Buiza de Gordón, Pola de Gordón, León, Castile and Leon, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Buiza de Gordón | - not defined - |
| Pola de Gordón | - not defined - |
| León | Province |
| Castile and Leon | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Group of Countries |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 53' 57'' North , 5° 41' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| La Pola de Gordón | 4,241 (2012) | 5.1km |
| Villamanín | 1,129 (2013) | 5.1km |
| Cármenes | 425 (2013) | 11.5km |
| La Robla | 4,656 (2012) | 11.8km |
| Carrocera | 559 (2012) | 12.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
222590
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222590:9
GUID (UUID V4):
26fc430f-2e6e-4e2a-aa3a-97f2ae63cfdf
Name(s) in local language(s):
Buiza de Gordón, Pola de Gordón, León, Castilla y León, España
Buiza de Gordón is a small town in León, Spain, situated in La Pola de Gordón region, León, in the middle of the mountains (south of cantabrician mountains).
During recent construction work for a tunnel (high velocity train, AVE in Spanish) to Asturias, workers of ADIF enterprise found good specimens of Baryte in the tunnel, Baryte crystals up to 3 cm. Other minerals more frequently found in this tunnel are Dolomites with Chalcopyrites, sometimes iridescent.
The dumps of these construction works are located in León, near at the town Buiza de Gordón.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ✪ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Habit: Prismatics Colour: candied Description: This Baryte is very rare, in prismatic crystals with a candied colour. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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