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El Gorguel, Cartagena, Murcia, Spaini
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El Gorguel- not defined -
CartagenaMunicipality
MurciaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 35' 17'' North , 0° 53' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Unión17,737 (2012)3.5km
Atamaría30,000 (2018)6.9km
Cartagena211,996 (2012)9.2km
Barrio de la Concepción4,947 (2018)10.3km
Los Gabatos5,581 (2018)11.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
240225
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240225:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
El Gorguel, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, Cartagena, Murcia, España


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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Romanèchite
Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Sphalerite var. Marmatite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Description: Large and nice crystals
Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
var. Marmatite2.CB.05a(Zn,Fe)S
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Romanèchite4.DK.10(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
var. Copper-bearing Adamite8.BB.30(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Zincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
H ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
O ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S SphaleriteZnS
S Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CaCalcium
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mn Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Zn AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Zn Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Sphalerite var. Marmatite(Zn,Fe)S
Zn ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
As AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
As Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite(Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Romanèchite(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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