Precaución Mine, Cabezo de San Ginés, El Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Murcia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Precaución Mine | Mine |
| Cabezo de San Ginés | Headland |
| El Estrecho de San Ginés | Town |
| Cartagena | Municipality |
| Murcia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 37' 54'' North , 0° 49' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Atamaría | 30,000 (2018) | 3.8km |
| La Unión | 17,737 (2012) | 5.2km |
| La Manga del Mar Menor | 10,000 (2018) | 9.3km |
| Cala Reona | 701 (2018) | 9.4km |
| Los Alcázares | 15,619 (2010) | 12.7km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Del Niño Jesús Mine
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Precaución ( Mina del Niño Jesús), Cabezo de San Ginés, Estrecho de San Ginés, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, Cartagena, Murcia, España
Cabezo de San Ginés is a hill that extends for several villages belonging to Cartagena, so it appears repeatedly in each one.
Mine located east of the town of "El Estrecho de San Ginés" at the foot of the hill "Cabeza de San Ginés".
It is a reservoir of morphology in veins with superficial alteration with the formation of significant levels of Fe and Mn oxides (gossan) with carbonates.
The mine is particularly interesting because of the presence of (hydro)hetaerolite and chalcophanite coating the surfaces of the holes with other minerals in the limonite/gossan.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcophanite Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Hetaerolite Formula: ZnMn2O4 Description: (On analysis, some purported "hydrohetaerolite" specimens from here turned out to be chalcophanite.) |
| ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite Formula: Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4 Description: (On analysis, some purported "hydrohetaerolite" specimens from here turned out to be chalcophanite.) |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hetaerolite | 4.BB.10 | ZnMn2O4 |
| ⓘ | var. Hydrohetaerolite | 4.BB.10 | Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcophanite | 4.FL.20 | ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite | Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite | Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| Mn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite | Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Chalcophanite | ZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | ⓘ Hetaerolite | ZnMn2O4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite | Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Betic CordilleraPassive Margin
EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
Spain
- Murcia
- Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La UniónMining District
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Precaución Mine, Cabezo de San Ginés, El Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain