Minas de Manforas
This locality is world-famous for its specimens of transparent sphalerite in several different colours. The locality is often labelled as "Picos de Europa, Santander" - "Picos de Europa" being rather vague, since those mountains cover bits of three different Autonomous Regions and several municipalities, and "Santander" being just an obsolete name for Cantabria.
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4 entries listed. 4 valid minerals.
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References
- Victor Yount (1990)
- Orellana, R.S. and Alvarez, J.R.R. (2005). "Les sphalérites d'Aliva, Picos de Europa (Espagne)." Le Règne Minéral (63), 6-27.
- Orellana, R.S. and Alvarez, J.R.R. (2005). "Aliva, Picos de Europa (Espagne)." Revista de minerales, 2(6), 1-38.
- Gomez, F. , Clavero, M.G. , Luque, C. and Calvo, M. (2006). "La mina de Aliva." Bocamina (17), 28-112.
- Locker, H. (2011): Blenda acaramelada - Auf Tour in den Picos de Europa, Nordspanien. Lapis 36 (7-8), 20-24.
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