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Retamal ravine, Enguidanos, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Retamal ravineRavine
EnguidanosMunicipality
CuencaProvince
Castile-La ManchaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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El Retamal

Retamal ravine, Enguidanos, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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El Retamal

Retamal ravine, Enguidanos, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Aragonite in situ

Retamal ravine, Enguidanos, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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El Retamal

Retamal ravine, Enguidanos, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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El Retamal

Retamal ravine, Enguidanos, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Aragonite in situ

Retamal ravine, Enguidanos, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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El Retamal

Retamal ravine, Enguidanos, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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El Retamal

Retamal ravine, Enguidanos, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 1° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~13km
GRN:
N27W01
Type:
Ravine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
54940
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:54940:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Ravine located at 7.3 km at S of the village of Enguidanos. Triassic (Keuper) outcrop with large aragonite twins (up to 15 cm), between the largest and finest in the world. Worked for specimens in 1970-1980, many are mislabeled with Minglanilla as locality.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3

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References

Jiménez, R., Calvo, M., Martínez, M.A., Gorgues, R. (2005) Yacimientos de aragonito del triásico español. Bocamina: 16: 28-93 (in Spanish with English abstract). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/28303603_Yacimientos_de_Aragonito_del_triasico_espanol
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