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Locality Name:
Vallès Occidental-Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 293348
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-293348.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vallès Occidental-Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Sant Cugat Del Vallès-El Papiol

Latitude: 41°27'0"N
Longitude: 2°0'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.45,2.005

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: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledonite
ChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteCyanotrichiteDevilline
DiasporeFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKtenasiteLinariteMalachiteMelanteriteMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSulphur
Wurtzite

59 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Devilline  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schulenbergite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11096752793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11096758803
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11096752734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)41109675246
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11096759052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61109675919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211096755509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)110967511547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411096755516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611096751633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)110967527770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61109675359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11096754979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1109675925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O110967591
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11096755707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2110967527198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl11096751382
Copper  (*)CopperCu11096753846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11096754165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31109675802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11096752970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)21109675179
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O1109675366
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211096759895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211096759617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS110967524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11096757437
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1109675717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311096751544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11096756890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3110967514640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11096751689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611096751066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611096752228
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21109675987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2110967512537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1109675915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11096754924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11096751107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2110967517380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1109675471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11096752994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11096752349
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O1109675105
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2110967539462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11096751725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2110967561156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)11096751711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21109675454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211096755614
Schulenbergite  (*)Ktenasite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10·3H2O1109675142
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11096756417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11096755186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11096752473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS110967521482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11096752045
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1109675605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411096751655



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