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Locality Name:
Rocabruna Mines, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 132655
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132655.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rocabruna Mines, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°18'57"N
Longitude: 1°58'24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.315833333333,1.9733333333333
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 Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAmorphousApatiteBerauniteCalcioferriteCalciteClayCopiapite
CoronaditeCorundumDiasporeDufréniteHalotrichiteLepidocrociteMelanteriteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartz
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteTurquoiseWavellite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcioferrite  (*)
Copiapite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Delvauxite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Koninckite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Montgomeryite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)
Planerite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Richellite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Strengite  (*)Tinticite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O0470
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O046
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O0136
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O0280
Calcioferrite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgFe3+4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O09
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O0382
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Delvauxite  (*)AmorphousCaFe3+4(PO4)2(OH)8·4-5H2O041
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O0139
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O0107
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)30504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH0367
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Koninckite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·3H2O019
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)0581
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Montgomeryite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O044
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60254
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3064
Planerite  (*)TurquoiseAl6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8·4H2O043
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O0177
Richellite  (*)NoneCaFe3+2(PO4)2(OH,F)205
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O0263
Tinticite  (*)NoneFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·3H2O019
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O0484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O0301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O0374


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