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Locality Name:
Barxeta, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 284240
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-284240.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Barxeta, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Tozal Negro Quarry

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Fe H Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleCalciteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetNonePyrite
PyroxeneSpinelTalcTitanite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Calcite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diopside  (*)
Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)211108533419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11108538803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111085327770
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811108531756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611108534135
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311108531544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111085314640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311108535433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4111085314899
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11108532994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111085339462
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211108533337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11108534899



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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