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Locality Name:
Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 286655
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-286655.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Porriño Quarries

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 B Bi C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sn Ti Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousBastnäsiteCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCoronaditeEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePyriteQuartz
RhabdophaneRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteStibniteTitaniteTourmalineZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11104478803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1110447706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211104472162
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1110447304
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311104471935
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111044727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211104475171
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81110447577
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O161110447227
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11104478173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211104479617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111044724243
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O111044799
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211104475674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11104474924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211104475800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111044717380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1110447471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11104472994
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F21110447112
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111044739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211104473106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811104479056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111044761156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O111044766
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211104475614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11104472705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS111044721482
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1110447232
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11104474899
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411104471655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11104475251



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