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Locality Name:
La Gallega Mine, Ojén Lherzolite Massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 20065
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20065.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Gallega Mine, Ojén Lherzolite Massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 As Au C Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pt S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pt S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousBerylBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCubaniteLöllingite
MicaModderiteNickelineNonePentlanditePyriteRutileSerpentineSpinelTalc
VivianiteWurtziteZircon

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Annabergite  (*)Brucite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Népouite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Platinum  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Rutile  (*)Talc  (*)Westerveldite  (*)
Wonesite  (*)Zaratite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O0445
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)20462
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S30802
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20762
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As80161
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)4066
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs0633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS0767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S801512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Platinum  (*)CopperPt0485
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs20233
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Westerveldite  (*)ModderiteFeAs011
Wonesite  (*)Mica Clay(Na,K,   )(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)404
Zaratite  (*)AmorphousNi3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O056
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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