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Goethite from
Cerro Colorado, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:α-Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte1 photo of Goethite associated with Baryte at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerro Colorado, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:887300
Long-form Identifier:1:3:887300:2
GUID (UUID V4):2bc2551a-2676-40b9-ae6e-2453fe129f50
Localities for Goethite in this Region
Salomón open pit, Cerro Colorado, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
1.2km (0.7 miles) Salomón open pit, Cerro Colorado, Rio Tinto Mines, Minas de Riotinto, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
35.3km (21.9 miles) San Telmo Mine, El Cerro de Andévalo, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
45.2km (28.1 miles) Aguablanca Mine (Agua Blanca Mine), Monesterio, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
47.8km (29.7 miles) Filón Sur open pit (Filón Sur Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
60.1km (37.4 miles) Minancos Mine, Barrancos, Barrancos, Beja, Portugal
72.1km (44.8 miles) Herdade de Vila Ruiva Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
73.1km (45.4 miles) Preguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal
77.3km (48.1 miles) Cêrro da Oca Mine, Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo, Serpa, Beja, Portugal
80.4km (50.0 miles) São Domingos Mine, Corte do Pinto, Mértola, Beja, Portugal
83.1km (51.6 miles) Ruy Gomes Mine, Santo Agostinho, Moura e Santo Amador, Moura, Beja, Portugal
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, 48080 Bilbao, Spain Centro Nacional...Nacional de Investigación de la Evolución Humana, Paseo Sierra de Atapuerca s/n 09002 Burgos, Spain Instituto...Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, C/Rios Rosas, 23, 28003 Madrid, Spain a r t i c l e i n f o Article...textures Lithogeochemistry Massive sulphide IPB Spain a b s t r a c t Twelve massive sulphide deposits...century to recover precious metals (e.g., Tharsis, Rio Tinto, San Miguel). Field observations and correlation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralogy of atmospheric dust impacting the Rio Tinto mining area (Spain) during episodes of high metal deposition...CASTILLO 1 2 DE LA ROSA1,2, A. M. SÁNCHEZ DE LA CAMPA2, Y. GONZÁLEZ-CASTANEDO2 Departamento de Geologı́a...Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen s/n, 21071-Huelva, Spain...Atmosférica, Centro de Investigación en Quı́mica Sostenible (CIQSO), Universidad de Huelva, Campus de El Carmen...Carmen s/n, 21071-Huelva, Spain [Received 28 May 2013; Accepted 26 June 2013; Associate Editor: K. Hudson-Edwards]
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Contaminated with Hazardous Waste Materials at Rio Tinto Mine (Spain) Is a Persistent Secondary Source of Acid...Materials at Rio Tinto Mine (Spain) Is a Persistent Department Earth Sciences, University of Huelva, 21071...Huelva, Spain; sandra.fernandez@dct.uhu.es Department Chemistry, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva,... Spain; giraldez@uhu.es (M.I.G.); albornoz@uhu.es (E.M.) Department Crystallography, Mineralogy and Agricultural...Chemistry, University of Seville, 41071 Seville, Spain; cbarba@us.es (C.B.-B.); igonza@us.es (I.G.) Correspondence:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pyrite Belt, Spain Lola Yesares a,⁎, Reinaldo Sáez a, José Miguel Nieto a, Gabriel Ruiz De Almodovar a...Geology, University of Huelva, Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas, S/N, 21071 Huelva, Spain Geological Area, Mining...Ctra. SE-3410, Km 41, 100, 41860 Gerena, Seville, Spain a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Pyrite Belt (IPB), 25 km northwest of Seville (Spain), and it is covered by a detrital and carbonate...1999). It hosts more than 100 inactive or working mines, and includes 22% (14) of the world class VMS deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geology, University of Huelva, Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas, S/N, 21071 Huelva, Spain de Cristal·lografia...Minerals, Universitat de Barcelona, Martí i Franquès s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain 3Geological Area, Mining...Department of Cobre Las Cruces S.A., Gerena, Seville, Spain Abstract The Las Cruces deposit is in the eastern...eastern end of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain). It is currently being mined by Cobre Las Cruces S.A. The...most supergene Au deposits in the belt, including Riotinto, La Lapilla, and Filó Sur-Tharsis, were mined
