Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ojén Lherzolite Massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

mindat Locality ID: 122854
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-122854.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ojén Lherzolite Massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Arroyo De Los Caballos
El Lentisco
La Gallega Mine
Mina Baeza

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

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Beryl	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Cubanite	Epidote	Löllingite	Mica	Millerite	Modderite	Nickeline	None	Pentlandite
Pyrite	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Talc	Ullmannite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	Zircon

Annabergite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Brucite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Erlichmanite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hollingworthite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Irarsite ()*	Laurite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malanite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Népouite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Osarsite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parkerite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Platinum ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Ruarsite ()*
Rutile ()*	Shandite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Talc ()*	Vermiculite ()*
Westerveldite ()*	Wonesite ()*	Zaratite ()*	Zircon ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Na Ni O Os Pb Pt Rh Ru S Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Cu Ir Os Pt Rh Ru S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Arsenopyrite Beryl Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Cubanite Epidote Löllingite Mica Millerite Modderite Nickeline None Pentlandite
Pyrite Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Talc Ullmannite Vivianite Wurtzite Zircon

44 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	108241	445
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	108240	718
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	108240	708
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	108241	462
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	108241	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	4	108239,108240,108241,108242	3902
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	108240	1025
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	108241	1008
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	108241	802
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂	0		110
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	108241	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	108241	2812
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	1	108242	205
Hollingworthite ()*	Ullmannite	RhAsS	0		119
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	108241	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	0		154
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	0		226
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	108241	762
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	108241	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	108241	14899
Malanite ()*	Spinel	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄	0		35
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	3	108240,108241,108242	161
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2	108240,108242	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	108241	17380
Népouite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	108241	66
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	2	108240,108241	633
Osarsite ()*	Arsenopyrite	OsAsS	0		16
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	108241	767
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	1	108242	55
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	3	108240,108241,108242	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2	108240,108241	2273
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1	108241	485
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	108241	9056
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	1	108241	233
Ruarsite ()*	None	RuAsS	0		25
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	108240,108241	5614
Shandite ()*	None	Ni₃Pb₂S₂	1	108242	14
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	0		337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	108241	3337
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	108240	652
Westerveldite ()*	Modderite	FeAs	1	108241	11
Wonesite ()*	Mica Clay	(Na,K, )(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH,F)₄	1	108241	4
Zaratite ()*	Amorphous	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄·4H₂O	1	108241	56
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	108241	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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