Santa María Mine, Maçanet de Cabrenys, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Santa María Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Maçanet de Cabrenys | Municipality |
| Alt Empordà | Comarca |
| Girona | Province |
| Catalonia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 2° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Köppen climate type:
Several talc mines and quarries exist around Maçanet de Cabrenys. From a geological viewpoint, the mineralization was formed in the contact area between the Iberian and European continental plates, depositing large amounts of talc due to dynamic and regressive metamorphism of dolomitic marbles under extreme conditions of pressure, temperature and the availability of water, resulting in changing the dolomite into hydrosilicates. The deposits spread out through the neighbouring localities of La Vajol and Darnius, where they were also mined.
Varias minas y canteras de talco se encuentran en las inmediaciones de Maçanet de Cabrenys. Geológicamente las mineralizaciones se formaron en la zona de contacto entre la placa Ibérica y la placa continental Europea, depositándose cantidades importantes de talco de un modo peculiar debido a un metamorfismo dinámico y regresivo sobre mármoles dolomíticos en unas condiciones de presión, temperatura y disponibilidad de agua adecuadas que provocaron la hidrosilificación de la dolomita. Las mineralizaciones se extienden por las localidades vecinas de La Vajol y Darnius, donde también fueron explotadas.
More information: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' References: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 References: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 References: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 References: https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055Identification: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | var. Pennine | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Pennine | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Cantabrian-Pyrenean BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- PyreneesMountain Range
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
Spain
- Catalonia
- Girona
- ⭔Alt EmpordàComarca
- Girona
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