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Locality Name:
Canary Islands, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 32.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 21.8

mindat Locality ID: 22089
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22089.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Canary Islands, Spain": 146
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 89

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Las Palmas Province
Santa Cruz De Tenerife Province

Latitude: 28°23'44"N
Longitude: 15°49'31"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.395555555556,-15.825277777778
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 Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn N Na Nb O P REE S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChabaziteChalcopyrite
ChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteDiamondDiasporeEpidoteEudialyte
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetGismondineGmeliniteGypsumHarmotomeHeulanditeKaoliniteMica
MordeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePseudobrookitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltSapphirineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelSulphurThomsoniteTitanite
TridymiteWöhleriteZircon

101 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Andradite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Celadonite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)
Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite-Na  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cowlesite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Edenite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epistilbite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Faujasite-Ca  (*)Faujasite-Na  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gismondine  (*)
Gmelinite-K  (*)Gobbinsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaersutite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kentbrooksite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Loparite-(Ce)  (*)
Lorenzenite  (*)Magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganoeudialyte  (*)
Merlinoite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Mogánite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Nontronite  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)Normandite  (*)
Offretite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phillipsite-K  (*)
Phillipsite-Na  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhönite  (*)Richterite  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)
Salammoniac  (*)Sanidine  (*)Saponite  (*)Scolecite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stronalsite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)
Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wairakite  (*)Wüstite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
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)211090163419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O632.421.83108909,108962,1090361022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O632.421.87108910,108911,108912,108946,108947,108960,109036286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)32.421.89108910,108911,108912,108946,108947,108960,109017,109036,1090448803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O18108928,108932,108937,108941,108947,108951,108953,108978,108982,108983,108987,108996,109006,109011,109017,109033,109039,1090491627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)332.421.84108909,108910,108911,1090161534
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)32.422.95108919,108937,108956,109033,1090393250
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)21108946295
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O632.422.912108924,108960,108983,109006,109009,109017,109020,109027,109034,109035,109041,1090442060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)32.421.83108910,108911,10891211547
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)32.421.81108912115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)32.421.840108909,108910,108911,108912,108919,108922,108923,108924,108928,108931,108932,108935,108937,108939,108940,108941,108942,108944,108949,108950,108953,108956,108963,108982,108987,108996,108997,109004,109006,109008,109010,109011,109015,109016,109025,109033,109039,109042,109043,10904927770
Celadonite  (*)Mica ClayKMgFe3+Si4O10(OH)21109044309
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)32.421.82108910,1089121252
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O3108939,108951,108987310
Chabazite-K  (*)Chabazite(K2NaCa0.5)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O110898730
Chabazite-Na  (*)Chabazite(Na3K)[Al4Si8O24]·11H2O2108937,10899666
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S32.421.811089095707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS232.421.82108910,10891227198
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2110896089
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811089961756
Clinoptilolite-Ca  (*)HeulanditeCa3(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O2108933,10895233
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32.421.82108909,1090161025
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS32.421.811089094165
Cowlesite  (*)NoneCa(Al2Si3)O10·5-6H2O110899684
Diamond  (*)DiamondC32.421.81108911697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O632.421.84108909,108983,109015,1090424135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24108956,108987,109015,1090439895
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)21108960160
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61108960944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)32.421.86108909,108910,108912,109016,109017,1090448173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O1108939138
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)21109036182
Faujasite-Ca  (*)None(Ca,Na,Mg)2(Si,Al)12O24·15H2O110900112
Faujasite-Na  (*)None(Na,Ca,Mg)2(Si,Al)12O24·15H2O110904310
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21109031271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2109036,1090422740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF232.421.83108909,108912,1089429617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3108989,109015,1090171188
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O32.422.91108924128
Gmelinite-K  (*)GmeliniteK4(Si8Al4)O24·11H2O11089515
Gobbinsite  (*)GismondineNa5(Si11Al5)O32·11H2O110899617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11090177437
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O2108996,109033167
