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Magnesite from
Las Eras, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Magnesite
Formula:MgCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Las Eras, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1504912
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1504912:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesite
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘCaballo Alba hyperalkaline playa-lake, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘBodón Blanco hyperalkaline playa-lake, Segovia, Castile and Leon, Spain
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘArroyo del Valle, Puerto de la Cruz Verde, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Community of Madrid, Spain
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘPuerto de la Cruz Verde Quarries, Zarzalejo, Community of Madrid, Spain
References
Sanz-Montero, M. E., Cabestrero, Ó., & Sánchez-Román, M. (2019). Microbial Mg-rich carbonates in an extreme alkaline lake (Las Eras, Central Spain). Frontiers in microbiology, 10, 148.
Buey, Pablo, Sanz-Montero, María Esther, Rodríguez-Aranda, Juan Pablo, Sánchez-Román, Mónica, Nieto, Fernando (2025) The Miocene Source-to-Sink Evolution of Fibrous Clay Minerals in Hyperalkaline Playa-Lakes, Duero Basin (Central Spain). Minerals, 15 (1). doi:10.3390/min15010050
 
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