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Moratalla, Murcia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
MoratallaMunicipality
MurciaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Moratalla8,530 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
404335
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:404335:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Moratalla, Murcie, Espagne
German:
Moratalla, Murcia, Spanien
Italian:
Moratalla, Murcia, Spagna
Russian:
Мораталья, Мурсия, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
莫拉塔利亚, 穆尔西亚自治区, 西班牙
Spanish:
Moratalla, Región de Murcia, España
Albanian:
Moratalla, Rajoni Murcia, Spanja
Arabic:
موراتايا, مرسية, إسبانيا
Aragonese:
Moratalla, Rechión de Murcia, Espanya
Armenian:
Մորատալյա, Մուրսիա, Իսպանիա
Aromanian:
Moratalla, Ispania
Asturian:
Moratalla, Rexón de Murcia, España
Basque:
Moratalla, Murtziako Eskualdea, Espainia
Catalan:
Moratalla, Regió de Múrcia, Espanya
Cebuano:
Moratalla , Región de Murcia, Espanya
Chechen:
Мораталья, Испани
Dutch:
Moratalla, Murcia, Spanje
Esperanto:
Moratalla, Murcio, Hispanio
Farsi/Persian:
مراتایا, مورسیا, اسپانیا
Galician:
Moratalla, Murcia, España
Hungarian:
Moratalla, Murcia, Spanyolország
Japanese:
モラターリャ, ムルシア, スペイン
Lithuanian:
Moratalja, Mursija, Ispanija
Malay:
Moratalla, Wilayah Murcia, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Moratalla, Se-pan-gâ
Occitan:
Moratalla, Region de Múrcia, Espanha
Polish:
Moratalla, Murcja, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Moratalla, Múrcia, Espanha
South Azerbaijani:
مراتایا, مورسیا, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
Moratalla , Murcia, Spanien
Tatar:
Мораталья, Мурсия, Испания
Traditional Chinese:
莫拉塔利亞, 穆爾西亞, 西班牙
Ukrainian:
Мораталья, Мурсія, Іспанія
Venetian:
Moratalla, Murcia, Spagna
Waray:
Moratalla, Murcia, Espanya


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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
References:
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
'Mica Group'
References:
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Potassic-richterite
Formula: {K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
References:
Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
References:
'Zeolite Group'
References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Potassic-richterite9.DE.20{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
'Zeolite Group'9.G0.
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Leucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
'Mica Group'-
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
O Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
K Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Potassic-richterite{K}{CaNa}{Mg5}Si8O22(OH)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Miocene : 7.2 ± 0.4 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Neogene
   Miocene
ⓘ Phlogopite7.2 ± 0.4 MaCerro del Monagrillo occurrence, Moratalla, Murcia, Spain

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed190 Ma (Early Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Tropidoceras zitteli
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Polymorphitidae : Tropidoceras : Tropidoceras zitteli189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Dubariceras dubari
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Eoderoceratidae : Dubariceras : Dubariceras dubari189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tropidoceras calliplocum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Polymorphitidae : Tropidoceras : Tropidoceras calliplocum189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Tropidoceras mediterraneum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Polymorphitidae : Tropidoceras : Tropidoceras mediterraneum189.6 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moratalla,_Murcia
Wikidata ID:Q987450
GeoNames ID:6359533

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