 | | Journal (issue) | | JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2019 Articles The Almadén mining district, Ciudad Real, Spain ...............................COVER: CINNABAR twin, 6.5 mm, on matrix, from Almadén, Spain. Gianfranco Ciccolini collection and photo...District, Ciudad Real, Spain Borja Sainz de Baranda Graf Miami, 3, 4-C 28027 Madrid (Spain) borjateresa@hotmail...Campus Universitario-28805 Alcala de Henares (Spain) The Almadén Mining District exploited the largest mercury...declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. The Almadén District has yielded excellent cinnabar specimens |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ʥˑˎˎˇ˅˖ˑ˔ˑˈ˖ˊˇʧ˚˓˗ˋ˕ˋ˖ˇ Spain has historically been a country with little tradition...Naturals de Barcelona Parc de la Ciutadella, s/n 08003 Barcelona, Spain ccurto@bcn.cat collections, such...cm high, from Pedrera AVE, Riudarenes, Girona, Spain; mined 2006. Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 4 (top right)...at the Natural History Museum of Barcelona, in Spain, since 1973. =VS\TL 5V]LTILY+LJLTILY...wide, from the Azkarate quarry, Eugui, Navarra, Spain; mined 2002. Jeff Scovil photo. Figure 7 (below) |  | Higueras, P., Oyarzun, R., Lunar, R., Sierra, J., Parras, J. (1999) The Las Cuevas deposit, Almaden district (Spain): An unusual case of deep-seated advanced argillic alteration related to mercury mineralization. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (2) 211-214 doi:10.1007/s001260050197 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Parras The Las Cuevas deposit, Almaden district (Spain): An unusual case of deep-seated advanced argillic...quartz-chlorite-albite-carbonates (ankerite, siderite, magnesite, calcite). The mercury deposit of...km). Introduction The AlmadeÂn district (central Spain) (Fig. 1) is the most remarkable mercury mining...best known deposit in the district is the AlmadeÂn mine which, together with El Entredicho deposit (Fig... Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Plaza M. Meca 1, 13400 AlmadeÂn, Spain e-mail: phiguera@igem-al.uclm |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Cinnabar is accompanied by pyrite and locally also siderite. The P–T history of the mineralization was deciphered...competed with the mines in Idrija (Slovenia) and Almadén (Spain) in the 16th century. The production of mercury...mercury production in the mines of Idrija and Almadén at that time. In addition to Venice, the mercury...processes (e.g. the two largest mercury deposits – Almadén in Spain and Idrija in Slovenia; Saupé 1990; Jébrak...replacement of serpentinite bodies (< 5.3 Ma in age; New Almadén and New Idria in California, USA; e.g. Studemeister |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Joaquín Folch Girona Mineral Collection Barcelona, Spain Downloaded by [University of Birmingham] at 13:56...Barcelona Passeig Picasso, s/n 08003 Barcelona, Spain ccurto@bcn.cat Jordi Fabre i Fornaguera c/o Arc...Arc de Sant Martí 79 local 08032 Barcelona, Spain mineral@fabreminerals.com Carles Curto Milà is the curator...at the Museum de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Spain. Jordi Fabre i Fornaguera (better known to mineral...period when mineralogy was in almost a vacuum in Spain, an extensive collection that in its day was considered |  | Palero, F. J., Both, R. A., Arribas, A., Boyce, A. J., Mangas, J., Martin-Izard, A. (2003) Geology and Metallogenic Evolution of the PolymetallicDeposits of the Alcudia Valley Mineral Field, Eastern Sierra Morena, Spain. Economic Geology, 98 (3) 577-605 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.3.577 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Morena, Spain F. J. PALERO, Servicio de Geología, Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes S. A., 13400 Almadén, Spain...Ingenieros de Minas, Ríos Rosas 21, 28003 Madrid, Spain A. J. BOYCE, Scottish Universities Environmental...de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas, Spain AND A. MARTIN-IZARD Departamento de Geología,...Oviedo, Jesús Arias de Velasco s/n, 3305 Oviedo, Spain Abstract The Alcudia Valley is intensely mineralized...VALLEY in the eastern Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real Province, Spain (Fig. 1) has been mined since Roman † |  | Hernández, A., Jébrak, M., Higueras, P., Oyarzun, R., Morata, D., Munhá, J. (1999) The Almadén mercury mining district, Spain. