Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rambla de las Granatillas | Ravine |
| El Hoyazo | Crater |
| Níjar | Municipality |
| Almería | Province |
| Andalusia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 57' 20'' North , 2° 10' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Níjar | 26,516 (2018) | 3.5km |
| Lucainena de las Torres | 603 (2012) | 9.8km |
| Turrillas | 247 (2012) | 11.9km |
| Sorbas | 2,679 (2012) | 16.3km |
| Retamar | 4,487 (2018) | 18.8km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalucía, España
Rambla de las Granatillas (Small garnets ravine) is the dry riverbed that drains El Hoyazo crater bassin. Along time it has dragged a huge quantity of loose garnets product of almandine-rich dacite weathering. Its alluvial fan contains almandine placer deposits that were formerly mined for thousands of tons for abrasive uses. 10 to 50 cm thick lenses with a garnet content up to 50% in volume were mechanically digged, magnetically selected, crushed and sifted to obtain 6 tons daily of pure sand-sized almandine garnet during most productive stage at the end of last century.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 References: |
| ⓘ Cordierite Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Hercynite Formula: Fe2+Al2O4 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Al | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Cordierite | Mg2Al4Si5O18 |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Betic CordilleraPassive Margin
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Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain