Working granite quarries producing blocks for ornamental uses. Centimetric pegmatite veins occasionally with elongated cavities containing minerals occurs in the quarries.
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http://www.bocamina.com/esp/n14/cadalso.pdf 65 entries listed. 44 valid minerals.