La Sorpresa Mine (Nieves Mine; Trinidad Mine), Montoro, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| La Sorpresa Mine (Nieves Mine; Trinidad Mine) | Mine |
| Montoro | Municipality |
| Córdoba | Province |
| Andalusia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 7' 53'' North , 4° 16' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marmolejo | 7,643 (2012) | 13.3km |
| Montoro | 9,915 (2013) | 15.1km |
| Cardeña | 1,786 (2012) | 16.0km |
| Villa del Río | 7,407 (2012) | 16.7km |
| Lopera | 3,986 (2012) | 21.4km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina la Sorpresa (Mina Nieves, Mina Trinidad), Montoro, Córdoba, Andalucía, España
Mine or group of mines located in the "Cerro Cabezas" formerly known as "El Cerro del Vidrio", located between the Kilometers 24 and 25 of the road from Villar del Rio to Cardena and were exploited in the first half of the century XX for the extraction of Tungsten.
It is of mineralization associated with some veins of Quartz and porphyritic granite probably associated with hydrothermal phenomena and alteration type greisen.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Scheelite var. Copper-bearing Scheelite Formula: (Ca,Cu)WO4 References: |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite var. Copper-bearing Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | (Ca,Cu)WO4 |
| ⓘ | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) | |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite var. Copper-bearing Scheelite | (Ca,Cu)WO4 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite var. Copper-bearing Scheelite | (Ca,Cu)WO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Scheelite var. Copper-bearing Scheelite | (Ca,Cu)WO4 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite var. Copper-bearing Scheelite | (Ca,Cu)WO4 |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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La Sorpresa Mine, Montoro, Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain