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Locality Name:
María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 11.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 8.6

mindat Locality ID: 126115
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-126115.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°51'29"N
Longitude: 2°5'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.858055555556,-2.0838888888889
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: Ag Al As Au Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si V Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si V Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArthuriteBrackebuschiteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChenevixiteClayConnelliteCopperCoronaditeDescloiziteDevillineDiaspore
DigeniteFeldsparGypsumKaoliniteKtenasiteLöllingiteMalachiteMixiteNoneNot in a structural group
PharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedriteWurtzite

53 IMA Minerals at location:
Agardite-(Y)  (*)Alunite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arthurite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brackebuschite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calderónite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hydroniumpharmacoalumite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)
Lavendulan  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metasideronatrite  (*)Miersite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Natropharmacoalumite  (*)Natropharmacosiderite  (*)Olivenite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Parnauite  (*)Perroudite  (*)Pharmacoalumite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O11.88.6090
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6119.50966
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O11.88.60194
Arthurite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O11.88.6035
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211.88.605509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411.88.605516
Brackebuschite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH)11.88.6015
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11.88.6027770
Calderónite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)11.88.6029
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11.88.604979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O11.88.60925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS211.88.6027198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)211.88.6090
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl11.88.601382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11.88.603531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)11.88.60363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O11.88.60295
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)411.88.60175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1611.88.60227
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S11.88.601027
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11.88.602740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11.88.6024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11.88.607437
Gold  (*)CopperAu10.410.4030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11.88.606890
Hydroniumpharmacoalumite  (*)Pharmacosiderite(H3O)Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4.5H2O11.88.601
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI11.88.60180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611.88.602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411.88.605591
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O11.88.6075
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O11.88.60149
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs211.88.60762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211.88.6012537
Metasideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·H2O11.88.6028
Miersite  (*)SphaleriteAgI11.88.6010
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11.88.601107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)11.88.60362
Natropharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteNaAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O11.88.603
Natropharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteNaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O11.88.6013
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)11.88.60492
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11.88.602349
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O11.88.60105
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl211.88.6023
Pharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteKAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6.5H2O11.88.6017
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O11.88.60428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2119.8039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211.88.6061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11.88.601153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)611.88.60134
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11.88.6021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1311.88.601803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311.88.605317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl11.88.60605


7 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
Kristen00185611.410.210.8±0.6K-Ar illite87A21 YesPyrophyllite 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00185711.110.510.8±0.3K-Ar illite87A10 YesQuartz 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00185811.810.411.1±0.7K-Ar illite87A14 YesQuartz 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00185910.28.69.4±0.8K-Ar illite87A25 YesQuartz 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen001861119.810.4±0.6K-Ar alunite87A111 YesAlunitePyrite, Quartz, Zunyite 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00186210.410.410.4±K-ArAu mineralization along with amorphous silica and pyritehigh   Yes Au, Te, Sn31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00186010.79.510.1±0.6K-Ar alunite87A150 YesAluniteHematite, Quartz 133044Cerro Del Cinto Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainCinto Open PitArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070493María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R070493
R060411María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R060411

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