Coto San Bernardo mine, Astorga, León, Castile and Leon, Spaini
Regional Level Types | |
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Coto San Bernardo mine | Mine |
Astorga | - not defined - |
León | Province |
Castile and Leon | Autonomous Community |
Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 28' 30'' North , 6° 4' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Astorga | 12,078 (2012) | 2.2km |
Villaobispo de Otero | 649 (2012) | 3.0km |
San Justo de la Vega | 2,077 (2012) | 4.8km |
Magaz de Cepeda | 448 (2012) | 7.2km |
Brazuelo | 328 (2012) | 7.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
218928
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:218928:7
GUID (UUID V4):
a388576d-fa13-4e1e-9a48-efb2e1ffb31a
Name(s) in local language(s):
Coto San Bernardo
Coto San Bernardo is an old iron ore exploitation, located two kilometers from the city Astorga. It was exploited from 1957 until the early 1970s.
The host rock is sandstone, with calcite and quartz gangue.
Exploited minerals: Magnetite, Chamosite, Siderite, Pyrite, Goethite, limonite Chalcopyrite, and chlorite.
the deposit is in fact not exploited - there are still estimated ore reserves of 30 million tonnes.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Chamosite Formula: (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+)5Al(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
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Coto San Bernardo mine, Astorga, León, Castile and Leon, Spain