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Locality Name:
Alforja Mine, Alforja, Baix Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 306731
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-306731.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alforja Mine, Alforja, Baix Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°12'2"N
Longitude: 0°55'17"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.200555555556,0.92138888888889

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 C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Nd Ni O Pb S Sb Si Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu Fe H K La Mg Mn Mo Ni O Pb REE S Sb Si Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeFeldspar
FluoriteKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
PyrochloreQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSpinel

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Agardite-(La)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Apachite  (*)
Asbolane  (*)Beudantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Cesàrolite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Galena  (*)
Glaukosphaerite  (*)Heterogenite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Plumboagardite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O043
Agardite-(La)  (*)MixiteLaCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O033
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O090
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Apachite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+9Si10O29·11H2O05
Asbolane  (*)Not in a structural groupMn4+(O,OH)2·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)x(OH)2x·nH2O0143
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)60413
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)60359
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2094
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)2027
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160227
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Glaukosphaerite  (*)MalachiteCuNi(CO3)(OH)2025
Heterogenite  (*)NoneCo3+O(OH)0111
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)20201
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)20265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb2O7033
Plumboagardite  (*)Mixite(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O07
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O0177
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)60134
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S40249
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655



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