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Cabezo de San Ginés, El Estrecho de San Ginés, Cartagena, Murcia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Cabezo de San GinésHeadland
El Estrecho de San GinésTown
CartagenaMunicipality
MurciaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 38' 7'' North , 0° 49' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Atamaría30,000 (2018)4.3km
La Unión17,737 (2012)4.9km
La Manga del Mar Menor10,000 (2018)9.7km
Cala Reona701 (2018)9.9km
Los Alcázares15,619 (2010)12.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
247710
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247710:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cabezo de San Ginés, Estrecho de San Ginés, Sierra Minera de Cartagena-La Unión, Cartagena, Murcia, España


The Cabezo de San Ginés is a limestone rock elevation, a headland, located in the municipality of Cartagena in the Region of Murcia, near the town of El Estrecho de San Ginés and close to the Mar Menor and Cape Palos. It was also formerly known as Monte Miral.

It is geologically interesting because it is a place where karstification phenomena occur.

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ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Hetaerolite
Formula: ZnMn2O4
Description: (On analysis, some purported "hydrohetaerolite" specimens from here turned out to be chalcophanite.)
ⓘ Hetaerolite var. Hydrohetaerolite
Formula: Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
Description: (On analysis, some purported "hydrohetaerolite" specimens from here turned out to be chalcophanite.)
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ 'Limonite'
✪ Lindbergite
Formula: Mn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHetaerolite4.BB.10ZnMn2O4
ⓘvar. Hydrohetaerolite4.BB.10Zn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘChalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
ⓘLindbergite10.AB.05Mn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ Hetaerolite var. HydrohetaeroliteZn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ LindbergiteMn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ LindbergiteMn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Oⓘ Hetaerolite var. HydrohetaeroliteZn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ LindbergiteMn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mnⓘ HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Mnⓘ Hetaerolite var. HydrohetaeroliteZn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ LindbergiteMn2+(C2O4) · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
ZnZinc
Znⓘ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ HetaeroliteZnMn2O4
Znⓘ Hetaerolite var. HydrohetaeroliteZn(Mn,◻)2(O,OH)4
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabezo_de_San_Gin%C3%A9s
Wikidata ID:Q5738164

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