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Locality Name:
San Jacinto Mudpots, Telica Volcano, León Department, Nicaragua


mindat Locality ID: 270118
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-270118.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San Jacinto Mudpots, Telica Volcano, León Department, Nicaragua": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 12°34'50"N
Longitude: 86°46'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 12.580555555556,-86.778055555556
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 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayCristobaliteFleischeriteGismondineGypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteKhademiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteSmectite-vermiculite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Aerinite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Despujolsite  (*)Dickite  (*)
Fibroferrite  (*)Gobbinsite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Khademite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)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)·12H2O022
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O0272
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO20453
Despujolsite  (*)FleischeriteCa3Mn4+(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O010
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)40651
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O0107
Gobbinsite  (*)GismondineNa5(Si11Al5)O32·11H2O017
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Khademite  (*)KhademiteAl(SO4)F·5H2O015
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O0265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652


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