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El Cuadrón, Garganta de los Montes, Community of Madrid, Spaini
Regional Level Types
El CuadrónMunicipal District
Garganta de los MontesMunicipality
Community of MadridAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 56' 37'' North , 3° 39' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
105662
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105662:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


El Cuadrón is a district of the Spanish municipality of Garganta de los Montes, located in the Lozoya valley, in the northwest of the Community of Madrid. It is 72 km from Madrid. It has a population of about 30 inhabitants, an area of ​​10.15 km² and is located at an altitude of 1,125 meters above sea level.

El Cuadrón can be considered made up of the main nucleus and two more neighbourhoods, Las Eras del Soto and El Prado Gustar, to which we must add the Finca de Cobos. It is located in the Lozoya valley, in the northern part of the Community of Madrid, in the so-called Sierra Norte.

There are views of the high snow-capped peaks in winter, and the fertile lands formed by the flow of the Lozoya River and its tributaries.

El Cuadrón is delimited to the north by the Lozoya river and the Buitrago reservoir, to the south it borders with Garganta de los Montes, after the peak of La Cabeza. To the east, behind the M-604 regional highway, is the municipality of Lozoyuela and to the west it borders with Lozoya.

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Galena
Formula: PbS
Greenockite ?
Formula: CdS
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Greenockite ?2.CB.45CdS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BismiteBi2O3
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

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Wikipedia:https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cuadr%C3%B3n
Wikidata ID:Q2838313

Localities in this Region

  • Community of Madrid

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