Santa Comba Mine (Barilongo mine), Santa Comba, A Coruña, Galicia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Santa Comba Mine (Barilongo mine) | Mine |
| Santa Comba | Municipality |
| A Coruña | Province |
| Galicia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 1' 59'' North , 8° 49' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Comba | 10,487 (2018) | 0.6km |
| Mallón | 102 (2018) | 5.7km |
| Negreira | 7,079 (2013) | 15.6km |
| Mazaricos | 5,523 (2012) | 16.3km |
| Portomouro | 211 (2018) | 16.6km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grupo Minero Santa Comba o Mina de Varilongo (Minas de Varilongo), Santa Comba, A Coruña (La Coruña), Galicia, Spain
Complex Sn-W mineralization.
W-Sn veins related to the endogranite of an exogranite-endogranite/stockscheider system.
Lens of stratified pegmatite with W-Sn mineralization.
Strings of shear-lenses of pegmatite, with W-Sn mineralization, in tourmaline endogranite. Hübnerite is the main mineral in the wolframite series.
Several mines are located in the Santa Comba´s municipality, and the main mine, known as Santa Comba Mine is in fact a set of Sn-W mines around Varilongo Mount, known the principal mine as Varilongo mine. Currently (2012), it is worked for civil engineering aggregate, developed by the company Canteira da Mina, which are the specimens referred to this post.
However, there are other mines of W, of lesser importance, such as the Susana Mine, located south-west of the capital of the municipality, with scheelite in quartz veins, hosted by amphibolites.
Inferred resources: 5.1 Mt @ 0.203 % W and 0.014 % Sn in open pit and 0.23 Mt @ 0.95 % WO3 and 0.28 % Sn underground; is also related to a poly-intrusive zoned granitic complex including, as in Fontao, an endogranite-exogranite complex separated by a stockscheider.
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20 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Hübnerite Formula: MnWO4 |
| ⓘ Kaatialaite Formula: Fe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Kaňkite Formula: FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| ⓘ Lithiophorite Formula: (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Pitticite Formula: (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | Hübnerite | 4.DB.30 | MnWO4 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| ⓘ | Lithiophorite | 4.FE.25 | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaatialaite | 8.CC.10 | Fe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Kaňkite | 8.CE.60 | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| ⓘ | Pitticite | 8.DB.05 | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaatialaite | Fe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Kaatialaite | Fe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| Mn | ⓘ Lithiophorite | (Al,Li)MnO2(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Kaatialaite | Fe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Kaatialaite | Fe3+[AsO2(OH)2]3 · 5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Kaňkite | FeAsO4 · 3.5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
| As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| W | ⓘ Hübnerite | MnWO4 |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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References
(1998) International strategic mineral issues summary report: tungsten. Circular 930-O. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/cir930o
Santa Comba Mine, Santa Comba, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain