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Cerro de la Corona, Huércal de Almería, Almería, Andalusia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Cerro de la CoronaMountain
Huércal de AlmeríaMunicipality
AlmeríaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 53' 53'' North , 2° 29' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Benahadux3,132 (2012)4.1km
Huércal de Almería14,937 (2012)5.0km
Rioja1,331 (2012)5.8km
Viator3,945 (2012)5.8km
Gádor3,002 (2012)6.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
250499
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250499:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cerro de la Corona, Huércal de Almería, Almería, Andalucía, España


Small mines ("Las Minillas") located 45 km WNW of Huércal de Almería.

Note: Coordinates are those of the peak of the hill.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
References:
Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Guanacoite
Formula: MgCu2Mg2(AsO4)2(OH)4(H2O)4
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
References:
Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Guanacoite8.DD.10MgCu2Mg2(AsO4)2(OH)4(H2O)4
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
H Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
H GuanacoiteMgCu2Mg2(AsO4)2(OH)4(H2O)4
CCarbon
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
O OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
O Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
O GuanacoiteMgCu2Mg2(AsO4)2(OH)4(H2O)4
MgMagnesium
Mg GuanacoiteMgCu2Mg2(AsO4)2(OH)4(H2O)4
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
S BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ClChlorine
Cl MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cu Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cu GuanacoiteMgCu2Mg2(AsO4)2(OH)4(H2O)4
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
As BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
As DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
As MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
As OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
As GuanacoiteMgCu2Mg2(AsO4)2(OH)4(H2O)4
PbLead
Pb BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pb DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pb MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl

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