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Las Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Las ColmenitasMining Area (Inactive)
Santa MartaMunicipality
BadajozProvince
ExtremaduraAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Calderónite

Las Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Adamite

Las Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Calderónite

Las Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Calderónite

Las Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Adamite

Las Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Calderónite

Las Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Calderónite

Las Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Adamite

Las Colmenitas, Santa Marta, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 37' 54'' North , 6° 36' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.63185,-6.60835
GRN:
N26W04
Type:
Mining Area (Inactive) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
41066
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:41066:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The vanadium, lead, and zinc mines of the Santa Marta de los Barros mining district were an important source of vanadium supply at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century, and their lead, silver, and zinc ores were subsequently exploited until the definitive closure of the district in 1929.

The main mines of the Santa Marta mining district are located in two different places in the northeast area of the town and are concentrated in two adjacent geographical areas: Los Llanos and Las Colmenitas (these names do not correspond to mine names but to geographical areas).

In the Los Llanos area are located the La Constante and Maria Luisa mines, as well as the main shaft of the Reserva mine.

The area of Las Colmenitas, north of Los Llanos, is where the rest of the works of the Reserva mine are located (shafts #2 to #6).

Minerals from the Reserva mine: adamite, calderónite, cerussite, descloizite, devilline, goethite, hemimorphite, jarosite, linarite, mimetite, osarizawaite, smithsonite, vanadinite.

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18 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ Calderónite (TL)
Formula: Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
ⓘ Descloizite
Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH)
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Vanadinite
Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl
ⓘ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘChalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘAdamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘCalderónite (TL)8.BG.05Pb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
ⓘDescloizite8.BH.40PbZn(VO4)(OH)
ⓘBeudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘMimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
ⓘVanadinite8.BN.05Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Hⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ CalderónitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Oⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oⓘ CalderónitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Clⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
VVanadium
Vⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Vⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Vⓘ CalderónitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ CalderónitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)
ZnZinc
Znⓘ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Znⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Znⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Asⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Asⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
PbLead
Pbⓘ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ VanadinitePb5(VO4)3Cl
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pbⓘ CalderónitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)

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References

Sainz de Baranda Graf, B., Gordillo Piñán, J.M. (2025): Las minas de Santa Marta de los Barros (Badajoz, España), localidad-tipo de la calderonita. De Re Metallica, 45, pp 21-32.
https://www.mineralienatlas.de/lexikon/index.php/Spanien/Extremadura/Badajoz%2C%20Provinz/Almendralejo%2C%20Comarca/Santa%20Marta%2C%20Municipio/Mina%20Las%20Colmenitas
Del Tánago, José González, La Iglesia, Ángel, Rius, Jordi, Santín, Soledad Fernández (2003) Calderonite, a new lead-iron-vanadate of the brackebuschite group. American Mineralogist, 88 (11) 1703-1708 doi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1210
Lapis (2004) 29(1), 42 and 46.
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