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Locality Name:
Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 288716
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-288716.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Madrid Meteorite
San Blas-Canillejas
Vallecas
Vicálvaro

Latitude: 40°24'57"N
Longitude: 3°39'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.415833333333,-3.6538888888889
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 C Ca Cr Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousCalciteCeriteClayCristobaliteGypsumIronMicaNonePalygorskite
PyroxeneQuartzSepioliteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Iron  (*)Merrillite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Palygorskite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Taenite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611101102060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3110112,110115,11011627770
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O411101103902
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO21110115453
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11101146890
Iron  (*)IronFe11101101089
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)71110110230
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O11101151508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22110115,11011617380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2110117,1101182994
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1110115306
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23110113,110117,11011861156
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O4110112,110115,110116,110117241
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1110110703
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11101101044


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