 | | Journal (issue) | | JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2019 Articles The Almadén mining district, Ciudad Real, Spain ...............................COVER: CINNABAR twin, 6.5 mm, on matrix, from Almadén, Spain. Gianfranco Ciccolini collection and photo...District, Ciudad Real, Spain Borja Sainz de Baranda Graf Miami, 3, 4-C 28027 Madrid (Spain) borjateresa@hotmail...Campus Universitario-28805 Alcala de Henares (Spain) The Almadén Mining District exploited the largest mercury...declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. The Almadén District has yielded excellent cinnabar specimens |  | Higueras, P., Oyarzun, R., Lunar, R., Sierra, J., Parras, J. (1999) The Las Cuevas deposit, Almaden district (Spain): An unusual case of deep-seated advanced argillic alteration related to mercury mineralization. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (2) 211-214 doi:10.1007/s001260050197 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Parras The Las Cuevas deposit, Almaden district (Spain): An unusual case of deep-seated advanced argillic...consisting of quartz-chlorite-albite-carbonates (ankerite, siderite, magnesite, calcite). The mercury...km). Introduction The AlmadeÂn district (central Spain) (Fig. 1) is the most remarkable mercury mining...best known deposit in the district is the AlmadeÂn mine which, together with El Entredicho deposit (Fig... Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Plaza M. Meca 1, 13400 AlmadeÂn, Spain e-mail: phiguera@igem-al.uclm |  | Palero, F. J., Both, R. A., Arribas, A., Boyce, A. J., Mangas, J., Martin-Izard, A. (2003) Geology and Metallogenic Evolution of the PolymetallicDeposits of the Alcudia Valley Mineral Field, Eastern Sierra Morena, Spain. Economic Geology, 98 (3) 577-605 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.98.3.577 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Morena, Spain F. J. PALERO, Servicio de Geología, Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes S. A., 13400 Almadén, Spain...Ingenieros de Minas, Ríos Rosas 21, 28003 Madrid, Spain A. J. BOYCE, Scottish Universities Environmental...de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas, Spain AND A. MARTIN-IZARD Departamento de Geología,...Oviedo, Jesús Arias de Velasco s/n, 3305 Oviedo, Spain Abstract The Alcudia Valley is intensely mineralized...VALLEY in the eastern Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real Province, Spain (Fig. 1) has been mined since Roman † |  | Hernández, A., Jébrak, M., Higueras, P., Oyarzun, R., Morata, D., Munhá, J. (1999) The Almadén mercury mining district, Spain. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (5) 539-548 doi:10.1007/s001260050219 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Munha The AlmadeÂn mercury mining district, Spain Received: 23 October 1998 / Accepted: 4 January...de AlmadeÂn y Arrayanes S.A., AlmadeÂn (Ciudad Real), Spain M. JeÂbrak Universite du QueÂbec aÁ MontreÂal...MontreÂal, DeÂpartement des Sciences de la Terre, CP 8888, suc. Centre Ville, MontreÂal (QUE) H3C 3P8, Canada... Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Plaza M. Meca 1, 13400 AlmadeÂn, Spain E-mail: phiguera@igem-al.uclm...GeoloÂgicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain D. Morata Departamento de Geologõ a, Facultad de |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas, Pabellón II, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina. c Instituto...setting, such as Se-rich polymetallic deposits, Almadén type Hg deposits, U-Ni-Co-As-Ag polymetallic deposits...The gangue mainly consists of calcite with minor ankerite, dolomite and siderite, variable barite and scarce...Pampia terranes). 2.1.6. Almadén-type Hg deposits The cinnabar from Almadén deposit is likely to have...minor pyrite and Hg and traces of quartz, dolomite-ankerite, barite and siderite. Hydrothermal alteration |  | Ferri-Moreno, Inmaculada, Barquero-Peralbo, Jose Ignacio, Andreu-Sánchez, Oscar, Higueras, Pablo, Roca-Pérez, Luis, García-Lorenzo, Mari Luz, Esbrí, Jose María (2023) Categorization of Mining Materials for Restoration Projects by Means of Pollution Indices and Bioassays. Minerals, 13 (4) 492 doi:10.3390/min13040492 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Madrid, Spain Instituto de Geología Aplicada, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Almadén, 13400 Ciudad Real...Real, Spain Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Farmacia, Área de Edafología y Química Agrícola...Agrícola, Universitat de València, 46100 Valencia, Spain Correspondence: oscar.andreu@uv.es (O.A.