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Locality Name:
Bossòst (Bossost), Aran Valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 280172
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-280172.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bossòst (Bossost), Aran Valley, Lleida (Lérida), Catalonia, Spain": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Margalida Mine

Latitude: 42°45'59"N
Longitude: 0°44'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.766388888889,0.73333333333333
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 Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDiasporeMalachiteMicaNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSulphur

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tremolite  (*)
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)211098273419
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61109827919
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110982727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110982727198
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110982724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11098277437
Graphite  (*)NoneC11098272812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110982714640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110982712537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110982717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110982739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811098279056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110982761156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110982721482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11098272045
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211098272562


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