Villacabras ravine, Villaconejos, Community of Madrid, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Villacabras ravine | Ravine |
| Villaconejos | Municipality |
| Community of Madrid | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 3° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~5km
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Arroyo de Villacabras, Villaconejos, Madrid, España
Springs of purgative waters. The water have a high content of sodium sulphate. In XIX century a French company took control of it, distributing the water under the name of Villacabras. The water was marketed mainly in France, until the 1930s. The small works in the ravine are for the obtention of water. Presently, the water form mirabilite crust in the ravine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Reference: John K. Warren, Evaporites through time: Tectonic, climatic and eustatic controls in marine and nonmarine deposits, Earth-Science Reviews, Volume 98, Issues 3–4, February 2010, Pages 217-268, |
| ⓘ Glauberite Formula: Na2Ca(SO4)2 Reference: Calvo, M. (2013). Las aguas minerales y sales purgantes naturales españolas. Algunas notas históricas. Botetín del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España. 124, 451-475. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: John K. Warren, Evaporites through time: Tectonic, climatic and eustatic controls in marine and nonmarine deposits, Earth-Science Reviews, Volume 98, Issues 3–4, February 2010, Pages 217-268, |
| ⓘ Mirabilite Formula: Na2SO4 · 10H2O Reference: Calvo, M. (2013). Las aguas minerales y sales purgantes naturales españolas. Algunas notas históricas. Botetín del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España. 124, 451-475. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Glauberite | 7.AD.25 | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Glauberite | Na2Ca(SO4)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)John K. Warren, Evaporites through time: Tectonic, climatic and eustatic controls in marine and nonmarine deposits, Earth-Science Reviews, Volume 98, Issues 3–4, February 2010, Pages 217-268,
Calvo, M. (2013). Las aguas minerales y sales purgantes naturales españolas. Algunas notas históricas. Botetín del Instituto Geológico y Minero de España. 124, 451-475.
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