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Locality Name:
Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 8018
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8018.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain": 62
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 37

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Agost
Albatera (Hondón De Los Frailes)
Alcoy
Alicante Co.
Altea
Aspe
Busot
Callosa D'En Sarrià
Castalla
Marina Baixa
Orihuela
Orxeta
Petrel
Pinoso
San Vicente Del Raspeig
Sax
Torrevieja
Villajoyosa (La Vila Joiosa)
Villena

Latitude: 38°14'48"N
Longitude: 0°-56'-26"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.246666666667,-0.94055555555556
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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg Mg Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumMalachiteMarcasite
NatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
SpinelTitanite

40 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aerinite  (*)Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Datolite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scolecite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211107223419
Aerinite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Na)6(Fe3+,Fe2+,Mg,Al)4(Al,Mg)6Si12O36(OH)12(CO3)·12H2O3110689,110690,11072022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3110690,110722,1107268803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311106901534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)11107311588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)2110712,1107293250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611106902060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)111069011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13110690,110695,110698,110699,110701,110709,110716,110719,110722,110726,110736,110744,11074827770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)6110699,110701,110703,110707,110719,1107361252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22110690,11072227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11106903531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2110698,1107222600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811107201756
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1110690498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)26110689,110701,110720,110731,110736,1107409895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11106908173
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21110690271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2110690,1107262740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22110709,1107369617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111069524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11107487437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32110690,1107261544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12110689,110696,110703,110725,110729,110731,110732,110734,110738,110739,110742,1107436890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl6110731,110732,110734,110742,110743,1107461398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O37110689,110716,110717,110720,110722,110726,11073114640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311106905433
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)4110689,110696,110724,1107311487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45110690,110720,110722,110726,11073114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2111069012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211107075674
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O1110690306
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22110690,1107261898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27110698,110707,110722,110726,110727,110731,11074039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29110689,110690,110691,110693,110720,110722,110725,110729,11073161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211107035614
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O1110690390
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1110709589
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2110690,1107264899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211106902562


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