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Locality Name:
Descuido Mine, Barranco Hondo, Pechina, Sierra Alhamilla, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

Oldest recorded age at locality: 48
Youngest recorded age at locality: 48

mindat Locality ID: 291855
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-291855.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Descuido Mine, Barranco Hondo, Pechina, Sierra Alhamilla, Almería, Andalusia, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°57'54"N
Longitude: 2°33'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.965,-2.5558333333333
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: As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O S Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAluniteAmarantiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumDiaspore
GypsumNonePyriteQuartz

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Amarantite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Metaheinrichite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sklodowskite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Amarantite  (*)AmarantiteFe3+2O(SO4)2·7H2O4848022
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)484803250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS484809052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4848011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4848027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24848027198
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)48480363
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)484807437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O484806890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34848014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6484802228
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)484801487
Metaheinrichite  (*)NoneBa(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O4848019
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24848039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24848061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O484801153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)484806417
Sklodowskite  (*)NoneMg(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·6H2O4848056


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
Grew_Li_2019_0095484848     YesSaliotite 132517Sierra Alhamilla, Almería, Andalusia, SpainTurrillas, eastern Alpujarrides, Sierra Alhamilla, Betic chain, Andalusia, Spain (type)Platt et al. (2005)10.1144/0016-764903-039JGSL162_451 

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