Conchita Mine, Estepona, Málaga, Andalusia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Conchita Mine | Mine |
| Estepona | Municipality |
| Málaga | Province |
| Andalusia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 28' 40'' North , 5° 9' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Estepona | 65,592 (2016) | 5.6km |
| Genalguacil | 551 (2012) | 10.5km |
| Benahavís | 2,275 (2012) | 10.9km |
| Jubrique | 729 (2012) | 11.1km |
| Casares | 4,021 (2012) | 12.3km |
W-Bi-Te (Au-As-Pb) magnesium skarn which related to alpine marble-leucogranites-sillimanite gneis sequence contact zone, thrusted and folded, close to the border with lherzolitic type peridotites from Ronda Massif (Sierra Bermeja Reales Unit). The mineralization is formed within a granular dolomitic marble which is banded, and it includes folded exoskarn lenses with calcium-magnesium silicates (diopside-clinohumite-chondrodite), spinel, graphite and phlogopite.
Bismuth-Tungsten ores are related to metasomatism process as irregular skarn veins, where leucogranites and dolomitic marble are presented. There are at least two mineralization stages: one at irregular tungsten veins with tellurides (joseite-tetradimite group). sulphides arsenopyrite-pyrrhotite type, and graphite which related to pale-yellowish chondrodite and white pale or grey scheelite; and the second, which is most remarkable to interest to collectors (deep-orange scheelite crystals) filling open spaces "sandy atanor" after Cretaceous karst formation within mineral assemblage consisting to talc-brucite, calcite, bismutite, bismite and joseite crystals.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aleksite Formula: PbBi2Te2S2 |
| ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chondrodite Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2 Description: Chondrodite form nice yellow crystal aggregates as well as individual crystals |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS References: |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ 'Joséite' Formula: Bi4TeS2 |
| ⓘ Löllingite Formula: FeAs2 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 References: |
| ⓘ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| ⓘ Norbergite Formula: Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ✪ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Description: Some large an fine crystals are find during mine explotation. Presently can be found only small and crude crystals. References: |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Smirnite Formula: Bi2Te4+O5 |
| ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 References: Colección Juan A.M. Barnestein.Identified by Juan A. M. Barnestein (Barny): Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | 'Joséite' | 2.DC.05 | Bi4TeS2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Aleksite | 2.GC.40a | PbBi2Te2S2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Smirnite | 4.JK.40 | Bi2Te4+O5 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Norbergite | 9.AF.40 | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| ⓘ | Chondrodite | 9.AF.45 | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Smirnite | Bi2Te4+O5 |
| O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| F | ⓘ Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chondrodite | Mg5(SiO4)2F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Aleksite | PbBi2Te2S2 |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| S | ⓘ Joséite | Bi4TeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
| As | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Aleksite | PbBi2Te2S2 |
| Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | ⓘ Joséite | Bi4TeS2 |
| Te | ⓘ Smirnite | Bi2Te4+O5 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Aleksite | PbBi2Te2S2 |
| Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Aleksite | PbBi2Te2S2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | ⓘ Joséite | Bi4TeS2 |
| Bi | ⓘ Smirnite | Bi2Te4+O5 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
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Conchita Mine, Estepona, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain