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Colera, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spaini
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ColeraMunicipality
Alt EmpordàComarca
GironaProvince
CataloniaAutonomous Community
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View of mine area

Canaletes Mine, Colera, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Flooded galleries.

Canaletes Mine, Colera, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Colera village ca. 1910-20.

Carolina Mine, Colera, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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View of mine area

Canaletes Mine, Colera, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Flooded galleries.

Canaletes Mine, Colera, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Colera village ca. 1910-20.

Carolina Mine, Colera, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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View of mine area

Canaletes Mine, Colera, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Flooded galleries.

Canaletes Mine, Colera, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Neighbouring regions:
Banyuls-sur-Mer, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
Rabós, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Portbou, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Llançà, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Colera702 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
130451
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130451:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Catalan:
Colera, Alt Empordà
French:
Colera, Alt Empordà
German:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Italian:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Russian:
Колера, Альт-Эмпорда
Simplified Chinese:
科莱拉, 上安普尔丹
Spanish:
Colera, Alto Ampurdán
Albanian:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Arabic:
كولرا , أمبوردا الأعلى
Aragonese:
Colera, Alto Empordán
Armenian:
Կոլերա
Asturian:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Basque:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Bavarian:
Colera
Cebuano:
Colera
Dutch:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Galician:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Kapampangan:
Colera
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Колера, Альт-Эмпорда
Latin:
Colera
Malay:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Occitan:
Colera, Aut Empordan
Polish:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Portuguese:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Romanian:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Swedish:
Colera, Alt Empordà
Tahitian:
Colera
Ukrainian:
Кулера, Алт-Ампурда
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Colera
Vietnamese:
Colera, Alt Empordà


Colera is located between Llançà and the French border, just north of Cap de Creus ("Cape Cross"). The soil consists mainly of schists, more or less heavily altered by hydrothermal activity that reaches its maximum at the Cala Rovellada ("Rusty Bay"). Above Colera, there lays the ancient site of Sant Miquel de Colera, from where Gold has been noted. However, the major part of Gold is non visible!

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
Joan Rosell 2023Identified by Joan Rosell: Visual Identification
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
References:
Joan Rosell 2023Identified by Joan Rosell: SEM-EDS
ⓘ Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
References:
Joan Rosell 2023Identified by Joan Rosell: Visual Identification
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Joan Rosell-Riba (2023) - Albert Carrasco Llensa.Identified by Joan Rosell: Inferred (explain how)
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
References:
Joan Rosell-Riba (2024).Identified by Joan Rosell: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
References:
Joan Rosell-Riba (2024).Identified by Joan Rosell: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
References:
Joan Rosell 2023Identified by Joan Rosell: Visual Identification
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
References:
Joan Rosell-Riba (2023) - Albert Carrasco Llensa.Identified by Joan Rosell: Inferred (explain how)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
References:
Joan Rosell-Riba (2024).Identified by Joan Rosell: Visual Identification, SEM-EDS

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘChalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colera
Wikidata ID:Q11296
GeoNames ID:6534046

Localities in this Region

Spain

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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References

Carrasco Llensa, Albert (2021) La mineria a Colera, segles XIX-XX. Annals de l’Institut d’Estudis Empordanesos (AIEE) 52, 427-440 doi:10.2436/20.8010.01.319
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