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Illite from
Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Illite
Formula:K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Age information
Maximum recorded age:11.1 ± 0.7 Ma
Minimum recorded age:9.4 ± 0.8 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
110.8 ± 0.6 MaMiocene - K-Ar
210.8 ± 0.3 MaMiocene - K-Ar
311.1 ± 0.7 MaMiocene - K-Ar
49.4 ± 0.8 MaMiocene - K-Ar
Sample references:
1 -
Arribas, Antonio, Cunningham, Charles G., Rytuba, James J., Rye, Robert O., Kelly, William C., Podwysocki, Melvin H., McKee, Edwin H., Tosdal, Richard M. (1995) Geology, geochronology, fluid inclusions, and isotope geochemistry of the Rodalquilar gold alunite deposit, Spain. Economic Geology, 90 (4) 795-822 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795
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Arribas, Antonio, Cunningham, Charles G., Rytuba, James J., Rye, Robert O., Kelly, William C., Podwysocki, Melvin H., McKee, Edwin H., Tosdal, Richard M. (1995) Geology, geochronology, fluid inclusions, and isotope geochemistry of the Rodalquilar gold alunite deposit, Spain. Economic Geology, 90 (4) 795-822 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795
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Arribas, Antonio, Cunningham, Charles G., Rytuba, James J., Rye, Robert O., Kelly, William C., Podwysocki, Melvin H., McKee, Edwin H., Tosdal, Richard M. (1995) Geology, geochronology, fluid inclusions, and isotope geochemistry of the Rodalquilar gold alunite deposit, Spain. Economic Geology, 90 (4) 795-822 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795
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Arribas, Antonio, Cunningham, Charles G., Rytuba, James J., Rye, Robert O., Kelly, William C., Podwysocki, Melvin H., McKee, Edwin H., Tosdal, Richard M. (1995) Geology, geochronology, fluid inclusions, and isotope geochemistry of the Rodalquilar gold alunite deposit, Spain. Economic Geology, 90 (4) 795-822 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.90.4.795
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Illite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:321398
Long-form Identifier:1:3:321398:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Illite
67.8km (42.1 miles) ⓘAzogue Valley mercury deposit, Pulpí, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
References
J. Cuevas, J. A. Medina, A. Gomez Coedo & S. Leguey (1989): Alteracion argilica avanzada de rocas piroclasticas en funcion de su estructura en la zona de Rodalquilar (Almeria). Estudios geológicos, 45, 155–167.
 
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