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Locality Name:
Barranco Hondo, Pechina, Sierra Alhamilla, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 48
Youngest recorded age at locality: 48

mindat Locality ID: 291856
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-291856.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Barranco Hondo, Pechina, Sierra Alhamilla, Almería, Andalusia, Spain": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Descuido Mine

Latitude: 36°57'54"N
Longitude: 2°33'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.965,-2.5555555555556
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: As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAmarantiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumDiaspore
GypsumNonePyriteQuartz

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Amarantite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Metaheinrichite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Amarantite  (*)AmarantiteFe3+2O(SO4)2·7H2O4848110780722
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)484811078073250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS484811078079052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4848110780711547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4848110780727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24848110780727198
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)48481107807363
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)484811078077437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O484811078076890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34848110780714640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6484811078072228
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)484811078071487
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O4848110780719
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24848110780739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24848110780761156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O484811078071153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)484811078076417
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O4848110780756


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
Grew_Li_2019_0095484848     YesSaliotite 132517Sierra Alhamilla, Almería, Andalusia, SpainTurrillas, eastern Alpujarrides, Sierra Alhamilla, Betic chain, Andalusia, Spain (type)Platt et al. (2005)10.1144/0016-764903-039JGSL162_451 

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