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Locality Name:
Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 30
Youngest recorded age at locality: 30

mindat Locality ID: 19467
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19467.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain": 77
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 41

Number of Child Localities: 33
Child Localities:
Aguarón
Aladrén
Alpartir
Aranda De Moncayo
Ateca
Bajo Cinca
Belchite
Biel
Bubierca
Calatayud
Calcena
Chodes
Fombuena
Fuendejalón
Fuentes De Ebro
Herrera De Los Navarros
Jarque De Moncayo
La Puebla De Albortón
Luesma
Mesones De Isuela
Monterde
Morés
Munébrega
Nuévalos
Orera
Remolinos
Ricla
Ruesca
Tarazona
Tierga
Tobed
Torres De Berrellén
Zaragoza

Latitude: 41°27'47"N
Longitude: 1°23'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.463055555556,-1.3833333333333

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteAtacamite
BaryteBlöditeBournoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCobaltiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDevillineDiasporeEnargiteEpsomiteFluoriteGypsumHexahydrite
KtenasiteLöllingiteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltRutileSepioliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTyrolite
VivianiteWurtzite

84 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Blödite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Cesàrolite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Clinoatacamite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Cornwallite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Eugsterite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Glauberite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Langite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Libethenite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Malachite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)
Parnauite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Yukonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)30303108512,108513,1085271588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2303011084583092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)30306108458,108459,108463,108485,108495,1085003250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O30301108459194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS30302108458,1084769052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)230306108468,108470,108472,108480,108489,1084975509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)303010108456,108458,108478,108487,108489,108494,108503,108505,108515,10852511547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O730302108456,108476450
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi303011084591966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3303011084581935
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O30301108529130
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS330303108456,108458,1085051089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6303011084591633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)30305108468,108483,108491,108505,10851027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)30302108476,1085054979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)23030110850527
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S30303108458,108470,1084725707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS230309108458,108463,108472,108476,108480,108481,108489,108497,10852327198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS230301108458162
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS303011085032600
Clinoatacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)33030110848043
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS30301108481966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)30301108459363
Copper  (*)CopperCu30302108470,1084803846
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)430301108459175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS30302108458,1084764165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O30302108470,1084802970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)230301108480179
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O230301108480144
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O30302108472,108476366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)230303108481,108522,1085239895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS430301108523910
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O30301108474484
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O30301108481814
Eugsterite  (*)NoneNa4Ca(SO4)3·2H2O3030110852932
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2303011085039617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS30306108458,108470,108472,108476,108481,10850524243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)330301108480504
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)230303108512,108513,108529137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)303011108456,108478,108480,108487,108489,108494,108495,108497,108503,108523,1085257437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O303010108463,108466,108474,108485,108500,108508,108512,108513,108527,1085296890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl30305108508,108512,108513,108527,1085291398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O330307108478,108487,108495,108497,108503,108522,10852314640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O30301108474251
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O30301108459103
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6303011084582228
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O30301108463593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O30301108459149
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)30301108495581
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)30301108461234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)230301108472987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs230301108459762
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O430301108495229
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2303012108454,108458,108461,108463,108468,108470,108476,108480,108481,108489,108497,10852312537
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)630301108503128
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)30301108459492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O303011085032994
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb2O73030110845833
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS30301108458767
Parasymplesite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O30301108459124
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O30301108459105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O30301108459428
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)630301108472477
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O30301108463309
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)430302108461,108463369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS230308108458,108472,108476,108480,108481,108489,108503,10851039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO230303108478,108498,1085033106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl303011085051725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2303020108454,108456,108458,108461,108463,108464,108466,108478,108480,108481,108487,108489,108494,108497,108500,108503,108505,108510,108523,10852561156
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O30301108472142
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O303011084591153
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O30302108510,108517241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)30306108456,108458,108459,108476,108503,1085236417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)303011084722473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS30304108458,108472,108476,10848121482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)30302108454,108464446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S330302108454,1084643418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS303011084642045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13303011084761803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330304108458,108459,108472,1084975317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)30301108529299
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O30301108459245
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O330302108454,108464369
Yukonite  (*)NoneCa2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O3030110845929



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-006213030Oligocene       Cu19467Zaragoza, Aragón, SpainZaragozaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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