Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

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Alicante, located on the Costa Blanca coast on the eastern edge of Spain is not noted for its mineralogical diversity, however there are a small number of very interesting mineral localities within the region.

Mineralogical highlights of the region include the Celestine crystals from Arneva, Clinozoisite/Epidote and Quartz from the Los Serranos Quarry, and of course Gypsum from the Gypsum quarry at Verdegás.
Pseudohexagonal Magnesite crystals are found in a gypsum matrix at Albatera.

The University of Alicante (Universidad de Alicante) Department of Earth Sciences [Link Broken? Jul 2011] maintains a mineral collection, and two local mineralogical societies, the Grupo Mineralógico de Alicante arranges mineral collecting trips within the region for members, and Asociacion Mineralógica Paleontológica San Vicente del Raspeig.

Mineral List

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

Actinolite var: Byssolite Aerinite Albite 'Amber' Andradite var: Melanite Anhydrite 'Apatite' Aragonite Augite Baryte Calcite

Celestine Chalcopyrite Chrysocolla Cinnabar Clinochlore Clinozoisite Datolite Dolomite var: Teruelite Ferrohornblende Fluorapatite Fluorite

Galena Goethite Grossular Gypsum Halite Hematite Ilmenite Limonite Magnesite Magnetite Malachite Marcasite

Palygorskite Prehnite Pyrite Quartz var: Blue Quartz var: Chalcedony var: Eisenkiesel Rutile Titanite Tremolite

48 entries listed. 37 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Spain Valencian Community Alicante Agost Sierra del Castellar Albatera Hondón de los Frailes Los Serranos Quarry Alfàs del Pi El Albir San Francisco mine Alicante Co. El Moralet La Alcoraya Cinnabar mine Rabasa Serreta Llarga Cemex quarries Verdegás Las Amoladoras quarry (Lillo quarry) Altea Cap Negret Aspe Los Morteros quarry Busot Estret de Busot Callosa d'En Sarrià Castalla Orihuela Arneva Los Vives

Spain Valencian Community Alicante Orihuela Oriolet San Anton Quarry Orxeta Peña Negra quarry Racó de Cortés Pinoso Cerro de la Sal Cueva del Gigante mine Saltworks Segunda Terrible mine San Vicente del Raspeig Highway AP-7 tunnel Sax Cabezo de los Conejos quarry Cabezo Gordo quarry Dolomia quarry Torrevieja La Mata saltworks Torrevieja saltworks Villajoyosa (La Vila Joiosa) Villena Salero Sierra de la Villa Colors mine