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Locality Name:
Alforja, Baix Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 285419
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-285419.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alforja, Baix Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Alforja Mine
Barite Mine

Latitude: 41°12'2"N
Longitude: 0°55'16"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.200555555556,0.92111111111111
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 As Ba C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Nd Ni O Pb S Sb Si Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyrochloreQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSpinel

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Agardite-(La)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Apachite  (*)
Asbolane  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cesàrolite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coronadite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Glaukosphaerite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Plumboagardite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Segnitite  (*)
Siegenite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O110990543
Agardite-(La)  (*)MixiteLaCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O110990533
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O110990590
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11099052734
Apachite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+9Si10O29·11H2O11099055
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O1109905143
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)110990611547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61109905413
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2109905,10990627770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61109905359
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2110990594
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11099054979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)2110990527
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22109905,10990627198
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O161109905227
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211099069617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110990524243
Glaukosphaerite  (*)MalachiteCuNi(CO3)(OH)2110990525
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)1109905111
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)21109905201
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611099052228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411099055591
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21109905265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21109905987
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211099055674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11099054924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11099051107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110990517380
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb2O7110990533
Plumboagardite  (*)Mixite(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O2109905,1099067
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61109905477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110990539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22109905,10990661156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O1109905177
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)61109905134
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S41109905249
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411099051655


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