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Locality Name:
Albatera (Hondón De Los Frailes), Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 107286
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-107286.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Albatera (Hondón De Los Frailes), Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Los Serranos Quarry
Trail To Los Serranos Quarry

Latitude: 38°14'35"N
Longitude: 0°-56'-24"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.243055555556,-0.94
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 B Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Fe H Mg O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleApatiteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
FeldsparGadoliniteGarnetGypsumMalachiteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePrehnite
PyroxeneQuartzSpinelTitanite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Aerinite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Datolite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Palygorskite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scolecite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aerinite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36(OH)12(CO3)·12H2O111069022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11106908803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311106901534
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611106902060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)111069011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111069027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111069027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11106903531
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1110690498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11106908173
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21110690271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11106902740
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311106901544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311106905433
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4111069014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111069012537
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1110690306
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211106901898
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22110690,11069161156
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O1110690390
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11106904899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211106902562


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