Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cuevas Del Almanzora (Cuevas De Vera), Almería, Andalusia, Spain

mindat Locality ID: 204173
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204173.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cuevas Del Almanzora (Cuevas De Vera), Almería, Andalusia, Spain": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
El Feliz Mine (Golosina Mine)
Los Lobos
Pala Ravine
Sierra Almagrera
Torre De Tierra Ravine
Tres Pacos Mine

Latitude: 37°17'18"N
Longitude: 1°45'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.288333333333,-1.7563888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allargentum	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte
Bournonite	Brackebuschite	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Carminite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite
Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Halotrichite
Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite
Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Zinkosite

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 Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allargentum Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte
Bournonite Brackebuschite Brochantite Brookite Calcite Carminite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite
Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Halotrichite
Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite
Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel
Sulphur Tetrahedrite Zinkosite

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Arsentsumebite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*
Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Brookite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*
Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*
Dyscrasite ()*	Ferberite ()*	Fluorcalcioroméite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gartrellite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hausmannite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*
Macedonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Opal ()*	Osarizawaite ()*	Oxyplumboroméite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pharmacoalumite ()*
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pickeringite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Römerite ()*	Sanidine ()*	Scorodite ()*
Segnitite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spangolite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Veenite ()*	Zinkosite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	107712	254
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	107721,107723	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	107723	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	107719,107723	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	107721	9052
Arsentsumebite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Cu(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)	1	107723	37
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	2	107712,107723	544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	107721,107723,107726	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	10	107717,107719,107721,107723,107726,107727,107728,107729,107730,107732	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	1	107723	172
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	107723	413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1	107721	1966
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	2	107716,107721	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	3	107716,107721,107722	1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	107723	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	107717	700
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	1	107719	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	107719,107721	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	107723	178
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	3	107719,107723,107726	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	107712	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	107717,107721	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	2	107723,107726	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	1	107721	2600
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	107723	43
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	1	107712	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	107726,107727	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	107723	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	107726	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	2	107712,107723	179
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	2	107719,107727	180
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	3	107716,107721,107728	551
Fluorcalcioroméite ()*	Pyrochlore	(Ca,Na)₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₆F	1	107726	8
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	107726	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	7	107717,107721,107722,107723,107726,107727,107729	24243
Gartrellite ()*	None	PbCuFe³⁺(AsO₄)₂(OH)·H₂O	1	107723	41
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	11	107715,107717,107719,107721,107723,107726,107727,107728,107729,107730,107733	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	6	107712,107715,107717,107721,107723,107726	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	107721	409
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	1	107719	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	107721,107727,107733	14640
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	2	107717,107719	73
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5	107712,107717,107721,107723,107728	2228
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	1	107712	149
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	107723	581
Macedonite ()*	Perovskite	PbTiO₃	1	107727	5
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	107733	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	107712,107723,107726	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	107717	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	107721	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	107712	915
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	2	107712,107723	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	107719	17380
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	107712	254
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	107712	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	107713,107714	2994
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	107723	64
Oxyplumboroméite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb₂O₇	1	107726	33
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	107721	767
Pharmacoalumite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KAl₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6.5H₂O	1	107723	17
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	1	107723	428
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	107719	265
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	107723	170
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2	107719,107727	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	107721,107733	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	107721	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	6	107713,107717,107719,107721,107726,107728	61156
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	1	107712	115
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	107713,107714	598
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	107723	1153
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	107721	134
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	8	107717,107721,107723,107727,107728,107729,107730,107733	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	107726,107727	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	107712	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	2	107712,107719	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	107717,107721,107722,107729	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	107723	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5	107716,107717,107721,107722,107728	5317
Veenite ()*	None	Pb₂(Sb,As)₂S₅	1	107721	9
Zinkosite ()*	Zinkosite	Zn(SO₄)	1	107721	2

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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