Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal) | Mountain |
| Pinoso / El Pinós | Town |
| Alicante | Province |
| Valencian Community | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 23' 2'' North , 1° 1' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pinoso | 7,090 (2012) | 2.5km |
| Algueña | 1,453 (2018) | 5.3km |
| La Romana | 2,333 (2012) | 11.1km |
| Hondón de los Frailes | 1,058 (2012) | 14.8km |
| Monóvar | 13,060 (2012) | 17.1km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cerro de la Sal, el Pinós, Alacant, Comunitat Valenciana, España
"Cabeçó de la Sal" is a hill of diapiric origin made up of red clays and marls with Triassic algeps, Keuper facies. It belongs to the internal Pre-baetic and is located to the south-east of the town of el Pinós, in the Vinalopó valleys. Its peak, 893 m high, rises about 300 m above the surrounding territories. In this diapir, a deposit of rock salt is exploited by dissolution: water is injected under pressure through drilling, and the brines are recovered, which are subsequently degassed and decanted to remove the insoluble particles. These brines are then led, along a 50 km conduit, to the Torrevella salt works, where the salt is obtained by evaporation. The safe reserves of the deposit amount to 344 million tons, and the probable ones to 688 M Tm.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Jacinto de Compostela | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Teruelite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite var. Teruelite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite var. Teruelite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Jacinto de Compostela | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite var. Teruelite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Jacinto de Compostela | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite var. Teruelite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Localities in this Region
- Valencian Community
- Alicante
- Pinoso / El Pinós
- Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal)
- Pinoso / El Pinós
- Alicante
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Betic CordilleraPassive Margin
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Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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Cerro de la Sal, Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain