Taganana, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Small outcrop (about 2500 m2) of intrusive rocks (nepheline syenites and alkali gabbroids) near Taganana village. The rocks are cut by a dense swarm of dykes, which are mainly of basaltic composition and include syenitic and pyroxenitic fragments. The whole intrusive complex is intensely brecciated and displays a widespread chloritic alteration.

References:
- Rodríguez-Losada, J.A., and Martínez-Frías, J. (1998): Ancient oxide-and sulphide-mineralization in the islands of Tenerife and La Gomera (Canary Archipelago, Spain). Mineralium Deposita 33, 639-643.
- http://tierra.rediris.es/publipapers/teneropalo.pdf

Map Reference: 28°34'0"N , 16°12'30"W

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Mineral List:

Albite
'Apatite'
Augite
Biotite
Celadonite
'Chlorite Group'

Epidote
Ilmenite
Magnetite
Nepheline
'Olivine'
Opal

Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
'Sericite'
Titanite

16 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.

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