Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 32.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 21.8

mindat Locality ID: 131046
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131046.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain": 96
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 58

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Fuerteventura
Gran Canaria
Lanzarote

Latitude: 28°28'5"N
Longitude: 14°26'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.468055555556,-14.4425
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteChalcopyrite
ChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteDiamondEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetGismondineGmeliniteGypsumHarmotomeHeulanditeKaoliniteMicaMordeniteNatrolite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePseudobrookitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
SapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelSulphurThomsoniteTitaniteTridymiteZircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)
Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite-Na  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cowlesite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Edenite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epistilbite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gismondine  (*)Gmelinite-K  (*)Gobbinsite  (*)
Gonnardite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Haüyne  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Merlinoite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Mogánite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)Offretite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhönite  (*)
Richterite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Saponite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stronalsite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Wairakite  (*)Wüstite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O632.421.82108909,1089621022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O632.421.86108910,108911,108912,108946,108947,108960286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)32.421.86108910,108911,108912,108946,108947,1089608803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O12108928,108932,108937,108941,108947,108951,108953,108978,108982,108983,108987,1089961627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)332.421.83108909,108910,1089111534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)32.422.93108919,108937,1089563250
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21108946295
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O632.422.93108924,108960,1089832060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)32.421.83108910,108911,10891211547
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)32.421.81108912115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)32.421.827108909,108910,108911,108912,108919,108922,108923,108924,108928,108931,108932,108935,108937,108939,108940,108941,108942,108944,108949,108950,108953,108956,108963,108982,108987,108996,10899727770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)32.421.82108910,1089121252
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O3108939,108951,108987310
Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite(K2NaCa0.5)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O110898730
Chabazite-Na  (*)Chabazite(Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O2108937,10899666
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S32.421.811089095707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS232.421.82108910,10891227198
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2110896089
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811089961756
Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)HeulanditeCa3(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O2108933,10895233
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32.421.811089091025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS32.421.811089094165
Cowlesite  (*)NoneCa(Al2Si3)O10·5-6H2O110899684
Diamond  (*)DiamondC32.421.81108911697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O632.421.82108909,1089834135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22108956,1089879895
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)21108960160
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61108960944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32.421.83108909,108910,1089128173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O1108939138
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF232.421.83108909,108912,1089429617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11089891188
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O32.422.91108924128
Gmelinite-K  (*)GmeliniteK4(Si8Al4)O24·11H2O11089515
Gobbinsite  (*)GismondineNa5(Si11Al5)O32·11H2O110899617
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O1108996167
Graphite  (*)NoneC32.421.811089112812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O32.422.96108920,108922,108925,108987,108997,1090006890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl11090001398
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)3108946,108947,108956158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O332.421.83108910,108912,10895614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O332.421.85108910,108911,108912,108960,1089835433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O232.421.83108909,108960,108983179
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411089875591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11089401271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O432.421.87108910,108911,108912,108956,108960,108983,10898714899
Merlinoite  (*)NoneK5Ca2(Si23Al9)O64·24H2O110898717
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O4108931,108937,108978,108996425
Mogánite  (*)NoneSiO2·nH2O2108960,10896543
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)232.421.82108910,10891217380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O32.422.94108924,108982,108987,1089961236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)32.422.94108910,108957,108960,108987884
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3110898764
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O32.422.93108924,108978,108996146
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O7108933,108935,108944,108956,108960,108963,1089782994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32.421.83108909,108910,1089122349
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO332.421.81108909495
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O110898771
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)232.421.82108911,1089602273
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O51108956164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS232.421.83108909,108910,10891239462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO332.421.81108909244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S832.421.83108909,108910,1089129056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO232.421.812108912,108918,108919,108922,108923,108933,108935,108939,108944,108949,108950,10896361156
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]110895747
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)21108960148
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32.421.86108909,108910,108912,108946,108947,108987598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O32.422.92108925,108996301
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O32.421.82108909,108939390
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS32.421.8110890921482
Stronalsite  (*)NoneNa2SrAl4Si4O1632.421.8110891110
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11089562045
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O4108951,108996,108998,108999452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O32.421.87108910,108911,108912,108946,108947,108960,1089684899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O2108987,108996433
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1108996652
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O110898773
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO32.421.8110891174
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)24.122.96108910,108911,108912,108946,108947,1089605251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000624MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000625MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000626MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000627MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000631MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000632MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000633MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000634MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000635MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.


9 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
Jen_000062424.224.224.2        135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062524.923.124.0±0.9K-Ar biotite, feldspar     135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062623.621.822.7±0.9K-Ar biotite     135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062725.924.125.0±0.9K-Ar biotite     135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063127.527.527.5        233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063232.423.828.1±4.3K-Ar feldspar, phlogopite     233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063327.925.926.9±1.0K-Ar feldspar, phlogopite     233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063423.42323.2±0.2U-Pb zircon   Zircon  233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063524.122.923.5±0.6U-Pb zircon   Zircon  233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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