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Locality Name:
Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 88
Youngest recorded age at locality: 80

mindat Locality ID: 132558
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-132558.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Ampliación A Asunción Mine
Asunción Mine
Bellota Ravine
El Hembrar
San José Claim (Los Sejas Mine; El Negre Mine)

Latitude: 39°51'54"N
Longitude: 0°-18'-27"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.865,-0.3075
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 Ba Bi Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Ni O P S Sb Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAndalusiteArthuriteAtacamiteAutuniteBaryteChalcanthiteChenevixiteClay
CopperCoronaditeCorundumMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosiderite
PyrochloreQuartzSpinelStibniteTetrahedrite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Arthurite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bieberite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)
Cinnabar  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Corderoite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)
Fletcherite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kenhsuite  (*)
Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mercury  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Perroudite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arthurite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O8880111078535
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O88803110785,110788,110789143
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)31110789544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)288802110785,1107895509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O88801110785150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)88805110782,110783,110787,110788,11078911547
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O111078950
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3888011107871935
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1110789925
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)28880111078590
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS88804110785,110787,110788,1107892600
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)31110789127
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)88801110785363
Corderoite  (*)NoneHg3S2Cl288802110787,11078816
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)488801110785175
Fletcherite  (*)SpinelCuNi2S4111078913
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O388804110782,110783,110788,11078914640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1688801110787243
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611107892228
Kenhsuite  (*)NoneHg3S2Cl288802110787,1107883
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)1110789234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)288803110785,110787,11078912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211107895674
Mercury  (*)NoneHg88801110788397
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O88802110785,110789182
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)28880111078717380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)88802110785,110789492
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl28880111078523
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O88802110785,110789428
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41110789369
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO288805110782,110783,110787,110788,11078961156
Silver  (*)CopperAg888011107885186
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)88802110787,110788446
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1388803110785,110787,1107885317
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O1110789185


2 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
Hg-001158880 K-Ar     Cinnabar, PerrouditeHg134862Lealtad Mine, Bellota Ravine, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain Tritlla and Sole (1999); Tritlla and Cardellach (2003)   
Hg-001198880 K-Ar     Cinnabar, Corderoite, Kenhsuite, MercuryHg157127El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain Tritlla and Sole (1999); Tritlla and Cardellach (2003)   

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