Caleriza Quarry (La Paredona Quarry), Venturada, Community of Madrid, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Caleriza Quarry (La Paredona Quarry) | - not defined - |
| Venturada | Municipality |
| Community of Madrid | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 47' 20'' North , 3° 37' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Venturada | 1,193 (2012) | 0.9km |
| Cabanillas de la Sierra | 621 (2012) | 3.5km |
| Redueña | 227 (2012) | 3.5km |
| El Vellón | 1,293 (2012) | 4.2km |
| Pedrezuela | 2,571 (2012) | 5.4km |
Former quarry that exploited Cretaceous limestones and that is currently used as a landfill for inert waste.
Antigua cantera que explotaba unas calizas cretácicas y que actualmente se utiliza como vertedero de residuos inertes.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Collection of Museo Geominero (Madrid). Specimen key 48 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Jiménez Martínez, R., González Laguna, R., Lozano Fernández, R.P., Paradas Herrero, Á., Baeza Chico, E., Torres Matilla, M.J. y Cabrera Andonaegui, B. 2013. Colección de Minerales de las Comunidades y Ciudades Autónomas del Museo Geominero: Catálogo de la Comunidad de Madrid. Cuadernos del Museo Geominero, 16, publicación en CD-ROM.
External Links
- http://www.igme.es/museo/publicaciones/Coleccion_Minerales_CAM2.pdf
(Madrid minerals catalog of Geominero Museum, in Spanish language)
- http://www.igme.es/museo/publicaciones/cuadernos/Cuadernos%20del%20Museo%20Geominero_numero%2028_ingles.pdf
(Madrid minerals catalog of Geominero Museum, in English language)
- https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=141529#141529 (discussion about the locality in Spanish language)
(Madrid minerals catalog of Geominero Museum, in Spanish language)
- http://www.igme.es/museo/publicaciones/cuadernos/Cuadernos%20del%20Museo%20Geominero_numero%2028_ingles.pdf
(Madrid minerals catalog of Geominero Museum, in English language)
- https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=141529#141529 (discussion about the locality in Spanish language)
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Caleriza Quarry, Venturada, Community of Madrid, Spain