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Locality Name:
A Coruña (La Coruña), Galicia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 444
Youngest recorded age at locality: 419

mindat Locality ID: 133531
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-133531.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "A Coruña (La Coruña), Galicia, Spain": 35
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Arteixo
As Pontes
Camariñas
Carballo-Malpica
Cedeira
Herbeira Ultramafic Massif
Lousame (Noya)
Malpica
Ortigueira
Santa Comba
Santiago De Compostela
Touro
Val Do Dubra
Vimianzo

Latitude: 43°3'51"N
Longitude: 8°43'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.064166666667,-8.7330555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Auricupride	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Columbite	Copiapite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Kaňkite	Lillianite	Marcasite	Mica	Millerite
Molybdenite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Staurolite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite
Titanite	Tourmaline	Turquoise	Ullmannite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 Au B Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Si Sn Te Ti U W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Auricupride Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Columbite Copiapite Copper Corrensite Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite Kaňkite Lillianite Marcasite Mica Millerite
Molybdenite Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Staurolite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite
Titanite Tourmaline Turquoise Ullmannite Wollastonite Zircon

101 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bornite ()*	Braggite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cooperite ()*
Copiapite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dravite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Gahnite ()*	Gedrite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gustavite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hedleyite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Heyrovskýite ()*	Hollingworthite ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Hydrobiotite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Jadeite ()*	Joséite-A ()*
Kaatialaite ()*	Kaňkite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Laurite ()*
Lillianite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Maldonite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Morenosite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pargasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Platarsite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*
Scorodite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*
Staurolite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Ulvöspinel ()*	Ustarasite ()*	Vikingite ()*	Violarite ()*	Vysotskite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zaratite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*
Zvyagintsevite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	444	419	1	110359	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	444	419	2	110353,110359	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	444	419	2	110359,110361	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	110337	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	110346	1534
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	110346	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	110346	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			6	110335,110340,110342,110349,110351,110356	9052
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	110351	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	110351	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	110361	5516
Braggite ()*	None	PdPt₃S₄			1	110346	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	110346	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			4	110340,110342,110349,110356	5171
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	110361	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	444	419	7	110342,110346,110349,110351,110356,110359,110361	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	110345,110346	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	110346	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	444	419	1	110359	1756
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS			1	110346	124
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	444	419	1	110359	382
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅			1	110351	344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	110361	4165
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	110361	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	444	419	2	110346,110359	4135
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	110353	648
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	110346	944
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			3	110335,110342,110356	551
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂	444	419	1	110359	86
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			5	110335,110342,110349,110351,110356	9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	444	419	1	110359	445
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	444	419	2	110359,110361	178
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	444	419	1	110359	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	110351	30554
Gustavite ()*	Lillianite	AgPbBi₃S₆			2	110342,110351	113
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	444	419	1	110359	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	444	419	1	110359	409
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂			1	110346	205
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			1	110361	741
Hedleyite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₇Te₃			1	110351	104
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	110346	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	444	419	1	110359	407
Heyrovskýite ()*	Lillianite	Pb₆Bi₂S₉			1	110342	66
Hollingworthite ()*	Ullmannite	RhAsS			2	110345,110346	119
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			2	110342,110356	469
Hydrobiotite ()*	Corrensite Clay	K(Mg,Fe²⁺)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·nH₂O	444	419	1	110359	49
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	444	419	2	110353,110359	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS			1	110346	154
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆			1	110353	154
Joséite-A ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄TeS₂			1	110351	50
Kaatialaite ()*	None	Fe³⁺[AsO₂(OH)₂]₃·5H₂O			1	110356	12
Kaňkite ()*	Kaňkite	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·3.5H₂O			1	110356	38
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	110365,110366,110368	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	110353	1507
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂			2	110345,110346	226
Lillianite ()*	Lillianite	Pb_3-2xAg_xBi_2+xS₆			2	110342,110351	128
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂			1	110356	210
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			2	110345,110346	451
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	110353	80
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	444	419	4	110345,110346,110353,110359	14899
Maldonite ()*	None	Au₂Bi			1	110351	88
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	110361	5674
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	110367	443
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	110356	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			2	110345,110346	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	444	419	3	110335,110349,110359	5800
Morenosite ()*	Epsomite	Ni(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	110345	84
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	110349,110353	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	110356	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	110356	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	444	419	1	110359	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			2	110345,110346	1512
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)			1	110356	140
Platarsite ()*	Pyrite	PtAsS			1	110346	44
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	444	419	6	110335,110349,110351,110356,110359,110361	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	444	419	4	110346,110351,110359,110361	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	444	419	14	110337,110340,110342,110346,110349,110351,110353,110356,110359,110364,110365,110366,110367,110368	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	110351,110353	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			5	110340,110342,110349,110351,110356	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	110356	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	110356	1153
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂			2	110345,110346	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	444	419	3	110351,110359,110361	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	110346	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	110351	668
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	444	419	2	110359,110361	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	110356	2045
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	110353	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			2	110365,110367	1059
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	110349	484
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄			1	110353	120
Ustarasite ()*	None	Pb(Bi,Sb)₆S₁₀			1	110351	9
Vikingite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₅Pb₈Bi₁₃S₃₀			1	110342	27
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄			2	110345,110346	380
Vysotskite ()*	None	PdS			1	110346	53
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	110361	1247
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			1	110353	939
Zaratite ()*	Amorphous	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄·4H₂O			1	110345	56
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	110353	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	110353	1025
Zvyagintsevite ()*	Auricupride Perovskite	Pd₃Pb			1	110346	32

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-00874	444	419	Silurian											246047	Fornás Mine, Aríns, Santiago De Compostela, A Coruña (La Coruña), Galicia, Spain	Fornas	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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