Honrubia, Casanova, Juan Miguel; Canseco Caballé, Manuel (2002): Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Alicante, Spain, 237 pp.

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

References:

Honrubia, Casanova, Juan Miguel; Canseco Caballé, Manuel (2002): Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Alicante, Spain, 237 pp.

ⓘ Dolomite var. Teruelite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

Locality: Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

References:

Honrubia, Casanova, Juan Miguel; Canseco Caballé, Manuel (2002): Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Alicante, Spain, 237 pp.

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO₄ · 2H₂O

Localities:

Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Segunda Terrible mine, Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Cueva del Gigante mine, Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

Localities:

Segunda Terrible mine, Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Cueva del Gigante mine, Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

Locality: Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

References:

Honrubia, Casanova, Juan Miguel; Canseco Caballé, Manuel (2002): Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Alicante, Spain, 237 pp.

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO₃

Locality: Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

References:

Honrubia, Casanova, Juan Miguel; Canseco Caballé, Manuel (2002): Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Alicante, Spain, 237 pp.

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

References:

Honrubia, Casanova, Juan Miguel; Canseco Caballé, Manuel (2002): Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Alicante, Spain, 237 pp.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

References:

Honrubia, Casanova, Juan Miguel; Canseco Caballé, Manuel (2002): Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Alicante, Spain, 237 pp.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

References:

Honrubia, Casanova, Juan Miguel; Canseco Caballé, Manuel (2002): Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Alicante, Spain, 237 pp.

ⓘ Quartz var. Jacinto de Compostela

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Cerro de la Sal (El Cabeçó de la Sal), Pinoso / El Pinós, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

References:

Honrubia, Casanova, Juan Miguel; Canseco Caballé, Manuel (2002): Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo, Alicante, Spain, 237 pp.

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

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