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Locality Name:
Almuñecar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 106207
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106207.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Almuñecar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Loma Del Gato

Latitude: 36°45'27"N
Longitude: 3°39'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.7575,-3.6655555555556

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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteAragoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutile

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)26026011079778803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO226026011079772162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO526026011079771310
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)26026011079773250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260110797727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260110797727198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82602601107977577
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)826026011079771756
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3260260110797714640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO426026011079771507
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260260110797717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260110797739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260110797761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO226026011079775614



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedcu-00624260260Triassic     Yes Cu195468Granada, Andalusia, SpainGranadaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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