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El Campo pegmatite, Forcarei Norte pegmatite field, Silleda, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
El Campo pegmatitePegmatite
Forcarei Norte pegmatite fieldPegmatite Field
SilledaMunicipality
PontevedraProvince
GaliciaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 36' 44'' North , 8° 21' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.61226,-8.36509
GeoHash:
G#: ezd43tkdr
GRN:
N29W05
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
A Estrada21,880 (2015)13.2km
Silleda9,018 (2012)13.4km
Ribeira27,518 (2012)16.2km
Cuntis5,398 (2012)16.3km
Sarandón111 (2018)16.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
417260
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:417260:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Eosphorite
Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Xanthoxenite
Formula: Ca4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMontebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘEosphorite8.DD.20Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘXanthoxenite8.DH.40Ca4Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ XanthoxeniteCa4Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ XanthoxeniteCa4Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Alⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Pⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Pⓘ XanthoxeniteCa4Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ XanthoxeniteCa4Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ XanthoxeniteCa4Fe23+(PO4)4(OH)2 · 3H2O

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References

Fuente, M. F., & Izard, A. M. (1996). El campo pegmagmático de Forcarei Norte y las mineralizaciones de fosfatos asociadas (Galicia, España). Geogaceta, (20), 1594-1597.
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