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Unnamed pegmatite, Rancajales, San Pedro Massif, Soto del Real, Community of Madrid, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Unnamed pegmatite- not defined -
Rancajales- not defined -
San Pedro MassifMassif
Soto del RealMunicipality
Community of MadridAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 44' 21'' North , 3° 44' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Guadalix de la Sierra4,970 (2012)6.5km
Miraflores de la Sierra5,105 (2012)8.6km
Colmenar Viejo43,700 (2012)9.2km
Manzanares el Real6,231 (2012)10.2km
Navalafuente765 (2012)10.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
250444
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250444:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Pegmatita de los Rancajales- Macizo de San Pedro, Soto del Real, Madrid, España


The San Pedro massif consists mainly of schists and gneiss and intrusions of granitoids which as a consequence of its large amount of volatiles that resulted in differentiated pegmatites, some with more complex mineralogy and complete zonation.

One of the best examples both for its size and completeness of mineralogy is the pegmatite located near the community of Rancajales. Observation of the morphology of the pegmatite and mineral collecting is contingent on the exploitation for feldspar, to open up the formation. Of note is the presence of other outcrops of pegmatites in the massif of San Pedro being difficult to place in a specific municipal area because this mountain lies in several municipalities.

ATTENTION: This is a locality revised by FMF Mineral Forum. We suggest do not make any changes or alterations to this locality file without discussing. Contributors could bring proposed updates to his attention either under the 'Mistakes and Errors Forum' in Mindat or directly in FMF Forum. Thank you.

ATENCIÓN: Ésta es una localidad que ha sido revisada por Foro FMF. Se ruega no introducir ningún tipo de modificación en esta ficha sin dialogarlo antes en la sección 'Mistakes and Errors Forum' de Mindat o directamente en Foro FMF . Gracias.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


19 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Becquerelite
Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Beraunite
Formula: Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
'Columbite-Tantalite'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Isokite
Formula: CaMg(PO4)F
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phosphosiderite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Triplite
Formula: Mn2+2(PO4)F
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
'Wolframite Group'
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon
Formula: (Zr,Hf)SiO4
References:
Joan Rosell-Riba (2025)Identified by Angel Ortiz Maellas AOM: SEM-EDS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Becquerelite4.GB.10Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Triplite8.BB.10Mn2+2(PO4)F
Isokite8.BH.10CaMg(PO4)F
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Phosphosiderite8.CD.05FePO4 · 2H2O
Beraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
var. Hafnian Zircon9.AD.30(Zr,Hf)SiO4
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Columbite-Tantalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
H BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
O BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O IsokiteCaMg(PO4)F
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
O UraniniteUO2
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon(Zr,Hf)SiO4
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F IsokiteCaMg(PO4)F
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg IsokiteCaMg(PO4)F
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon(Zr,Hf)SiO4
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P IsokiteCaMg(PO4)F
P PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
P TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
P TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca IsokiteCaMg(PO4)F
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn TripliteMn22+(PO4)F
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe PhosphosideriteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
Zr Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon(Zr,Hf)SiO4
HfHafnium
Hf Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon(Zr,Hf)SiO4
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U BecquereliteCa(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O
U TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
U UraniniteUO2

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