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Locality Name:
La Vall Fosca, El Pallars Jussà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 252
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 259988
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-259988.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Vall Fosca, El Pallars Jussà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
La Torre De Cabdella (La Torre De Capdella)

Latitude: 42°23'7"N
Longitude: 0°57'26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.385277777778,0.95722222222222
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U V Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteAragoniteArsenicAutuniteBrochantiteBurbankiteCalciteChalcopyriteCompreignaciteCorundum
CovelliteDevillineDiasporeEnargiteFluoriteGypsumKtenasiteMalachiteMicaNatroautunite
NoneNot in a structural groupPascoitePhosphuranylitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSengieriteSpinel
TetrahedriteVivianiteVolborthiteWurtziteZippeiteZircon

72 IMA Minerals at location:
Abellaite  (*)Andersonite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenuranylite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bayleyite  (*)Billietite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Boltwoodite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Čejkaite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalconatronite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clausthalite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Compreignacite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprosklodowskite  (*)
Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Geerite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gordaite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Heinrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Huemulite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Lecoqite-(Y)  (*)Malachite  (*)
Metamunirite  (*)Montroseite  (*)Natrouranospinite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)Naumannite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Roscoelite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanrománite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Sengierite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Spionkopite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thénardite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Trögerite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vandendriesscheite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wittichenite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zeunerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Abellaite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaPb2(CO3)2(OH)0011098552
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O00110985547
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2562311098553092
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)42522461109855246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)252011098553250
Arsenuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteCa(UO2)4(AsO4)2(OH)4·6H2O25224611098557
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O25224611098551272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)225224611098555509
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O252246110985538
Billietite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)6O4(OH)6·8H2O252246110985538
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi252011098551966
Boltwoodite  (*)None(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH)·1.5H2O252246110985567
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS425224611098555516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)625224611098551633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2520110985527770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O25224611098551184
Čejkaite  (*)NoneNa4(UO2)(CO3)30011098559
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S25224611098555707
Chalconatronite  (*)NoneNa2Cu(CO3)2·3H2O252246110985523
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2252246110985527198
Clausthalite  (*)RocksaltPbSe25201109855281
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O2522461109855566
Compreignacite  (*)CompreignaciteK2(UO2)6O4(OH)6·7H2O252246110985527
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS25224611098554165
Cuprosklodowskite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O252246110985558
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2522461109855366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2252011098559895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS42522461109855910
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O25201109855814
Geerite  (*)NoneCu8S5252246110985538
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)252011098557437
Gordaite  (*)KtenasiteNaZn4(SO4)(OH)6Cl·6H2O2520110985517
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O252011098556890
Heinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·10H2O252246110985518
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32520110985514640
Huemulite  (*)PascoiteNa4MgV5+10O28·24H2O252246110985516
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O252246110985575
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O2522461109855149
Lecoqite-(Y)  (*)Not in a structural groupNa3Y(CO3)3·6H2O252011098552
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2252246110985512537
Metamunirite  (*)NoneNaV5+O300110985514
Montroseite  (*)Diaspore(V3+,Fe2+,V4+)O(OH)2522461109855136
Natrouranospinite  (*)NatroautuniteNa2(UO2)2(AsO4)2·5H2O252246110985513
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O252246110985541
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se25201109855192
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)2522461109855492
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS25201109855767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22520110985539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2252011098553106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25623110985561156
Roscoelite  (*)MicaKV3+2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22522461109855253
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2252011098555614
Sanrománite  (*)BurbankiteNa2CaPb3(CO3)5252011098552
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O001109855128
Sengierite  (*)SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O252246110985511
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)252011098556417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S425201109855249
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S28252246110985573
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1325224611098551803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO25224611098551101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1325224611098555317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)25201109855299
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O25224611098551059
Trögerite  (*)Natroautunite(H3O)(UO2)(AsO4)·3H2O252246110985522
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O2522461109855628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO225224611098552718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O2522461109855890
Vandendriesscheite  (*)NonePb1.6(UO2)10O6(OH)11·11H2O252246110985552
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O2522461109855155
Wittichenite  (*)NoneCu3BiS32522461109855297
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)25201109855939
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O2522461109855185


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_516Primary stratabound mineralization of the Eureka mine occurs within the Buntsandstein redbeds.
Michelle_524Secondary mineralization of the Eureka mine occurs in small veins, fractures and joints.
Michelle_525The third stage of mineralization of the Eureka mine is due to supergene processes. Natural pseudomorphic replacement of primary ores result in a wide variety of secondary minerals, especially uranium minerals.
Michelle_526Recent post-mining mineralization on tunnel walls of the Eureka mine are considered Anthropogenic. They occur as crusts, coatings and cryptocrystalline efflorescences.


4 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
Michelle_516252246BuntsandsteinStratigraphyAge of primary ore mineralization     Cu, V, U53316Eureka Mine, Castell-estaó, La Torre De Cabdella (La Torre De Capdella), La Vall Fosca, El Pallars Jussà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, SpainEureka mineIbáñez-Insa et al. (2017)10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2630EJM29_915Stage 1 of 4. Primary ore mineralization.
Michelle_5245623Eocene-OligoceneStratigraphyAge of tectonic activities and vein mineralization    Ankerite, Quartz 53316Eureka Mine, Castell-estaó, La Torre De Cabdella (La Torre De Capdella), La Vall Fosca, El Pallars Jussà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, SpainEureka mineIbáñez-Insa et al. (2017)10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2630EJM29_915Stage 2 of 4. Tectonic activities of the Pyrenean orogeny allowed the remobilization of chemical species. Small veins, faults and joints were mineralized with quartz, ankerite and some sulfur minerals.
Michelle_525230Oligocene-0StratigraphyAge of pseudomorphic replacement of primary ore      53316Eureka Mine, Castell-estaó, La Torre De Cabdella (La Torre De Capdella), La Vall Fosca, El Pallars Jussà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, SpainEureka mineIbáñez-Insa et al. (2017)10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2630EJM29_915Stage 3 of 4. Supergene process resulting in natural pseudomorphic replacement of primary ores. This allowed extensive secondary oxidized minerals including sulfates, arsenates, phosphates, vanadates or selenates. Many of the oxidized minerals contain U.
Michelle_526000StratigraphyAge of anthropogenic mineralization    Andersonite, Cejkaite, Liebigite, Schrockingerite, Abellaite 53316Eureka Mine, Castell-estaó, La Torre De Cabdella (La Torre De Capdella), La Vall Fosca, El Pallars Jussà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, SpainEureka mineIbáñez-Insa et al. (2017)10.1127/ejm/2017/0029-2630EJM29_915Stage 4 of 4. Supergene process resulting in anthropogenic mineralization. Post mining, secondary mineralization occurring as encrustations, coatings and cryptocrystalline efflorescences.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070624Eureka Mine, Castell-estaó, La Torre De Cabdella (La Torre De Capdella), La Vall Fosca, El Pallars Jussà, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R070624

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