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Locality Name:
Otívar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 132520
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132520.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Otívar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Alcázar
Schist Outcrops

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 C Ca Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteCalciteCarpholiteChloriteChloritoidClayKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
QuartzStaurolite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carpholite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnesiochloritoid  (*)
Margarite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Paragonite  (*)Quartz  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)26026011080173250
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2602602108016,10801727770
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4260260110801625
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)22602601108017376
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)826026011080171756
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)82602601108017181
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226026011080179895
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)426026011080175591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO42602602108016,1080171507
Magnesiochloritoid  (*)ChloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2260260110801612
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)22602601108017168
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260260110801717380
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22602601108017247
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22602602108016,10801761156
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)2602601108017978


1 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
sedcu-00624260260Triassic     Yes Cu195468Granada, Andalusia, SpainGranadaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 

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