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (5) 539-548 doi:10.1007/s001260050219 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Munha The AlmadeÂn mercury mining district, Spain Received: 23 October 1998 / Accepted: 4 January...de AlmadeÂn y Arrayanes S.A., AlmadeÂn (Ciudad Real), Spain M. JeÂbrak Universite du QueÂbec aÁ MontreÂal...MontreÂal, DeÂpartement des Sciences de la Terre, CP 8888, suc. Centre Ville, MontreÂal (QUE) H3C 3P8, Canada... Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Plaza M. Meca 1, 13400 AlmadeÂn, Spain E-mail: phiguera@igem-al.uclm...GeoloÂgicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain D. Morata Departamento de Geologõ a, Facultad de |  | Hazen, R. M., Golden, J., Downs, R. T., Hystad, G., Grew, E. S., Azzolini, D., Sverjensky, D. A. (2012) Mercury (Hg) mineral evolution: A mineralogical record of supercontinent assembly, changing ocean geochemistry, and the emerging terrestrial biosphere. American Mineralogist, 97 (7) 1013-1042 doi:10.2138/am.2012.3922 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The world’s largest Hg deposit, the Almadén district of central Spain, is representative of concentrations...shales are disrupted by volcanic activity. New Almadén and New Idria in California, the largest Hg mining...reworking of the mercury-hosting rocks of the Almadén district (primary mineralization 427–380 Ma) led...single date can be applied to Hg minerals from Almadén, as well as to many other mercury mineral localities...district, including the New Almadén mine in Santa Clara County and the New Idria mine in San Benito County (two |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina. c Instituto...setting, such as Se-rich polymetallic deposits, Almadén type Hg deposits, U-Ni-Co-As-Ag polymetallic deposits...consists of calcite with minor ankerite, dolomite and siderite, variable barite and scarce quartz. Fluid inclusion...sulfosalts whereas the gangue minerals include siderite, quartz, dolomite and calcite. Pb/(Pb+Zn) ratios...and the gangue consists of a quartz, barite and siderite. S and Pb isotope data suggest that the S was |  | López-García, José Ángel, Oyarzun, Roberto, Lillo, Javier, Manteca, José Ignacio, Cubas, Paloma (2017) Geochemical Characterization of Magnetite and Geological Setting of the Iron Oxide ± Iron Silicate ± Iron Carbonate Rich Pb-Zn Sulfides from the La Unión and Mazarrón Stratabound Deposits (SE Spain) Resource Geology, 67 (2) 139-157 doi:10.1111/rge.12124 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rich Pb–Zn Sulfides from the La Unión and Mazarrón Stratabound Deposits (SE Spain) José Ángel LÓPEZ-GARCÍA...Aplicada (IGeA), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, 4 Departamento de Ingeniería Minera, Geológica... Madrid, Spain Abstract From a mineralogical point of view the La Unión ore field (SE Spain) can be regarded...comprising magnetite ± greenalite ± minnesotaite ± siderite and galena ± sphalerite (IOSC – LZS). Recent mineralogical...chemistry of magnetite samples from Mazarrón and La Unión and provides some hints for the origin of the |  | Ferri-Moreno, Inmaculada, Barquero-Peralbo, Jose Ignacio, Andreu-Sánchez, Oscar, Higueras, Pablo, Roca-Pérez, Luis, García-Lorenzo, Mari Luz, Esbrí, Jose María (2023) Categorization of Mining Materials for Restoration Projects by Means of Pollution Indices and Bioassays. Minerals, 13 (4) 492 doi:10.3390/min13040492 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Madrid, Spain Instituto de Geología Aplicada, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Almadén, 13400 Ciudad Real...Real, Spain Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Farmacia, Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola...Agrícola, Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain Correspondence: oscar.andreu@uv.es (O.A.