Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Important Update News

The RRUFF Project is being updated to improve its interface and content. The beta version of the update is accessible to the public at RRUFF.net. New data is only being added to the beta site. Please note that it is in development, and some components are not functional. Existing RRUFF.info links will resolve to the new site after RRUFF.net is officially released.

We are grateful to NASA for the funding of this effort.


The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Huesca, Aragón, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 419
Youngest recorded age at locality: 252

mindat Locality ID: 52055
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52055.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huesca, Aragón, Spain": 80
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 48

Number of Child Localities: 24
Child Localities:
Benabarre
Benasque
Bielsa Valley
Bisaurri
Camporrells
Canfranc
Castejón De Sos
Estopiñán Del Castillo
Fago
Flumen-Monegros District
Gistaín
Graus
Isábena
La Sotonera
Mequinenza
Montanuy
Peñalba
Plan
Sabiñanigo
Sahún
San Juan De Plan
Sena
Sopeira
Tena Valley

Latitude: 42°14'53"N
Longitude: 0°12'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.248055555556,0.20027777777778

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 Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleApatiteAphthitaliteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBlöditeBournonite
CalciteCeriteChabaziteChalcopyriteChevkiniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCorundum
CubaniteDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteEttringiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHexahydrite
IronKaoliniteKobelliteLöllingiteLinariteMalachiteMicaNatroliteNickelineNone
NorthupiteNot in a structural groupOlivinePalygorskitePentlanditePerovskitePicromeritePrehnitePseudobrookitePyrite
PyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSkutteruditeSphaleriteSpinelStibnite
StilbiteTetrahedriteTitaniteVesuvianiteVivianiteWurtzite

117 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aerinite  (*)Albite  (*)Alloclasite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aphthitalite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Birnessite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Blödite  (*)
Boulangerite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Burkeite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Cobaltite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Donbassite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Eugsterite  (*)
Ferro-edenite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Galenobismutite  (*)Gaylussite  (*)Glauberite  (*)Glaucodot  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)
Iron  (*)Isocubanite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kobellite  (*)Konyaite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Merrillite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natron  (*)Nickeline  (*)
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Northupite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)
Pararammelsbergite  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)
Scolecite  (*)Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Taenite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tetrataenite  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thermonatrite  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Trona  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Whitlockite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11083082793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211083043419
Aerinite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36(OH)12(CO3)·12H2O6108294,108312,108314,108315,108316,10832822
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3108298,108306,1083558803
Alloclasite  (*)LöllingiteCoAsS419252110835156
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3108302,108326,1083372734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24192523108310,108351,1083653092
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O1108310445
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)4108306,108316,108331,1083551036
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)2110832277
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)4192523108343,108351,1083583250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS4192524108297,108308,108351,1083609052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O63108306,108316,1083552060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61108326919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211083025509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5108302,108322,108323,108324,10832611547
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O1108317178
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi4192522108308,1083511966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S34192522108308,1083511935
Blödite  (*)BlöditeNa2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O3108320,108322,108324130
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111108301843
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS33108301,108360,1083691089
Burkeite  (*)NoneNa4(SO4)(CO3)4108320,108321,108322,10832347
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)41925213108308,108316,108317,108319,108321,108343,108345,108348,108351,108360,108367,108369,10837127770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11083241252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2108302,1083264979
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O1108304310
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O1108326197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS241925212108297,108301,108302,108308,108316,108337,108343,108351,108355,108360,108367,10837227198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl1108353203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42108331,1083533902
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS4192521108351966
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64108306,108316,108331,1083554135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)24192525108302,108308,108310,108351,1083679895
Donbassite  (*)Clay ChloriteAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2·Al2.33(OH)6110836916
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4108302,108304,108316,1083438173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O1108324484
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O4192521108351814
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O110832193
Eugsterite  (*)NoneNa4Ca(SO4)3·2H2O2108322,10832432
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2110830657
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11083312740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF26108301,108302,108367,108369,108371,1083729617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)3108306,108316,1083551188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7108301,108302,108326,108337,108360,108369,10837224243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S41108308192
Gaylussite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O110832157
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)22108322,108324137
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS4192521108351131
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2108326,1083697437
Graphite  (*)NoneC4192522108351,1083582812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)35108296,108348,108349,108363,1083701544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5108313,108322,108324,108334,1083416890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl4108313,108321,108322,1083231398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36108302,108316,108317,108326,108343,10835514640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11083261689
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O1108324251
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611083261066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33108316,108353,1083555433
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI1108302180
Iron  (*)IronFe2108331,1083531089
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S31108353191
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411083695591
Kobellite  (*)KobellitePb11(Cu,Fe)2(Bi,Sb)15S35110830887
Konyaite  (*)PicromeriteNa2Mg(SO4)2·5H2O2108322,10832420
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22108302,108326987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S44192521108351249
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)2108331,108353451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45108302,108316,108326,108355,10836014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22108302,10833912537
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)71108353230
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O1108322223
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24108302,108360,108369,10837217380
Natron  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·10H2O3108321,108322,10832351
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs4192522108310,108351633
Nickelskutterudite  (*)Skutterudite Perovskite(Ni,Co,Fe)As34192521108351176
Northupite  (*)NorthupiteNa3Mg(CO3)2Cl110832131
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2108298,1083062349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1108316306
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS4192522108310,108351767
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs24192522108310,10835152
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S83108316,108331,1083551512
Perrierite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4MgFe3+2Ti2O8(Si2O7)2110830646
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O63108306,108316,108355303
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)24108304,108315,108316,1083431898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31108308733
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O52108316,108355164
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS241925214108297,108302,108308,108310,108316,108326,108343,108351,108355,108358,108360,108367,108369,10837239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211083173106
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21108369771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S84192525108308,108316,108351,108355,1083609056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO241925213108298,108302,108308,108316,108351,108355,108360,108361,108364,108365,108367,108368,10836961156
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs24192521108351233
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23108298,108316,1083535614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs24192521108351317
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O2108314,108316390
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5108302,108308,108364,108368,1083696417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S41108302249
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs34192521108351531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11083262473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS7108301,108302,108308,108337,108360,108369,10837221482
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O1108315268
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)2108331,108353703
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1311083081803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S133108297,108301,1083725317
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi1108353116
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)4108321,108322,108323,108324299
Thermonatrite  (*)NoneNa2(CO3)·H2O3108321,108322,10832364
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2108298,1083044899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O1108317433
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS2108331,1083531044
Trona  (*)NoneNa3(HCO3)(CO3)·2H2O3108321,108322,108323129
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO42108316,108355120
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO211083102718
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011083481395
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)61108331104
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411083261655



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
Kristen002527419252Silurian to Triassic age of ankerite     Fe, Cu, Bi, Co, Ni, As, S252498San Juan De Plan, Huesca, Aragón, SpainSan Juan de Plan DepositFanlo et al. (2004)10.2113/gscanmin.42.4.1221CM42_1221ore minerals occur in ankerite horizon that exists between Silurian black shales and Triassic red beds


SampleSource LocalityReference URL


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...