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La Gallega Mine, Ojén Iherzolite massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

Maucherite
La Gallega Mine, Ojén Iherzolite massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

Photo: Leon Hupperichs
Mineralisation hosted in chromitites in the Ojen Iherzolite massif (Serrania de Ronda, Betic Cordillera, southern Spain).

Located 3 km W of Ojén.


References

- Econ Geol (1990) 85: 112-132.
- Garuti, G., Gazzotti, M., and Torres-Ruiz, J. (1995) Iridium, rhodium, and platinum sulfides in chromitites from the ultramafic massifs of Finero, Italy, and Ojen, Spain. Canadian Mineralogist: 33: 509-520.
- Torres-Ruiz, J., Garuti, G., Gazzotti, M., Gervilla, F., and Hach-Alí, P.F. (1996) Platinum-group minerals in chromitites from the Ojen Iherzolite massif (Serrania de Ronda), Betic Cordillera, southern Spain. Mineralogy and Petrology: 56: 25-50.

Mineral List

'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Cordierite
Cubanite
Gersdorffite
Gold
Graphite
Ilmenite
Löllingite
Maucherite
Nickeline
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Pentlandite
Pyrrhotite
Rammelsbergite
Rutile
'Serpentine Group'
Westerveldite (TL)
Zircon


21 entries listed. 17 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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