-S.); luzgarcia@ucm...at disposal sites and exposed to weathering. Acid mine drainage (AMD) occurs when sulfides are exposed...geochemical behavior of PTEs in mine wastes accumulated by the SQMG (Ciudad Real, Spain), evaluating the mineralogical |  | Manteca, José Ignacio, López García, José Ángel, Oyarzun, Roberto, Carmona, Carlos (2014) The beach placer iron deposit of Portman Bay, Murcia, SE Spain: the result of 33 years of tailings disposal (1957–1990) to the Mediterranean seaside. Mineralium Deposita, 49 (6) 777-783 doi:10.1007/s00126-014-0511-x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | placer iron deposit of Portman Bay, Murcia, SE Spain: the result of 33 years of tailings disposal (1957–1990)...progressively infilling the Portman Bay (Murcia, SE Spain), thus making the shoreline advance between 500...manto-type deposits belonging to the Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión lead-zinc district. One of the mineral assemblages...iron ore. The ore contains magnetite ± hematite ± siderite. Tidal waves and sea currents led to gravimetric...intimate intergrowth between magnetite, hematite, and siderite. Besides, the sands contain large concentrations |  | | Report (issue) | | HYDROTHERMAL AND MAGMATIC MINERAL DEPOSITS Page Magma, Mine,;Superior (oo. ciges Rocttactek ors eno os es snl...ENCITOMGGER SH(Generali) aye we estes eee en ence UR ts la feat ocean ashen Aman otic sy BEC W ATG hus a LITa...Lote Penis vere tiered cnr iernse tae NBD ENDiaies © La SsiiCAtODLOIMOLe CEPOSlis Memmi nina teen ie eisai...the average geologist in North America to obtain a real understanding of any one of the deposits. Most of...one mine to another within the district are so generally the same that what is said of one mine will |  | | Book | | Genesis of the King Island (Tasmania) Scheelite Mine. U. BurCHAT = Par rere ctl eo AU eA «Aes, fy AU...Rocks of the Vicinity of the Almadén Mercury Deposit (Province of Ciudad Real, 396 Origin of Amphibolite...and Associated Magnetite Ore from the Pocheon Iron Mine (Korea). Chil-Sup So. With 7 Figures... .. Geochemistry...os, Mell tk, Aapetiys: Hemera Gi aha ae = + la FH) oe ae + If nti alee Heya oh Aagretng De...Alonso, F. Fdez., Avenida San Luis 40, Madrid—33, Spain Amstutz, G.C., Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut |  | | Book | | ralogie, die Wissenschaft Heute beschrankt sich die Mine- von den Mineralien, nicht mehr nur darauf, die...3 Réstofen zur Destillation yon Quecksilber in Almadén (Spanien). ET Allgemeine Mineralogie Manner...Riickschritt. Nur wenige Bergwerke wie das von Almadén (Spanien) werden weiterhin betrieben. Durch die...Welt erhalten. 1530 veréffentlicht dann Agrico- la (1494— 1555) sein Buch ,, Vom Berg- und Hiittenwesen“...hierfiir ist die Misch- kristallreihe zwischen den Mine- ralien Enstatit (MgSiO3) und Hypersten (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | near Jamestown in Cherokee County is another lead mine." ARIZONA—A letter dated Sept. 17, 1953, from John...his letter, dated Aug. 19, 1953, writes:— "An old mine near here had cavities in it that contained a sandlike...Chromrutile, has been found at the Red Ledge chromite mine in the Washington mining district of Nevada Co....clear, but presumably it was around 1949. Red Ledge mine was originally developed as a gold-bearing property...this under World News On Mineral thought copper mine, which is right Occurrences. If everything goes |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | collection of Pleistocene fossils taken from the La Bren tar pits. From one of the Curators in the paleontology...good deal of collecting during the weekends. "At a mine east of Leadville (Lake Co.). Colo., almost at the...are reported from only one mine at Mackay, Idaho. Also found at this mine are malachite, azurite, cuprite...ite. chalcocite and others. "At the Sedalia copper mine, north of Salida (Chaffee Co.), Colo., I found garnet...collected in Monroe Co., near the old Persons Mica Mine. The cordierite is found at a depth of about 30 |  | | Book | | Silicates. Traduction française par Louise de Pardieu LA VIE RUSTIQUE 40, Avenue