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RIO TINTO (HUELVA) DISTRICT, ALAN M. SPAIN. BATEMAN. CONTENTS. Introduction...BATEMAN. INTRODUCTION. ThE pyritic orebodiesof the Huelva district are the oldest worked,and mostimportantcopper-sul...presentpaperis to presentsuchinformationregardingthe Huelva ore deposits. Thesedeposits,perhapsbetterknown...perhapsbetterknown amongEnglish-speaking geologistsas the Rio Tinto deposits,were visitedduring •926 by membersof the ...wasimpressed by certainsimilaritiesbetween the depositsof Huelva and many'of the replacement copperdepositsin North
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineral of the Gossan of Rio Tinto (Huelva) and la Union (Cartagena, Spain) J. L. Amor6s, R. Lunar and...and P. Tavira Departamento de Cristalografia y Mineralogia Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Espafia The...The mineralogy of the gossans of Rio Tinto and La Uni6n is studied. Special emphasis has been paid to...techniques. The spatial deposition of jarosite, goethite and hematites has been studied in different samples...del gossan de Rio Tinto y La Uni6n. Se hace enfasis especial en los minerales del grupo de la jarosita
Journal (issue)
Tampa, FL Correspondents Miguel Calvo Zaragoza, Spain Michael P. Cooper Nottingham, England Thomas P....Raudsepp Famous mineral localities: The Rio Tinto m ines, Huelva, S p ain ...............................400 species), and U.S. minerals, espe­ cially Colorado pegmatite minerals. As is often the case among...promoter and correspondent who was involved in mines in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and abroad, 246 and...and who also produced an annual list of mines to invest in (The Mining Journal; Atthill, 1964; Gough,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
assemblages of acidic alteration in the Rio Tinto area (southwest Spain): Implications for Mars Christian Mavris1...Department of Earth Sciences, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain 3 SETI Institute, Mountain View, California... kaolinite, and alunite; and (3) jarosite and goethite. According to mineral stability data, these three...values 7–5, 5–3, and <3, respectively. The lack of goethite in the illite-kaolinitealunite assemblage suggests...Alunite occurrences on Mars in the absence of goethite may indicate an acid alteration in reducing conditions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
depth. It occurs sparingly at the old Loudville mines, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, and as coatings...2004). It is reported from the Kellogg base-metal mines in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Brochantite is locally...portions of many Western copper occurrences. In Colorado it is found with malachite and tetrahedrite in...localities. It occurs in blocky crystals to 3 mm in the mines of the Ophir district and in the Gold Hill mine... Mammoth, Boss Tweed, Carissa, and Eureka Hill mines at Tintic, Juab County; the San Rafael district
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
d chertoverliespyriticore on the Cerro Colorado at Rio Tinto, Spain (27). 764 MICHAEL SOLOMON North...amorphous limonitic material, or crystallize to goethite, hematite (6, 11) or even magnetite (22) but colloformhematiteis...interpretedas gossans,they are likely to be derived from goethite. A reasonableestimateof the overburdendepositedbetweenthe...probably adequateto bring about dehydrationof the goethite. In order to examinefurther the suggestionthat...p. 26-196. 8. Hill, P. A., 1962, The gossansof Minas Carlota, Cuba: Ecoa. Gv.ox,., v. 57, p. 168-194
