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Jacinto de Compostela Quartz

Name:Named after pilgrims traveling to Santiago de Compostela, who carried it from other parts of Spain and used it as a kind of talisman, although the mineral does NOT occur in Santiago de Compostela itself.

In Spanish mineralogical literature, the name is traditionally used exclusively for the red (hematite-included) variety of authigenic quartzes from continental gypsum-bearing marls of the Triassic Keuper formation. (They may also be found occasionally in younger Tertiary or Quaternary sediments, but in these cases the crystals were eroded out of the Keuper F.)
Isolated biterminated crystals, or sometimes as groups or spheroidal aggregates, characteristically "floaters".
A variety of Eisenkiesel

Classification of Jacinto de Compostela Quartz

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Occurrences of Jacinto de Compostela Quartz

Geological Setting:Common in the Triassic gypsum and marl of Spain and France.

Relationship of Jacinto de Compostela Quartz to other Species

Common Associates:
GypsumClayAragonite

Other Names for Jacinto de Compostela Quartz

Synonyms:
Jacinto Quartz
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Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

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    Localities for Jacinto de Compostela Quartz

    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    France
     
    • Aquitaine
      • Landes
        • Dax
          • Canton d'Amou
    Lacroix (1901). Minéralogie de la France, Vol 3.
    Spain
     
    • Aragón
      • Teruel
        • Albarracín
    Calvo, M. (2008). Minerales de Aragón. Prames, Zaragoza. 463 pags.
        • Alpeñés
    Calvo, M. (2008). Minerales de Aragón. Prames, Zaragoza. 463 pags.
        • Cella
    Calvo, M. (2008). Minerales de Aragón. Prames, Zaragoza. 463 pags.
      • Zaragoza
        • Monterde
    Calvo, M. (2008). Minerales de Aragón. Prames, Zaragoza. 463 pags.
    • Castile-La Mancha
      • Cuenca
        • Enguidanos
    MTI Mineralogía Topográfica Ibérica, 2009 - Jiménez, R., Calvo, M., Martínez, M.A. and Gorgues, R. (2005). Yacimientos de aragonito del Triásico español. Bocamina, (16), 28-93
        • La Pesquera
    MTI Mineralogía Topográfica Ibérica, 2009
    • Valencian Community
      • Alicante
    Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
        • Pinoso
    Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
      • Castellón
        • Sacañet
          • Canales
    MTI Mineralogía Topográfica Ibérica, 2008
        • Segorbe
    Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
      • Valencia
    Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
    Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
    http://www.ibermineral.com/ : Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
        • Chelva
          • Domeño
    Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
    Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
    Gil Marco, Jenaro, 2000, Revista de Minerales. 2(1): 25-27
    CASANOVA HONRUBIA, JUAN MIGUEL & CANSECO CABALLÉ, MANUEL, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
    Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
        • Venta del Moro
          • Jaraguas
    Casanova Honrubia, Juan Miguel & Canseco Caballé, Manuel, 2002, Minerales de la Comunidad Valenciana : 237 p. Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo. Alicante
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