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Arroyo de los Caballos, Ojén lherzolite massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Arroyo de los CaballosRiver
Ojén lherzolite massifMassif
OjénMunicipality
MálagaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 39' 59'' North , 4° 55' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
203996
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:203996:4
GUID (UUID V4):
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Erlichmanite
Formula: OsS2
Hollingworthite
Formula: (Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Irarsite
Formula: (Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Laurite
Formula: RuS2
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ruarsite
Formula: (Ru,Os)AsS
Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
Sperrylite var. Platarsite
Formula: Pt(As,S)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Erlichmanite2.EB.05aOsS2
Laurite2.EB.05aRuS2
Sperrylite
var. Platarsite
2.EB.05aPt(As,S)2
2.EB.05aPtAs2
Ruarsite2.EB.20(Ru,Os)AsS
Hollingworthite2.EB.25(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Irarsite2.EB.25(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
S ErlichmaniteOsS2
S Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
S Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
S LauriteRuS2
S Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
S Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
AsArsenic
As Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
As Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
As Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
As Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
As SperrylitePtAs2
RuRuthenium
Ru Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Ru LauriteRuS2
Ru Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
RhRhodium
Rh Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Rh Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PdPalladium
Pd Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
OsOsmium
Os ErlichmaniteOsS2
Os Ruarsite(Ru,Os)AsS
IrIridium
Ir Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
PtPlatinum
Pt Hollingworthite(Rh,Pt,Pd)AsS
Pt Irarsite(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Pt Sperrylite var. PlatarsitePt(As,S)2
Pt SperrylitePtAs2

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