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Reguerón del Geijo, Castrocalbón, León, Castile and Leon, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Reguerón del GeijoOutcrop
CastrocalbónMunicipality
LeónProvince
Castile and LeonAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 14' 4'' North , 5° 58' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.23472,-5.97472
GeoHash:
G#: ezeb20974
GRN:
N29W04
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Castrocalbón1,221 (2012)4.2km
Quintana y Congosto673 (2012)5.6km
Santa Elena de Jamuz1,296 (2012)7.7km
Villamontán de la Valduerna962 (2012)8.5km
San Esteban de Nogales351 (2012)9.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
435062
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435062:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Outcrop 3,5 km N of Castrocalbón. Phosphate disseminations in fissures in the quartzites of the "Cape Series",from the Middle Cambrian - Lower Ordovician and in small holes in quartz veins found in it.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcosiderite
Formula: CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Faustite
Formula: ZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘ Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Wavellite
Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘVariscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
ⓘWavellite8.DC.50Al3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
ⓘChalcosiderite8.DD.15CuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘFaustite8.DD.15ZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ⓘTurquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Hⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Oⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Alⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Alⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Alⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Pⓘ VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Pⓘ WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcosideriteCuFe63+(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Cuⓘ TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
ZnZinc
Znⓘ FaustiteZnAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O

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References

Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2015) Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. VII, Fosfatos, arseniatos y vanadatos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. Fundación Gómez Pardo, 479 pages [in Spanish].
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