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Locality Name:
El Molar, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 20515
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20515.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "El Molar, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Ermita De Pinyeres
Jalapa Mine
Linda Mariquita Mine
Mineralogia Mine
Raimunda Mine
Serrana Mine (Manganese Mine)
Siurana River
Ventura Mine

Latitude: 41°9'14"N
Longitude: 0°42'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.153888888889,0.71388888888889

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 Ba C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteBaryteCalcite
ChalcopyriteChalcostibiteClayCobaltiteColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDigenite
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMeloniteMiniumMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePerovskitePharmacosideritePyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutile
SkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteUllmanniteVivianiteWollastoniteWurtzite

82 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Altaite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Austinite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Bustamite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Clinoclase  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Dussertite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Friedelite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)
Glaukosphaerite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Langite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)
Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Manganochromite  (*)Melonite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Nacrite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Pyroxmangite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Saponite  (*)Schafarzikite  (*)Scorodite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Ullmannite  (*)Zincrosasite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211099463419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)1109943254
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe1109946489
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2109944,1099452734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23109943,109944,1099483092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O1109943445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11099423250
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O1109943194
Austinite  (*)AdeliteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)110994371
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211099435509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5109942,109943,109944,109945,10994811547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411099435516
Bustamite  (*)WollastoniteMn2Ca2MnCa(Si3O9)21109946101
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3109943,109946,10994827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4109943,109944,109945,1099484979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11099435707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110994627198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS21109946162
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2210994657
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)31109943127
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS1109946966
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)1109943363
Copper  (*)CopperCu11099433846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11099434165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O161109946599
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21109946327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11099432970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S11099431027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23109942,109943,1099449895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)1109943220
Dussertite  (*)AluniteBaFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6110994333
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1109943814
Friedelite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+8Si6O15(OH)10110994640
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6109942,109943,109944,109945,109946,10994824243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O110994341
Glaukosphaerite  (*)MalachiteCuNi(CO3)(OH)2110994325
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1109946717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11099416890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61109946741
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1109946804
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1109946469
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O6110994673
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1109943593
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O1109943149
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110994312537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1109946770
Manganochromite  (*)SpinelMn2+Cr2O411099466
Melonite  (*)MeloniteNiTe21109946207
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11099431107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211099465800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41109943112
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)1109946186
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1109946633
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1109943492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1109946767
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O1109943428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22109945,10994639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211099463106
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31109946244
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO31109946147
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25109942,109943,109944,109946,10994861156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O1109946177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11099461711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1109946969
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101109946312
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O0301
Schafarzikite  (*)MiniumFe2+(Sb3+)2O411099439
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11099431153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11099436417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11099435186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs31109946531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11099432473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)311099461214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4109942,109944,109946,10994821482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1311099431803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO11099431101
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)1109946240
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O1109946433
Ullmannite  (*)UllmanniteNiSbS1109946293
Zincrosasite  (*)Malachite(Zn,Cu)2(CO3)(OH)2110994328



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