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Berbes, Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spaini
Regional Level Types
BerbesParish
Berbes mining areaMining Area
RibadesellaMunicipality
AsturiasAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 28' 24'' North , 5° 9' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
4612
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4612:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Berbes, Zona Minera de Berbes, Ribadesella, Asturias, España


Berbes is one of nine parishes (administrative divisions) in Ribadesella, a municipality within the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. It is 32.44 km² (12.53 sq mi) in size.

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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Baryte var. Oakstone
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: Large cubic crystals, transparent and bright, generally violet, with concentric color zones. Associated with quartz and less frequently with barite
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Tetrahedrite Group'
Formula: M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. "Herkimer-style" Quartz
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Goethite4.FD.10Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
var. Oakstone7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A
'Tetrahedrite Group'-M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Baryte var. OakstoneBaSO4
O QuartzSiO2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. "Herkimer-style" QuartzSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S Baryte var. OakstoneBaSO4
S PyriteFeS2
S Tetrahedrite GroupM2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z)
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba Baryte var. OakstoneBaSO4
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berbes
Wikidata ID:Q4891082

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