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Locality Name:
Ponteareas, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 286676
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-286676.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Cillarga 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 B Be C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O S Si Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousCalciteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteStilbiteTitanite
TourmalineZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Anatase  (*)Bavenite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)
Titanite  (*)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)11104458803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1110445706
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO211104452162
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)1110445255
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111044527770
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81110445577
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11104458173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211104459617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111044514640
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11104454924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111044517380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1110445471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11104452994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11104452349
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61110445121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111044539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111044561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211104455614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11104452705
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O1110445268
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11104454899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11104455251


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