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

Latitude: 37°22'22"N
Longitude: 1°57'14"W
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.

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