Virgen del Castellar Mine (El Castellar Mine), Villarrubia de Santiago (Ocaña), Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Virgen del Castellar Mine (El Castellar Mine) | Mine |
| Villarrubia de Santiago (Ocaña) | - not defined - |
| Toledo | Province |
| Castile-La Mancha | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Group of Countries |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 3° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~10km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
49866
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49866:0
GUID (UUID V4):
2466e84a-4376-4d46-80ee-2b67fa61324c
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Virgen del Castellar (Mina El Castellar), Villarrubia de Santiago (Ocaña), Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, España
The mines in the Tertiary gypsum and marls escarpment over the Tagus river in Villarrubia de Santiago were exploited at least since the 18th century to obtain salt. In 1807, M. Dumeril found a mineral that was characterized by Brongniart, who gave the name glauberite. For many years, this mine was the only known locality of glauberite.
When Brongniart (1808) published his discovery, he located erroneously the mine in “Villarrubia, prés d’Ocagna, dans la Nouvelle-Castille”. Ocaña (Ocagna)is the most significant locality in the surrounding area but is not near Villarrubia de Santiago.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 |
| ⓘ Epsomite Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ Glauberite (TL) Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2 Type Locality: References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Hydroglauberite Formula: Na10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ Mirabilite Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ Polyhalite Formula: K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Thénardite Formula: Na2SO4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Glauberite (TL) | 7.AD.25 | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Epsomite | 7.CB.40 | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| ⓘ | Polyhalite | 7.CC.65 | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Hydroglauberite | 7.CD.20 | Na10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroglauberite | Na10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| O | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydroglauberite | Na10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Hydroglauberite | Na10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Epsomite | MgSO4 · 7H2O |
| S | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Hydroglauberite | Na10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroglauberite | Na10Ca3(SO4)8 · 6H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Polyhalite | K2Ca2Mg(SO4)4 · 2H2O |
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