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Calomel from
La Cena del Depósito concession, Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Mining Concession
Classification
Species:Calomel
Formula:[Hg2]2+Cl2
Comments:SEM/EDS analysis by Bertrand Devouard - Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans - Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand
Habit:crusts, grains
Colour:brownish, gray
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calomel data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Cena del Depósito concession, Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:674767
Long-form Identifier:1:3:674767:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calomel
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘGolosina mine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘAzogue Valley mercury deposit, Pulpí, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
References
in Spanish version (Revista de Minerales).
Viñals, J., Favreau, G., Eytier, C., Eytier, J.-R. (2010) Bobkingite, capgaronnite, juanitaite, gerhardtite, reevesite and other rare minerals from Cerro Minado, Huercal-Overa (Almería). Mineral Up: 4(3): 6-23. Versions simultaneously published in Catalan (Mineralogistes de Catalunya) and in Spanish (Revista de Minerales).
 
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