Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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(Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalucía, España)

Epithermal high sulphidation gold deposit. Closed in 1966.
Note that the mining district is located in the Cape Gata Natural Park (Cabo de Gata).

References:
- I. Queralt, M. Kanazirski & M. Gorova (1995): Adularia-sericite type wallrock alteration at the Maria Josefa gold mine: an example of low sulfidation epithermal ore deposit, within the volcanic Rodalquilar caldera (SE, Spain). Geologica Acta, 30(4), 91–100.
- A. Arribas, F. Hernández, M. A. Fernández Périz, J. Gröbner, G. Leal (2005): Rodalquilar - El oro del Capo del Ágata. Bocamina 15, 12-88.

- http://147.96.1.15/info/crismine/Pagina%20web/Contaminacion_Rodalquillar.pdf

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Mineral List:

'Adularia'
Alumopharmacosiderite
Alunite
Anglesite
Apatite-(CaF)
Arseniosiderite
Arthurite
Atacamite
Azurite
Baryte
Beaverite
Bornite
Brackebuschite
Brochantite
Calaverite
Calcite
Calderónite
Cerussite
Chalcanthite
'Chalcedony
var: Agate'
Chalcopyrite
Chenevixite
Chlorargyrite
Chrysocolla
Clinoptilolite-Na
Conichalcite
Connellite

Cornwallite
Coronadite
Covellite
Dickite
Digenite
Enargite
'Ferrierite'
Galena
Goethite
Gold
Gypsum
Halloysite
Hematite
Hidalgoite
Illite
Iodargyrite
Jarosite
Kaolinite
Ktenasite
Lavendulan
Limonite
Löllingite
Malachite
Manganite
Metasideronatrite
Mimetite
Mottramite

Olivenite
Opal
Orthoclase
Osarizawaite
Parnauite
Pharmacosiderite
Plumbojarosite
Pyrite
Pyromorphite
Pyrophyllite
Quartz
Rodalquilarite (TL)
Scorodite
'Sericite'
Silver
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Svanbergite
Tellurium
Tennantite
Tetrahedrite
Vanadinite
Woodhouseite
Wulfenite
Zunyite

126 entries listed. 73 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region:


Spain
Andalusia Almería Níjar Rodalquilar Cerro de los Guardias Sol mine
Cerro del Cinto Mine
Las Niñas Mine
Maria Josefa Mine

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