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Las Salinas ravine, Remolinos, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Las Salinas ravineRavine
RemolinosMunicipality
ZaragozaProvince
AragonAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Gypsum, etc.

Las Salinas ravine, Remolinos, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Glauberite, etc.

Las Salinas ravine, Remolinos, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Glauberite, etc.

Las Salinas ravine, Remolinos, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum, etc.

Las Salinas ravine, Remolinos, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Glauberite, etc.

Las Salinas ravine, Remolinos, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
04672360017272332527100.jpg
Glauberite, etc.

Las Salinas ravine, Remolinos, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
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Gypsum, etc.

Las Salinas ravine, Remolinos, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
03181700017272045937711.jpg
Glauberite, etc.

Las Salinas ravine, Remolinos, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 50' 53'' North , 1° 10' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.84806,-1.17500
GeoHash:
G#: ezrnj60qs
GRN:
N28W01
Type:
Ravine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Remolinos1,188 (2012)1.0km
Alcalá de Ebro269 (2012)4.0km
Luceni1,045 (2012)5.7km
Cabañas de Ebro523 (2012)5.7km
Boquiñeni1,026 (2012)6.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
263454
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263454:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Barranco de Las Salinas, Remolinos, Zaragoza


Ravine near the village of Remolinos, passing through the Miocene layers, in which there are several ancient salt mining concessions. The visit to the ravine is interesting for the presence of gypsum pseudomorphs after halite and glauberite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGlauberite7.AD.25Na2Ca(SO4)2
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ GlauberiteNa2Ca(SO4)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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References

Calvo, M. (2008) Minerales de Aragón. Prames (Zaragoza) 463 pp
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2022). La sal en la provincia de Zaragoza. Diputación Provincial de Zaragoza, Zaragoza. 93 págs.
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