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Oliva de la Frontera, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spaini
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Oliva de la FronteraMunicipality
Sierra SuroesteComarca
BadajozProvince
ExtremaduraAutonomous Community
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Meta-autunite

Oliva de la Frontera, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Limonite

Virgen de Gracia Mine, Oliva de la Frontera, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Quartz

Virgen de Gracia Mine, Oliva de la Frontera, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Meta-autunite

Oliva de la Frontera, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Limonite

Virgen de Gracia Mine, Oliva de la Frontera, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Quartz

Virgen de Gracia Mine, Oliva de la Frontera, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Meta-autunite

Oliva de la Frontera, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
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Limonite

Virgen de Gracia Mine, Oliva de la Frontera, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Neighbouring regions:
Jerez de Caballeros, Sierra Suroeste, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Oliva de la Frontera5,682 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
73113
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73113:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Estrémadure, Espagne
German:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spanien
Italian:
Oliva de la Frontera, provincia di Badajoz, Estremadura, Spagna
Russian:
Олива-де-ла-Фронтера, Бадахос, Эстремадура, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
奥利瓦德拉夫龙特拉, 巴達霍斯, 埃斯特雷马杜拉, 西班牙
Spanish:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Extremadura, España
Arabic:
أولايفا دي لا فرونتيرا, بطليوس, إكستريمادورا, إسبانيا
Asturian:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badaxoz, Estremadura, España
Basque:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Extremadura, Espainia
Catalan:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Extremadura, Espanya
Cebuano:
Oliva de la Frontera, Provincia de Badajoz, Extremadura, Espanya
Czech:
Oliva de la Frontera, Provincie Badajoz, Extremadura, Španělsko
Dutch:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spanje
Esperanto:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badaĥozo, Ekstremaduro, Hispanio
Farsi/Persian:
الیبا د لا فرنترا, باداخوس, اکسترمادورا, اسپانیا
Hungarian:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz , Extremadura, Spanyolország
Ido:
Oliva de la Frontera, Provinco Badajoz, Extremadura, Hispania
Interlingua:
Oliva de la Frontera, Provincia Badajoz, Communitate Autonome Extremadura, Espania
Lithuanian:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badachoso provincija, Estremadūra, Ispanija
Macedonian:
Олива де ла Фронтера, Бадахоз, Екстремадура, Шпанија
Malay:
Oliva de la Frontera, Wilayah Badajoz, Extremadura, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz Séng, Se-pan-gâ
Occitan:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Extremadura, Espanha
Polish:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Estremadura, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Estremadura, Espanha
Romanian:
Oliva de la Frontera, Provincia Badajoz, Extremadura, Spania
South Azerbaijani:
الیبا د لا فرنترا, باداخس اوستانی, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spanien
Ukrainian:
Оліва-де-ла-Фронтера, Бадахос, Естремадура, Іспанія
Vietnamese:
Oliva de la Frontera, Badajoz, Extremadura, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Oliva de la Frontera, Provincia de Badajoz, Extremadura, Espanya


Cumbres-Hinojales Unit, South Central Belt, Southern Ossa Morena Zone, Iberian Massis, SW Spain.
Silicate rocks with braunite within Upper Cambrian-Lower Ordovician greenschist facies formations (silicic metatuffs, manganoan slates, manganoan metatuffs, coticule, braunite beds, hematite beds, pyroxenoid rocks).

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16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Description: In Mn-bearing metatuffs.
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
ⓘ Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Braunite
Formula: Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Ferberite
Formula: FeWO4
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Description: In Mn-bearing slates.
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: In Mn-bearing metatuffs.
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘFerberite4.DB.30FeWO4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘBismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘBraunite9.AG.05Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
Oⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Oⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ BrauniteMn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
WTungsten
Wⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Biⓘ Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

Fossils

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliva_de_la_Frontera
Wikidata ID:Q947183
GeoNames ID:2513143

Localities in this Region

Spain

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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References

Jiménez-Millán, Juan, Velilla, Nicolas (1993) Compositional variation of piemontites from different Mn-rich rock-types of the Iberian Massif (SW Spain) European Journal of Mineralogy, 5 (5) 961-970 doi:10.1127/ejm/5/5/0961
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