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Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spaini
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Ampliación a Victoria MineMine (Active)
NavajúnVillage
La RiojaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Pyrite deposit

Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
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Pyrite Locality

Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
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Lake in quarry

Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
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Pyrite deposit

Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
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Pyrite Locality

Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
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Lake in quarry

Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
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Pyrite deposit

Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
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Pyrite Locality

Ampliación a Victoria Mine, Navajún, La Rioja, Spain
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 59' 9'' North , 2° 6' 41'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.98611,-2.11139
GRN:
N28W02
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2022
Deposit first discovered:
1965
Age:
~145.0 to 66.0 Ma
Geologic Time:
Cretaceous
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cornago535 (2012)8.8km
Aguilar del Río Alhama700 (2012)10.1km
Magaña104 (2012)10.4km
San Pedro Manrique536 (2012)11.0km
Igea726 (2012)12.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
7116
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7116:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Ampliación a Victoria, Navajún, La Rioja, España


A renowned mine which is prominent among collectors for producing some of the finest pyrite specimens (large sharp cubes in matrix) in the world. The mine is solely exploited to obtain pyrite for collection and decoration. Access to the mine is through a 3.3 km dirt road starting near the village of Navajún, only after prior communication and scheduling with the owners of the mine (Piritas de Navajún).

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5 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘChloritoid9.AF.85Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘChamosite9.EC.55Fe2+5Al(AlSi3O)10(OH)8
ⓘCookeite9.EC.55(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O)10(OH)8
Hⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
LiLithium
Liⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O)10(OH)8
Oⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O)10(OH)8
Alⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Alⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O)10(OH)8
Siⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Siⓘ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ ChamositeFe52+Al(AlSi3O)10(OH)8
Feⓘ ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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References

Piritas de Navajún - Official website by the mine owners
Calvo, Miguel, Sevillano, Emilia (1989) Pyrite Crystals from Soria and La Rioja Provinces, Spain. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (6) 451-456
Vazquez, Antonio Ros; Ansorena, Pedro (1994) Navajún in Spanien - weltbeste Fundstelle für würfeligen Pyrit [Navajún in Spain - the world's best source of cubic pyrite]. Lapis, 19 (3). 25-29
Alonso-Azcárate, J., Rodas, M., Mas, R., Velasco, F. (1995) Origen de las piritas de la cuenca de Cameros, (La Rioja). Geogaceta: 18: 180-183 (in Spanish with English abstract). https://sge.usal.es/archivos/geogacetas/Geo18/Art48.pdf
Cuesta Bustillo, E., García Gonzalo, G. (1995) Navajún: naturaleza cubista. Bocamina: 1: 30-37.
Alonso Azcárate, J. (1998) Evolución de los Filosilicatos y Génesis de los Yacimientos de Pirita en la Cuenca de cameros: Su Relación con las Facies de Metamorfismo. Cretácico Inferior. La Rioja - Soria. Tesis Doctoral. Universidad de Huelva. Edición en CD.
Lodders, K., Klingelhofer, G., Kremser, D.T. (1998) Chloritoid inclusions in pyrite from Navajún, Spain. The Canadian Mineralogist: 36(1): 137-145. https://rruff.info/uploads/CM36_137.pdf
Alonso-Azcárate, Jacinto, Boyce, Adrian J, Bottrell, Simon H, Macaulay, Calum I, Rodas, Magdalena, Fallick, Anthony E, Mas, Jose R (1999) Development and use of in situ laser sulfur isotope analyses for pyrite-anhydrite geothermometry: An example from the pyrite deposits of the Cameros Basin, NE Spain. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 63 (3) 509-513 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(99)00022-8
Alonso Azcárate, J., Rodas, M., Bottrell, S.H., Mas Mayoral, J.R., Raiswell, R. (1999) Estudio textural e isotópico de los sulfuros diseminados en los sedimentos de la cuenca de Cameros (La Rioja, España). Revista de la Sociedad Geológica de España: 12(2): 241-249 (in Spanish with English abstract). https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/28885/
Alonso‐Azcárate, J., Rodas, M., Bottrell, S.H., Raiswell, R., Velasco, F., Mas, J.R. (1999) Pathways and distances of fluid flow during low‐grade metamorphism: evidence from pyrite deposits of the Cameros Basin, Spain. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 17 (4). 339-348 doi:10.1046/j.1525-1314.1999.00202.x
Alonso-Azcárate, J, Bottrell, S.H, Tritlla, J (2001) Sulfur redox reactions and formation of native sulfur veins during low grade metamorphism of gypsum evaporites, Cameros Basin (NE Spain) Chemical Geology, 174 (4) 389-402 doi:10.1016/s0009-2541(00)00286-2
Alonso-Azcárate, J., Rodas, M., Bottrell, S.H., Mas, J.R. (2002) Los yacimientos de pirita de la cuenca de Cameros. Zubía, Monográfico 14: 173-190 (in Spanish with English abstract). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/28160122_Los_yacimientos_de_pirita_de_la_Cuenca_de_Cameros
Calvo Rebollar, M. (2003) Minerales y Minas de España. Volume II. Sulfuros y sulfosales. Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Álava, Diputación Foral de Álava, Vitoria, 703 pages.
www.strahlen.org (2010) https://www.strahlen.org/vp/es/navajun/navajun.php
Greene, Eric S. (2015) Collecting Pyrite Crystals at Navajún, Spain. Rocks & Minerals, 90 (1) 24-33 doi:10.1080/00357529.2015.973205
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