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Locality Name:
Oliva De Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 278483
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-278483.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Oliva De Mérida, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Guareña Meteorite
Novísimo San Fernando Mine (Traslasierra Mine)

Latitude: 38°43'59"N
Longitude: 6°'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.733055555556,-6.0163888888889
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 Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AndalusiteApatiteCeriteChalcopyriteCopperIronMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphofibrite
PyroxeneSpinel

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)Copper  (*)
Diopside  (*)Iron  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Merrillite  (*)
Phosphofibrite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)
Tetrataenite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211102655509
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111026527198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl1110264203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411102643902
Copper  (*)CopperCu11102643846
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611102644135
Iron  (*)IronFe11102641089
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)1110265234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111026512537
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)71110264230
Phosphofibrite  (*)Phosphofibrite(H2O,K)3.5Fe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7·5H2O11102655
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61110264303
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41110265369
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411102641934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1110264703
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi1110264116
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11102641044


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