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Camaleño, Cantabria, Spaini
Regional Level Types
CamaleñoMunicipality
CantabriaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

Coat of Arms of CamaleñoFlag of Camaleño
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Mindat Locality ID:
213437
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213437:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Camaleño, Cantabrie, Espagne
German:
Camaleño, Kantabrien, Spanien
Italian:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Spagna
Russian:
Камаленьо, Кантабрия, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
卡马莱尼奥, 坎塔布里亚, 西班牙
Spanish:
Camaleño, Cantabria, España
Albanian:
Camaleño, Kantabria, Spanja
Arabic:
كامالينيو, منطقة كانتابريا, إسبانيا
Aragonese:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Espanya
Aromanian:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Ispania
Asturian:
Camaleño, Cantabria, España
Basque:
Camaleño, Kantabria, Espainia
Catalan:
Camaleño, Cantàbria, Espanya
Cebuano:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Espanya
Dutch:
Camaleño, Cantabrië, Spanje
Esperanto:
Camaleño, Kantabrio, Hispanio
Galician:
Camaleño, Cantabria, España
Hungarian:
Camaleño, Kantábria, Spanyolország
Interlingua:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Espania
Kapampangan:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Espanya
Lithuanian:
Kamalenjas, Kantabrija, Ispanija
Malay:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Se-pan-gâ
Occitan:
Camaleño, Cantàbria, Espanha
Polish:
Camaleño, Kantabria, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Camaleño, Cantábria, Espanha
Swedish:
Camaleño, Kantabrien, Spanien
Traditional Chinese:
卡馬萊尼奧, 坎塔布里亞, 西班牙
Turkish:
Camaleño, Cantabria, İspanya
Ukrainian:
Камаленьйо, Кантабрія, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Camaleño, Cantabria, Ispaniya
Vietnamese:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Camaleño, Cantabria, Espanya


Camaleño is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

'Calamine'
Description: Calamine is a name, used in general by the miners, for the Smithsonite with Hydrozincite and Hemimorphite associated. "Bocamina num 0 page 47"
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Colour: orange, red, yellow, green
Description: Larger and fine crystals, transparent or translucent, in many cases, gemmy quality. A world classic location.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
'Calamine'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 41 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences41
Youngest Fossil Listed304 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed307 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Las Llacerias41307 - 303.7 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eridopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Fistuliporidae : Eridopora307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Fistulipora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Fistuliporidae : Fistulipora307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Crustopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Crustopora307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Leioclema
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Leioclemidae : Leioclema307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Stenophragmidium
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Stenophragmidium307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Rhombopora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Rhombopora307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Streblotrypa
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Streblotrypa307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Alternifenestella (Cervella)
subgenus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Alternifenestella : Alternifenestella (Cervella)307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Fabifenestella
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Fabifenestella307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Fenestella
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Fenestella307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Laxifenestella
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Laxifenestella307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Penniretepora
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Acanthocladiidae : Penniretepora307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Rhombocladia
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Phylloporinidae : Rhombocladia307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Spinofenestella
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Spinofenestella307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Thamniscus
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Thamniscus307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Fenestellida
order
Animalia : Bryozoa : Fenestellida307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Cystocladia
genus
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Goniocladiidae : Cystocladia307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Prismopora digitata
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cystoporida : Hexagonellidae : Prismopora : Prismopora digitata307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Rhombopora lepidodendroides
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Rhombopora : Rhombopora lepidodendroides307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Rhombopora corticata
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Rhombopora : Rhombopora corticata307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Clausotrypa monticola
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Rhabdomesida : Nikiforovellidae : Clausotrypa : Clausotrypa monticola307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Trepostomata
order
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Fabifenestella praevirgosa
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Fabifenestella : Fabifenestella praevirgosa307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Ptiloporella irregularis
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Fenestellidae : Ptiloporella : Ptiloporella irregularis307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Penniretepora nodocarinata
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Fenestrida : Acanthocladiidae : Penniretepora : Penniretepora nodocarinata307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
Tabulipora demissa
species
Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Trepostomatida : Stenoporidae : Tabulipora : Tabulipora demissa307 - 303.7 Ma
Carboniferous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camale%C3%B1o
Wikidata ID:Q1443934
GeoNames ID:6360662

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