Torre de la Peña outcrop, Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Torre de la Peña outcrop | Outcrop |
| Tarifa | Municipality |
| Cádiz | Province |
| Andalusia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 3' 21'' North , 5° 39' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Age:
100.5 to 56.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
MAGNA 50 Sheet 1077 memory
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tarifa | 17,793 (2012) | 6.7km |
| Zahara de los Atunes | 1,307 (2015) | 18.9km |
| Algeciras | 116,209 (2016) | 20.7km |
| Los Barrios | 22,311 (2018) | 20.8km |
| Barbate | 22,912 (2017) | 27.9km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Afloramiento Camping Torre La Peña, Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia, España
Shoreline outcrop of flysch facies Serie de Almarchal geological unit (Upper Cretaceous - Paleocene) composed by a succession of intelayered limestone, marl and clay stratum.
The base of some marl/limestone levels host pyrite with a variable degree of oxidation.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torre_de_la_Pe%C3%B1a |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q6150557 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Betic CordilleraPassive Margin
EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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Torre de la Peña outcrop, Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain