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Alcázar, Otívar, Granada, Andalusia, Spaini
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Alcázar- not defined -
OtívarMunicipality
GranadaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° North , 3° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~9km
GRN:
N25W03
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
69603
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69603:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Middle Alpujárride nappes.
Quartz and calcite segregation lenses in the carpholite-eclogite transition zone.



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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Carpholite
Formula: Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Ferrocarpholite-Magnesiocarpholite Series'
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Magnesiochloritoid
Formula: MgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘMagnesiochloritoid9.AF.85MgAl2O(SiO4)(OH)2
ⓘCarpholite9.DB.05Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Ferrocarpholite-Magnesiocarpholite Series'-

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References

Goffe, B., Michard, A., Garcia-Duenas, V., Gonzales-Lodeiro, F., Monie, P., Campos, J., Galindo-Zaldivar, J., Jabaloy, A., Martinez-Martinez, J.M., Simancas, J.F. (1989) First evidence of high-pressure, low-temperature metamorphism in the Alpujarride nappes, Betic Cordilleras (S. E. Spain). European Journal of Mineralogy, 1, 139-142.
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