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Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Ojos NegrosMunicipality
TeruelProvince
AragonAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Ojos Negros mining district in Mai 2011

Ojos Negros iron mines, Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
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Ojos Negros mining district in Mai 2011

Ojos Negros iron mines, Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
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Ojos Negros mining district in Mai 2011

Ojos Negros iron mines, Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
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Ojos Negros mining district in Mai 2011

Ojos Negros iron mines, Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
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Ojos Negros mining district in Mai 2011

Ojos Negros iron mines, Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
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Ojos Negros mining district in Mai 2011

Ojos Negros iron mines, Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
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Ojos Negros mining district in Mai 2011

Ojos Negros iron mines, Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
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Ojos Negros mining district in Mai 2011

Ojos Negros iron mines, Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ojos Negros526 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
251115
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251115:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Espagne
Italian:
Ojos Negros, provincia di Teruel, Aragona, Spagna
Russian:
Охос-Негрос, Теруэль, Арагон, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
奥霍斯内格罗斯, 特魯埃爾省, 阿拉贡, 西班牙
Spanish:
Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragón, España
Aragonese:
Uellos Negros, Provincia de Teruel, Aragón, Espanya
Asturian:
Ojos Negros, Provincia de Teruel, Aragón, España
Basque:
Ojos Negros, Teruelgo probintzia, Aragoi, Espainia
Catalan:
Ojos Negros, Terol, Aragó, Espanya
Cebuano:
Ojos Negros, Provincia de Teruel, Aragon, Espanya
Dutch:
Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragón, Spanje
Farsi/Persian:
اخس نگرس, استان تروئل, آراگون, اسپانیا
Galician:
Ojos Negros, Provincia de Teruel, Aragón, España
Hungarian:
Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragónia, Spanyolország
Japanese:
オホス・ネグロス, テルエル県, アラゴン州, スペイン
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Охос-Негрос, Теруэль, Арагон, Испания
Malay:
Ojos Negros, Wilayah Teruel, Aragon, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ojos Negros, Teruel Séng, Aragón, Se-pan-gâ
Occitan:
Ojos Negros, Província de Teròl, Aragon, Espanha
Polish:
Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragonia, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragão, Espanha
South Azerbaijani:
اخس نقرس, تروئل اوستانی, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragonien, Spanien
Traditional Chinese:
奧霍斯內格羅斯, 特魯埃爾省, 亞拉岡, 西班牙
Ukrainian:
Охос-Негрос, Теруель, Арагон, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragon, Ispaniya
Vietnamese:
Ojos Negros, Teruel, Aragón, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Ojos Negros, Provincia de Teruel, Aragón, Espanya


Ojos Negros is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain.

It is a mining town close to the Sierra Menera, a range much scarred by open-pit mining, part of the mountainous Iberian System area.

Unemployment hit Ojos Negros hard when mining activity in the nearby mountains ceased. Its population went from 3,000 in the 20th century to 560 in 2010. During the Sierra Menera company mining times, between 1900 and 1987, most of the population lived in the Barrio Minero town closer to the mines.

The town is located at the start of the Ojos Negros Greenway, which follows the route of the original mining railway to the town of Puerto de Sagunto in the Valencian Community.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Jianshuiite
Formula: (Mg,Mn,Ca)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
'Limonite'
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganomelane'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ranciéite
Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Jianshuiite4.FL.20(Mg,Mn,Ca)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
Ranciéite4.FL.40(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Manganomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H Jianshuiite(Mg,Mn,Ca)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O Jianshuiite(Mg,Mn,Ca)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
NaSodium
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Jianshuiite(Mg,Mn,Ca)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
AlAluminium
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MnManganese
Mn Jianshuiite(Mg,Mn,Ca)Mn3O7 · 3H2O
Mn Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SrStrontium
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences25
Youngest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
San Marcos255.333 - 2.588 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Archinacella
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Tergomya : Archinacellida : Archinacellidae : Archinacella460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Deceptrix
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Deceptrix460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Modiolopsis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Unionida : Iridinidae : Modiolopsis460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Selenopeltis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Lichida : Odontopleuridae : Selenopeltis460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Nobiliasaphus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae : Nobiliasaphus460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eccoptochile
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Eccoptochile460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Neseuretus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Neseuretus460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Phacopidina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Acastidae : Phacopidina460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Lardeuxella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Lardeuxella460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Bryozoa
phylum
Animalia : Bryozoa460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Monobolina
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Elkaniidae : Monobolina460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Schizocrania
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Trematidae : Schizocrania460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Apollonorthis
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Plectorthidae : Apollonorthis460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eorhipidomella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platyorthidae : Eorhipidomella460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Myocaris sharpei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Rostroconchia : Ribeirioida : Technophoridae : Myocaris : Myocaris sharpei460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Myoplusia bilunata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Myoplusia : Myoplusia bilunata460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ctenodonta escosurae
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Solemyida : Ctenodontidae : Ctenodonta : Ctenodonta escosurae460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Colpocoryphe rouaulti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Colpocoryphe : Colpocoryphe rouaulti460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Neseuretus tristani
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Neseuretus : Neseuretus tristani460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Prionocheilus mendax
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Prionocheilus : Prionocheilus mendax460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Phacopidina micheli
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Acastidae : Phacopidina : Phacopidina micheli460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Dalmanitina (Eodalmanitina) destombesi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Dalmanitina : Dalmanitina (Eodalmanitina) destombesi460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Heterorthina kerfornei
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Heterorthidae : Heterorthina : Heterorthina kerfornei460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Placoparia (Coplacoparia) borni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Placoparia : Placoparia (Coplacoparia) borni460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Calix rouaulti
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Aristocystitidae : Calix : Calix rouaulti460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojos_Negros,_Teruel
Wikidata ID:Q1651233
GeoNames ID:6361574

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