Book (volume)
chapters: France and Luxembourg by J. Bouladon Spain by F. Vazquez Guzman Portugal by D. Thadeu Italy...concept arose from the work on the Carte mitalloginique de l' Europe 1:2500 000. This map, which has created...Yugoslavia; and Southwest Europe embraces France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. Each volume has an introductory...Conclusion . Distribution in space Distribution in time Spain by F. V3.zquez Guzman. 69 71 71 73 73 Geology...Neogene troughs Mineral deposits Copper Santiago de Compostela district Arinteiro-type deposits Forn3
Book
Mineralogy-Collectors and collecting-Mexico. 2. Mines and mineral resources-Mexico. I. Title. QE377.M6P36...authoring Boletfn numeros 40 and 41 (Instituto Geol6gico de Mexico, 1922, 1923), has an author been able to provide...It is the hope and wish of the Sociedad Mexicana de Mineralogia, which promotes the study of Mexican...subject. Miguel Romero PhD President Sociedad Mexicana de Mineralogfa Tehucican, Puebla PREFACE This book...received an average of $12.00 a minute from the mines of Mexico. Today, Mexico is still a world leader
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OF HYPOGENE AND SUPERGENE MINERALIZATION IN THE CERRO VERDE-SANTA ROSA PORPHYRY Cu-Mo CLUSTER, AREQUIPA...JORGE GUILLÉN B. Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde S.A., Asiento Minero Cerro Verde-Uchumayo, Avenida Alfonso...Casilla 299, Arequipa, Peru Abstract The contiguous Cerro Verde and Santa Rosa porphyry copper deposits are...dates of 61.8 ± 0.7 (2σ) and 62.0 ± 1.1 Ma for Cerro Verde, and 62.2 ± 2.9 Ma for Santa Rosa, representing...identified by multiple analyses of a sample from Cerro Verde comprising alunite partially replaced by natroalunite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 AND NICHOLAS HAWKES Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Limited, Manco Cápac 551...extended northwestward through field mapping to the Cerro Verde-Santa Rosa district (ca. 16° 30' S). The 40Ar-39Ar...38.8 Ma) and Posco (38.8 Ma) prospects and the Cerro Verde deposit (36.1–38.8 Ma) demonstrate that supergene...subsequently led to the incision of the 23.8 to 24 Ma Altos de Camilaca and the 18.8 to 19.1 Ma Pampa Lagunas pediplains...the late Oligocene (24.4–28 Ma natroalunite at Cerro Verde, 26–27 Ma natroalunite at Santa Rosa, and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Martínez-Torres6 1 Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla...Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental Instituto de Ingeniería y...University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder 80309, Colorado, USA of Geology and Geology Museum, Colorado School...School of Mines, Golden 80401, Colorado, USA 6 Departamento de Geodinámica, Universidad del País Vasco...Vasco, Apartado 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain Abstract The Caborca orogenic gold belt is a large gold metallogenic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Significance of the Supergene Orebody of the Cerro Colorado Porphyry Copper Deposit, I Región, Northern...Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada Abstract The 51.8 Ma Cerro Colorado porphyry Cu(-Mo) deposit is situated at 20º...Cordillera Occidental. Supergene processes at Cerro Colorado generated a complex weathering profile that...lateral dispersion of metal. Evidence from Cerro Colorado and elsewhere in northern Chile (e.g., Spence...with formation of the Lower Leached zone at Cerro Colorado. The pyrite-rich hypogene assemblages of the
Book
Copper Covellite Cubanite Cuprite Enargite Galena Goethite Gold Graphite Hematite Ilmenite Lollingite Magnetite...Bismuthinite Marcasite Cinnabar Cuprite Blue Cubanite Goethite Yellow to blue Yellow to orange-yellow Brownish...colour Mineral Yellow Sphalerite, cassiterite, goethite, rutile Brown Sphalerite, cassiterite, rutile...in oil) Red Cuprite, proustite, pyrargyrite, goethite, sphalerite, tennantite, manganite, boulangerite...Ilmenite Graphite Wolframite Sphalerite Uraninite Goethite Chromite Cassiterite Scheelite 30 19 22 21 19
