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Locality Name:
Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 383
Youngest recorded age at locality: 19

mindat Locality ID: 195468
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195468.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Granada, Andalusia, Spain": 74
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 43

Number of Child Localities: 25
Child Localities:
Alamedilla
Albuñol
Albuñuelas
Alhendín (La Malahá)
Almuñecar
Baza
Benalúa De Las Villas
Busquístar
Capileira
Carataunas
Cenes De La Vega
Galera
Gor
La Peza
Lanjarón
Lanteira
Molvizar
Monachil
Motril
Orce
Otívar
Salobreña Unit
Sierra Nevada
Soportujar
Valle Del Zalabí

Latitude: 37°6'26"N
Longitude: 3°21'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.107222222222,-3.3513888888889
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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe Ge H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyrite
BaryteBismutiteBournoniteCalciteCarpholiteCeriteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteChloriteChloritoid
ClayCobaltiteCopperCorrensiteCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDescloiziteDiasporeDigenite
EnargiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGeocroniteGermaniteGypsumKaoliniteLepidocrociteLinarite
MalachiteMicaMilariteNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePseudobrookitePyritePyrophyllite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSartoriteScheeliteSmolyaninoviteSpangoliteSphaleriteSpinel
StanniteStauroliteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteTridymiteTyroliteVivianiteWurtzite

115 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Armalcolite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Asbolane  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Briartite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carpholite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chalcostibite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Descloizite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Enstatite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferrocarpholite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Jordanite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnesiocarpholite  (*)Magnesiochloritoid  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Margarite  (*)Marrite  (*)Merrillite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Proustite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Ranciéite  (*)Renierite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Saliotite  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Sartorite  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Smolyaninovite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Sudoite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tyrolite  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Whitlockite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Yagiite  (*)Zincolivenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)2602601107981254
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2602604107977,107982,107985,1080028803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)326026011079822353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O26026011079581627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO226026011079772162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52602602107977,1080201310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2602602107981,1079832734
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O2602601108006445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)383198107972,107975,107977,107987,108010,108017,108019,1080203250
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5260260110798539
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2602602107982,1080049052
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O2602601108006143
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62602601107960919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22602608107961,107963,107967,107979,107981,107982,108001,1080065509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2602603107987,107991,10802711547
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O32602602107979,107982214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32602602107979,1079821935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2602602107979,107982716
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS326026011080041089
Briartite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeGeS4260260110801212
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)38326018107958,107960,107961,107962,107968,107970,107971,107972,107975,107977,107981,107983,107987,108006,108016,108017,108020,10802327770
Carpholite  (*)CarpholiteMn2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4260260110801625
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)2602602107975,1080021252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)26026011107960,107962,107964,107965,107968,107969,107970,107971,107981,107983,1080014979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23832609107961,107977,107979,107982,107989,108004,108006,108012,10802427198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS22602603107989,108004,108024162
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)82602601107977577
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl2602601107985203
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2260194107982,108010,108017,108019376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O426026011079853902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O26026011080063531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2602603107960,108006,1080232600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82602604107977,108010,108017,1080201756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS2602601108006966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)2602601108006363
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8260193108017,108019,108020181
Copper  (*)CopperCu26026011080063846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2602603107982,107983,1080064165
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)22602601107960179
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)3832609107962,107964,107965,107968,107969,107970,107971,107972,108001378
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S26026011080061027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O626026011079854135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23832607107960,107961,107983,108012,108017,108020,1080239895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)2602601107981220
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS42602602107983,108006910
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62602601107985944
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O2602603107963,108006,108011814
Ferrocarpholite  (*)CarpholiteFe2+Al2Si2O6(OH)4260193108010,108019,10802025
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22602604107960,107981,107983,1080239617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)26026011079851188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS38326014107960,107961,107962,107966,107968,107970,107971,107972,107981,107983,108001,108004,108012,10802324243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26026012107957,107958,107960,107963,107975,107979,107981,107982,107983,107987,107989,1080067437
Gold  (*)CopperAu260260110799330554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2602604107960,107975,107980,1079956890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O326026010107957,107958,107963,107975,107977,107979,107982,107991,108006,10800814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O26026010107960,107964,107965,107969,107981,107983,107998,108001,108012,1080301689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62602603107960,107998,1080231066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)626026011080062228
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S232602601107983105
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4260193108017,108019,1080205591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4260196107976,107977,108016,108017,108019,1080201507
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2602601107987581
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22602601107960987
Magnesiocarpholite  (*)CarpholiteMgAl2Si2O6(OH)4260193108002,108019,10802023
Magnesiochloritoid  (*)ChloritoidMgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2260260110801612
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43832603107961,108006,10800814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)226026011107960,107961,107963,107967,107979,107981,107982,107989,108001,108004,10800612537
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2260192108017,108019168
Marrite  (*)NoneAgPbAsS326026011079838
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)72602601107985230
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl26026011079811107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260196107977,107982,108002,108017,108019,10802017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O2602602107957,1079581236
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2602601108006492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O26026011079952994
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2260193108002,108017,108019247
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)22602601108020313
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl2602602107970,10797171
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO22602601107960158
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS32602602107983,108006733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS326026011080061425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226026010107960,107961,107963,107977,107979,107982,107989,108004,108006,10801239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO226026011080063106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2260192108019,108020771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO238326015107957,107958,107960,107961,107970,107971,107972,107977,107982,107983,107987,108016,108017,108020,10802661156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O2602601107987177
Renierite  (*)Sphalerite Germanite(Cu1+,Zn)11Fe4(Ge4+,As5+)2S16260260110801237
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)22602601107981454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22602604107977,107985,108008,1080265614
Saliotite  (*)Corrensite(Li,Na)Al3(Si3Al)O10(OH)5191911080192
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2602601107985598
Sartorite  (*)SartoritePbAs2S4260260110798311
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P2602601107985374
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2602606107979,107982,107989,108004,108024,1080266417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2602608107960,107964,107965,107969,107983,107998,108001,1080232473
Smolyaninovite  (*)SmolyaninoviteCo3Fe3+2(AsO4)4·11H2O260260110800613
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O2602601107960105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2602609107960,107961,107964,107965,107968,107969,107983,108012,10802321482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)2602601108017978
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)2602601107975589
Sudoite  (*)Chlorite ClayMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10(OH)8260192108019,10802051
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS26026011079602045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S132602602107983,1080061803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132602602107989,1080045317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2602602108008,1080264899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O2602601107987433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)238332311079612562
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO22602601107985458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS26026011079851044
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O2602601108006245
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl3832605107968,107970,107971,107972,108001605
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)62602601107985104
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO438326011107960,107962,107964,107965,107966,107968,107969,107970,107971,107972,1080011655
Yagiite  (*)MilariteNaMg2(AlMg2Si12)O3026026011079851
Zincolivenite  (*)AndalusiteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)260260110798160


3 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-00624260260Triassic       Cu195468Granada, Andalusia, SpainGranadaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 
vms-00901383323Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous        105635San Antonio De Padua Mine, Albuñuelas, Granada, Andalusia, SpainSan AntonioMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Scott-OCDPSR161_555-0001191919Ar-ArAge of metamorphismbiotite     68192Metapelite Outcrops, Salobreña Unit, Granada, Andalusia, SpainSalobreña UnitComas et al. (1999) OCDPSR161_555 

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