-S.); luzgarcia@ucm...at disposal sites and exposed to weathering. Acid mine drainage (AMD) occurs when sulfides are exposed...geochemical behavior of PTEs in mine wastes accumulated by the SQMG (Ciudad Real, Spain), evaluating the mineralogical |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U.S.) that has been opened up...visit. I am planning a trip to the Ruggle's Feldspar Mine near Grafton Ctn., New Hampshire." Mrs. Harriette...cervantite, Ambrose nite (quartz) have been found on the mine, Hollister (San Benito C o . ) , Calif. south side...common beach trip to the famous Strictland Mica Mine pebbles they do not occur on Florida in the tov/n...at a strip mine (coal) in Henry Co., 111. The fossil is very abundant at this strip mine which lies between |  | Carrier, A., Jebrak, M., Angelier, J., Holyland, P. (2000) The Silidor Deposit, Rouyn-Noranda District, Abitibi Belt:Geology, Structural Evolution, and Paleostress Modeling of an Au QuartzVein-Type Deposit in an Archean Trondhjemite. Economic Geology, 95 (5) 1049-1065 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.95.5.1049 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | du Québec à Montréal, Département des Sciences de la Terre, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec...of a pluton-hosted lode gold deposit. The Silidor mine contained 2.95 million tons (Mt; mined and estimated...out on the Powell tonalitic sill in the Silidor mine area to reconstruct the deformation before, during...tonalitic plutons (77 t; Carrier, 1994). The Silidor mine was discovered in 1985 by Noranda Exploration, as...Kinojevis Group 48o30' DPFZ Central Noranda Camp Mine Series 48o30' Blake River Group Ke wa ga 48o15' |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mobilisation in the Caudal River catchment, north-west Spain J. Loredo, A. Ordóñez, R. Álvarez and J. García...García Iglesias Asturias has numerous derelict Hg mine sites as a legacy of a past intensive mining activity...remediation, and the legacy of these mine works remains currently in the form of mine wastes stocked in piles on...minerals (scorodite). Significant quantities of mine and metallurgical wastes stocked at surface in spoil...weathering of As-rich minerals, As contents are high in mine effluents and spoil heap leachates. In the spoil |  | | Book (edition) | | Schafarzikite Ilmenorutile Powellite Davidite(Ce, La, Y) Tapiolite-(Mn) Sphalerite Wurtzite Groutite... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...vein in jasper (red internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey...argentite reaction rim (greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL |  | | | | anhydrite 55 byssolite 100 cabrerite 70, 73 ankerite 44, 45 diopside 96, 96 anorthite 112, 1/3 cainite...mines on Mount Amiata, Tuscany (Italy), and Almadén (Spain). In the United States it is found in California...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...Switzerland and at Picos de Europa near Santander in Spain. Very lustrous black crystals of marmatite blende |  | | Book | | andalusite 78, 79 anglesite 58, 58 anhydrite 55 ankerite 44, 45 annabergite 73 anorthite 112, 1/3 antigorite...mines on Mount Amiata, Tuscany (Italy), and Almadén (Spain). In the United States it is found in California...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...Switzerland and at Picos de Europa near Santander in Spain. Very lustrous black crystals of marmatite |  | | Book (volume) | | Sciences Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid, Spain José Tomás Oliveira LNEG Amadora, Portugal ISSN...recently published Geological Map of Portugal and Spain, 2015, scale 1:1,000,000. v vi Editors and Volume...Simancas teaches at the University of Granada (Spain). His main research interest is in the structural...Geociencias (UCM, CSIC), Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain C. Aguilar Centre for Lithospheric Research, Czech...Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain J. J. Álvaro Instituto de Geociencias IGEO (CSIC-UCM), Madrid, Spain Maider Armendáriz |  | | Book | | mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular...») Gypsum (selenite variety), Portman, Murcia, Spain ° 14 Nellexorem Dendritic manganese oxide on limestone...Brazil * 5 x 3 x 0.6 cm Platy muscovite, José Pinto Mine, Jaguaracu, Minas Gerais, Brazil * 12 x 19 x 6 cm...Malawi * 10 x 10 x 7 cm Calcite, San Sebastian Mine, Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico * 10 x 8 x 6.5 |  | | Book | | Berkshire RG11 2PY, England Van Nostrand Reinhold 480 La Trobe Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia...Especies Minerales de Jalisco; D. Santiago Ramirez’s La Riqueza Minera de Mexico, and his translation of...pa Biren vem, nM cad tomas ies ery £5 ao hebe, La iOd aay Am gle Pha yy i;sian, WRT a ss] ae " re...1) produced specimens from such places as the La Fé Mine in the state of Chiapas and Santa Rosalia in...Spaniards in 1517, the needs for minerals increased. Spain needed the gold and silver to finance its territorial |  | | Report (issue) | | ete alulete wletulttelsieletals eis’ «16s Pachueca=Real, del Monte; Hidalco ares ciecies'aisit elie cilcs...Mesabi .scccecccess