Cerro de la Amatista, La Isleta del Moro, Cabo de Gata volcanic complex, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cerro de la Amatista | Formation |
| La Isleta del Moro | Village |
| Cabo de Gata volcanic complex | Volcanic Complex |
| Níjar | Municipality |
| Almería | Province |
| Andalusia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 49' 40'' North , 2° 2' 22'' West
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The slopes of Cerro de la Amatista and its surroundings are a classic place in the area where you can find small specimens and blocks of chalcedony, agates and amethyst quartz nuclei, among other colours.
Las laderas del Cerro de la Amatista y su entorno es un lugar clásico en la zona donde encontrar pequeños ejemplares y bloques de calcedonias, ágatas y núcleos de cuarzo amatista, entre otros colores.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
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Cerro de la Amatista, La Isleta del Moro, Cabo de Gata volcanic complex, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain