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Locality Name:
Hornachuelos, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 390
Youngest recorded age at locality: 350

mindat Locality ID: 125863
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-125863.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hornachuelos, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Cardenchosa
Los Torilejos Area
Sierra Albarrana

Latitude: 38°6'14"N
Longitude: 5°23'32"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.103888888889,-5.3922222222222
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 Ba Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Si Ti U Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteAutuniteBerylBranneriteCalciteChloriteChloritoidClayFluoriteGraftonite
GypsumMicaNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePhosphuranyliteQuartzRutileSerpentineSpinel
StauroliteTriplite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Autunite  (*)Berthierine  (*)Beryl  (*)Brannerite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Graftonite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranocircite-II  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53903502107915,1079171310
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O39035011079161272
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4390350110791759
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1839035011079174286
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O63903501107919248
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110791127770
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)83903501107917577
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)23903501107917376
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O43903501107917321
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O390350110791970
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1839035011079171008
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23107911,107913,1079149617
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)23903501107916107
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411079151507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4390350110791714899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23903502107915,10791717380
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O3903501107916182
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23903506107911,107913,107914,107915,107917,10792261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23903502107916,1079195614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO539035011079171516
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)3903501107917978
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F3903501107916233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO23903502107916,1079192718
Uranocircite-II  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10H2O390350110791989


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Jen_0001542390350350–390 age of formation      232289Sierra Albarrana, Hornachuelos, Córdoba, Andalusia, SpainSierra AlbarranaLumpkin et al. (2012)10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.09.008CG291_55believed to have formed during Hercynian deformation and low-pressure metamorphism

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