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Tumbo de la Caldera pegmatite, La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spaini
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Tumbo de la Caldera pegmatitePegmatite
La FregenedaMunicipality
SalamancaProvince
Castile and LeonAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 59' 25'' North , 6° 53' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.99044,-6.88591
GRN:
N28W04
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Fregeneda457 (2012)1.5km
Hinojosa de Duero779 (2012)7.6km
Sobradillo323 (2012)11.0km
Saucelle384 (2012)12.8km
Freixo de Espada à Cinta3,780 (2018)12.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
427447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:427447:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ 'Columbite Group'
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMontebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Columbite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
LiLithium
Liⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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References

Errandonea-Martin, Jon; Garate-Olave, Idoia; Roda-Robles, Encarnación; Cardoso-Fernandes, Joana; Lima, Alexandre; Ribeiro, Maria dos Anjos; Teodoro, Ana Cláudia (2022) Metasomatic effect of Li-bearing aplite-pegmatites on psammitic and pelitic metasediments: Geochemical constraints on critical raw material exploration at the Fregeneda–Almendra Pegmatite Field (Spain and Portugal). Ore Geology Reviews, 150. p.105155. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.105155
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