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Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

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(Cantera de los Serranos, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, España)

The Serranos quarry is at the moment (2006) in activity. In this quarry a dolerite (alkaline subvolcanic rock) outcrop is exploited, which is used for highways. The dolerite forms sills in Triassic rocks (Keuper facies): marls, gypsum and carbonated rocks.

The quarry is in the township of Albatera, but can by accessed only from Hondón de Los Frailes country. For this reason, the locality name includes Hondón.



References:
- AUGUT VERBUG, DANIEL, 2000, Hondón de los Frailes (Alicante). Litos, 14:5-8
- ARANA, R.; GUILLÉN-MONDÉJAR, F.; HERNÁNDEZ, J.M. & DEL RAMO, A., 1995, Mineralizaciones de epidota en Albatera (Alicante). Bol. Soc. Esp. Mineral. 18 (2): 92-93.
- JAÉN, M.; FERNÁNDEZ TAPIA, M.T. & ARANA, R., 1985, Estudio mineralógico de epidotas asociadas a metabasitas del sureste de España. Bol. Soc. Esp. Mineral. 8: 125-135. 1 fig., 4 microfot., 5 tabl.
- JIMÉNEZ DE CISNEROS, D., 1910, Excursiones á las sierras de Crevillente, Albatera, Cid, Safra y Rambla Honda (Alicante). Boletín de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. 10: 134-145
- A DEL VALLE & V. GONZÁLEZ, 2000, Sobre los granates de Albatera (Alicante). InfoCalcita. 27: 26-27
- CASANOVA HONRUBIA, JUAN MIGUEL & CANSECO CABALLÉ, MANUEL, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante

- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/es/hondon/





Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    var: Byssolite
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © A. Bleeker
  		•  Aerinite
    Ca
     
    5
    		(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg)(Al,Mg)
     
    6
    		[HSi
     
    12
    		O
     
    36
    		(OH)
     
    12
    		][(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    1.2
    		(H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    12
    		]
    Reference: [Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante]
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Andradite
    var: Melanite
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © Francisco Mayor
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Augite
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © J.M. Casanova
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante]
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © Rafa Muñoz Alvarado
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © Francisco Mayor
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: []
  		•  Clinozoisite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    3
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Description: A lot of mineral dealers sell the material as pistacite, also as clinozoisite; I did not see/do analyses to (un)confirm the clinozoisite
    Reference: [Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante]
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © Martins da Pedra
  		•  Datolite
    CaB[OH|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [http://usuarios.lycos.es/pmminerales/ColeccionPacoMayorAlavaAlicante3.html]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © Cosanni
  		•  Ferrohornblende
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Al][(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    7
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante]
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [http://usuarios.lycos.es/pmminerales/ColeccionPacoMayorAlavaAlicante3.html]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Palygorskite
    (Mg,Al)
     
    5
    		(Si,Al)
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [http://usuarios.lycos.es/pmminerales/ColeccionPacoMayorAlavaAlicante3.html]
  		•  Prehnite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		(OH)
    Reference: [http://usuarios.lycos.es/pmminerales/ColeccionPacoMayorAlavaAlicante3.html]
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © Francisco Mayor
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © C.Thomson.2003
  		•  Scolecite ?
    Ca[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [http://usuarios.lycos.es/pmminerales/ColeccionPacoMayorAlavaAlicante3.html]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © Francisco Mayor
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [CASANOVA HONRUBIA, JUAN MIGUEL & CANSECO CABALLÉ, MANUEL, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante]
    Site Photo
    Los Serranos Quarry, Hondón de los Frailes, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
    © Francisco Mayor


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