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Quartz from
Osor Mines, Osor, Girona, Catalonia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte2
Galena1
- var Silver-bearing Galena1
Fluorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Osor Mines, Osor, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:232012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:232012:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘPuig de Sant Julià mines, Sant Julià del Llor i Bonmatí, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘCan Llebó prospect, Sant Martí Sacalm, Susqueda, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘMas Joanhuix pegmatite, Sant Hilari Sacalm, La Selva, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCrosa de Sant Dalmai volcano, Bescanó, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘAVE quarry, Can Sala, Riudarenes, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘMas Sever Quarry, Massabè, Sils, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘPABASA Quarry, Massanes, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘCan Súria quarry (Sant Ramón quarry; Guixeres quarry), Maçanet de la Selva, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘCamps de Can Batllic, Viladrau, Osona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘSot Fonda quartz veins, Viladrau, Osona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
References
López, E. C., i Sabaté, À. C., & Arrufat, J. T. (1990). Late deposits and post-Hecynian low temperature veins in the Catalonian Coastel Ranges. Acta geológica hispánica, 25(1), 75-81.
Navarro, Andrés, Font, Xavier, Viladevall, Manuel (2015) Metal Mobilization and Zinc-Rich Circumneutral Mine Drainage from the Abandoned Mining Area of Osor (Girona, NE Spain). Mine Water and the Environment, 34 (3). 329-342 doi:10.1007/s10230-015-0344-6
Bori, Jaume, Vallès, Bettina, Navarro, Andrés, Riva, Maria Carme (2017) Ecotoxicological risks of the abandoned F–Ba–Pb–Zn mining area of Osor (Spain). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 39. 665-679 doi:10.1007/s10653-016-9840-2
 
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