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Locality Name:
Estopiñán Del Castillo, Huesca, Aragón, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 204098
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204098.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Estopiñán Del Castillo, Huesca, Aragón, Spain": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Caserras Del Castillo
La Forcada Mine
Reguer Del Congost
Road To Canelles Dam (Estopiñán Dam)
Soriana Quarry
Teresa Mine

Latitude: 42°0'1"N
Longitude: 0°33'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.000277777778,0.56111111111111

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGypsumNatroliteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePalygorskitePentlanditePrehnitePseudobrookitePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSpinelStilbite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Aerinite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Birnessite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scolecite  (*)
Stilbite-Ca  (*)Todorokite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aerinite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36(OH)12(CO3)·12H2O4108312,108314,108315,10831622
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11083161036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611083162060
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O1108317178
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2108316,10831727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110831627198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611083164135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11083168173
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11083161188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11083136890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl11083131398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32108316,10831714640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311083165433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4110831614899
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1108316306
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S811083161512
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61108316303
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22108315,1083161898
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O51108316164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110831639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211083173106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811083169056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110831661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211083165614
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O2108314,108316390
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O1108315268
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O1108317433
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO41108316120



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