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La Martorellense Mine- (Sierra de L'Ataix), Castellví de Rosanes, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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La Martorellense Mine-, Castellví de Rosanes, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Photo: Colección- Agudo Espinosa

Latitude: 41°27'38"N
Longitude: 1°55'37"E

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Mina La Martorellense- ( Serra de L'Ataix) , Castellví de Rosanes, Baix Llogregat, Barcelona, Catalunya, España.

Important Lead Mine, located in the municipality of Castellví of Rosanes, but very close to Martorell where you can access even with a gallery within the municipality (Eusebio Mine)
It consists of a deep vertical well that exploded two powerful veins embedded in Ordovician shales.
The main ore was the Galena, remaining inside the mine spectacular mineralizations of Galena sparry with more than 40 centimeters thick. (personally seen in the 70s).

Mineral List

Baryte
Calcite
Cerussite

Chalcopyrite
Cuprite
Galena

Malachite
Marcasite
Pyrite

Quartz

10 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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References

Mata-Perelló, J.M. (1990): Els Minerals de Catalunya. Institut d´Estudis Catalans, Barcelona, 441 pp.

Lizano,I. (1998) La Mina de Plom "La Martorellense" de la Serra de L'Ataix, Martorell-Castellvi de Rosanes (Baix Llobregat), Mineralogistes de Catalunya Vol.VII Nº2,1998,pp.122-128

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