Can Súria quarry (Sant Ramón quarry; Guixeres quarry), Maçanet de la Selva, Girona, Catalonia, Spaini
Regional Level Types | |
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Can Súria quarry (Sant Ramón quarry; Guixeres quarry) | Quarry |
Maçanet de la Selva | - not defined - |
Girona | Province |
Catalonia | Autonomous Community |
Spain | Group of Countries |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 47' 34'' North , 2° 42' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Sils | 3,869 (2012) | 2.9km |
Hostalric | 3,442 (2012) | 8.4km |
Santa Coloma de Farners | 11,739 (2012) | 9.2km |
Tordera | 15,345 (2012) | 10.4km |
Riudellots de la Selva | 1,770 (2012) | 13.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
189470
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189470:0
GUID (UUID V4):
fae8a223-f8ef-41e0-82a4-721459668728
Name(s) in local language(s):
Pedrera Can Súria (Pedrera Sant Ramón; Pedrera Guixeres), Maçanet de la Selva, La Selva, Girona (Gerona), Catalunya (Cataluña), España
In this quarry basalt flows are exploited. These flows occurred in the Upper Miocene-Pliocene on Paleozoic granites with pegmatites that are also exploited.
This locality is famous for its "ferrosaponite" specimens, as initially identified by XRD and EDS, but recent research (March, 2009) by clay mineral expert Dr. Stephan Kaufhold of Technical Mineralogy, GEOZENTRUM (Hannover, Germany), including more detailed structural analysis, additional IR, and also XRD of ethyleneglycol treated samples, is more consistent with a sodium-free Ca-dominant nontronite (as yet not separately named). Subsequent analysis from Dr. Joan Viñals have confirmed this fact (Thank you to Dr. Joan Viñals for this update.)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Albite ? Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Formula: Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O References: |
ⓘ Hollandite Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
ⓘ 'Jasper' ? References: |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 References: |
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides' |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Nontronite Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O References: |
ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Hollandite | 4.DK.05a | Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
ⓘ | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | Ferrosaponite ? | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Albite ? | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Jasper' ? | - | |
ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Ferrosaponite | Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Ferrosaponite | Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ferrosaponite | Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | ⓘ Ferrosaponite | Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Ferrosaponite | Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Ferrosaponite | Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Fe | ⓘ Ferrosaponite | Ca0.3(Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Hollandite | Ba(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
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