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Locality Name:
Telica Volcano, León Department, Nicaragua


mindat Locality ID: 270117
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-270117.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Telica Volcano, León Department, Nicaragua": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
San Jacinto Mudpots

Latitude: 12°34'50"N
Longitude: 86°46'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 12.580555555556,-86.777777777778
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 F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteClayCorundumCristobaliteFeldsparFleischeriteGismondineGypsumHalotrichiteKaolinite
KhademiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSulphur

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Aerinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Despujolsite  (*)Dickite  (*)Diopside  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)
Gobbinsite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Khademite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Petedunnite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sulphur  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aerinite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36(OH)12(CO3)·12H2O18875822
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O188758272
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2188758453
Despujolsite  (*)FleischeriteCa3Mn4+(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O18875810
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4188758651
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O188758107
Gobbinsite  (*)GismondineNa5(Si11Al5)O32·11H2O18875817
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1887586890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41887585591
Khademite  (*)KhademiteAl(SO4)F·5H2O18875815
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1887581508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218875817380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)60128
Petedunnite  (*)PyroxeneCaZnSi2O605
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O188758265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS218875839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O188758652


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