Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Capileira, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 260

mindat Locality ID: 288060
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-288060.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Capileira, Granada, Andalusia, Spain": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Nena Mine

Latitude: 36°58'26"N
Longitude: 3°21'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.973888888889,-3.3638888888889

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: C Cu Fe H O S Sb 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteChalcostibiteDiasporeMalachiteNonePyriteTetrahedrite

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcostibite  (*)Goethite  (*)Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2260260110798927198
Chalcostibite  (*)ChalcostibiteCuSbS22602601107989162
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)26026011079897437
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2260260110798912537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2260260110798939462
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)26026011079896417
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1326026011079895317



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedcu-00624260260Triassic     Yes Cu195468Granada, Andalusia, SpainGranadaCox et al. (2003) USGSOFR03_107 


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