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Sant Corneli volcano, Fogars de Tordera, Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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(Fogars de Tordera)

Quarry on top of Sant Corneli hill, composed of Miocene basalts belonging to the Selva neogene volcanic field. Minerals are found in small vacuoles in the massive basalt.





 Map Reference: 41°43'7"N , 2°40'0"E

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Mineral List:
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Description: Rock forming mineral in basalts
    Reference: [Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Grup Mineralògic Català, Barcelona, 269 pages.]
  		•  'Chabazite'
    Habit: Spheroidal aggregates of intergrown millimetric crystals
    Colour: White, grayish white, yellowish white
    Reference: [Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Grup Mineralògic Català, Barcelona, 269 pages.]
  		•  Forsterite
    var: Peridot
    Reference: [Joaquim Mollfulleda, Minerales, Omega, 1996]
    Site Photo
    Sant Corneli volcano, Fogars de Tordera, Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    © Carlos Calvet
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Description: Rock forming mineral in basalts
    Reference: [Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Grup Mineralògic Català, Barcelona, 269 pages.]
  		•  Mesolite
    Na
     
    2
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
     
    3
    		 · 8H
     
    2
    		O
    Colour: White - transparent
    Description: Crystals up to 2 cm
    Reference: [Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Grup Mineralògic Català, Barcelona, 269 pages.]
    Site Photo
    Sant Corneli volcano, Fogars de Tordera, Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    © 1
  		•  Natrolite
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: Pseudotetragonal acicular, thin radiated and divergent groups
    Colour: White
    Reference: [Joaquim Mollfulleda, Minerales, Omega, 1996]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Joaquim Mollfulleda, Minerales, Omega, 1996]
  		•  'Phillipsite'
    Habit: Isolated crystals, simple and multiple twins
    Colour: White
    Description: In vacuoles up to 20 cm.
    Reference: [Joaquim Mollfulleda, Minerales, Omega, 1996]
    Site Photo
    Sant Corneli volcano, Fogars de Tordera, Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    © Carlos Calvet
  		•  Platinum ?
    Pt
    Description: Probably questionable.
    Reference: [Joaquim Mollfulleda, Minerales, Omega, 1996]
  		•  Scolecite
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: Acicular, divergent and radiated groups
    Colour: White - translucent
    Reference: [Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Grup Mineralògic Català, Barcelona, 269 pages.]
  		•  Tacharanite
    Ca
     
    12
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    18
    		O
     
    51
    		·18H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Crusts accompanying phillipsite
    Reference: [Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Grup Mineralògic Català, Barcelona, 269 pages.]
  		•  'Thomsonite'
    Habit: Short prisms
    Reference: [Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Grup Mineralògic Català, Barcelona, 269 pages.]
  		•  Tobermorite
    Ca
     
    5
    		Si
     
    6
    		(O,OH)
     
    18
    		·5H
     
    2
    		O
    Habit: Spongy crusts
    Colour: White
    Description: Crusts accompanying phillipsite
    Reference: [Bareche, E. (2005) "Els minerals de Catalunya. Segle XX" Grup Mineralògic Català, Barcelona, 269 pages.]


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