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Ocio, Zambrana, Álava, Basque Country, Spaini
Regional Level Types
OcioMunicipality
ZambranaMunicipality
ÁlavaMunicipality
Basque CountryAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Pile of rock on farm on side of road A3126

Ocio, Zambrana, Álava, Basque Country, Spain
Mindat Locality ID:
225014
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:225014:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ocio, Alava, Pays basque, Espagne
German:
Ocio, Álava, Spanien
Spanish:
Ocio, Álava, País Vasco, España
Basque:
Ocio, Araba, Euskal Herria, Espainia
Catalan:
Ocio, Àlaba, Espanya


In the farms of the Ocio region often gypsum, aragonite and red quartz occur in well-crystallised specimens. Refer to work of Spanish Collectors writing in blog for Veta Mineral.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Jacinto de Compostela4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnhydriteCaSO4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Jacinto de CompostelaSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Jacinto de CompostelaSiO2
SSulfur
S AnhydriteCaSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AnhydriteCaSO4
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocio_(%C3%81lava)
Wikidata ID:Q3348744


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