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Cantera de La Esfinge, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cantera de La Esfinge | Quarry |
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Municipality |
| Gran Canaria | Island |
| Las Palmas Province | Province |
| Canary Islands | Group of Autonomous Communities |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 9' 56'' North , 15° 24' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 381,847 (2018) | 7.4km |
| Arucas | 36,259 (2012) | 12.3km |
| Firgas | 7,106 (2012) | 16.4km |
| Santa Brígida | 19,154 (2012) | 17.5km |
| Teror | 12,926 (2012) | 18.0km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cantera de La Esfinge, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria
Levels of basaltic lava with columnar zones and breccia zones which have favoured the precipitation of fillings of aragonite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Haüyne Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Habit: Tabular Colour: red Fluorescence: none |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Habit: Cubic Colour: Grey, metallic Fluorescence: none |
| ⓘ Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup' Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| ⓘ Pseudobrookite Formula: Fe2TiO5 Habit: Prismatic Colour: Red, black Fluorescence: none |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Pseudobrookite | 4.CB.15 | Fe2TiO5 |
| ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Haüyne | 9.FB.10 | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Phillipsite Subgroup' | - | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Na | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Al | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| S | ⓘ Native Sulphur | S8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Haüyne | Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4) |
| Ca | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pseudobrookite | Fe2TiO5 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup | (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O |
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Cantera de La Esfinge, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain