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Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Dam Road roadcutsGroup of Road Cuttings
MequinenzaMunicipality
ZaragozaProvince
AragonAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum

Dam Road roadcuts, Mequinenza, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 21' 59'' North , 0° 16' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.36639,0.27306
GeoHash:
G#: sp25q4wbd
GRN:
N28E01
Type:
Group of Road Cuttings
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mequinensa / Mequinenza2,479 (2010)2.5km
Torrent de Cinca / Torrente de Cinca992 (2007)13.0km
Fayón404 (2012)15.1km
Seròs1,881 (2018)16.4km
Nonaspe1,041 (2012)17.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
242872
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242872:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Afloramientos del camino de la presa, Mequinenza, Huesca, España.


Different slopes in the road where it emerges the materials of the Cenozoic, formed by alternation of calcareous and argillaceous levels, with intercalations of gypsum and coal (formation Mequinenza).
In them you get very good specimens of twinned lenticular gypsum and large masses of exfoliation.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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