Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

mindat Locality ID: 106916
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106916.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Arroyo Ermiticas Los Arenales
Arroyo Zaragoza
El Nebral Mine
La Cala
Por Fin Mine
Sierra De Mijas

Latitude: 36°32'20"N
Longitude: 4°43'24"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.538888888889,-4.7233333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Fluorite	Humite
Malachite	Mica	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite

Antigorite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bindheimite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*	Corundum ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*
Geikielite ()*	Graphite ()*	Heazlewoodite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Lizardite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Malachite ()*	Maucherite ()*	Millerite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Opal ()*	Orcelite ()*	Pargasite ()*	Parkerite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Periclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Zaratite ()*

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 As Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Corundum Fluorite Humite
Malachite Mica Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Pyrite Pyrochlore
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite

44 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	108228	708
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	108227	5509
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	1	108227	450
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	108231	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	108226,108227,108230	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	108226,108228,108230	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	108228	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	108231	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	1	108231	236
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	108231	1797
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	108231	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	108226,108230,108231	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	108226	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	108231	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	108226	24243
Geikielite ()*	Corundum	MgTiO₃	1	108231	70
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	108231	2812
Heazlewoodite ()*	None	Ni₃S₂	1	108228	205
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	108231	5433
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	108228	359
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	108230	1487
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	108227	12537
Maucherite ()*	None	Ni₁₁As₈	1	108228	161
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	108228	1066
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1	108228	633
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	108230	2994
Orcelite ()*	None	Ni_5-xAs₂ (x = 0.25)	1	108228	36
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	108231	313
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂	1	108228	55
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	108228	1512
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO	1	108231	114
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	108231	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	108226,108230,108231	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	108230	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	108231	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	108226,108227,108230	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	108231	5614
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	108226	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	108226,108231	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	108231	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	108228,108230	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	108227	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	108231	4899
Zaratite ()*	Amorphous	Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄·4H₂O	1	108228	56

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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