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Locality Name:
Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 397
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 252247
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-252247.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Filón Norte Open Pit (Filón Norte Mine)
Filón Sur Open Pit (Filón Sur Mine)

Latitude: 37°35'46"N
Longitude: 7°6'37"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.596111111111,-7.1102777777778
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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al F H O P 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
CobaltiteCopperCorundumCubaniteDiasporeFeldsparLöllingiteMarcasiteMeneghiniteMica
NickelineNonePrehnitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StibniteTetradymiteTetrahedriteWavelliteWurtziteZircon

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alloclasite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Famatinite  (*)Fluorwavellite  (*)Galena  (*)
Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Laitakarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)39729911080518803
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS397299110805156
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)239729911080513092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS39729911080519052
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63833231108052413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi39729911080511966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S339729911080511935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS439729911080515516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS339729911080511089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)397299110805127770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO239729911080515171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)38332311080524979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2397299110805127198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl38332311080521382
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)839729911080511756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS3972991108051966
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S33972991108051802
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS43972991108051163
Fluorwavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)2F·5H2O397309026
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS397299110805124243
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS3972991108051131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3972992108051,1080527437
Gold  (*)CopperAu397299110805130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC39729911080512812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33972992108051,10805214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O339729911080515433
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)3397299110805130
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs23972991108051762
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)3972991108051451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4397299110805114899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS239729911080515674
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S243972991108051158
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl38332311080521107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2397299110805117380
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)239729911080511898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2397299110805139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S839729911080519056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2397299110805161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO239729911080515614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)39729911080516417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS397299110805121482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43972991108051668
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S3972991108051510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1339729911080515317
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O3972991108051374
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)39729911080515251


6 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
vms-00904383323Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous     Yes  265657San Guillermo Mine, El Guijo, Córdoba, Andalusia, SpainSan Guillermo-SierraMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00857359299Carboniferous     Yes  8416Almagrera Mine, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainAlmagrera-Lapilla-Nueva AlmagreraMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Kristen002121397309353±44Re-Os       252247Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainTharis Mining DistrictGonzález et al. (2002)10.1144/0016-764901-142JGSL159_229 
Kristen002122360.9336.3348.6±12.3Re-Osmineralization age of massive sulphide and stockwork      252247Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainTharis Mining DistrictGonzález et al. (2002)10.1144/0016-764901-142JGSL159_229 
vms-00865383323Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous        252247Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainCantarerasMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
vms-00873383323Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous        158668Filón Sur Open Pit (Filón Sur Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainFilon Sur-EsperanzaMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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