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La Peña mine (Astur-Belga Mine), Mieres, Asturias, Spaini
Regional Level Types
La Peña mine (Astur-Belga Mine)Mine
MieresMunicipality
AsturiasAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° North , 5° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~12km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
3109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3109:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Galena
Formula: PbS
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Native Mercury
Formula: Hg
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Mercury1.AD.05Hg
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S CinnabarHgS
S GalenaPbS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sb StibniteSb2S3
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg Native MercuryHg
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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  • Asturias

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