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Locality Name:
Vielha E Mijaran, Aran Valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 204178
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204178.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vielha E Mijaran, Aran Valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Liat Mines
Sèrra De Horno

Latitude: 42°39'13"N
Longitude: 0°45'31"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.653611111111,0.75861111111111
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 C Ca Ce Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumCovellite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMelanteriteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTitanite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11098388803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1109838706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311098352353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11098352734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11098359052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61109835919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211098355509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110983527770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11098354979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22109835,10983727198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11098354165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2109835,10983724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11098357437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110983514640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42109835,10983714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110983512537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1109835915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110983517380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110983539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82109835,1098379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22109835,10983861156
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11098352473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2109835,10983721482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11098384899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211098352562


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