Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spaini
Regional Level Types | |
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Cerro Minado Mines | Group of Mines |
Cuesta Alta | - not defined - |
Huércal-Overa | Municipality |
Almería | Province |
Andalusia | Autonomous Community |
Spain | Group of Countries |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 22' 22'' North , 1° 57' 14'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
241637
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241637:6
GUID (UUID V4):
8c7dcfab-7cf3-4968-a177-ca59c8a45341
Name(s) in local language(s):
Minas de Cerro Minado, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalucía, España
Old copper and cobalt mines, operated in ancient times by the Phoenicians, and later by the Romans. Operation by English owners known at the turn of the 20th century.
Two concessions are known:
- "La Cena del Deposito", which produced the minerals for which the locality is famous, like erythrite.
- "El Recuerdo de Mi Padre", south of the former, apparently with no remarkable mineralizations.
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ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S Habit: microscopic grains on schachnerite |
ⓘ Adamite Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH) Localities: References: |
ⓘ Adamite var. Cobalt-bearing Adamite References: |
ⓘ Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite Formula: (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH Habit: chisel-shaped prisms, balls Colour: pale green Description: Cobalt-bearing varieties are mentioned (Gröbner et al., 2009). |
ⓘ Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Annabergite Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Habit: classical flat crystals Colour: green |
✪ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: thick prisms with very distinct end faces Colour: colorless |
ⓘ Arseniosiderite Formula: Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Asbolane Formula: (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Habit: chisel-shaped prisms, platy crystals, short prisms Colour: green, dark green, bluish |
ⓘ Auriacusite Formula: Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O |
ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 Habit: pearly scales Colour: pale green |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Habit: small platy crystals sometimes in rosettes, also flat elongated prisms |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Intermediate phases between baryte and celestine. |
ⓘ Belloite Formula: Cu(OH)Cl Habit: grains Colour: yellowish green Description: Not stable, converts quickly into green earthy copper chlorides. |
✪ Bobkingite Formula: Cu5Cl2(OH)8 · 2H2O Habit: elongated prisms, rounded masses Colour: bright blue Description: Probably the best crystals for the species (07/2010).
Contains nickel. |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Habit: platy crystals, felted fibers Colour: dark green, pale green |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Habit: balls, saddle-shaped rhombohedrons Colour: white, pale pink |
ⓘ Calomel Formula: [Hg2]2+Cl2 Habit: crusts, grains Colour: brownish, gray Description: SEM/EDS analysis by Bertrand Devouard - Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans - Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand |
✪ Capgaronnite Formula: AgHgClS Habit: sharp needles Colour: yellow Description: Currently (07/2010) probably the richest specimens known (2 only).
SEM/EDS: Bertrand Devouard - Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans - Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand
XRD: Tony Kampf - Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County |
ⓘ Carrollite Formula: CuCo2S4 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Habit: massive, grains |
ⓘ Chenevixite Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4 Habit: masses Colour: yellowish green |
ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl Habit: tiny rounded octahedrons Colour: greenish yellow Description: SEM/EDS: Bertrand Devouard - Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans - Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Habit: needles (probalby after olivenite), balls, crusts, veins Colour: pale blue |
ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
ⓘ Clinoatacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl Habit: pseudomorphs after azurite Colour: green Description: Previously (and erroneously) reported as paratacamite. |
ⓘ Clinoclase Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 Description: Miguel Calvo specimen |
ⓘ 'Cobalt-bearing Calcite-Spherocobaltite' Localities: References: |
ⓘ Cobaltite Formula: CoAsS |
ⓘ Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) Habit: crusts, balls with erythrite, calcite Colour: yellowish green, green |
ⓘ Connellite Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O Habit: fibers, thick needles, coatings |
ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu Habit: grains in cuprite |
ⓘ Cornwallite Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS Habit: coatings Colour: blue |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Habit: cubes, masses, veins Colour: dark red |
ⓘ 'Cuproroméite' ? Formula: Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
ⓘ Digenite ? Formula: Cu9S5 Description: The mineral was mentioned by Arana (1972), but not found again. |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Eglestonite Formula: [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH) |
✪ Erythrite Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O Habit: rosettes of flat crystals Colour: pale pink, reddish pink, purplish Description: Color change may indicate presence of Mg or Ni. |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
✪ Gerhardtite Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 Habit: short crystals with beveled faces (wulfenite-like), grains with good cleavage Colour: dark blue |
ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
ⓘ Glaukosphaerite Formula: (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: small balls Colour: yellowish green |
ⓘ Goethite ? Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Description: The mineral was mentioned by Arana (1972), but not found again. |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Hematite ? Formula: Fe2O3 Description: The mineral was mentioned by Arana (1972), but not found again. |
ⓘ Heterogenite Formula: Co3+O(OH) Description: Joachim Gröbner specimen and analysis |
ⓘ Hörnesite Formula: Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ Iodargyrite Formula: AgI |
ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 Habit: flat pseudohexagonal crystals, powdery masses Colour: brown |
ⓘ Juanitaite Formula: (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11 · 2H2O Habit: tiny scales Colour: yellowish green, metallic lustre Description: Can be visually confused with reevesite.