Winston Churchill Bruxelles...Silicates. Traduction française par Louise de Pardieu LA VIE RUSTIQUE 40, Avenue Winston Churchill Bruxelles...mineraux représentes dans ce volume font partie de la Collection Cervello @ Editûms N. Boubée & Cie.,...vingtaine d'éléments chimiques exisl'~tat libre dans la nature. On les classe en: caractfrisés par leur couleur...Principalement en filons hydrothermaux de quartz, m~lé à de la pyrite et autres sulfures. Lorsque ces gisements |  | | Book (edition) | | Homestake Mine, South Dakota; in Montana and Arizona. Also in Ural Mts., U.S.S.R.; and at Waihi Mine, Mine...and Cuprite in Nevada; at Sulphur Bank mercury mine and at Lassen Peak, California. Sharp well-shaped...in Sicily at Girgenti and other areas; also in Spain at Conil. Found frequently around volcanoes in Iceland...elsewhere in Cornwall, England; from Picos de Europa, Spain. Very beautiful crystals, associated with galena...Cornwall, England. Found at La Bufa, Brea Mine, at Wanlockhead Mine Scotland, and also at Wallaroo |  | | Book (edition) | | in this way. Right (bottom): Hematite replaces siderite along its cleavage planes in a regular network...Schafarzikite Ilmenorutile Powellite Davidite(Ce, La, Y) Tapiolite-(Mn) Sphalerite Wurtzite Groutite...Rhodochrosite Defernite Olivine Garnet lamellar Siderite polysynthetic Hedenbergite contact twins spinel... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., |  | | Book | | see for themselves. Cover photograph: Hexagonal siderite from Cornwall, England. (Museo Civico di Storia...36 serpentine 108 serpentine, precious 108 siderite 42 silica group 31 silicates 75 sillimanite...mines on Mount Amiata, Tuscany (Italy), and Almadén (Spain). In the United States it is found in California...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to |  | | | | pyroxene group 96 pyrrhotite 12, /2 siberite 96 siderite 42 silica group 31 silicates 75 sillimanite 79...mines on Mount Amiata, Tuscany (Italy), and Almadén (Spain). In the United States it is found in California...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...Switzerland and at Picos de Europa near Santander in Spain. Very lustrous black crystals of marmatite blende |  | | Book | | Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Barcelona, Spain Basem Zoheir Benha University Benha, Egypt and...Mediterranean and Mid-Eastern regions. Barcelona, Spain Bari, Italy Mexico City, Mexico Benha, Egypt/Kiel...Maurizio Barbieri (AJGS Editor): University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy Ozgur Kisi (AJGS Editor): Ilia State...Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain Emanuela Schingaro (AJGS Editor): Università degli...(AJGS Editor): University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain Paul Selden (AJGS Editor): University of Kansas |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | turbidite systems from the Ainsa basin (Pyrenees, Spain)—O. Fernández, J.A. Muñoz, P. Arbués, O. Falivene...and Liu Yulong 118 Geochemical characteristics and LA-ICP-MS zircon U-Pb dating of amphibolites in the...Fleet Empressite, AgTe, from the Empress-Josephine mine, Colorado, U.S.A.: Composition, physical properties...of Analytical Chemistry, University of A Coruna, Spain, 21-24 October 2003—D. Prada, V. Cerda, F. Farre...bedrock sources for the Estero Hondo alluvial gold mine, western Ecuador—M. Potter and M.T. Styles 0361-0128/98/000/000-00 |  | | Journal (issue) | | hint of danger. This specimen is from the Sao Pedro mine in Minas Gerais (Saucui, Malacacheta Dist., Teofilo...Leatherman reGULAr coLUmnS ECO-FRIENDLY JEWELER A Gold Mine in Your Studio tips for collecting precious metal...Gollar Mine Non Access In the April Rock & Gem, I was pleased to find an article on the Gollar mine in Missouri;...contacted my former advisor about access to the Gollar mine. Apparently, some time after I left the state, a...locations. We also offer guided Field Trips to a locale mine each day. You must be at the show to sign up for |
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Almadén Mine, Almadén, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain