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Locality Name:
Filón Norte Open Pit (Filón Norte Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 397
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 166617
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-166617.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Filón Norte Open Pit (Filón Norte Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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 Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteCopperCorundum
CubaniteDiasporeFeldsparLöllingiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMicaNickelineNonePrehnite
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetradymiteTetrahedrite
WavelliteWurtziteZircon

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Famatinite  (*)
Galena  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Laitakarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)39729908803
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS397299056
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)239729903092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS39729909052
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi39729901966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S339729901935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS439729905516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS339729901089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)397299027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO239729905171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2397299027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)839729901756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS3972990966
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S33972990802
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS43972990163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS397299024243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS3972990131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)39729907437
Gold  (*)CopperAu397299030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC39729902812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3397299014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O339729905433
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)3397299030
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23972990762
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)3972990451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4397299014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS239729905674
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S243972990158
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2397299017380
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)239729901898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2397299039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S839729909056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2397299061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO239729905614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)39729906417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS397299021482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43972990668
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S3972990510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1339729905317
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O3972990374
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)39729905251


5 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
vms-00904383323Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous     Yes  265657San Guillermo Mine, El Guijo, Córdoba, Andalusia, SpainSan Guillermo-SierraMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00857359299Carboniferous     Yes  8416Almagrera Mine, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainAlmagrera-Lapilla-Nueva AlmagreraMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Kristen002121397309353±44Re-Os    Yes  252247Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainTharis Mining DistrictGonzález et al. (2002)10.1144/0016-764901-142JGSL159_229 
Kristen002122360.9336.3348.6±12.3Re-Osmineralization age of massive sulphide and stockwork   Yes  252247Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainTharis Mining DistrictGonzález et al. (2002)10.1144/0016-764901-142JGSL159_229 
vms-00865383323Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous     Yes  252247Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainCantarerasMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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