Book
193-256 137-208 129-192 209-264 193-256 [ [ COLORADO-Ill] 177-256 121-184 89-168 1-120 1-88 [ ...177-256 185-280 169-248 [ 425-528 337--400 COLORADO-II] 321--400 337--400 ARIZONA-Ill] 337--400...69-132 65-128 1-64 11 / 1980 20 I 1989 [ COLORADO-I] [ 289-352 385-448 [ AUSTRALlA] 353-504...regarding the type of ABANDONED MINES Guest editorial: collecting in abandoned mines (by S. Voynick) 20: 178-180...minerals from [the Santa Lucia and Sa Duchessa mines,] Sardinia [Italy] (by F. Olmi, C. Sabelli & G.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of oxides, hydroxides and arsenates: stage I (goethite, mixture of fine-grained Fe–As–Sb–Cu minerals...minéralization en fer de type skarn d’âge tardi-miocène à Mega Livadi sur l’île de Serifos, en Grèce, il...il y eut un épisode de minéralisation hydrothermale en Cu et As dans les calcaires au contact supérieur...minéralisation hypogène, avec pyrite, minéraux du groupe de la tennantite arsenifères et l’arsénopyrite, ont...canadian mineralogist et anthropogéniques responsables de cette altération en cinq stades, avec distinctions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
source for these districts. In some cases, several mines are grouped together because they are located in...differences occur, the mines have been separated. Listings at specific mines are not all-inclusive; only...at 14:12 03 February 2015 Bernalillo County Cerro Colorado, W. of Albuquerque: carnotite. Placitas district...galena, malachite. Hell Canyon subdistrict (Seiiora de 10s Milagros mine): copper, cuprite, malachite. Catron...district, S. of Las Cruces. Copiapo Jarosite mine: goethite, jarosite. Organ district, E. of Las Cruces. Hawkeye
Report (issue)
Data Set of World Phosphate Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences—Part A. Geologic Data By Carlotta B. Chernoff1...An inventory of more than 1,600 world phosphate mines, deposits, and occurrences was compiled from smaller...ACCURACY Data on more than 1,600 phosphate deposits, mines, and occurrences were compiled from a variety of...district or area, as well as for specific deposits or mines within those larger areas. The exact level of information...Sciences, v. 29, p. 735-759. Albuquerque, G.A.S.C. de, and Giannerini, J.F., 1989, The Paulista phosphate
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 963, Denver, Colorado 80225, USA American Exploration (Philippines)...Aya Aya (Ph) Salatan (Ph) Cerro Verde-Santa Rosa (Pe) Kingking (Ph) Rio Blanco (Pe) Cuajone (Pe) Ujina...Chuquicamata (Cl) Inspiration (Az) Toquepala (Pe) Cerro Colorado (Cl) Ok Tedi (PNG) El Abra (Cl) Mocoa (Co)...Santos-Ynigo (1944) for the Philippine Bureau of Mines and Geosciences (BMG, 1983), mapping of UNDP (1987)... Peru Cerro Verde-Santa Rosa 150 Cuajone 120 Quellaveco 80 Toquepala 150–350 La Granja 200 Rio Blanco
Report (issue)
Sierra, and Luis Jaramillo Cortes Institute Nacional de Investigaciones Geologico-Mineras Open-File Report...of Colombia, completed by the Institute Nacional de Investigaciones GeologicoMineras and the U.S. Geological...U.S. Geological Survey and the Institute Nacional de Investigaciones Geologico-Mineras began a cooperative...such areas may be appropriate. 12° SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA Figure 1. Geologic provinces of Colombia...States). (3) The Cordillera Oriental and Serrania de Perija, which contain cores of Precambrian and Paleozoic
Report (volume)
By U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY and SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA With a section on Application of economic...BLEIWAS and ROBERT G. CHRISTIANSEN, U.S. Bureau of Mines Prepared in cooperation with The U.S. Trade and...by U.S. Geological Survey and Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia; with a section on Application of economic...bibliographical references. 1. Mines and mineral resources-Altiplano. 2. Mines and mineral resources-Bolivia-Cordillera... Geological Survey (U.S.) II. Servicio Geol6gico de Bolivia. Ill. Series. QE75.B9 no. 1975 [TN39.A4]
 
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