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Locality Name:
Alpartir, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

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

mindat Locality ID: 204192
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204192.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alpartir, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Bilbilitana Mine
Colosal Platífera Mine

Latitude: 41°25'12"N
Longitude: 1°23'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.42,-1.3888888888889

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: As Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAndalusiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteCovelliteLöllingiteMalachiteNonePharmacosideritePyritePyrochlore
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedriteTyroliteVivianite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Parasymplesite  (*)
Parnauite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tyrolite  (*)Yukonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2303011084583092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)30302108458,1084593250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O30301108459194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS303011084589052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3030110845811547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi303011084591966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3303011084581935
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3303011084581089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6303011084591633
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S303011084585707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23030110845827198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS230301108458162
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)30301108459363
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)430301108459175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS303011084584165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3030110845824243
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O30301108459103
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6303011084582228
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O30301108459149
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs230301108459762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23030110845812537
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)30301108459492
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
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23030110845839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23030110845861156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O303011084591153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)30302108458,1084596417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3030110845821482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1330302108458,1084595317
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O30301108459245
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     Yes Cu19467Zaragoza, Aragón, SpainZaragozaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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