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Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain i
Regional Level Types
Camino de la Playa del Asno Outcrop
Tasartico Village
La Aldea de San Nicolás Municipality
Gran Canaria Island
Las Palmas Province Province
Canary Islands Group of Autonomous Communities
Spain Country

Regional Level Types
Camino de la Playa del Asno	Outcrop
Tasartico	Village
La Aldea de San Nicolás	Municipality
Gran Canaria	Island
Las Palmas Province	Province
Canary Islands	Group of Autonomous Communities
Spain	Country

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Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

27° 54' 39'' North , 15° 49' 22'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
San Nicolás	7,950 (2008)	9.6km
Mogán	21,690 (2012)	10.0km
Puerto Rico	11,000 (2015)	17.5km
Artenara	1,565 (2012)	21.1km
Tejeda	2,338 (2015)	22.4km

Mindat Locality ID:

189758

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:189758:9

GUID (UUID V4):

Name(s) in local language(s):

Camino de la Playa del Asno,Tasartico, Gran Canaria

Rock outcrop in the Barranco, ca. 1.5 km SW of Tasartico.

Select Mineral List Type

Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

References:

Collection of Volker BetzIdentified by Volker Betz: Visual Identification

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

References:

Collection of Volker BetzIdentified by Volker Betz: Visual Identification, Wet Chemical

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

References:

Zeolite collection of Volker Betz

ⓘ 'Chabazite var. Phacolite'

References:

www.mindat.org (n.d.) https://www.mindat.org/photo-626340.html

www.mindat.org (n.d.) https://www.mindat.org/photo-523333.html

www.mindat.org (n.d.) https://www.mindat.org/photo-180967.html

www.mindat.org (n.d.) https://www.mindat.org/photo-253460.html

www.mindat.org (n.d.) https://www.mindat.org/photo-697688.html

ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

Formula: (Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

References:

Zeolite collection of Volker Betz

Gallery:

CaCO₃ⓘ Calcite

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Calcite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

ⓘ 'Chabazite'

Chabazite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Chabazite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Chabazite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Chabazite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Chabazite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Chabazite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

ⓘ 'Chabazite var. Phacolite'

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phacolite, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂Oⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'

Phillipsite Subgroup, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phillipsite Subgroup, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Phillipsite Subgroup, etc.

Camino de la Playa del Asno, Tasartico, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Chabazite'	-
ⓘ	'Phillipsite Subgroup'	-	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
ⓘ	'Chabazite var. Phacolite'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
H	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O
Ba	Barium
Ba	ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup	(Ca_0.5,K,Na,Ba_0.5)_4-7[Al_4-7Si_12-9O₃₂] ^. 12H₂O

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References

Ternes, B. (1995) Fundstellen im Südwesten Gran Canarias [Minerallocalities in the southwest of Gran Canaria]. Lapis, 20 (1). 57-59

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