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Locality Name:
Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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

mindat Locality ID: 131048
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131048.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Antigua
Betancuria
Fuerteventura Basal Complex
La Oliva
Pájara
Puerto Del Rosario
Tuineje

Latitude: 28°25'21"N
Longitude: 14°2'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.4225,-14.036944444444
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 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: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundum
CovelliteDiamondEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGismondineGypsumMicaNatrolite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelTitaniteTridymiteZircon

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)
Celestine  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gismondine  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Offretite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sanidine  (*)Saponite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stronalsite  (*)Titanite  (*)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+Si2O632.421.811089091022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O632.421.83108910,108911,108912286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)32.421.83108910,108911,1089128803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2108928,1089321627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)332.421.83108909,108910,1089111534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)32.422.911089193250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O632.422.911089242060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)32.421.83108910,108911,10891211547
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)32.421.81108912115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)32.421.811108909,108910,108911,108912,108919,108922,108923,108924,108928,108931,10893227770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)32.421.82108910,1089121252
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S32.421.811089095707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS232.421.82108910,10891227198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32.421.811089091025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS32.421.811089094165
Diamond  (*)DiamondC32.421.81108911697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O632.421.811089094135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32.421.83108909,108910,1089128173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF232.421.82108909,1089129617
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O32.422.91108924128
Graphite  (*)NoneC32.421.811089112812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O32.422.93108920,108922,1089256890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O332.421.82108910,10891214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O332.421.83108910,108911,1089125433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O232.421.81108909179
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O432.421.83108910,108911,10891214899
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1108931425
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)232.421.82108910,10891217380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O32.422.911089241236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)32.422.91108910884
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O32.422.91108924146
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32.421.83108909,108910,1089122349
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO332.421.81108909495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)232.421.811089112273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS232.421.83108909,108910,10891239462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO332.421.81108909244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S832.421.83108909,108910,1089129056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO232.421.85108912,108918,108919,108922,10892361156
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32.421.83108909,108910,108912598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O32.422.91108925301
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O32.421.81108909390
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS32.421.8110890921482
Stronalsite  (*)NoneNa2SrAl4Si4O1632.421.8110891110
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O32.421.83108910,108911,1089124899
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO32.421.8110891174
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)24.122.93108910,108911,1089125251


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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