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Locality Name:
Fabiola Mine (Balduino Y Fabiola Mine), Albuñol, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 245273
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-245273.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fabiola Mine (Balduino Y Fabiola Mine), Albuñol, Granada, Andalusia, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°48'7"N
Longitude: 3°10'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.801944444444,-3.1830555555556

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteCalciteCyanotrichiteDiasporeFluoriteGypsumLinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSpangoliteSphaleriteSulphur

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Aurichalcite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62602600919
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)260260027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)26026004979
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS26026002600
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)22602600179
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)226026009895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF226026009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS260260024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26026007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O26026006890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O26026001689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)626026001066
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22602600987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260012537
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO22602600158
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2260260061156
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)26026002473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O2602600105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS260260021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS26026002045
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO426026001655



1 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
sedcu-00624260260Triassic     Yes Cu195468Granada, Andalusia, SpainGranadaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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