Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Benahavís, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

mindat Locality ID: 284319
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-284319.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Benahavís, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cardenillo Mine
Marbella Mine (Honda Mine)

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

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Malachite	Melanterite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Spinel	Wurtzite

Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Malachite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Violarite ()*

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 Cr Cu Fe H K Ni O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Malachite Melanterite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Spinel Wurtzite

19 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	108187	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	108187	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	108187	5516
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	108187	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	108187	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	108188	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	108187,108188	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	108187	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	108188	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	108187	2970
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	108188	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	108188	2812
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	1	108188	205
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	108187	2228
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	108187,108188	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	108187	915
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	108188	1512
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	108188	9056
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1	108188	380

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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