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Gypsum from
Geode of Pulpí, Sierra del Aguilón Mine, Pilar de Jaravía, Pulpí, Almería, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Pocket
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Geode of Pulpí, Sierra del Aguilón Mine, Pilar de Jaravía, Pulpí, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1326747
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1326747:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘQuien Tal Pensara Mine (Rica Mine), Pilar de Jaravía, Pulpí, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPilar de Jaravía, Pulpí, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘAzogue Valley mercury deposit, Pulpí, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘJaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘRescatada mine, Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘLa Estrella mine, Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
12.3km (7.7 miles) ⓘRepública Romana mine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘGolosina mine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘEl Arteal tunnel, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘSanta Isabel mine, Sierra de Enmedio, Almendricos, Lorca, Murcia, Spain
References
Fernández-Cortés, Á., Calaforra, J. M., García-Guinea, J. (2006) The Pulpí gigantic geode (Almería, Spain): geology, metal pollution, microclimatology, and conservation. Environmental Geology, 50(5), 707-716.
A. Canals, A.E.S. Van Driessche, F. Palero, J.M. García-Ruiz (2019): The origin of large gypsum crystals in the Geode of Pulpí (Almería, Spain). Geology (online) https://doi.org/10.1130/G46734.1
Cotellucci, Andrea, Garcia-Ruiz, Juan-Manuel, Otálora, Fermín, Canals, Àngels, Bruno, Marco, Wehrung, Quentin, Pellegrino, Luca, Aquilano, Dino, Pastero, Linda (2024) Gypsum Crystals Formed by the Anhydrite–Gypsum Transformation at Low Temperatures: Implications for the Formation of the Geode of Pulpí. Minerals, 14 (11). doi:10.3390/min14111074
 
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