mine; Greenshield Extension), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Greenshields Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00526 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 145310 Huard Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Huard 1 Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00528 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 145310 Huard Mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Huard 3 Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00534 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 145313 Lambly-Nadeau Mine (Victoria Mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Lambly-Nadeau Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00506 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 208131 Reed-Bélanger Mine (Bélanger Mine), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Reed-Bélanger Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00516 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 145315 Union Mine (Southwark Mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Standard Asbestos Company Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit podchrome-00523 483 477 Lower Ordovician (477-483 Ma) Cr 145317 Lemelin Mine (Gray Mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Lemelin Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 Edit vms-00346 485 444 Ordovician 157633 Eastern Metals Mine, St-Fabien-de-Panet, Montmagny RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada Panet Metal Moiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034
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