2nd world locality |
ⓘ Lavendulan Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
ⓘ Luanheite Formula: Ag3Hg Habit: irregular masses Description: Associated with chenevixite.
SEM/EDS: Bertrand Devouard - Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans - Observatoire de Physique du Globe de Clermont-Ferrand |
ⓘ Magnetite ? Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Description: The mineral was mentioned by Arana (1972), but not found again. |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Habit: needles, crusts, balls, pseudo-rhombohedral crystals, tree-like Description: Tree-like forms may derive from copper/cuprite. |
ⓘ Mercury Formula: Hg Habit: droplets in cuprite/malachite Colour: steel gray |
ⓘ Millerite ? Formula: NiS |
ⓘ Mixite Formula: BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Nantokite Formula: CuCl Habit: grains; rare small distorted crystals Colour: colorless, white, yellowish Description: Not stable, converts quickly into green earthy copper chlorides.
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ⓘ Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) Habit: needles Colour: white, pale brown, purplish brown, green |
✪ Olivenite var. Cobalt-bearing Olivenite Formula: (Cu,Co)2AsO4(OH) Habit: chisel-shaped prisms, balls Colour: purplish, brown |
ⓘ Paraschachnerite Formula: Ag3Hg2 |
ⓘ Formula: Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 Locality: La Cena del Depósito concession, Cerro Minado Mines, Cuesta Alta, Huércal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain - erroneously reported Description: Is in fact clinoatacamite (Viñals et al., 2010). |
ⓘ Parnauite Formula: Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O Habit: fuzzy aggregates Colour: pale blue Description: Often found to contain nickel (Viñals et al., 2010). |
ⓘ Pitticite ? Formula: (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
ⓘ Proustite ? Formula: Ag3AsS3 Description: The mineral was mentioned by Arana (1972), but not found again. |
ⓘ Pyrargyrite ? Formula: Ag3SbS3 Description: The mineral was mentioned by Arana (1972), but not found again. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
✪ Reevesite Formula: Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O Habit: hexagonal platy crystals, scales Colour: yellow, brownish yellow |
ⓘ Rosasite Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Rouaite Formula: Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
ⓘ Schachnerite Formula: Ag1.1Hg0.9 Habit: grains, coatings in cuprite, also tree-like irregular structures Colour: silver gray |
ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Habit: "rice-grain" rounded crystals Colour: pink |
ⓘ Spherocobaltite Formula: CoCO3 Habit: crusts; small rounded crystals Colour: pale pink; reddish pink Description: Unusual color may be due to high nickel contents (up to 40% of Co+Ni). |
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S Habit: grains Colour: black Description: Tetrahedrite may be present, too.
