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Majal del Toro Mine, Genalguacil, Málaga, Andalusia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Majal del Toro MineMine (Inactive)
GenalguacilMunicipality
MálagaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 30' 36'' North , 5° 13' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2024
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Genalguacil551 (2012)4.2km
Jubrique729 (2012)6.1km
Benarrabá550 (2012)6.9km
Algatocín934 (2012)8.7km
Gaucín1,847 (2018)8.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
444659
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:444659:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mina Majal del Toro; Mina Majadal del Toro


El Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar (Madoz, 1847), en su tomo VIII, página 344, referente al municipio de Genalguacil dice:
“muchas minas de varios metales, denlas cuales se han beneficiado mas de 500, pero sin lucro alguno, habiendo llamado particularmente la atención las de hierro y cobre-, siendo de estas las de mayor nombradia las que se hallan en tes sities llamados Majadal del Toro y Herrumbrosa, dist. una leg.'dela pobl., el uno ai S. y el otro al N ; hay ademas de esto una fab. de fundición , tiirdada de San José , propia de una sociedad; y á una leg. al S. de la v. y al pie de Sierra Bermeja, la cueva que dicen de Baque que se interna 4 ó 5 varas, en la cual brola un copioso manantial rodeado de los minerales de cobre, hierro y plata”.

En la actualidad apenas quedan vestigios de la Mina Majal del Toro, con lo que parece ser una galería cegada con escombrera en la vertiente derecha del pequeño cerro y restos de un pequeño muro exterior de mampostería para nivelar el terreno; en el margen izquierdo del cerro parece hallarse restos de otra escombrera.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
References:
Colección Juan A.M. Barnestein.Identified by Juan A. M. Barnestein (Barny): Visual Identification
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
References:
Colección Juan A.M. Barnestein.Identified by Juan A. M. Barnestein (Barny): Visual Identification
ⓘ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
References:
Colección Juan A.M. Barnestein.Identified by Juan A. M. Barnestein (Barny): Visual Identification
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAntigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘLizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘChrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siⓘ LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS

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