Aymar Quarry, Gualba quarries, Gualba, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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| Location is approximate, estimate based on other nearby localities. | |
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 41° North , 2° East (est.) |
| Margin of Error: | ~5km |
| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
Skarn due to contact metamorphism of Hercynian granodiorite and biotite granite into Cambrian marbles. Primary Fe-Cu-Mo-Pb-Zn sulfides and oxides accompanied by hydrous and anhydrous calc-silicates.
Quarry which extracted carbonates for industrial use located about 10 km north of the town of Sant Celoni, one of about a dozen in the Gualba quarries district.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Jordi Fabre |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Jordi Fabre |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Jordi Fabre |
| ⓘ Inesite Formula: Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O Reference: Joan Rosell specimen |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Jordi Fabre |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Jordi Fabre |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Jordi Fabre |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Galena' | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | 'Pyrite' | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Sphalerite' | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fluorite' | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | 'Quartz' | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Calcite' | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | 'Inesite' | 9.DL.05 | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 9 - NORMAL HALIDES | |||
| AX2 | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 9.2.1.1 | CaF2 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| Group 66 - INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2) | |||
| Amphiboles - Ca-Na subgroup | |||
| ⓘ | Inesite | 66.3.3.1 | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Inesite | Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Aymar Quarry, Gualba quarries, Gualba, Vallès Oriental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain