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La Vajol, Alt Empordà, Girona (Gerona), Catalonia, Spain
Latitude: 42°24'6"N
Longitude: 2°47'11"E
Longitude: 2°47'11"E
Several Talc mines and quarries exist around La Vajol. From a geological viewpoint, the mineralization was formed in the contact area between the Iberian and European continental plates, depositing large amounts of Talc due to dynamic and regressive metamorphism of dolomitic marbles under extreme conditions of pressure, temperature and the availability of water, resulting in changing the dolomite into hydrosilicates. The deposits spread out through the neighbouring localities of Maçanet de Cabrenys and Darnius, where they were also mined.
Mineral List
| Calcite 'Chlorite Group' Clinochlore var: Pennine | Goethite Graphite Hematite ? Magnesite ? | Microcline Muscovite Pyrite Quartz | Talc |
13 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.
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References
- Capdecomme, L. (1950). Sur la genèse des talcs pyrénéens. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Toulouse. 85: 313-316.
- Inventario Nacional del Talco (Tomo II), Madrid I.T.G.E. (1984)
- Thiebaut, J. (1988). Observations récentes sur la génèse`du talc dans les gisements des Pyrénées. Abstract Symposium on the Geology of the Pyrenees an Batics. Barcelona.
- Liesa, M., (1988). El metamorfisme del vessant sud del Massis del Roc de Frausa (Pirineu oriental). Tesi doctoral. Universitat de Barcelona.
- Mata i Perelló, J.M. (1990). Els minerals de Catalunya. Institut d´Estudis Catalans
- Bareche, Eugeni (2005). Els minerals de Catalunya: segle XX. Grup Mimeralògic Català.
- Calvo, M (2009) Minerales y minas de España. Tomo IV. Óxidos e Hidróxidos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros y Minas, Fundación Gómez Pardo.
- Inventario Nacional del Talco (Tomo II), Madrid I.T.G.E. (1984)
- Thiebaut, J. (1988). Observations récentes sur la génèse`du talc dans les gisements des Pyrénées. Abstract Symposium on the Geology of the Pyrenees an Batics. Barcelona.
- Liesa, M., (1988). El metamorfisme del vessant sud del Massis del Roc de Frausa (Pirineu oriental). Tesi doctoral. Universitat de Barcelona.
- Mata i Perelló, J.M. (1990). Els minerals de Catalunya. Institut d´Estudis Catalans
- Bareche, Eugeni (2005). Els minerals de Catalunya: segle XX. Grup Mimeralògic Català.
- Calvo, M (2009) Minerales y minas de España. Tomo IV. Óxidos e Hidróxidos. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros y Minas, Fundación Gómez Pardo.
External Links
http://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6055 (explanations and maps about La Vajol and other close mining areas, in Spanish language)
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