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Locality Name:
Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 11.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 8.6

mindat Locality ID: 31923
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31923.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Cerro De Los Guardias
Cerro Del Cinto Mine
Consulta Mine
Filon 340
Las Niñas Mine
María Josefa Mine

Latitude: 36°51'15"N
Longitude: 2°4'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.854166666667,-2.0711111111111
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 Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sr Te V Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Ba Ca Cl F Fe H K Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr Te 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArthuriteAtacamite
BaryteBrackebuschiteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChenevixiteClayConnellite
CopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteFeldspar
GypsumHalotrichiteHeulanditeKaoliniteKtenasiteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMeloniteMica
MixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePhenakitePyritePyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSphaleriteTetrahedriteWurtzite

100 IMA Minerals at location:
Agardite-(Y)  (*)Alunite  (*)Ammoniojarosite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)
Arthurite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Boleite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brackebuschite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calderónite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoatacamite  (*)Clinoptilolite-Na  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dickite  (*)
Digenite  (*)Duftite  (*)Emmonsite  (*)Enargite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Hydroniumpharmacoalumite  (*)
Iodargyrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Krennerite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)
Lavendulan  (*)Linarite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Metasideronatrite  (*)Miersite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Munakataite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natropharmacoalumite  (*)Natropharmacosiderite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Paratellurite  (*)Parnauite  (*)
Perroudite  (*)Pharmacoalumite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rodalquilarite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Svanbergite  (*)Tellurite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Willemite  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O11.88.6110778290
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6119.55107777,107778,107779,107780,107782966
Ammoniojarosite  (*)Alunite(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)610.79.5110777830
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11.88.62107777,1077812734
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O11.88.62107777,107782194
Arthurite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O11.88.6110778235
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)311.88.61107777544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211.88.611077825509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)11.88.6011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)211.88.61107777172
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)611.88.61107777132
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4811.88.6110777765
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411.88.611077825516
Brackebuschite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Mn3+(VO4)2(OH)11.88.6110778215
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611.88.611077771633
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe210.410.40361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)11.88.6110778227770
Calderónite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)11.88.6110778229
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)611.88.61107777359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11.88.62107777,1077824979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O11.88.62107777,107782925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11.88.62107777,1077805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS211.88.6110778227198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)211.88.6110778290
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl11.88.62107777,1077821382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11.88.611077823531
Clinoatacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)311.88.6110777743
Clinoptilolite-Na  (*)HeulanditeNa6(Si30Al6)O72·20H2O11.88.6024
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)11.88.61107782363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O11.88.62107777,107782295
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)411.88.61107782175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1611.88.63107777,107781,107782227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11.88.611077804165
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)11.88.60481
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411.88.60651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S11.88.611077821027
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)11.88.62107777,107781220
Emmonsite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)3·2H2O10.410.4110778034
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS411.88.62107777,107780910
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11.88.611077822740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11.88.62107777,10778224243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O11.88.6110777741
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11.88.611077827437
Gold  (*)CopperAu10.410.44107777,107779,107780,10778230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11.88.611077826890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O11.88.60409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O310.79.5110778014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11.88.611077771689
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)611.88.6110777757
Hydroniumpharmacoalumite  (*)Pharmacosiderite(H3O)Al4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4.5H2O11.88.611077821
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI11.88.62107777,107782180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611.88.64107777,107779,107780,1077822228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411.88.62107780,1077825591
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe810.410.41107780111
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O11.88.6110778275
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O11.88.62107777,107782149
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)211.88.61107777987
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs211.88.61107782762
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)211.88.62107777,10778212537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)11.88.60770
Metasideronatrite  (*)NoneNa2Fe3+(SO4)2(OH)·H2O11.88.6110778228
Miersite  (*)SphaleriteAgI11.88.6110778210
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11.88.64107776,107777,107781,1077821107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)11.88.63107777,107781,107782362
Munakataite  (*)LinaritePb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)411.88.6110777722
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)211.88.6017380
Natropharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteNaAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O11.88.611077823
Natropharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteNaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·4H2O11.88.6110778213
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)11.88.62107777,107782492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11.88.602994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11.88.62107777,1077822349
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)611.88.62107777,10778164
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)611.88.61107777158
Paratellurite  (*)RutileTeO210.410.4110778020
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O11.88.61107782105
Perroudite  (*)NoneAg4Hg5S5(I,Br)2Cl211.88.6110778223
Pharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteKAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6.5H2O11.88.6110778217
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O11.88.61107782428
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611.88.60477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2119.83107777,107780,10778239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11.88.62107777,1077811725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)211.410.20771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211.88.65107776,107777,107780,107781,10778261156
Rodalquilarite  (*)NoneH3Fe3+2(Te4+O3)4Cl10.410.411077806
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)211.88.61107777454
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11.88.63107777,107780,1077821153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)611.88.62107777,107782134
Silver  (*)CopperAg11.88.605186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11.88.611077772473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS11.88.63107777,107781,10778221482
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)611.88.60105
Tellurite  (*)NoneTeO210.410.4110778052
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe10.410.40190
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1311.88.611077821803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311.88.611077825317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl11.88.62107777,107782605
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO411.88.61107777303
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)611.88.6062
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411.88.601655
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl119.8086


7 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
Kristen00185611.410.210.8±0.6K-Ar illite87A21  Pyrophyllite 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00185711.110.510.8±0.3K-Ar illite87A10  Quartz 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00185811.810.411.1±0.7K-Ar illite87A14  Quartz 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00185910.28.69.4±0.8K-Ar illite87A25  Quartz 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen001861119.810.4±0.6K-Ar alunite87A111  AlunitePyrite, Quartz, Zunyite 31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00186210.410.410.4±K-ArAu mineralization along with amorphous silica and pyritehigh     Au, Te, Sn31923Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainRodalquilar DepositArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 
Kristen00186010.79.510.1±0.6K-Ar alunite87A150  AluniteHematite, Quartz 133044Cerro Del Cinto Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, SpainCinto Open PitArribas et al. (1995)10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795EG90_795 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070493María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R070493
R060411María Josefa Mine, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spainhttps://rruff.info/R060411

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