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Locality Name:
Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 429.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1.6

mindat Locality ID: 20921
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20921.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Castile-La Mancha, Spain": 176
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 103

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Albacete
Ciudad Real
Cuenca
Guadalajara
Toledo

Latitude: 39°40'34"N
Longitude: 3°6'34"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.676111111111,-3.1094444444444

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 B Ba Be Br C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe Ge H Hg I K Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Th Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllargentumAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteApophyllite
AragoniteArgyroditeArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBerauniteBerthieriteBeryl
BournoniteBrackebuschiteBruciteCalciteCarminiteChabaziteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCoronaditeCorrensiteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDescloiziteDiasporeDufréniteEpidote
EpsomiteEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGismondineGypsumHarmotomeHulsiteHumite
HydrotalciteKaoliniteLinariteLévyneMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMilariteMillerite
NatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePharmacosideritePolybasitePrehnitePseudobrookite
PyritePyrochlorePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSepioliteSphalerite
SpinelStibniteStilbiteSulphurTetrahedriteThomsoniteTitaniteTobermoriteTridymiteTurquoise
VesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

213 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Altaite  (*)
Alunite  (*)Amicite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Argyrodite  (*)Armalcolite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bavenite  (*)Bayldonite  (*)
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Berthierite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Birnessite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calomel  (*)Canaphite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Chayesite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Clinohumite  (*)
Coffinite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dalyite  (*)
Descloizite  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Donharrisite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Duftite  (*)Dyscrasite  (*)
Eglestonite  (*)Eleonorite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ettringite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Freieslebenite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gianellaite  (*)Glauberite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gonnardite  (*)
Gortdrumite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Hedyphane  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Hidalgoite  (*)Hulsite  (*)Humite  (*)Hydroglauberite  (*)Hydroniumjarosite  (*)
Hydrotalcite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iodargyrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kidwellite  (*)
Kintoreite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Leucite  (*)Lévyne-Ca  (*)Libethenite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Massicot  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)
Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)Milarite  (*)Millerite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Mirabilite  (*)Montroydite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Nepheline  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phillipsite-Ca  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)
Plumbogummite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Polyhalite  (*)Potassic-richterite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rectorite  (*)Richterite  (*)Roedderite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schoenfliesite  (*)
Schuetteite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Siegenite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Stephanite  (*)Sternbergite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)
Strengite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Thénardite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)Troilite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uricite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3109491,109497,1095142793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2429.7358.211094253419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)364362.44109432,109543,109570,1095778803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311095752353
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe2109491,109497489
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)62109491,109497966
Amicite  (*)GismondineK2Na2(Al4Si4O16)·5H2O8.71.611094544
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O429.7358.22109414,1094251627
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52109488,1094891310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311095731534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)6109446,109460,109513,109549,109551,1095522734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2109490,1095811588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2429.7358.28109427,109432,109436,109440,109458,109460,109491,1094973092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11095421036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)363.11.625109436,109447,109469,109471,109472,109476,109477,109478,109479,109480,109482,109500,109504,109507,109509,109512,109518,109520,109529,109549,109559,109561,109563,109564,1095663250
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21109414295
Argyrodite  (*)ArgyroditeAg8GeS62109491,10949762
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5110941439
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs2109491,109497379
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O1109513194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4109460,109491,109497,1095459052
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)110951337
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6429.71.62109425,1094512060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61109467919
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11095431272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)26109491,109497,109512,109513,109536,1095735509
Bariopharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteBa0.5Fe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·5H2O1109513150
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)429.71.621109427,109432,109433,109436,109445,109449,109451,109460,109490,109491,109495,109496,109497,109499,109513,109549,109551,109552,109553,109557,10955811547
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)2109570,109577255
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)21109513172
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)61109513132
Berthierite  (*)BerthieriteFeSb2S41109443343
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61109513413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O74109445,109491,109497,109513450
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O8.71.62109447,109463178
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411094605516
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111109458843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS34109440,109456,109491,1094971089
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)1109414115
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr2109491,109497227
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)28.71.61109453462
