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Oriental Mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain

Kenhsuite
Oriental Mine, El Hembrar, Chóvar, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain

Photo: A.Pesudo
Worked sporadically during the 19th century and first half of 20th century. Ores hosted in lower Triassic Buntsandstein.

Ref.:

Tritlla, J.; Cardellach, E. and Plana, F. (1991).- “Primeros datos sobre mineralizaciones de cinabrio en los materiales del Buntsandstein del área de Xovar (Sierra de Espadán, Castellón)”. Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía, 14 (1), pp. 95-96.

Tritlla, J. (1995).- “Geología y Metalogénia de las Mineralizaciones de Ba-Hg de la Sierra de Espadàn (provincia de Castellón). Publicacions de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Tesis Doctoral. ISBN 84-490-0260-5.

Joan Vinals & Miguel Calvo (2007) Corderoite, Kenhsuite and Perroudite, mercury sulphohalides from Chovar (Xovar), Castello, Spain. Mineral Up, June 2007.

Mineral List

Baryte
Bismuthinite
Cinnabar
Corderoite
Hollandite
Illite
Kenhsuite
Malachite
Quartz
Roméite Group
var: Stibiconite

Tetrahedrite
var: Mercurian Tetrahedrite

'Wad
var: Cobaltian Wad'



12 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

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