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Locality Name:
El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain

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

mindat Locality ID: 157127
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157127.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Oriental Mine
San Francisco Mine

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: Ag Al Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Ni O S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrochlore
QuartzStibniteTetrahedrite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Asbolane  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Corderoite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Kenhsuite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mercury  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O88801110788143
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)88802110787,11078811547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3888011107871935
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS88802110787,1107882600
Corderoite  (*)NoneHg3S2Cl288802110787,11078816
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O38880111078814640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1688801110787243
Kenhsuite  (*)NoneHg3S2Cl288802110787,1107883
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)28880111078712537
Mercury  (*)NoneHg88801110788397
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)28880111078717380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO288802110787,11078861156
Silver  (*)CopperAg888011107885186
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)88802110787,110788446
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1388802110787,1107885317


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
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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