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Filón 450, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Filón 450Mine (Inactive)
RodalquilarTown
NíjarMunicipality
AlmeríaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 50' 57'' North , 2° 3' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San José1,012 (2014)10.6km
El Cabo de Gata500 (2014)17.5km
Níjar26,516 (2018)18.1km
Carboneras7,199 (2012)22.2km
Retamar4,487 (2018)22.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
410548
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:410548:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


High sulphidation epithermal gold deposit. A small deposit near the Filón 340 was mined at the beginning of the 1960s and was a high grade Au-(Cu-Te-Sn) vein with up to 100 g/t of Au.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


20 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Andymcdonaldite
Formula: Fe2TeO6
Chalcanthite
Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Goldfieldite
Formula: (Cu42)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Krennerite
Formula: Au3AgTe8
Lavendulan
Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
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Metasideronatrite
Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Natrojarosite
Formula: NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Omongwaite
Formula: Na2Ca5(SO4)6 · 3H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Rodalquilarite
Formula: Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
Tellurite
Formula: TeO2
Walfordite
Formula: (Fe3+,Te6+)Te4+3O8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Krennerite2.EA.15Au3AgTe8
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Goldfieldite2.GB.05(Cu42)(Cu4Cu+2)Te4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Tellurite4.DE.20TeO2
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Walfordite4.JK.05(Fe3+,Te6+)Te4+3O8
Rodalquilarite4.JL.05Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Andymcdonaldite7.AB.Fe2TeO6
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Natrojarosite7.BC.10NaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Chalcanthite7.CB.20CuSO4 · 5H2O
Alunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Omongwaite7.CD.65Na2Ca5(SO4)6 · 3H2O
Metasideronatrite7.DF.20Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Lavendulan8.DG.05NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
H ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
H MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
H NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
H RodalquilariteFe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
H OmongwaiteNa2Ca5(SO4)6 · 3H2O
OOxygen
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
O ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
O MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
O NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
O RodalquilariteFe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
O TelluriteTeO2
O Walfordite(Fe3+,Te6+)Te34+O8
O OmongwaiteNa2Ca5(SO4)6 · 3H2O
O AndymcdonalditeFe2TeO6
NaSodium
Na LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Na MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Na NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Na OmongwaiteNa2Ca5(SO4)6 · 3H2O
AlAluminium
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
S ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
S CovelliteCuS
S Goldfieldite(Cu42)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
S MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
S NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S OmongwaiteNa2Ca5(SO4)6 · 3H2O
ClChlorine
Cl LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Cl RodalquilariteFe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
Ca OmongwaiteNa2Ca5(SO4)6 · 3H2O
FeIron
Fe JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe MetasideronatriteNa2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · H2O
Fe NatrojarositeNaFe3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe RodalquilariteFe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
Fe Walfordite(Fe3+,Te6+)Te34+O8
Fe AndymcdonalditeFe2TeO6
CuCopper
Cu ChalcanthiteCuSO4 · 5H2O
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu Goldfieldite(Cu42)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Cu LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
AsArsenic
As LavendulanNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O
AgSilver
Ag KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
TeTellurium
Te Goldfieldite(Cu42)(Cu4Cu2+)Te4S12S
Te KrenneriteAu3AgTe8
Te RodalquilariteFe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl
Te TelluriteTeO2
Te Walfordite(Fe3+,Te6+)Te34+O8
Te AndymcdonalditeFe2TeO6
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
Au KrenneriteAu3AgTe8

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