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Chromite from
La Gallega Mine, Ojén lherzolite massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Gallega Mine, Ojén lherzolite massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:269633
Long-form Identifier:1:3:269633:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘCerro del Algarrobo, Ojén lherzolite massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘEl Nebral Mine, Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘArroyo de los Caballos, Ojén lherzolite massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘDoña Ana quarries, Cártama, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘArroyo de la Cala, Ronda Massif, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘLos Jarales, Carratraca, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘLos Reales, Estepona, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘEl Sapo mine, Álora, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
References
Am Min 57:3 pp 354-363
Gervilla, F.; Leblanc, Marc (1990) Magmatic ores in high-temperature alpine-type lherzolite massifs (Ronda, Spain, and Beni Bousera, Morocco). Economic Geology, 85 (1). 112-132 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.85.1.112
González-Jiménez, J. M., Marchesi, C., Griffin, W. L., Gervilla, F., Belousova, E. A., Garrido, C. J., ... & Barra, F. (2017). Zircon recycling and crystallization during formation of chromite-and Ni-arsenide ores in the subcontinental lithospheric mantle (Serranía de Ronda, Spain). Ore Geology Reviews, 90, 193-209.
 
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