Cerro Minado, Huercal-Overa, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

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Cerro Minado, Huercal-Overa, Almería, Andalucia, España

Old copper and cobalt mines
Operated in ancient times by the Phenicians, then the Romans
Operation by English owners known at the turn of XXth century

References

ARANA CASTILLO, R. (1972) : Investigaciones mineralogicas en Sierra Nevada. PhD report Grenada University.

CALVO, M. (2003a): Minerales y minas de España. Vol. I. Elementos. Departamento de Cultura, Juventud y Deporte. Diputación Foral de Álava

CALVO, M. (2003b): Minerales y minas de España. Vol II. Sulfuros y sulfosales. Departamento de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes. Diputacion Foral de Álava.

CALVO, M. (2006) : Minerales y minas de España. Vol III. Halogenuros. Departamento de Cultura, Juventud y Deportes. Diputación Foral de Álava

GRÖBNER, J. and FERNÁNDEZ PÉRIZ, M., A. (2003): Die Mineralien des Kupfer-Kobalt-Lagerstätten Molvizar und Cerro Minado in Andalusien, Spanien. Mineralien Welt, 14(3), 44-53.

GRÖBNER, J. and FERNÁNDEZ PÉRIZ, M., A. (2006): Los minerales de los yacimientos de Cu y Co de Molvizar y Cerro Minado en Andalucia. Revista de Minerales, 3, 1, 48-56.(in Spanish). Versions simultaneously published in Catalan (Mineralogistes de Catalunya) and in English version (Mineral Up)

GRÖBNER, J. and KOLITSCH, U. (2009): Zinkolivenit: Neue Fundstellen in Europa. Lapis 34 (3), 35-37.

VIÑALS, J., CALVO, M., and MARTÍ, J. (2004): Parnauita, paratacamita y otros minerales secundarios de Cerro Minado, Almería. Revista de Minerales, 2, 5, 47-49.(in Spanish). Versions simultaneously published in Catalan (Mineralogistes de Catalunya) and in English version (Mineral Up)

VIÑALS, J., FAVREAU, G., and EYTIER C. & J.-R. (2010): Bobkingite, capgaronnite, juanitaite, gerhardtite, reevesite and other rare minerals from Cerro Minado, Huercal-Overa (Almería). Mineral Up, 4, 3, 6-23. Versions simultaneously published in Catalan (Mineralogistes de Catalunya); in Spanish version (Revista de Minerales).

Mineral List

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

Acanthite Adamite var: Cuprian Adamite Annabergite Aragonite Asbolane Atacamite Auriacusite Aurichalcite Azurite Bobkingite Brochantite Calcite Calomel Capgaronnite Chalcopyrite

Chenevixite Chlorargyrite Chrysocolla Cinnabar ? Clinoatacamite Clinoclase ? Clinotyrolite ? Cobaltite ? Conichalcite Connellite Copper Covellite Cuprite Cuproroméite ? Digenite ?

Erythrite Gerhardtite Glaukosphaerite Goethite ? Hematite ? Jarosite Juanitaite Luanheite Magnetite ? Malachite Mercury Mixite Nantokite Olivenite var: Cobaltoan Olivenite

Paratacamite Parnauite Pitticite ? Proustite ? Pyrargyrite ? Pyrite Reevesite Schachnerite Smithsonite Spherocobaltite Tennantite Tenorite Tyrolite Zincolivenite

59 entries listed. 54 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Localities in this Region

Spain Andalusia Almería Huercal-Overa Cerro Minado Cuesta Alta mine