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Sierra de Baza, Andalusia, Spaini
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Sierra de BazaSierra
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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PlacePopulation
Gor1,025 (2012)
Alcóntar669 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
439335
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:439335:4
GUID (UUID V4):
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46 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Antlerite
Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chloritoid
Formula: Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Clinoclase
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Conichalcite
Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cornwallite
Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Marrite
Formula: AgPbAsS3
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
References:
Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Sartorite
Formula: PbAs2S4
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Sartorite2.HC.05aPbAs2S4
Marrite2.JB.15AgPbAsS3
Jordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Antlerite7.BB.15Cu3(SO4)(OH)4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Cornwallite8.BD.05Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Clinoclase8.BE.20Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Chloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
H ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
H CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnglesitePbSO4
O AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BismiteBi2O3
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
O ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
O CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
O CupriteCu2O
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CovelliteCuS
S EnargiteCu3AsS4
S GalenaPbS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S JordanitePb14As6S23
S MarriteAgPbAsS3
S ProustiteAg3AsS3
S PyriteFeS2
S SartoritePbAs2S4
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu AntleriteCu3(SO4)(OH)4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cu ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cu ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
As ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
As CornwalliteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As EnargiteCu3AsS4
As JordanitePb14As6S23
As MarriteAgPbAsS3
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As ProustiteAg3AsS3
As SartoritePbAs2S4
As Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
As ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
AgSilver
Ag MarriteAgPbAsS3
Ag ProustiteAg3AsS3
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb JordanitePb14As6S23
Pb MarriteAgPbAsS3
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pb SartoritePbAs2S4
BiBismuth
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences14
Youngest Fossil Listed235 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed247 Ma (Early/Lower Triassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Spongiomorpha
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Hydrozoa : Spongiomorphida : Spongiomorphidae : Spongiomorpha247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Colospongia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Colospongiidae : Colospongia247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Solenolmia
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Agelasida : Solenolmiidae : Solenolmia247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Uvanella
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Hexactinellida : Celyphiidae : Uvanella247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Scleractinia
order
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Margarosmilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Procyclolitidae : Margarosmilia247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Echinodermata
phylum
Animalia : Echinodermata247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Solenoporaceae
family
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Solenoporaceae247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Parachaetetes
genus
Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Gigartinales : Parachaetetes247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Teutloporella
genus
Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Dasycladales : Dasycladaceae : Teutloporella247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
Lamellitubus cauticus
species
Lamellitubus : Lamellitubus cauticus247.2 - 235 Ma
Triassic
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