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1109460280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)429.71.626109414,109415,109418,109419,109420,109423,109427,109432,109433,109436,109447,109449,109454,109485,109487,109490,109491,109497,109516,109531,109549,109551,109552,109553,109557,10957327770
Calomel  (*)NoneHgCl429.7358.23109427,109433,10943691
Canaphite  (*)NoneNa2CaP2O7·4H2O11094742
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)21109513178
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11094151252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11109423,109440,109445,109460,109467,109513,109549,109551,109552,109553,1095574979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O8.71.64109449,109451,109454,109577310
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11094605707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O3109549,109551,109552197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2429.7358.213109427,109433,109436,109440,109443,109460,109467,109491,109497,109512,109513,109557,10957327198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O110946077
Chayesite  (*)MilariteKMg4Fe3+[Si12O30]11094145
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl3109491,109495,1094971382
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411095423902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS429.7358.211109425,109427,109430,109431,109432,109433,109435,109436,109438,109445,1094672600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811095771756
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)31109513127
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21109573236
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O1109543566
Copper  (*)CopperCu8.71.65109454,109460,109491,109497,1095133846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O183109491,109497,1095751008
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)41109513175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O164109460,109549,109551,109552227
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311095791797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11094604165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O168.71.62109447,109463599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2109460,1095132970
Dalyite  (*)NoneK2ZrSi6O152109413,10941415
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)4109549,109551,109552,109553378
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S83109491,109497,109499126
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1109579481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4429.7358.22109427,109433651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6429.71.63109425,109451,1095734135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2429.7358.211109427,109432,109433,109436,109490,109491,109497,109512,109522,109531,1095579895
Donharrisite  (*)NoneNi3HgS3363.1358.211094363
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O1109460139
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)1109513220
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)2109491,109497180
Eglestonite  (*)None([Hg1+]2)3OCl3(OH)363.1358.2110943636
Eleonorite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O110946051
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)429.7358.211094258173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O2109580,109581484
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O8.71.62109447,10945193
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF24109491,109497,109499,1095739617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)8.71.62109414,1094511188
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S127109460,109491,109492,109494,109497,109498,109514663
Freieslebenite  (*)NoneAgPbSbS35109491,109495,109496,109497,109499105
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS429.7358.225109423,109427,109433,109436,109440,109445,109446,109456,109458,109460,109467,109491,109495,109496,109497,109499,109513,109543,109549,109551,109552,109553,109557,109558,10957924243
Gianellaite  (*)None(Hg2N)2(SO4)(H2O)x429.7361.311094273
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)22109580,109581137
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)429.7358.220109423,109427,109436,109445,109460,109463,109490,109491,109497,109502,109512,109513,109522,109531,109545,109546,109557,109558,109570,1095737437
Gold  (*)CopperAu5109491,109497,109502,109545,10954630554
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O8.71.64109447,109449,109453,109454167
Gortdrumite  (*)NoneCu24Fe2Hg9S23363.1358.211094365
Graphite  (*)NoneC429.7358.23109427,109433,1094362812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS429.7358.22109427,109433717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311095731544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O429.7358.220109410,109415,109422,109423,109427,109433,109436,109469,109471,109476,109477,109478,109485,109491,109497,109504,109505,109509,109529,1095816890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl5109476,109505,109525,109527,1095811398
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl3109549,109551,10955248
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O38109423,109463,109491,109497,109512,109531,109545,10957314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2109445,1095491689
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41109414407
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6110951357
Hulsite  (*)HulsiteFe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)110957315
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2110954380
Hydroglauberite  (*)NoneNa10Ca3(SO4)8·6H2O110958116
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6363.1358.2110943665
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)48.71.6110944987
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O8.71.6110945485
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH8.71.63109447,109451,109454367
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611094231066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3429.7358.24109414,109427,109433,1095425433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI3109460,109491,109497180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6429.7358.24109433,109436,109491,1094972228
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2429.7358.22109425,109461179
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4429.7358.25109427,109432,109433,109490,1095165591
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)110946053
Kintoreite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6110946041
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO42109488,1094891507
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)8.71.62109414,109454233
Lévyne-Ca  (*)LévyneCa3(Si12Al6)O36·18H2O8.71.62109449,10945142
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)1109513234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22109460,109467987
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)28.71.62109447,109463210
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)364362.411094321487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O48.71.64109447,109451,109454,10957314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2363.1358.210109436,109460,109491,109497,109512,109513,109536,109538,109557,10957312537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2429.7358.28109423,109427,109433,109436,109443,109460,109491,1094975674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO1109460202
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O2109491,109497915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg429.7358.25109427,109432,109433,109436,109438397
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS429.7358.24109427,109432,109433,109436255
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS28109491,109492,109493,109495,109496,109497,109498,109499300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2109491,1094974924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O2109570,109577156
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS429.7358.23109427,109433,1094361066
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl5109513,109549,109551,109552,1095531107
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O1109581223
Montroydite  (*)NoneHgO363.1358.2110943629
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2429.7358.210109425,109427,109432,109433,109436,109438,109491,109497,109543,10957717380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6363.1358.21109436254
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O8.71.63109449,109451,1094541236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)8.71.64109447,109449,109451,109454884
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2109512,109513492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O8.71.66109408,109410,109411,109415,109447,1094512994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3109491,109497,1095772349
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO38.71.61109451495
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O2109545,109546428
Phillipsite-Ca  (*)HarmotomeCa3(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O8.71.64109447,109449,109451,10945475
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O8.71.6110945471
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211094142273
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl3109549,109551,10955271
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61109460170
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]3109491,109497,109514716
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O1109581102
Potassic-richterite  (*)AmphiboleK(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2110941421
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2429.7358.22109425,1095701898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS32109491,109497733
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O51109414164
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)42109536,109538369
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS38109491,109492,109494,109495,109497,109498,109499,1095141425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2429.7358.215109427,109432,109433,109436,109440,109443,109445,109460,109491,109497,109513,109543,109545,109557,10957339462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO23109464,109491,1094973106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl5109440,109445,109460,109467,1095491725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2364362.41109432771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8429.7358.25109427,109433,109491,109497,1094999056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2429.7358.249109422,109427,109432,109433,109436,109440,109443,109445,109458,109460,109471,109476,109477,109478,109485,109487,109489,109490,109491,109492,109494,109495,109496,109497,109499,109502,109504,109509,109512,109513,109516,109529,109531,109536,109538,109543,109545,109546,109549,109551,109552,109553,109555,109557,109558,109570,109573,109575,10957761156
Rectorite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Na,Ca)Al4(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·2H2O364362.4110943249
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)21109414148
Roedderite  (*)MilariteKNaMg2(Mg3Si12)O30110941430
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2109413,109414598
Schoenfliesite  (*)PerovskiteMgSn(OH)6110957310
Schuetteite  (*)NoneHg3O2(SO4)004109427,109432,109433,10943621
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O2109545,1095461153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)61109513134
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O1109582241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)429.7358.212109427,109432,109436,109491,109494,109495,109496,109497,109499,109522,109557,1095586417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S4363.1358.21109436249
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511094891516
Silver  (*)CopperAg6109460,109491,109492,109495,109497,1094995186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2109423,1095492473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS429.7358.216109423,109427,109432,109433,109436,109440,109443,109445,109458,109491,109496,109497,109543,109549,109557,10957921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4363.1358.24109425,109436,109542,1095791934
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS48109491,109492,109495,109496,109497,109498,109499,109514586
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S32109491,10949762
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S33109443,109491,1094973418
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O1109577268
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1109460263
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11094152045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO11095131101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S138109440,109456,109491,109497,109512,109513,109514,1095385317
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O8.71.64109447,109449,109451,109454183
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)2109580,109581299
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O8.71.63109449,109451,109454452
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)11095431006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O429.7358.23109414,109427,1094334899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)8.71.61109454114
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O8.71.62109447,109463433
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O4110951366
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11095421044
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1109460484
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO41109542120
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211095432718
Uricite  (*)NoneC5H4N4O3363.1358.2110943613
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1109549605
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011095731395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311095731247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411094451655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS363.1358.21109436372
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)429.7361.32109427,1095435251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Hg-00028Mercury mineralization at Almaden is hosted by Paleozoic sedimentary and mafic volcanic rocks that unconformably overlie Pre-Ordovician basement rock in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula
Jen_0000587MAGMATIC STYLE: Extrusive breccia and tuff ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and pyroclastic rocks of melilitite, nephelinite, leucitite and alkali olivine basalt; mantle xenoliths abundant.
Jen_0000588MAGMATIC STYLE: Extrusive breccia and tuff ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and pyroclastic rocks of melilitite, nephelinite, leucitite and alkali olivine basalt; mantle xenoliths abundant.
Jen_0000589MAGMATIC STYLE: Extrusive breccia and tuff ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and pyroclastic rocks of melilitite, nephelinite, leucitite and alkali olivine basalt; mantle xenoliths abundant.
Jen_0000590MAGMATIC STYLE: Extrusive breccia and tuff ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Lavas and pyroclastic rocks of melilitite, nephelinite, leucitite and alkali olivine basalt; mantle xenoliths abundant.


