La Machota Baja outcrop, Zarzalejo, Community of Madrid, Spaini
Regional Level Types | |
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La Machota Baja outcrop | Outcrop |
Zarzalejo | Village |
Community of Madrid | Autonomous Community |
Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 32' 30'' North , 4° 9' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Zarzalejo | 1,327 (2012) | 2.6km |
El Escorial | 14,979 (2010) | 5.0km |
San Lorenzo de El Escorial | 17,889 (2012) | 5.5km |
Fresnedillas | 1,131 (2008) | 6.3km |
Navalagamella | 1,700 (2012) | 8.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
105847
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105847:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a78376ff-5420-446c-a8a2-320912369743
Name(s) in local language(s):
La Machota Baja, Zarzalejo, Madrid, España
Classic and famous site located near the town of Zarzalejo at the base of the mount "La Machota Baja" next to the train station.
This is a beautiful porphyry granite-adamellite forming a potent dyke with large phenocrysts of potassium feldspar (orthoclase) of great perfection.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
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La Machota Baja outcrop, Zarzalejo, Community of Madrid, Spain