Graphite  (*)NoneC32.421.811089112812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O32.422.96108920,108922,108925,108987,108997,1090006890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl11090001398
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)5108946,108947,108956,109017,109030158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O332.421.84108910,108912,108956,10901614640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O332.421.88108910,108911,108912,108960,108983,109015,109016,1090445433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O232.421.86108909,108960,108983,109015,109016,109017179
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411089875591
Kentbrooksite  (*)Eudialyte(Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(F,Cl)2110903619
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11089401271
Loparite-(Ce)  (*)Perovskite(Na,Ce,Sr)(Ce,Th)(Ti,Nb)2O6110903657
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)110903682
Magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22F211090368
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21109042238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O432.421.812108910,108911,108912,108956,108960,108983,108987,109016,109034,109036,109042,10904414899
Manganoeudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa14Ca6Mn3Zr3[Si26O72(OH)2](H2O,Cl,O,OH)611090368
Merlinoite  (*)NoneK5Ca2(Si23Al9)O64·24H2O110898717
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O6108931,108937,108978,108996,109011,109017425
Mogánite  (*)NoneSiO2·nH2O2108960,10896543
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O2109006,109008405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)232.421.83108910,108912,10904417380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O32.422.98108924,108982,108987,108996,109006,109017,109033,1090391236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)32.422.97108910,108957,108960,108987,109036,109042,109044884
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1109042471
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3110898764
Normandite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca2(Mn,Fe)2(Ti,Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2O2F2110903610
Offretite  (*)Not in a structural groupKCaMg(Si13Al5)O36·15H2O32.422.93108924,108978,108996146
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O8108933,108935,108944,108956,108960,108963,108978,1090442994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32.421.84108909,108910,108912,1090362349
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO332.421.81108909495
Phillipsite-K  (*)HarmotomeK6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O2108987,10904271
Phillipsite-Na  (*)HarmotomeNa6(Si10Al6)O32·12H2O2109025,10904327
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)232.421.82108911,1089602273
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O51108956164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS232.421.86108909,108910,108912,109016,109017,10904439462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO332.421.82108909,109036244
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S832.421.85108909,108910,108912,109016,1090449056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO232.421.813108912,108918,108919,108922,108923,108933,108935,108939,108944,108949,108950,108963,10901661156
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]110895747
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)21108960148
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2110903653
Salammoniac  (*)None(NH4)Cl1109046105
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)32.421.87108909,108910,108912,108946,108947,108987,109039598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O32.422.92108925,108996301
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O32.421.82108909,108939390
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl1109036444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS32.421.8110890921482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411090151934
Stronalsite  (*)NoneNa2SrAl4Si4O1632.421.8110891110
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2108956,1090352045
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O7108951,108996,108998,108999,109006,109011,109039452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O32.421.811108910,108911,108912,108946,108947,108960,108968,109016,109036,109042,1090444899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O2108987,108996433
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1108996652
Wairakite  (*)AnalcimeCa(Si4Al2)O12·2H2O110898773
Wüstite  (*)RocksaltFeO32.421.8110891174
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)24.122.96108910,108911,108912,108946,108947,1089605251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000624MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000625MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000626MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000627MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and veins. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline syenite, ijolite, alkali pyroxenite, gabbro and syenite; basaltic and trachytic lavas.
Jen_0000631MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000632MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000633MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000634MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.
Jen_0000635MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Ijolite, nepheline syenite, basalt and nephelinite.


9 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
Jen_000062424.224.224.2        135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062524.923.124.0±0.9K-Ar biotite, feldspar     135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062623.621.822.7±0.9K-Ar biotite     135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000062725.924.125.0±0.9K-Ar biotite     135081Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, Ajui-SolapaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063127.527.527.5        233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063232.423.828.1±4.3K-Ar feldspar, phlogopite     233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063327.925.926.9±1.0K-Ar feldspar, phlogopite     233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063423.42323.2±0.2U-Pb zircon   Zircon  233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_000063524.122.923.5±0.6U-Pb zircon   Zircon  233764Esquinzo Ultra-alkaline Complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, SpainFuerteventura, EsquinzoWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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