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Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain i
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Boinás west skarn Outcrop
El Valle-Boinás Mine Mine
Belmonte de Miranda Municipality
Asturias Autonomous Community
Spain Country

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Boinás west skarn	Outcrop
El Valle-Boinás Mine	Mine
Belmonte de Miranda	Municipality
Asturias	Autonomous Community
Spain	Country

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Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain

Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain

Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain

Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain

Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain

Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

43° North , 6° West (est.)

Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.

Margin of Error:

~1km

GRN:

N29W04

Type:

Outcrop

Köppen climate type:

Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate

Mindat Locality ID:

413504

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:413504:6

GUID (UUID V4):

iron-rich calcic skarn overprinted by a low-temperature hydrothermal alteration

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Mineral List

26 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Marble

ⓘ Skarn

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

References:

Cepedal, Antonia, Fuertes-Fuente, Mercedes, Martin-Izard, Agustín (2021) Occurrence of silesiaite, a new calcium–iron–tin sorosilicate in the calcic skarn of El Valle-Boinás, Asturias, Spain. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33 (2) 165-174 doi:10.5194/ejm-33-165-2021

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

ⓘ Andradite var. Hydroandradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x

References:

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃A

References:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

ⓘ Babingtonite

Formula: Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)

References:

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi₂S₃

References:

ⓘ Bornite

Formula: Cu₅FeS₄

References:

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

ⓘ 'Calc-silicate minerals'

References:

ⓘ Chalcocite

Formula: Cu₂S

References:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

References:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

References:

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

References:

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

ⓘ Grossular

Formula: Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

ⓘ Hedenbergite

Formula: CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆

References:

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag₂Te

References:

ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

Formula: KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O

References:

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

References:

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

References:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

References:

ⓘ Petzite

Formula: Ag₃AuTe₂

References:

ⓘ Prehnite

Formula: Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂

References:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

References:

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group var. Fe-rich pyroxene'

References:

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

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ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

ⓘ Silesiaite

Formula: Ca₄(Fe³⁺₂Sn₂)[Si₂O₇]₂[Si₂O₆OH]₂

References:

ⓘ Sylvanite

Formula: AgAuTe₄

References:

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

Formula: ^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTiO(SiO₄)

References:

ⓘ Vesuvianite

Formula: Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉

References:

ⓘ Wollastonite

Formula: Ca₃(Si₃O₉)

References:

Gallery:

Ca₄(Fe³⁺₂Sn₂)[Si₂O₇]₂[Si₂O₆OH]₂ⓘ Silesiaite

Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain

Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain

Silesiaite, etc.

Boinás west skarn, El Valle-Boinás Mine, Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias, Spain

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold var. Electrum	1.AA.05	(Au,Ag)
ⓘ		1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcocite	2.BA.05	Cu₂S
ⓘ	Bornite	2.BA.15	Cu₅FeS₄
ⓘ	Hessite	2.BA.60	Ag₂Te
ⓘ	Petzite	2.BA.75	Ag₃AuTe₂
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Bismuthinite	2.DB.05	Bi₂S₃
ⓘ	Sylvanite	2.EA.05	AgAuTe₄
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Grossular	9.AD.25	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Andradite var. Hydroandradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTiO(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Silesiaite	9.BC.30	Ca₄(Fe³⁺₂Sn₂)[Si₂O₇]₂[Si₂O₆OH]₂
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Vesuvianite	9.BG.35	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
ⓘ	Hedenbergite	9.DA.15	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Wollastonite	9.DG.05	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
ⓘ	Babingtonite	9.DK.05	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)
ⓘ	Prehnite	9.DP.20	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
ⓘ	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	9.EA.15	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'K Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Garnet Group'	-	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Group'	-	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group var. Fe-rich pyroxene'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Calc-silicate minerals'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Babingtonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Andradite var. Hydroandradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x
H	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
H	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
H	ⓘ Silesiaite	Ca₄(Fe₂³⁺Sn₂)[Si₂O₇]₂[Si₂O₆OH]₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Babingtonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Andradite var. Hydroandradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x
O	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
O	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
O	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
O	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
O	ⓘ Silesiaite	Ca₄(Fe₂³⁺Sn₂)[Si₂O₇]₂[Si₂O₆OH]₂
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Babingtonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Andradite var. Hydroandradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x
Si	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Si	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Si	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Garnet Group	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Silesiaite	Ca₄(Fe₂³⁺Sn₂)[Si₂O₇]₂[Si₂O₆OH]₂
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
S	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Group	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Babingtonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Grossular	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Andradite var. Hydroandradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x
Ca	ⓘ Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)	KCa₄(Si₈O₂₀)(OH,F) · 8H₂O
Ca	ⓘ Prehnite	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Ca	ⓘ Wollastonite	Ca₃(Si₃O₉)
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃A
Ca	ⓘ Silesiaite	Ca₄(Fe₂³⁺Sn₂)[Si₂O₇]₂[Si₂O₆OH]₂
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTiO(SiO₄)
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Babingtonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Andradite var. Hydroandradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)_3-x(OH)_4x
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Vesuvianite	Ca₁₉Fe³⁺Al₄(Al₆Mg₂)(◻₄)◻[Si₂O₇]₄[(SiO₄)₁₀]O(OH)₉
Fe	ⓘ Silesiaite	Ca₄(Fe₂³⁺Sn₂)[Si₂O₇]₂[Si₂O₆OH]₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Bornite	Cu₅FeS₄
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcocite	Cu₂S
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
Ag	Silver
Ag	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Ag	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Ag	ⓘ Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
Ag	ⓘ Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄
Sn	Tin
Sn	ⓘ Silesiaite	Ca₄(Fe₂³⁺Sn₂)[Si₂O₇]₂[Si₂O₆OH]₂
Te	Tellurium
Te	ⓘ Hessite	Ag₂Te
Te	ⓘ Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
Te	ⓘ Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum	(Au,Ag)
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Au	ⓘ Petzite	Ag₃AuTe₂
Au	ⓘ Sylvanite	AgAuTe₄
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃

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