Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23
Youngest recorded age at locality: 19

mindat Locality ID: 241636
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-241636.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Cerro Minado Mines

Latitude: 37°22'21"N
Longitude: 1°57'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.3725,-1.9533333333333

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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Atacamite	Baryte	Brochantite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Clay	Cobaltite	Connellite	Copper	Covellite	Hydrotalcite	Malachite
Mica	Mixite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel
Tetrahedrite	Tyrolite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn N Na Ni O Pb S Se Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Atacamite Baryte Brochantite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Clay Cobaltite Connellite Copper Covellite Hydrotalcite Malachite
Mica Mixite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel
Tetrahedrite Tyrolite Vivianite Wurtzite

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Adamite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arseniosiderite ()*	Asbolane ()*	Atacamite ()*	Auriacusite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Belloite ()*	Bobkingite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calomel ()*	Capgaronnite ()*	Carrollite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenevixite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Clinoatacamite ()*	Clinoclase ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Eglestonite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gerhardtite ()*
Glaukosphaerite ()*	Gold ()*	Heterogenite ()*	Hörnesite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Juanitaite ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Luanheite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mercury ()*	Mixite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nantokite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Paraschachnerite ()*	Parnauite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Reevesite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rouaite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schachnerite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Spherocobaltite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Tyrolite ()*
Zálesíite ()*	Zincolivenite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	23	19	1	107750	2793
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	23	19	2	107748,107750	254
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	23	19	1	107750	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	23	19	1	107750	445
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	23	19	1	107750	3250
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	23	19	1	107750	194
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	23	19	1	107750	143
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	23	19	1	107750	544
Auriacusite ()*	Andalusite	Fe³⁺Cu²⁺(AsO₄)O	23	19	1	107750	6
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	23	19	1	107750	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	23	19	1	107750	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	23	19	1	107750	11547
Belloite ()*	None	Cu(OH)Cl	23	19	1	107750	6
Bobkingite ()*	None	Cu₅Cl₂(OH)₈·2H₂O	23	19	1	107750	3
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	23	19	1	107750	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	23	19	1	107750	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23	19	1	107750	27770
Calomel ()*	None	HgCl	23	19	1	107750	91
Capgaronnite ()*	None	AgHgClS	23	19	1	107750	11
Carrollite ()*	Spinel	CuCo₂S₄	23	19	1	107750	154
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	23	19	1	107750	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23	19	1	107750	27198
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	23	19	1	107750	90
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	23	19	1	107750	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	23	19	1	107750	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	23	19	1	107750	2600
Clinoatacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	23	19	1	107750	43
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	23	19	1	107750	127
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	23	19	1	107750	966
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	23	19	1	107750	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	23	19	1	107750	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	23	19	1	107750	3846
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	23	19	1	107750	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	23	19	1	107750	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	23	19	1	107750	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	23	19	1	107750	9895
Eglestonite ()*	None	([Hg¹⁺]₂)₃OCl₃(OH)	23	19	1	107750	36
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	23	19	1	107750	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23	19	1	107750	24243
Gerhardtite ()*	None	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃	23	19	1	107750	24
Glaukosphaerite ()*	Malachite	CuNi(CO₃)(OH)₂	23	19	1	107750	25
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	23	19	1	107750	30554
Heterogenite ()*	None	Co³⁺O(OH)	23	19	1	107750	111
Hörnesite ()*	Vivianite	Mg₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	23	19	1	107750	103
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	23	19	1	107750	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23	19	1	107750	2228
Juanitaite ()*	Not in a structural group	(Cu,Ca,Fe)₁₀Bi(AsO₄)₄(OH)₁₁·2H₂O	23	19	1	107750	4
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	23	19	1	107750	149
Luanheite ()*	None	Ag₃Hg	23	19	1	107750	17
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	23	19	1	107750	12537
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	23	19	1	107750	397
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	23	19	1	107750	168
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23	19	1	107750	17380
Nantokite ()*	Sphalerite	CuCl	23	19	1	107750	35
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	23	19	1	107750	492
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	23	19	1	107750	767
Paraschachnerite ()*	None	Ag₃Hg₂	23	19	1	107750	11
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	23	19	1	107750	105
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23	19	1	107750	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23	19	1	107750	61156
Reevesite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	23	19	1	107750	48
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	23	19	1	107750	454
Rouaite ()*	None	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃	23	19	1	107750	11
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	23	19	1	107750	5614
Schachnerite ()*	None	Ag_1.1Hg_0.9	23	19	1	107750	14
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	23	19	1	107750	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	23	19	1	107750	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	23	19	1	107750	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	23	19	1	107750	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	23	19	1	107750	2473
Spherocobaltite ()*	None	Co(CO₃)	23	19	1	107750	52
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	23	19	1	107750	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	23	19	1	107750	1101
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	23	19	1	107750	83
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	23	19	1	107750	245
Zálesíite ()*	Mixite	CaCu₆(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆·3H₂O	23	19	1	107750	84
Zincolivenite ()*	Andalusite	CuZn(AsO₄)(OH)	23	19	1	107750	60

1 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
	Kristen002528	23	19	Alpine Orogeny		age of metamorphism								Co	241637	Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain	Betic Cordilleras	Zeck 1989	10.1016/0040-1951(89)90196-0	T169_215	Cerro Minado deposit hosted in the Alpujarride complex (Amores et al. 2013)(SGABM12_1). Alpujarride complex characterized by low grade alpine metamorphism (Egeler 1964)(GR53_260). Alpine orogeny occurred in this region during the restricted period of 19-23 Ma (Zeck et al. 1989)(T169_215).

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R141030	Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain	https://rruff.info/R141030

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