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San Hipolito Mine, Oria, Almería, Andalusia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| San Hipolito Mine | Mine |
| Oria | Municipality |
| Almería | Province |
| Andalusia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 31' 12'' North , 2° 15' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina San Hipolito
Wulfenite crystals occur inside vugs and sandy pockets on kakirite material (decomposed whitish grey marble). Crystal shows deep orange colour with size up to 10mm. Rock matrix mainly formed by fractured marble and locally brecciated is very weak thus collecting sample require carefully.
Predominantly habit show blocky "Los Lamentos type", tabular and pyramidal forming in a very beautiful association.
Note: Coordinates are those of the lower adit; those of the upper adit are: 37.51989° N, 2.26655° W.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| ⓘ | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Betic CordilleraPassive Margin
EuropeContinent
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula
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San Hipolito Mine, Oria, Almería, Andalusia, Spain