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Locality Name:
León, Castile And Leon, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 534
Youngest recorded age at locality: 264

mindat Locality ID: 23242
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23242.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "León, Castile And Leon, Spain": 72
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 33

Number of Child Localities: 25
Child Localities:
Astorga
Boñar
Burón
Cármenes
Cármenes (Villamanín)
Carucedo
Congosto
Crémenes
Encinedo
Iguena
Maraña
Pedrosa Del Rey
Pola De Gordón
Ponferrada
Puebla De Lillo
Quintana Del Castillo
Reliegos
Riaño
Santiago Millas
Sobrado
Torre Del Bierzo
Tremor De Arriba
Valdelugueros
Vegacervera
Villamanín

Latitude: 42°45'26"N
Longitude: 5°48'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.757222222222,-5.8052777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Adelite	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte
Berthierite	Bournonite	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Coronadite
Corundum	Diaspore	Fluorite	Garnet	Geocronite	Gypsum	Iron	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica
Mixite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Nowackiite	Orpiment	Palygorskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Symplesite	Talc	Tetrahedrite
Tyrolite	Vivianite	Zinkenite

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte
Berthierite Bournonite Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Cobaltite Copper Coronadite
Corundum Diaspore Fluorite Garnet Geocronite Gypsum Iron Malachite Marcasite Mica
Mixite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Nowackiite Orpiment Palygorskite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Symplesite Talc Tetrahedrite
Tyrolite Vivianite Zinkenite

102 IMA Minerals at location:

Aktashite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Annabergite ()*	Antimony ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Berthierite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chlorapatite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*	Coronadite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fraipontite ()*	Galena ()*
Getchellite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gudmundite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Linnaeite ()*
Livingstonite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Merrillite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Penroseite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Phosphohedyphane ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Pigeonite ()*
Plagionite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rosasite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Siegenite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibnite ()*
Symplesite ()*	Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Talnakhite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tyrolite ()*	Tyrrellite ()*
Uraninite ()*	Vaesite ()*	Valentinite ()*	Villamanínite ()*	Zálesíite ()*
Zeunerite ()*	Zinkenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aktashite ()*	Nowackiite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂			1	109224	22
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	109208	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			3	109214,109216,109250	2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	109239	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	534	520	1	109252	2734
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	109199	445
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb			1	109224	363
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	534	520	3	109199,109219,109252	3250
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As			1	109201	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			1	109201	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	274	264	4	109212,109224,109245,109247	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	534	520	1	109252	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	534	520	5	109195,109197,109199,109252,109263	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			3	109224,109227,109263	11547
Berthierite ()*	Berthierite	FeSb₂S₄			2	109222,109224	343
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	109232	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	109232	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	109199	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	274	264	1	109212	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	274	264	2	109197,109212	1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	534	264	9	109197,109211,109212,109222,109224,109227,109235,109252,109263	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	534	520	1	109252	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	109199,109259	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	534	520	8	109193,109199,109204,109208,109224,109227,109232,109252	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	109193	577
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	109241	203
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			1	109241	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	534	264	6	109211,109212,109222,109224,109247,109252	2600
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe			1	109204	281
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	109235	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	274	264	1	109212	966
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	109199	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	109241	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	534	520	1	109252	227
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	109259	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	534	264	7	109199,109204,109212,109219,109227,109235,109252	9895
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	109199	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			3	109197,109222,109224	9617
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	534	520	1	109252	49
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	534	264	4	109212,109224,109252,109260	24243
Getchellite ()*	None	SbAsS₃			1	109245	19
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	534	520	3	109193,109236,109252	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	274	264	4	109204,109206,109212,109222	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	274	264	4	109208,109212,109224,109235	2812
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS			1	109245	170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	274	264	2	109201,109212	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	109235	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	534	520	1	109252	1689
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)			1	109199	111
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	534	520	1	109252	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	109241	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	109241	1089
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	274	264	1	109212	784
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	274	264	1	109212	105
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	274	264	1	109212	249
Livingstonite ()*	None	HgSb₄S₆(S)₂	274	264	3	109212,109222,109225	24
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	109193,109208	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	534	520	7	109195,109197,109199,109224,109252,109259,109263	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	274	264	1	109212	5674
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	109241	230
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	109232	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	109235	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	274	264	3	109201,109212,109245	511
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O			1	109256	306
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	274	264	2	109204,109212	767
Penroseite ()*	Pyrite	(Ni,Co,Cu)Se₂			1	109204	14
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	274	264	2	109199,109212	105
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl	534	520	1	109252	71
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	274	264	1	109212	99
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			1	109241	303
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	274	264	1	109212	100
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	534	520	1	109252	170
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	534	264	11	109193,109204,109208,109212,109219,109224,109232,109235,109236,109245,109252	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	534	520	1	109252	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	109208	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	534	264	14	109204,109208,109212,109214,109216,109219,109222,109224,109235,109243,109246,109250,109252,109255	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	274	264	3	109201,109212,109245	712
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	534	520	1	109252	454
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	109232	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	109193	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄			1	109204	249
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	534	520	2	109219,109252	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	534	264	4	109212,109219,109245,109252	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	109241	1934
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			8	109201,109219,109222,109224,109243,109245,109246,109247	3418
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	109201	92
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	109241	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	109235,109236	3337
Talnakhite ()*	Chalcopyrite	Cu₉Fe₈S₁₆			1	109204	35
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	274	264	2	109199,109212	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	109197	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe			1	109204	83
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	109241	1044
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O			1	109199	245
Tyrrellite ()*	Spinel	Cu(Co,Ni)₂Se₄			1	109204	17
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	274	264	1	109212	2718
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂			1	109198	106
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			2	109243,109246	369
Villamanínite ()*	Pyrite	CuS₂			1	109204	10
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	109199	84
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	109199	185
Zinkenite ()*	Zinkenite	Pb₉Sb₂₂S₄₂	274	264	1	109212	228

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	DeepDive-Co-0036	274	264	269											68258	Salamón Mining District (Salamón Deposit), Crémenes, León, Castile And Leon, Spain		Crespo et al. (2000)	10.1016/S0375-6742(00)00152-7	JGE71_191
	sedznpb-00411	534	520	527±7											46509	Antonina Mine (Toral De Los Vados), Sobrado, León, Castile And Leon, Spain	Antonina/Santa Barbara	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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