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Playa del Chaparral outcrop, Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Playa del Chaparral outcropDiggings (Inactive)
MijasMunicipality
MálagaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 30' 21'' North , 4° 39' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.50608,-4.66378
GeoHash:
G#: eykxtvezq
GRN:
N25W03
Type:
Diggings (Inactive) - last checked 2016
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Fuengirola71,482 (2013)5.1km
Mijas73,787 (2012)10.2km
Benalmádena58,854 (2017)12.9km
Alhaurín el Grande23,319 (2012)15.4km
Ojén2,347 (2012)18.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
344412
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:344412:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Small outcrop with lead and copper minerals in quartz, located on the Chaparral beach, 4 km W of the Calaburras lighthouse, Mijas.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘPhosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2

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References

Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2012) Minerales y Minas de España [Minerals and Mines of Spain] Vol. V - Carbonatos y Nitratos, Boratos [Carbonates and Nitrates, Borates]. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. Fundación Gómez Pardo. 711pp.
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