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Las Cabañuelas Mine (El Canchal Mine), Hoyo de Manzanares, Community of Madrid, Spaini
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Las Cabañuelas Mine (El Canchal Mine)Mine
Hoyo de ManzanaresMunicipality
Community of MadridAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 37' 31'' North , 3° 52' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hoyo de Manzanares7,093 (2012)2.7km
Torrelodones21,781 (2012)6.9km
Las Matas14,213 (2012)7.6km
Colmenar Viejo43,700 (2012)9.8km
Moralzarzal11,582 (2012)10.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
65685
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65685:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina de Las Cabañuelas (Mina El Canchal), Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid, España


Unnamed mine at Las Cabañuelas site, next to El Canchal, close to a military building. A hidden high-temperature hydrothermal dyke with NE-SW direction. 2 m maximum width (estimation).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
'Chlorite Group'
Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Ferberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Ferrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O FerberiteFeWO4
O FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O ScheeliteCa(WO4)
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe FerberiteFeWO4
Fe FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AsArsenic
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Mo FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
WTungsten
W FerberiteFeWO4
W ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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