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Locality Name:
Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 131333
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-131333.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
La Concepción Mine (El Peñoncillo Mine)
Mina De Los Linarejos
Ojén Lherzolite Massif
Sierra Blanca

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

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 As Au B Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Na Ni O Os Pb Pt Rh Ru S Si Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H Mn O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAragoniteArsenopyriteBerylBruciteCalciteChabaziteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGadolinite
GarnetHumiteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMicaMilleriteModderiteNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentine
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalcThomsoniteTitaniteUllmanniteVivianiteWollastoniteWurtzite
ZirconZirconolite

88 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Annabergite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Clintonite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)
Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Edenite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Geikielite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Heazlewoodite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)
Laurite  (*)Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Malanite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Millerite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Népouite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Osarsite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)
Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)
Ruarsite  (*)Rutile  (*)Shandite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Westerveldite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wonesite  (*)
Zaratite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211082363419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11082448803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O11082361627
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O1108241445
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11082441036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21108240718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41108240708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11082363250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11082379052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611082362060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211082375509
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)22108241,108244462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2108236,10824427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11082374979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O1108236310
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23108236,108237,10824127198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F21108244285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O45108238,108239,108240,108241,1082423902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82108236,1082441756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21108244236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2108240,1082441025
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2110824486
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O182108236,1082411008
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31108241802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21108236327
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1108236498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611082364135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211082449895
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)21108244160
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61108236944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11082368173
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS21108238110
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)21108244129
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)2108236,1082441188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110823724243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3110824470
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11082377437
Gold  (*)CopperAu110824130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2108241,1082442812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311082441544
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S21108242205
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61108236741
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS1108238119
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32108241,1082445433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS1108238154
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS21108238226
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21108237987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21108241762
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11082411487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42108236,10824114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110823712537
Malanite  (*)SpinelCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S4110823835
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As83108240,108241,108242161
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1108236425
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2108240,1082421066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110824117380
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)4110824166
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs2108240,108241633
Osarsite  (*)ArsenopyriteOsAsS110823816
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1108241767
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21108244313
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2110824255
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S83108240,108241,1082421512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23108236,108240,1082412273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0260
Platinum  (*)CopperPt1108241485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22108236,10824439462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83108236,108241,1082449056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110823761156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs21108241233
Ruarsite  (*)NoneRuAsS110823825
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23108240,108241,1082445614
Shandite  (*)NoneNi3Pb2S2110824214
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11082376417
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs21108238337
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110823721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O42108236,1082441934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22108241,1082443337
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O1108236452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2108236,1082444899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22108236,1082442562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1108240652
Westerveldite  (*)ModderiteFeAs110824111
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32108236,1082441247
Wonesite  (*)Mica Clay(Na,K,   )(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)411082414
Zaratite  (*)AmorphousNi3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O110824156
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11082415251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O71108244140



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