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Locality Name:
Ronda Massif, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 10165
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10165.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ronda Massif, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Arroyo De La Cala
Arroyo De La Cueva
Montecorto

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Au C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb Pt S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundum
CubaniteDiasporeFluoriteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPentlandite
PyritePyroxeneSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalcVivianiteWurtzite

36 IMA Minerals at location:
Anthophyllite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cobaltite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Népouite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21108246718
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61108248919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211082485509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110824827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11082484979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11082485707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110824727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411082463902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11082473531
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1108247966
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31108247802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11082482970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611082464135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61108246944
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1108247814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211082489617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11082487437
Gold  (*)CopperAu110824630554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110824814640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41108246407
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1108246341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611082481066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611082482228
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41108246359
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)1108247451
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22108247,10824812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211082475674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As81108246161
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110824717380
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)4110824666
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82108246,1082471512
Platinum  (*)CopperPt1108246485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110824739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811082479056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110824721482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211082473337



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