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Calcite from
Esquinzo ultra-alkaline complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Esquinzo ultra-alkaline complex, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:752790
Long-form Identifier:1:3:752790:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘMontaÃąa Blanca-Milocho carbonatite, Fuerteventura basal complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed quarry, La Matilla, Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘPuerto de la PeÃąa - Cueva de Lobos area, Fuerteventura Basal Complex, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘPunta del Aguila, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed zeolite occurrence, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘPunta Gorda, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘEl Charco, Gran Tarajal, Tuineje, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
42.4km (26.4 miles) ⓘFV-2 road cut, Gran Tarajal, Tuineje, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘRoad FV-2-Ravine of Cruzuela, La Lajita, PÃĄjara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘRoad FV-2 outcrop, La Lajita, PÃĄjara, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
References
J. Mangas & F. J. PÃĐrez Torrado, R. M. ReguilÃģn, A. Martín-Izard (1997): Rare earth minerals in carbonatites of Basal Complex of Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain). In: Papunen, H. (Ed.), Mineral Deposits: Research and exploration - where do they meet? Balkema, Rotterdam, pp. 475-478. [http://acceda.ulpgc.es/bitstream/10553/1784/1/4459.pdf]
Casillas, RamÃģn; Ahijado, Agustina; Nagy, GÃĐza; DemÃĐny, Attila; FernÃĄndez, Carlos (2024) The Esquinzo Ultra-Alkaline Rock Suite of Fuerteventura Basal Complex (Canary Islands): Evidence for Origin of Carbonatites by Fractional Crystallization. Minerals, 14 (3). p.295. doi:10.3390/min14030295
 
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