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Alconada de Maderuelo, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spaini
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Alconada de MaderueloMunicipality
SegoviaProvince
Castile and LeonAutonomous Community
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Mindat Locality ID:
238796
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238796:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Ségovie, Castille-et-León, Espagne
Italian:
Alconada de Maderuelo, provincia di Segovia, Castiglia e León, Spagna
Russian:
Альконада-де-Мадеруэло, Сеговия, Кастилия-Леон, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
阿尔科纳达德马德鲁埃洛, 塞哥維亞省, 卡斯蒂利亚-莱昂, 西班牙
Spanish:
Alconada de Maderuelo, provincia de Segovia, Castilla y León, España
Aragonese:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Provincia de Segovia, Castiella y Leyón, Espanya
Aromanian:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Castilla y León, Ispania
Asturian:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Provincia de Segovia, Castiella y Llión, España
Basque:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segoviako probintzia, Gaztela eta Leon, Espainia
Catalan:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segòvia, Castella i Lleó, Espanya
Cebuano:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Provincia de Segovia, Castilla y León, Espanya
Dutch:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segovia, Castilië en León, Spanje
Farsi/Persian:
الکانادا دو مادرولو, سگبیا , کاستیا و لئون, اسپانیا
Hungarian:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segovia, Kasztília és León, Spanyolország
Interlingua:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Provincia Segovia, Castilia e León, Espania
Malay:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Wilayah Segovia, Castile-León, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segovia Séng, Castilla kap León, Se-pan-gâ
Occitan:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segòvia, Castelha e Leon, Espanha
Polish:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segowia, Kastylia i León, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segóvia, Castela e Leão, Espanha
Swedish:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segovia, Kastilien och León, Spanien
Ukrainian:
Альконада-де-Мадеруело, Сеговія, Кастилія і Леон, Іспанія
Vietnamese:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Segovia, Castilla và León, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Alconada de Maderuelo, Provincia de Segovia, Castilla y León, Espanya


At certain levels of the Maderuelo Formation (Vallesian age, Middle Miocene), carbonate levels appear that have undergone diagenetic silicification and have become white opal, sometimes pseudomorphic of gypsum crystals. The formation covers a wide area and both nodules and massive levels of opal can be found, sometimes with high lateral continuity, in the terms of Alconada de Maderuelo and Campo de San Pedro, as well as in neighboring areas. The series is well visible and accessible on the slope next to the left bank of Arroyo de Cañamares. Opal is CT type and has an intense apple-green fluorescence when excited with UV light, both short and long wave, although there are authors who describe it as yellowish.
These easily accessible outcrops have a great historical interest since it was the main area of ​​extraction of opals for the construction and maintenance of the threshing boards of large areas of Castilla by the stonemasons of Cantalejo (Segovia) for centuries, as well as possible sources for archaeological sites.

En ciertos niveles de la Formación Maderuelo (edad Vallesiense, Mioceno Medio) aparecen niveles carbonatados que han sufrido una silicificación diagenética y se han transformado en ópalo de color blanco, en ocasiones pseudomórfico de cristales de yeso. La formación abarca una amplia zona y pueden encontrarse tanto nódulos como niveles masivos de ópalo, a veces con alta continuidad lateral, en los términos de Alconada de Maderuelo y Campo de San Pedro, así como en zonas limítrofes. La serie es bien visible y accesible en la ladera junto a la orilla izquierda del Arroyo de Cañamares. El ópalo es de tipo CT y posee una intensa fluorescencia en tono verde manzana cuando es excitado con luz UV, tanto ante la onda corta como la larga, aunque hay autores que la describen de color amarillento.
Estos afloramientos de fácil acceso tienen un gran interés histórico ya que fue la principal zona de extracción de ópalos para la construcción y el mantenimiento de los trillos de amplias zonas de Castilla por parte de los canteros de Cantalejo (Segovia) durante siglos, así como posibles fuentes para los yacimientos arqueológicos.

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6 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Palygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
H SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
OOxygen
O CelestineSrSO4
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Mg SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Al Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
SSulfur
S CelestineSrSO4
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alconada_de_Maderuelo
Wikidata ID:Q589221
GeoNames ID:6360751

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