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Locality Name:
Montaña Blanca-Milocho Carbonatite, 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: 203224
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-203224.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Montaña Blanca-Milocho Carbonatite, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 28°38'40"N
Longitude: 13°59'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.644444444444,-13.984444444444
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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sr Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sr Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteClayCorundumDiamondFeldsparGarnetMicaNonePyroxene
RocksaltSpinelTitaniteZircon

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Stronalsite  (*)Titanite  (*)Wüstite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O632.421.80286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)32.421.808803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)332.421.801534
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)32.421.8011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)32.421.8027770
Diamond  (*)DiamondC32.421.80697
Graphite  (*)NoneC32.421.802812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O332.421.805433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O432.421.8014899
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)232.421.802273
Stronalsite  (*)NoneNa2SrAl4Si4O1632.421.8010
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O32.421.804899
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO32.421.8074
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)24.122.905251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000624MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000625MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000626MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000627MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000631MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000632MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000633MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000634MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000635MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.


9 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_000062424.224.224.2     Yes  135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062524.923.124.0±0.9K-Ar biotite, feldspar  Yes  135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062623.621.822.7±0.9K-Ar biotite  Yes  135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062725.924.125.0±0.9K-Ar biotite  Yes  135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063127.527.527.5     Yes  233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063232.423.828.1±4.3K-Ar feldspar, phlogopite  Yes  233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063327.925.926.9±1.0K-Ar feldspar, phlogopite  Yes  233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063423.42323.2±0.2U-Pb zircon  YesZircon  233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063524.122.923.5±0.6U-Pb zircon  YesZircon  233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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