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Cantera de La Esfinge, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spaini
Regional Level Types
Cantera de La EsfingeQuarry
Las Palmas de Gran CanariaMunicipality
Gran CanariaIsland
Las Palmas ProvinceProvince
Canary IslandsGroup of Autonomous Communities
SpainGroup of Countries

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 9' 56'' North , 15° 24' 33'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
28.16583,-15.40944
GeoHash:
G#: etj01r7jv
GRN:
N19W10
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria381,847 (2018)7.4km
Arucas36,259 (2012)12.3km
Firgas7,106 (2012)16.4km
Santa Brígida19,154 (2012)17.5km
Teror12,926 (2012)18.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
238809
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238809:3
GUID (UUID V4):
7d9dd6d6-4641-46d6-bb2f-69b629883e0b
Name(s) in local language(s):
Cantera de La Esfinge, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria


Levels of basaltic lava with columnar zones and breccia zones which have favoured the precipitation of fillings of aragonite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Haüyne
Formula: Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Habit: Tabular
Colour: red
Fluorescence: none
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Habit: Cubic
Colour: Grey, metallic
Fluorescence: none
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'
ⓘ Pseudobrookite
Formula: Fe2TiO5
Habit: Prismatic
Colour: Red, black
Fluorescence: none
ⓘ Sulphur
Formula: S8

Gallery:

CaCO3ⓘ Aragonite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘPseudobrookite4.CB.15Fe2TiO5
ⓘOpal
var. Opal-AN		4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHaüyne9.FB.10Na3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
Sⓘ SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ HaüyneNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PseudobrookiteFe2TiO5

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