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Locality Name:
Málaga, Andalusia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 257898
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-257898.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Málaga, Andalusia, Spain": 86
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 57

Number of Child Localities: 27
Child Localities:
Alhaurín De La Torre
Almogía
Álora
Antequera
Archidona
Benahavís
Benalmádena
Canillas De Aceituno
Carratraca
Cártama
Casarabonela
Estepona
Fuengirola
Igualeja
La Viñuela
Málaga City
Marbella
Mijas
Mollina
Nerja
Ojén
Ronda Massif
Sedella
Serranía De Ronda
Sierra Alpujata
Torrox
Yunquera

Latitude: 36°41'32"N
Longitude: 4°34'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.692222222222,-4.5811111111111
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 As Au B Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn N Na Ni O Os P Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Sb Se Si Sr Te Ti V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenolite
ArsenopyriteAxiniteBaryteBerylBrackebuschiteBruciteCalciteChabaziteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopperCorrensiteCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDescloizite
DiamondDiasporeDigeniteDumortieriteEnargiteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnet
GypsumHeulanditeHumiteKaoliniteLöllingiteLinariteLudwigiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanterite
MicaMilleriteMiniumModderiteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePentlandite
PerovskitePrehnitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentine
SkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteStilbiteSulphurTalcTetradymite
TetrahedriteThomsoniteTitaniteUllmanniteVesuvianiteVivianiteWollastoniteWurtziteZirconZirconolite

177 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Aleksite  (*)Altaite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Annite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Antimony  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calderónite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Clintonite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)
Descloizite  (*)Diamond  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Edenite  (*)Enargite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erlichmanite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Ferro-edenite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Geikielite  (*)Godlevskite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Heazlewoodite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hercynite  (*)
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Hollingworthite  (*)Humite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Irarsite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kermesite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Laurite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Malanite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Maucherite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Mesolite  (*)Microcline  (*)Millerite  (*)Minium  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nacrite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Népouite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nickelskutterudite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orcelite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osarsite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Parkerite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Periclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Platinum  (*)Polydymite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rammelsbergite  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Ruarsite  (*)Ruthenium  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Selenium  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Shandite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Smirnite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sperrylite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibiopalladinite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Suhailite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Tosudite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Valentinite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Violarite  (*)Westerveldite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wonesite  (*)Zaratite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
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)24108182,108196,108197,1082363419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)9108178,108182,108184,108185,108202,108209,108220,108244,1082558803
Aleksite  (*)TetradymitePbBi2Te2S2110820728
Altaite  (*)RocksaltPbTe1108207489
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2108205,1082361627
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO53108215,108255,1082561310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311081841534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3108174,108218,1082582734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)22108182,1082193092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O2108200,108241445
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21108211356
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11082441036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22108240,108246718
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44108197,108200,108228,108240708
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb1108215363
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3108181,108213,1082363250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2108207,1082379052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611082362060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62108187,108248919
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)21108182260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)25108187,108219,108227,108237,1082485509
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71108227450
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O31108207214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi11082071966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311082071935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42108187,1082155516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)28108189,108190,108207,108210,108213,108231,108241,108244462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)19108174,108181,108182,108184,108185,108190,108192,108207,108210,108218,108219,108221,108226,108227,108230,108236,108244,108248,10825827770
Calderónite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)110825829
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11081811252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4108174,108237,108248,1082584979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O3108192,108236,108250310
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1108187925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3108219,108248,1082535707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215108178,108187,108194,108195,108198,108219,108226,108228,108230,108236,108237,108241,108247,108251,10825327198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F23108207,108213,108244285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O418108178,108188,108194,108195,108196,108197,108198,108200,108208,108228,108238,108239,108240,108241,108242,108246,108251,1082533902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O3108187,108188,1082473531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)87108182,108209,108213,108224,108231,108236,1082441756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F25108189,108190,108224,108231,108244236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)5108185,108203,108209,108240,1082441025
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2110824486
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS3108194,108210,108247966
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O188108195,108196,108200,108209,108215,108236,108241,1082551008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311082311797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2108187,1082534165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S35108188,108194,108195,108241,108247802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22108236,108253327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3108187,108219,1082482970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1108236498
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)1108258378
Diamond  (*)DiamondC1108256697
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41108220651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S11082191027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O67108174,108182,108208,108209,108231,108236,1082464135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212108174,108181,108189,108190,108199,108207,108210,108213,108226,108230,108231,1082449895
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O183108178,108197,108255231
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)21108244160
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41108215910
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O63108208,108236,108246944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4108182,108184,108185,1082368173
Erlichmanite  (*)PyriteOsS21108238110
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1108247814
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)22108182,108244129
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2110819657
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF26108174,108181,108182,108226,108234,1082489617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)6108207,108210,108213,108231,108236,1082441188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5108174,108218,108226,108234,10823724243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO34108189,108190,108231,10824470
Godlevskite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S8110825140
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)7108188,108190,108199,108218,108237,108248,1082587437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3108195,108241,10824630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC11108188,108190,108194,108195,108198,108207,108211,108215,108231,108241,1082442812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311082441544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2108181,1081826890
Heazlewoodite  (*)NoneNi3S25108188,108228,108242,108251,108253205
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O61108236741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35108182,108184,108185,108190,10824814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11082341689
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O42108208,108246407
Heulandite-Ca  (*)Heulandite(Ca,Na,K)5(Si27Al9)O72·26H2O1108192246
Hollingworthite  (*)UllmanniteRhAsS2108238,108251119
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2110821380
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O3108210,108213,108246341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62108218,1082481066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O310108178,108189,108190,108194,108195,108211,108224,108231,108241,1082445433
Irarsite  (*)PyriteIrAsS2108238,108251154
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62108187,1082482228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42108211,1082205591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS21108215230
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411081921507
Laurite  (*)PyriteRuS22108238,108251226
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)1108222234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21108237987
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44108200,108228,108246,108253359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs25108178,108195,108200,108207,108241762
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)1108213134
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)1108247451
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)7108178,108197,108200,108208,108213,108230,1082411487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O47108182,108185,108194,108210,108213,108236,10824114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)27108187,108188,108219,108227,108237,108247,10824812537
Malanite  (*)SpinelCu1+(Ir3+Pt4+)S42108238,10825135
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211082475674
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As812108178,108195,108197,108200,108228,108235,108240,108241,108242,108246,108251,108253161
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1108187915
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1108236425
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4108182,108203,108209,1082554924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS6108197,108228,108240,108242,108251,1082531066
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O41108218247
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)28108176,108192,108197,108215,108220,108241,108247,10825517380
Nacrite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41108220112
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61108258254
Népouite  (*)Serpentine ClayNi3Si2O5(OH)46108178,108197,108200,108208,108241,10824666
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs10108178,108195,108196,108197,108200,108228,108240,108241,108251,108253633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As31108197176
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11082302994
Orcelite  (*)NoneNi5-xAs2 (x = 0.25)3108228,108251,10825336
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11082112349
Osarsite  (*)ArsenopyriteOsAsS2108238,10825116
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS2108241,108251767
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)24108224,108231,108244,108251313
Parkerite  (*)NoneNi3(Bi,Pb)2S24108228,108242,108251,10825355
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S812108188,108194,108195,108197,108228,108240,108241,108242,108246,108247,108251,1082531512
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO1108231114
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)214108178,108189,108190,108194,108195,108196,108209,108213,108224,108231,108236,108240,108241,1082512273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1108235260
Platinum  (*)CopperPt2108241,108246485
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S41108253131
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211081821898
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41108222369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214108174,108176,108182,108194,108195,108198,108210,108226,108230,108231,108236,108244,108247,10825539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211082303106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11081741725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812108176,108178,108188,108190,108194,108195,108207,108231,108236,108241,108244,1082479056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO221108176,108179,108182,108183,108184,108185,108190,108203,108207,108209,108211,108215,108219,108220,108226,108227,108230,108232,108237,108255,10825861156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs21108241233
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21108182375
Ruarsite  (*)NoneRuAsS2108238,10825125
Ruthenium  (*)NoneRu110825146
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211108192,108194,108195,108200,108211,108215,108224,108231,108240,108241,1082445614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11082074894
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe1108208143
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O31108215179
Shandite  (*)NoneNi3Pb2S2110824214
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11082376417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO53108209,108211,1082551516
Smirnite  (*)NoneBi3+2Te4+O511082077
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)6108174,108218,108219,108226,108234,1082582473
Sperrylite  (*)PyritePtAs22108238,108251337
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32108202,1082031214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6108174,108219,108226,108231,108237,10824721482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O48108189,108190,108208,108209,108224,108231,108236,1082441934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1108256978
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1108215446
Stibiopalladinite  (*)NonePd5Sb2110825175
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S311082153418
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O1108192268
Suhailite  (*)Mica(NH4)Fe2+3(Si3Al)O10(OH)211082112
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11081812045
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)110821387
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)27108189,108207,108228,108230,108241,108244,1082473337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311082275317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O1108236452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O6108182,108224,108231,108235,108236,1082444899
Tosudite  (*)Corrensite ClayNa0.5(Al,Mg)6(Si,Al)8O18(OH)12·5H2O110822036
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)26108174,108207,108209,108234,108236,1082442562
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O31108215369
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1108258605
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O2108211,108240652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011082091395
Violarite  (*)SpinelFeNi2S42108188,108253380
Westerveldite  (*)ModderiteFeAs4108178,108195,108241,10825111
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32108236,1082441247
Wonesite  (*)Mica Clay(Na,K,   )(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH,F)43108197,108241,1082514
Zaratite  (*)AmorphousNi3(CO3)(OH)4·4H2O6108196,108197,108200,108208,108228,10824156
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2108195,1082415251
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O71108244140


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SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R120172Archidona, Málaga, Andalusia, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R120172

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