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Barite mine, Alforja, Baix Camp, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Barite mineMine
AlforjaMunicipality
Baix CampComarca
TarragonaProvince
CataloniaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 0° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~8km
GRN:
N28E01
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
20504
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:20504:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Abandoned barite mine, located 2 km NE of Alforja.


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Plumboagardite
Formula: (Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPlumboagardite8.DL.15(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Plumboagardite(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Plumboagardite(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ Plumboagardite(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Plumboagardite(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Plumboagardite(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ Plumboagardite(Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O

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References

Neubauer, D. (1978) Weitere Mineralfundpunkte im Nordosten Spaniens. Der Aufschluss, 5 (5). 157-160
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