Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Ferruginosa Mine, Cabo De Palos Range, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 302278
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-302278.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ferruginosa Mine, Cabo De Palos Range, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°36'50"N
Longitude: 0°-43'-21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.613888888889,-0.7225
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: Ag Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn Na O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAtacamiteBaryteCalciteCoronaditeDiasporeGypsumMalachiteNone
QuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSulphur

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Boleite  (*)Caracolite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chalcophanite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Cotunnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Glauberite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Lesukite  (*)Malachite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Penfieldite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sideronatrite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)48065
Caracolite  (*)ApatiteNa2(Pb2Na)(SO4)3Cl020
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O0197
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160227
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl2054
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)20137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl01398
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Lesukite  (*)NoneAl2(OH)5Cl·2H2O010
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60254
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)60158
Penfieldite  (*)NonePb2Cl3(OH)022
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·3H2O073
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...