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
Hg-00028429.7361.3 Ar-Ar     Calomel, Cinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, SchuetteiteHg3115Almadén Mine, Almadén, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain Hall et al. (1997)10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1EPSL148_287Lower Silurian was onset of mineralization, continuing mineralization until Upper Devonian. W/ 2 main episodes of mineralization "one in early Silurian time and another ending in early Carboniferous time. This suggests, in turn, that mercury was deposited both by the alkali basalt volcanic rocks and by later Hercynian metamorphism or magmatism. The early event remains poorly constrained, although it probably took place shortly after deposition of the ore-hosting Lower Silurian Criadero quartzite"
Hg-00028-Las-Cuevas364362.4363.2 ± .8Ar-Arminimum age of illiteillitesc87/403   Hg133000Las Cuevas Mine, Almadén, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainLas CuevasHall et al. (1997)10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1EPSL148_287Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation
Hg-00028-El Entredicho-01360.8360360.4 ± .4Ar-Arminimum age of illiteilliteee4   Hg130643El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainEl EntredichoHall et al. (1997)10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1EPSL148_287Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation
Hg-00028-El Entredicho-02359358.2358.6 ±.4Ar-Arminimum age of illiteillitesme32/1   Hg130643El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainEl EntredichoHall et al. (1997)10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1EPSL148_287Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation
Hg-00028-El Entredicho-03363.1361.5362.3 ± .8Ar-Arminimum age of illiteillitesme32/2 < I um   Hg130643El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainEl EntredichoHall et al. (1997)10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1EPSL148_287Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation
Hg-00028-El Entredicho-04361.1359.5360.3 ±.8Ar-Arminimum age of illiteillitesme32/2 < 0.2 um   Hg130643El Entredicho Mine, Almadenejos, Almadén District, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainEl EntredichoHall et al. (1997)10.1016/S0012-821X(97)00041-1EPSL148_287Ar retention ages are equivelent to K-Ar ages, so, represent the minimum age of illite formation
Jen_0000587666K-Ar       105666Campo De Calatrava Volcanoes, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainCalatravaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_00005888.78.78.7K-Ar       105666Campo De Calatrava Volcanoes, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainCalatravaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_00005896.46.46.4K-Ar       105666Campo De Calatrava Volcanoes, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainCalatravaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_00005904.71.64.7-1.6K-Ar       105666Campo De Calatrava Volcanoes, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainCalatravaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R040078Molina De Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R040078
R150021Gallo River, Molina De Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R150021


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