Aymar Quarry, Gualba quarries, Gualba, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Aymar Quarry | Quarry |
| Gualba quarries | Group of Quarries |
| Gualba | - not defined - |
| Vallès Oriental | Comarca |
| Barcelona | Province |
| Catalonia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Group of Countries |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 2° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~5km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
131321
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131321:8
GUID (UUID V4):
8e8ce0c8-3267-4983-b9a3-c578a4a74660
Skarn due to contact metamorphism of Hercynian granodiorite and biotite granite into Cambrian marbles. Primary Fe-Cu-Mo-Pb-Zn sulfides and oxides accompanied by hydrous and anhydrous calc-silicates.
Quarry which extracted carbonates for industrial use located about 10 km north of the town of Sant Celoni, one of about a dozen in the Gualba quarries district.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Inesite Formula: Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Inesite | 9.DL.05 | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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