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Locality Name:
A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 287413
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-287413.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
A Franqueira

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 As B Be Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerylChalcopyriteClayCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetHumite
MicaMilleriteModderiteNickelineNoneOlivinePentlanditePhenakitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRutileSpinelTitaniteTourmalineZircon

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Dravite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferrosilite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Maucherite  (*)Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Pentlandite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tschermakite  (*)
Westerveldite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11104238803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311104232353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11104231036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21110423718
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1811104234286
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2111042327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411104233902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O41110423321
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21110423236
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1110423648
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21110423271
Ferrosilite  (*)PyroxeneFe2+2Si2O6111042384
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11104232740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11104231188
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311104235433
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21110423238
Maucherite  (*)NoneNi11As81110423161
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS11104231066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111042317380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1110423633
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S811104231512
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1110423326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211104232273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111042339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811104239056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111042361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211104235614
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11104234899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211104232562
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2111042373
Westerveldite  (*)ModderiteFeAs111042311
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11104235251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11104231025


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