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Locality Name:
Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 353.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 311.3

mindat Locality ID: 106022
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106022.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°57'33"N
Longitude: 6°11'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.959166666667,-6.1863888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corrensite
Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Garnet	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Scapolite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Ullmannite	Wurtzite

Actinolite ()*	Andradite ()*	Augite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*
Corrensite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*
Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Lizardite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*
Melonite ()*	Merenskyite ()*	Michenerite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Silver ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Violarite ()*

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 As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pd Pt S Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pd Pt S Si Te Ti Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corrensite
Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Garnet Marcasite Melonite Mica Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Scapolite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Talc Ullmannite Wurtzite

48 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	353.5	311.3	3419
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	353.5	311.3	1534
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	353.5	311.3	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	353.5	311.3	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	344	344	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	344	344	27198
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	353.5	311.3	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	353.5	311.3	1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	353.5	311.3	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	344	344	3846
Corrensite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Ca,Na,K)_1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)₉(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₁₀·nH₂O	353.5	311.3	49
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	344	344	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	344	344	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	344	344	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	353.5	311.3	4135
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	353.5	311.3	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	353.5	311.3	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	353.5	311.3	2740
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	353.5	311.3	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	353.5	311.3	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	353.5	311.3	2812
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	353.5	311.3	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	353.5	311.3	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	353.5	311.3	5433
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	353.5	311.3	359
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	344	344	451
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	353.5	311.3	238
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	353.5	311.3	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	353.5	311.3	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	353.5	311.3	176
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	344	344	207
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂	344	344	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	344	344	114
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂	344	344	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	353.5	311.3	17380
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	344	344	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	353.5	311.3	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	353.5	311.3	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	353.5	311.3	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	353.5	311.3	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	353.5	311.3	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	353.5	311.3	5186
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	344	344	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	353.5	311.3	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	353.5	311.3	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	353.5	311.3	2562
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	353.5	311.3	652
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	344	344	380

20 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
EG105_1057_002	344	344	344					Ni, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru	106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Begg et al. (2010)	10.2113/econgeo.105.6.1057	EG105_1057
OGR34_343-001	346.1	341.9	344±2.1	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-002	342.2	334.8	338.5±3.7	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-003	346.6	338.6	342.6±4	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-004	351.2	345	348.1±3.1	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-005	353.5	344.1	348.8±4.7	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-006	351.2	344.8	348±3.2	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-007	330.4	324.8	327.6±2.8	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343	depriotitize
OGR34_343-008	338.2	331	334.6±3.6	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343	depriotitize
OGR34_343-009	349.9	343.9	346.9±3	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-010	344.7	338.5	341.6±3.1	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-011	342.7	336.1	339.4±3.3	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-012	318.3	311.3	314.8±3.5	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343	depriotitize
OGR34_343-013	345.9	338.9	342.4±3.5	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-014	338.3	327.9	333.1±5.2	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343	depriotitize
OGR34_343-015	334.7	323.9	329.3±5.4	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343	depriotitize
OGR34_343-016	347.8	335.6	341.7±6.1	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-017	334.8	323.2	329±5.8	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343	depriotitize
OGR34_343-018	352.1	340.3	346.2±5.9	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343
OGR34_343-019	352.2	337.4	344.8±7.4	206Pb/238U	zircon	AB-1	Zircon		106022	Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain	Aguablanca	Ordóñez-Casado et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.03.002	OGR34_343

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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