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Locality Name:
Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 383
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 204900
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-204900.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Aguas Teñidas Mine
Angelita Mine
Angostura Mine
Concepción Mine
Cueva De La Mora Mine
Esperanza Mine
Monte Romero Mine
San Miguel Mine
San Platón Mine
Soloviejo Mines

Latitude: 37°45'16"N
Longitude: 6°41'46"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.754444444444,-6.6961111111111
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 As Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCoquimbiteCoronaditeCorundum
DiasporeLöllingiteMicaNonePyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSphalerite
SpinelTetrahedrite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Todorokite  (*)Vernadite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS34034011080399052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3592993108036,108040,10804111547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi34034011080391966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS434034011080395516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS334034011080391089
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23592993108033,108036,10803927198
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O3403401108036136
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O161108042599
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3592993108033,108036,10803924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)34034011080407437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110804214640
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)21108042210
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23403401108039762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4340340110803614899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23592993108033,108036,10804217380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23592999108033,108034,108035,108036,108037,108038,108039,108040,10804139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211080423106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23592993108033,108036,10804261156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11080421711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1108042969
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101108042312
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3592994108033,108036,108039,10804021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S133592992108033,1080395317
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O1108042433
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O110804265


10 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-00855359299Carboniferous        204443Aguas Teñidas Mine, Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainAguas TenidasMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00858340340Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous       S203694Angelita Mine, Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainAngelitaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00859340340Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous       S204925Angostura Mine, Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainAngosturaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00870340340Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous       S10277Concepción Mine, Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainConcepciónMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00871340340Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous       S204928Cueva De La Mora Mine, Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainCueva de la MoraMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00872320320Carboniferous       S204901Esperanza Mine, Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainEsperanzaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00891340340Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferou       S204927Monte Romero Mine, Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainMonte RomeroMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00905340340Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous       S204926San Miguel Mine, Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainSan MiguelMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00907359299Carboniferous        204902San Platón Mine, Almonaster La Real, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainSan PlatonMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00873383323Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous     Yes  158668Filón Sur Open Pit (Filón Sur Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainFilon Sur-EsperanzaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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