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Locality Name:
Benahadux, Sierra De Gádor, Almería, Andalusia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 73022
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-73022.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Benahadux, Sierra De Gádor, Almería, Andalusia, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
La Partala Mines
Victoria Mine

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al C Ca Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H K Mo O Pb S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAragoniteCalciteClayEpsomiteGypsumHalotrichiteMarcasiteMicaNone
PyriteQuartzScheeliteSulphur

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natroalunite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sulphur  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11078203250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110781927770
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O1107819484
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11078196890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1107819409
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611078192228
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11078191487
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211078195674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)61107819128
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110781939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110781961156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11078192045
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655


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