Fuentecilla Quarry, Cabezo del Polevar, Villena, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fuentecilla Quarry | Quarry (Inactive) |
| Cabezo del Polevar | Mountain |
| Villena | City |
| Alicante | Province |
| Valencian Community | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 37' 6'' North , 0° 53' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Inactive) - last checked 2026
El Cabezo del Polevar es un cerro aislado que se eleva unos 70 metros sobre el llano circundante. Esta formado por estratos de yesos grises y blancos sobre los que se encuentran dolomías tableadas y abundantes calizas en la cima.
Junto a la cantera se encontraban instalaciones para la obtención de yeso (yesar) de las que ya no quedan ningún vestigio. Con posterioridad se aprovechó el afloramiento calizo para la extracción de piedra usada la construcción de una carretera cercana. Actualmente se halla inactiva.
[Cabezo del Polevar is an isolated hill that rises about 70 meters above the surrounding plain. It is formed by strata of gray and white gypsum, overlain by tabular dolomites and abundant limestone at the summit. Next to the quarry were facilities for obtaining gypsum (gypsum quarry), of which no trace remains. Later, the limestone outcrop was used for extracting stone for the construction of a nearby road. It is currently inactive.]
Junto a la cantera se encontraban instalaciones para la obtención de yeso (yesar) de las que ya no quedan ningún vestigio. Con posterioridad se aprovechó el afloramiento calizo para la extracción de piedra usada la construcción de una carretera cercana. Actualmente se halla inactiva.
[Cabezo del Polevar is an isolated hill that rises about 70 meters above the surrounding plain. It is formed by strata of gray and white gypsum, overlain by tabular dolomites and abundant limestone at the summit. Next to the quarry were facilities for obtaining gypsum (gypsum quarry), of which no trace remains. Later, the limestone outcrop was used for extracting stone for the construction of a nearby road. It is currently inactive.]
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Celestine ? Formula: SrSO4 References: Colección Juan A.M. Barnestein.Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: Colección Juan A.M. Barnestein.Identification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O References: Colección Juan A.M. Barnestein.Identification: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine ? | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
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Fuentecilla Quarry, Cabezo del Polevar, Villena, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain