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Locality Name:
Rio Tinto Mines (Riotinto Mines), Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 350.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 348.9

mindat Locality ID: 3123
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3123.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rio Tinto Mines (Riotinto Mines), Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Alfredo Pit
Atalaya Open Pit
Cerro Colorado
Dehesa Mine
Mesa De Los Pinos
Peña Del Hierro Mine
Salomón Mine

Latitude: 37°41'57"N
Longitude: 6°34'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.699166666667,-6.5708333333333
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 Au Ba Bi Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi Br C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBotryogenBournoniteBrauniteBrochantite
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCobaltiteCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEpsomiteGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKieseriteKobelliteLöllingite
MalachiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMetavoltineMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskite
PyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileRömeriteSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStannite
StarkeyiteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteVoltaiteWurtzite

85 IMA Minerals at location:
Alloclasite  (*)Alpersite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Anglesite  (*)Argentojarosite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)Botryogen  (*)Bournonite  (*)Braunite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Cornetite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epsomite  (*)
Ferricopiapite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Goslarite  (*)Gratonite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kornelite  (*)Magnesiocopiapite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mallardite  (*)Manganite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Meneghinite  (*)
Metavoltine  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nuffieldite  (*)Parabutlerite  (*)Perroudite  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rhomboclase  (*)
Römerite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tephroite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Voltaite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS350350056
Alpersite  (*)MelanteriteMg(SO4)·7H2O350350110809310
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O3503501108085272
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)35035002734
Argentojarosite  (*)AluniteAgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6350350058
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS35035009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2350.7348.905509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)350.7348.94108086,108087,108089,10809411547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63503501108085413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi350.7348.901966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S335035001935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS435035005516
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O350350110808545
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS335035001089
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)350.7348.90483
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)635035001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)350.7348.9027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2350.7348.905171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)350.7348.904979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O3503501108085925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S35035011080855707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2350.7348.95108085,108086,108088,108091,10809327198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8350.7348.90577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl350.7348.901382
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS35035002600
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS3503500966
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O3503501108085382
Copper  (*)CopperCu350.7348.903846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O3503502108085,108093136
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)3350.7348.9026
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS350.7348.92108085,1080864165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S33503500802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O350.7348.902970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2350.7348.909895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O3503501108093484
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O350350041
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S123503500663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS350.7348.94108085,108086,108088,10809124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)350.7348.93108085,108087,1080897437
Gold  (*)CopperAu350.7348.9030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O3503500188
Gratonite  (*)NonePb9As4S15350.7348.92108085,10808624
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O35035011080856890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O3503501108085409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3350.7348.9014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O3503501108093251
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)635035002228
Kornelite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+2(SO4)3·7H2O (?)350350110808521
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O350350110809354
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4350.7348.9014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2350.7348.9012537
Mallardite  (*)MelanteriteMn(SO4)·7H2O350350014
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)350.7348.90770
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O3503501108085915
Meneghinite  (*)MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S243503500158
Metavoltine  (*)MetavoltineK2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12·18H2O350350078
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2350.7348.9017380
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7350350032
Parabutlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O350350023
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl2350350023
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O3503501108093265
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63503500477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2350.7348.97108085,108086,108088,108090,108091,108093,10809439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2350.7348.903106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl350.7348.901725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S835035009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2350.7348.9110808661156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)350.7348.901711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)350.7348.90969
Rhomboclase  (*)Not in a structural group(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O3503502108085,10809353
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O3503501108085115
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O3503500293
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)350.7348.906417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O350350110808584
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3350.7348.90531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS350.7348.95108085,108086,108088,108090,10809121482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS43503500668
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O350350110809379
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS350.7348.911080862045
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O3503500139
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1335035001803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO350.7348.901101
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)350.7348.90240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1335035005317
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O3503501108085111


2 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
vms-00899350350Upper Devonian-Lower Carboniferous       S3123Rio Tinto Mines (Riotinto Mines), Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainRio TintoMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Jen_0000387350.7348.9349.8±0.9U-Pbage of mineralization for Rio Tinto districthighzircon98-TB-001  Zircon  203692Atalaya Open Pit, Rio Tinto Mines (Riotinto Mines), Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, SpainSan Dionisio footwallBarrie et al. (2002)10.1007/s00126-002-0302-7MD37_684Age of Rio Tinto District mineralization

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060956Rio Tinto Mines (Riotinto Mines), Minas De Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R060956

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