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Locality Name:
Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 350.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 348.9

mindat Locality ID: 204183
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204183.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Rio Tinto Mines (Riotinto Mines)

Latitude: 37°41'40"N
Longitude: 6°35'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.694444444444,-6.5930555555556
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 Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBotryogenBournoniteBrauniteBrochantite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEpsomiteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKieseriteKobelliteLöllingite
MalachiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMetavoltineMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskite
PyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileRömeriteSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StarkeyiteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteVoltaiteWurtzite

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Alloclasite  (*)Alpersite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Anglesite  (*)Argentojarosite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Botryogen  (*)Bournonite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Cornetite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Ferricopiapite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Goslarite  (*)Gratonite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kornelite  (*)Magnesiocopiapite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mallardite  (*)Manganite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)
Metavoltine  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nuffieldite  (*)Parabutlerite  (*)Perroudite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rhomboclase  (*)
Römerite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Voltaite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS350350110808456
Alpersite  (*)MelanteriteMg(SO4)·7H2O350350110809310
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O3503501108085272
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)35035011080842734
Argentojarosite  (*)AluniteAgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6350350110808458
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS35035011080849052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2350.7348.911080845509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)350.7348.95108084,108086,108087,108089,10809411547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63503501108085413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi350.7348.911080841966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S335035011080841935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS435035011080845516
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O350350110808545
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS335035011080841089
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)350.7348.91108084483
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)635035011080841633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)350.7348.9110808427770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2350.7348.911080845171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)350.7348.911080844979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3503501108085925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3503502108084,1080855707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2350.7348.95108085,108086,108088,108091,10809327198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8350.7348.91108084577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl350.7348.911080841382
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS35035011080842600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS3503501108084966
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O3503501108085382
Copper  (*)CopperCu350.7348.911080843846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O3503502108085,108093136
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)3350.7348.9110808426
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS350.7348.92108085,1080864165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S33503501108084802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O350.7348.911080842970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2350.7348.911080849895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O3503502108084,108093484
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O350350110808441
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S123503501108084663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS350.7348.94108085,108086,108088,10809124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)350.7348.93108085,108087,1080897437
Gold  (*)CopperAu350.7348.9110808430554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O3503501108084188
Gratonite  (*)NonePb9As4S15350.7348.93108084,108085,10808624
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O35035011080856890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O3503501108085409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3350.7348.9110808414640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O3503502108084,108093251
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)635035011080842228
Kornelite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+2(SO4)3·7H2O (?)350350110808521
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O350350110809354
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4350.7348.9110808414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2350.7348.9110808412537
Mallardite  (*)MelanteriteMn(SO4)·7H2O350350110808414
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)350.7348.91108084770
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O3503501108085915
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S243503501108084158
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O350350110808478
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2350.7348.9110808417380
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7350350110808432
Parabutlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O350350110808423
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl2350350110808423
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O3503501108093265
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63503501108084477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2350.7348.97108085,108086,108088,108090,108091,108093,10809439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2350.7348.911080843106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl350.7348.911080841725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S835035011080849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2350.7348.92108084,10808661156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)350.7348.911080841711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)350.7348.91108084969
Rhomboclase  (*)Not in a structural group(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O3503503108084,108085,10809353
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O3503501108085115
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O3503501108084293
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)350.7348.911080846417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O350350110808584
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3350.7348.91108084531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS350.7348.95108085,108086,108088,108090,10809121482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43503501108084668
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O350350110809379
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS350.7348.911080862045
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O3503501108084139
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1335035011080841803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO350.7348.911080841101
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)350.7348.91108084240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1335035011080845317
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O3503501108085111


2 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-00899350350Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous       S3123Rio Tinto Mines (Riotinto Mines), Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainRio TintoMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Jen_0000387350.7348.9349.8±0.9U-Pbage of mineralization for Rio Tinto districthighzircon98-TB-001  Zircon  203692Atalaya Open Pit, Rio Tinto Mines (Riotinto Mines), Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainSan Dionisio footwallBarrie et al. (2002)10.1007/s00126-002-0302-7MD37_684Age of Rio Tinto District mineralization

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060956Rio Tinto Mines (Riotinto Mines), Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R060956

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