SEM/EDS analysis by Association Jean Wyart, Paris. |
ⓘ Tenorite Formula: CuO Habit: scales Colour: black |
ⓘ Tiemannite Formula: HgSe |
ⓘ Tyrolite Formula: Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O Habit: small grains, platy crystals organized in compact balls, books Colour: bluish green, blue |
ⓘ Zálesíite Formula: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
ⓘ Zincolivenite Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH) Habit: pseudo-octahedrons, mixed crystals with adamite Colour: grayish green to pale purple; grayish to pink Description: Cannot be told visually from cobalt-bearing adamite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
ⓘ | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
ⓘ | Paraschachnerite | 1.AD.15a | Ag3Hg2 |
ⓘ | Schachnerite | 1.AD.15a | Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
ⓘ | Luanheite | 1.AD.15b | Ag3Hg |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Digenite ? | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Tiemannite | 2.CB.05a | HgSe |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Millerite ? | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
ⓘ | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Cobaltite | 2.EB.25 | CoAsS |
ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
ⓘ | Capgaronnite | 2.FC.20a | AgHgClS |
ⓘ | Pyrargyrite ? | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
ⓘ | Proustite ? | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Nantokite | 3.AA.05 | CuCl |
ⓘ | Iodargyrite | 3.AA.10 | AgI |
ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
ⓘ | Calomel | 3.AA.30 | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
ⓘ | Belloite | 3.DA.10b | Cu(OH)Cl |
ⓘ | Clinoatacamite | 3.DA.10b | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
ⓘ | Paratacamite ? | 3.DA.10c | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
ⓘ | Connellite | 3.DA.25 | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Bobkingite | 3.DA.50 | Cu5Cl2(OH)8 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Eglestonite | 3.DD.05 | [Hg2]2+3OCl3(OH) |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite ? | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
ⓘ | Magnetite ? | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Hematite ? | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | 'Cuproroméite' ? | 4.DH.20 | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
ⓘ | Heterogenite | 4.FE.20 | Co3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Asbolane | 4.FL.30 | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Spherocobaltite | 5.AB.05 | CoCO3 |
ⓘ | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Rosasite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Glaukosphaerite | 5.BA.10 | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Reevesite | 5.DA.50 | Ni6Fe3+2(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
ⓘ | Rouaite | 5.NB.05 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
ⓘ | Gerhardtite | 5.NB.05 | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Auriacusite | 8.BB.30 | Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O |
ⓘ | Zincolivenite | 8.BB.30 | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Adamite var. Cobalt-bearing Adamite | 8.BB.30 | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | var. Copper-bearing Adamite | 8.BB.30 | (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH |
ⓘ | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Adamite | 8.BB.30 | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Olivenite var. Cobalt-bearing Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | (Cu,Co)2AsO4(OH) |
ⓘ | Cornwallite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Clinoclase | 8.BE.20 | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
ⓘ | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Hörnesite | 8.CE.40 | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Annabergite | 8.CE.40 | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Erythrite | 8.CE.40 | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Pitticite ? | 8.DB.05 | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
ⓘ | Chenevixite | 8.DD.05 | Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Juanitaite | 8.DE.40 | (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Parnauite | 8.DF.35 | Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O |
ⓘ | Lavendulan | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
ⓘ | Arseniosiderite | 8.DH.30 | Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Zálesíite | 8.DL.15 | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Mixite | 8.DL.15 | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
ⓘ | Tyrolite | 8.DM.10 | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Cobalt-bearing Calcite-Spherocobaltite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
H | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
H | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite | (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH |
H | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
H | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Hörnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
H | ⓘ Parnauite | Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O |
H | ⓘ Cuproroméite | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
H | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
H | ⓘ Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
H | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
H | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
H | ⓘ Belloite | Cu(OH)Cl |
H | ⓘ Juanitaite | (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Rouaite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
H | ⓘ Bobkingite | Cu5Cl2(OH)8 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Olivenite var. Cobalt-bearing Olivenite | (Cu,Co)2AsO4(OH) |
H | ⓘ Zincolivenite | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
C | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
C | ⓘ Spherocobaltite | CoCO3 |
C | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
N | ⓘ Rouaite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
O | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite | (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
O | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | ⓘ Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Hörnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
O | ⓘ Parnauite | Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O |
O | ⓘ Cuproroméite | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
O | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
O | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Spherocobaltite | CoCO3 |
