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Los Blancos Quarry, Llano del Beal, Cartagena, Murcia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Los Blancos QuarryQuarry
Llano del Beal- not defined -
CartagenaMunicipality
MurciaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 37' 41'' North , 0° 49' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Atamaría30,000 (2018)3.3km
La Unión17,737 (2012)5.4km
Cala Reona701 (2018)8.9km
La Manga del Mar Menor10,000 (2018)9.0km
Los Alcázares15,619 (2010)13.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
18783
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:18783:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cantera Los Blancos, Llano del Beal, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, Cartagena, Murcia, España




This is a deposit stratiform (mantle) with a paragenesis of Chlorite-Sulphides-Carbonates-Silica.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


24 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Brianyoungite
Formula: Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Hawleyite
Formula: CdS
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
'Manganese Oxides'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ranciéite
Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Hawleyite2.CB.05aCdS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Ranciéite4.FL.40(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Brianyoungite5.BF.30Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Unclassified
'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
H VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
C BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C SideriteFeCO3
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O BaryteBaSO4
O BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S BaryteBaSO4
S BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
S GalenaPbS
S GreenockiteCdS
S HawleyiteCdS
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
MnManganese
Mn Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
FeIron
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ZnZinc
Zn BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
Cd HawleyiteCdS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl

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