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

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

	Stibiconite

	Tetrahedrite var: Mercurian Tetrahedrite

	'Wad var: Cobaltian Wad'

12 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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