O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
O | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
O | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
O | ⓘ Belloite | Cu(OH)Cl |
O | ⓘ Juanitaite | (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Rouaite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
O | ⓘ Bobkingite | Cu5Cl2(OH)8 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Olivenite var. Cobalt-bearing Olivenite | (Cu,Co)2AsO4(OH) |
O | ⓘ Zincolivenite | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Auriacusite | Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Hörnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Capgaronnite | AgHgClS |
S | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
S | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
S | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
S | ⓘ Parnauite | Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O |
S | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
S | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Cl | ⓘ Capgaronnite | AgHgClS |
Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Cl | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
Cl | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Cl | ⓘ Nantokite | CuCl |
Cl | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
Cl | ⓘ Belloite | Cu(OH)Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Bobkingite | Cu5Cl2(OH)8 · 2H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Juanitaite | (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11 · 2H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Juanitaite | (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Auriacusite | Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
Co | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Co | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
Co | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Co | ⓘ Heterogenite | Co3+O(OH) |
Co | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Co | ⓘ Spherocobaltite | CoCO3 |
Co | ⓘ Olivenite var. Cobalt-bearing Olivenite | (Cu,Co)2AsO4(OH) |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
Ni | ⓘ Asbolane | (Ni,Co)2-xMn4+(O,OH)4 · nH2O |
Ni | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
Ni | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
Ni | ⓘ Reevesite | Ni6Fe23+(OH)16(CO3) · 4H2O |
Ni | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
Cu | ⓘ Clinoatacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Cu | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | ⓘ Connellite | Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite | (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH |
Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | ⓘ Gerhardtite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Cu | ⓘ Glaukosphaerite | (Cu,Ni)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Nantokite | CuCl |
Cu | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
Cu | ⓘ Parnauite | Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Cuproroméite | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
Cu | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
Cu | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Belloite | Cu(OH)Cl |
Cu | ⓘ Juanitaite | (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11 · 2H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Rouaite | Cu2(NO3)(OH)3 |
Cu | ⓘ Bobkingite | Cu5Cl2(OH)8 · 2H2O |
Cu | ⓘ Olivenite var. Cobalt-bearing Olivenite | (Cu,Co)2AsO4(OH) |
Cu | ⓘ Zincolivenite | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | ⓘ Auriacusite | Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite | (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH |
Zn | ⓘ Paratacamite | Cu3(Cu,Zn)(OH)6Cl2 |
Zn | ⓘ Rosasite | (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | ⓘ Zincolivenite | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Adamite | Zn2(AsO4)(OH) |
As | ⓘ Annabergite | Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | ⓘ Arseniosiderite | Ca2Fe33+(AsO4)3O2 · 3H2O |
As | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
As | ⓘ Clinoclase | Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3 |
As | ⓘ Cobaltite | CoAsS |
As | ⓘ Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
As | ⓘ Cornwallite | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
As | ⓘ Adamite var. Copper-bearing Adamite | (Zn,Cu)2AsO4OH |
As | ⓘ Erythrite | Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | ⓘ Gersdorffite | NiAsS |
As | ⓘ Hörnesite | Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O |
As | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
As | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
As | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
As | ⓘ Parnauite | Cu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10 · 7H2O |
As | ⓘ Pitticite | (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?) |
As | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
As | ⓘ Tyrolite | Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8 · 11H2O |
As | ⓘ Zálesíite | CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O |
As | ⓘ Juanitaite | (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11 · 2H2O |
As | ⓘ Olivenite var. Cobalt-bearing Olivenite | (Cu,Co)2AsO4(OH) |
As | ⓘ Zincolivenite | CuZn(AsO4)(OH) |
As | ⓘ Auriacusite | Fe3+Cu2+(AsO4)O |
Se | Selenium | |
Se | ⓘ Tiemannite | HgSe |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
Ag | ⓘ Capgaronnite | AgHgClS |
Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
Ag | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
Ag | ⓘ Luanheite | Ag3Hg |
Ag | ⓘ Paraschachnerite | Ag3Hg2 |
Ag | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
Ag | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
Ag | ⓘ Schachnerite | Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Cuproroméite | Cu2Sb2(O,OH)7 |
Sb | ⓘ Pyrargyrite | Ag3SbS3 |
I | Iodine | |
I | ⓘ Iodargyrite | AgI |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Calomel | [Hg2]2+Cl2 |
Hg | ⓘ Capgaronnite | AgHgClS |
Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Hg | ⓘ Eglestonite | [Hg2]32+OCl3(OH) |
Hg | ⓘ Luanheite | Ag3Hg |
Hg | ⓘ Mercury | Hg |
Hg | ⓘ Paraschachnerite | Ag3Hg2 |
Hg | ⓘ Schachnerite | Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
Hg | ⓘ Tiemannite | HgSe |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | ⓘ Mixite | BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
Bi | ⓘ Juanitaite | (Cu,Ca,Fe)10Bi(AsO4)4(OH)11 · 2H2O |
Localities in this Region
- Andalusia
- Almería
- Huércal-Overa
- Cuesta Alta
- Cerro Minado Mines
- Cuesta Alta
- Huércal-Overa
- Almería
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