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Quartz from
Providencia Mine, Villanueva de Pontedo, Cármenes, León, Castile and Leon, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Providencia Mine, Villanueva de Pontedo, Cármenes, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:113797
Long-form Identifier:1:3:113797:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘProfunda Mine, Cármenes, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘRespina Mine, Fuentes de Respina, Puebla de Lillo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘSierros Negros, Sena de Luna, Castile and Leon, Spain
30.0km (18.6 miles) ⓘBrañalamosa, Lena, Asturias, Spain
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘEscarlati Mine, Puerto de las Señales, Maraña, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘArgatón mine, Riaño, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘMaria Teresa Mine, Riaño, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘValle mine, Valle, Piloña (Infiesto), Asturias, Spain
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘManolina mine, Pen, Amieva, Asturias, Spain
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘEl Coriellu mine (Llerandi mine), San Cosme, Llerandi, Parres, Asturias, Spain
References
Martínez i Cantó, R. (2015). Geología y mineralogía de la Mina Divina Providencia, León. Universat d'Alacant. final project
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2016) Minerales y Minas de España - Vol. VIII. Cuarzo y otros minerales de la sílice. Fundación Gómez Pardo, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. 399pp.
 
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