Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 32.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 21.8

mindat Locality ID: 135081
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-135081.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex
Montaña Blanca-Milocho Carbonatite
Puerto De La Peña - Cueva De Lobos Area

Latitude: 28°33'14"N
Longitude: 14°2'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.553888888889,-14.044444444444

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Covellite	Diamond
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Mica	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Perovskite	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite	Zircon

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Baryte ()*
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Covellite ()*	Diamond ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaersutite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Perovskite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophanite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Sanidine ()*	Scolecite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stronalsite ()*	Titanite ()*
Wüstite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Covellite Diamond
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Mica Natrolite Nickeline None Perovskite Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Tridymite Zircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	32.4	21.8	0		1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	32.4	21.8	3	108910,108911,108912	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	32.4	21.8	3	108910,108911,108912	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108911	1534
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	32.4	21.8	3	108910,108911,108912	11547
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	32.4	21.8	1	108912	115
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	32.4	21.8	3	108910,108911,108912	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108912	1252
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	32.4	21.8	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108912	27198
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	32.4	21.8	0		1025
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	32.4	21.8	0		4165
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	32.4	21.8	1	108911	697
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	32.4	21.8	0		4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108912	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	32.4	21.8	1	108912	9617
Graphite ()*	None	C	32.4	21.8	1	108911	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108912	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	32.4	21.8	3	108910,108911,108912	5433
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	32.4	21.8	0		179
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	32.4	21.8	3	108910,108911,108912	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108912	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	32.4	22.9	1	108910	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108912	2349
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	32.4	21.8	0		495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	32.4	21.8	1	108911	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108912	39462
Pyrophanite ()*	Corundum	Mn²⁺TiO₃	32.4	21.8	0		244
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108912	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	32.4	21.8	1	108912	61156
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	32.4	21.8	2	108910,108912	598
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	32.4	21.8	0		390
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	32.4	21.8	0		21482
Stronalsite ()*	None	Na₂SrAl₄Si₄O₁₆	32.4	21.8	1	108911	10
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	32.4	21.8	3	108910,108911,108912	4899
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO	32.4	21.8	1	108911	74
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	24.1	22.9	3	108910,108911,108912	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000624	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000625	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000626	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000627	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000631	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000632	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000633	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000634	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000635	MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000624	24.2	24.2	24.2				135081	Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Fuerteventura, Ajui-Solapa	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000625	24.9	23.1	24.0±0.9	K-Ar	biotite, feldspar		135081	Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Fuerteventura, Ajui-Solapa	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000626	23.6	21.8	22.7±0.9	K-Ar	biotite		135081	Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Fuerteventura, Ajui-Solapa	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000627	25.9	24.1	25.0±0.9	K-Ar	biotite		135081	Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Fuerteventura, Ajui-Solapa	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000631	27.5	27.5	27.5				233764	Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Fuerteventura, Esquinzo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000632	32.4	23.8	28.1±4.3	K-Ar	feldspar, phlogopite		233764	Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Fuerteventura, Esquinzo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000633	27.9	25.9	26.9±1.0	K-Ar	feldspar, phlogopite		233764	Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Fuerteventura, Esquinzo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000634	23.4	23	23.2±0.2	U-Pb	zircon	Zircon	233764	Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Fuerteventura, Esquinzo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000635	24.1	22.9	23.5±0.6	U-Pb	zircon	Zircon	233764	Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Fuerteventura, Esquinzo	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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