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Quartz from
Caracocha mine, Riamonte (Riamonte de Abaixo), Cervantes, Os Ancares, Lugo, Galicia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cinnabar2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Caracocha mine, Riamonte (Riamonte de Abaixo), Cervantes, Os Ancares, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1790078
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1790078:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘCurrito Mine, Cadafresnas, Corullón, Castile and Leon, Spain
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘLa Campa mine, Santa Eufemia, Folgoso do Courel, Quiroga, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘImpensada Mine (Magnesitas de Rubián), Pacios, Vila de Mouros, Incio, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘPortas del Sil Au deposit, Ribas de Sil, Quiroga, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘCoto Vivaldi mine, Congosto, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘTres Amigos mine, Carballeda de Valdeorras, Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘSanta Comba Segunda Mine, Xuíz, Lugo, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
53.5km (33.3 miles) ⓘSarita Mine, Albares de la Ribera, Torre del Bierzo, El Bierzo, León, Castile and Leon, Spain
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘCasayo mines (Casaio mines; Valborraz mines), Carballeda de Valdeorras, Valdeorras, Ourense, Galicia, Spain
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘValiña-Azúmara deposit, Castro de Rei, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
References
Echevarría Rodríguez Manuel, Fernández Cereijo Ines, Flores Rojo Pilar, Sampedro Rañó Roi, Santos López Javier, Vila López Fernando (2025). La mina "Caracocha", Riamonte de Abaixo, Cervantes, Lugo, Galicia. Paragénesis: revista de mineralogía 5 (1), 41-68.
 
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