Siac diaegievere apetencle: v\la Wiss@)-45A 368 MGS AALS oon: brnver.sy sm0 onver:...between galena sphalerite, Darwin Lead-Silver-Zinc mine, Inyo County, California, Econ. Geol., v. 66, p..., Bingham 1971, mining U. xiii S. study mine, of the '"'B" limestone Bingham mining The age...to permit a student of ore deposits to obtain a real understanding of any one of the deposits. I have |  | | Book | | is the minimum grade at which it is worthwhile to mine a certain deposit. Everything below it (low-grade...chalcopyrite (brass) from the Friedrich-Christian Mine in Wildschapbach, Black Forest (Germany) (photo...black Fig. 1.2 Chalcopyrite on quartz. Silberwiese Mine, Oberlahr, Westerwald (Germany) (photo © Monika...CuS (Fig. 1.4). Fig. 1.5 Chalcocite from Mammoth Mine, Mount Isa-Cloncurry Territory (Queensland, Australia)...Introduction Fig. 1.6 Tetrahedrite from Wenzel Mine in Oberwolfach, Black Forest (Germany) (photo © |  | | Book | | settings created by human activity, such as roadcuts, mine dumps, and quarries. Good examples are also found...Gallium Gadolinium Ge H He Hf Hg Ho I In Ir K Kr La Li Lu Lw Md Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb Nd Ne Ni No Np O Os...Kimberley, South Africa, is an abandoned diamond mine in a large kimberlite pipe. BIG HOLE, megacryst...economically important, such as here at Phalaborwa copper mine, South Africa. magnetite carbonate mineral ... Ore Minerals Ore minerals are those which we mine to obtain the metals we use in our everyday lives |  | | Book | | Es F Fe Fm Fr Ga Gd Ge H He Hf Hg Ho I In Ir K Kr La Li Lu Lw Md Mg Mn Erbium Einsteinium Fluorine Iron...remain. Diamond mine in Siberia Russia has become a major supplier of diamonds. In this mine, diamonds are...on their premises; old mines are dangerous; old mine dumps have been gone over for decades by other collectors;...samples on private property. Old working While mine dumps are good sources of specimens, hidden workings...SAFETY AND THE COLLECTING CODE Tempting tunnels Old mine shafts can be tempting, but are often highly dangerous |  | | Conference Proceedings (Volume) | | Cover photograph: View of the Aitik open pit copper mine in the very north of Sweden. Mining operations started...Fe-Ti-V deposits in the Bird River–Uchi–Oxford-Stull–La Grande-Eastmain superdomain: a new metallotect within...determination of PGE concentration of chromite by LA-ICP-MS: Towards a better understanding . . ........processes in the orogenic gold deposit of the Pampalo mine, Hattu schist belt, eastern Finland . . ..........Alfons Berger & Ole Christiansen Svartliden gold mine: shear zone and BIF-hosted orogenic gold deposit |  | | Book | | (yellow) on calcite (white) from Conil, Andalusia, Spain. Crystals with well-developed faces are formed when...type locality was situated. Aragonite (Aragon, Spain), spessartine (Spessart, Germany), and Figure...it was first described.) Field of view: S77 16 mine WHAT IS A MINERAL? Figure 11. Phillipsite from...elements of crystallography are outlined below. Real crystals are usually incomplete, but for explanatory...x 76 mm. Figure 38. Wulfenite from St. Anthony Mine, Mammoth-Tiger 10x 18mm. District, Pinal County |  | | Book | | Azurite crystals, partly replaced by malachite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia; width of view ca. 3 cm; collection H.E...the Medieval Latin word mina = shaft (minare = to mine). The antique people, e.g., the Greeks and Romans...between a1, a2 and a3. Examples: bastnäsite, (Ce,La,Y)CO3F, benitoite, BaTi[Si3O9]. 5 *622, hex.-trapezohedral:...the groundwater. Therefore, outflow of mine water or from mine dumps, but also from geothermal power stations...outflow of mine water from a gold-arsenic deposit for many decades. The name of the Rio Tinto in Spain stems |  | | Book (edition) | | of Geology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, whose helpful suggestions were...made in the studios of O. D. Smith, Photographer, La Jolla, California, under the personal direction...one species only, or even specimens only from one mine. Whatever limits the collector imposes on himself...This is the popular concept of a crystal, but the real concept is the internal pattern, which if it were...two-dimensional pattern, and we need three dimen- sions as in real atomic structures. Now, as shown at B in Figure |  | | Book | | birthstones Mask of Agamemnon ORGANIC GEMS Pearl La Peregrina Shell Mother-of-pearl Nautilus cup High...value that which glitters and shines. In a very real sense, sparkles equal life. And while a pretty bauble...Synthetic diamond No visible internal flaws, unlike real emeralds Taaffeite, noted for its rarity Tanzanite...Tourmaline Aventurine Turquoise Quartz US Spain Jadeite Aquamarine Guatemala Sapphire Spinel...the Superpit is Australia’s largest open pit gold mine and is one of the largest open pit mines in the |  | | Book | | Ailleres (Monash Uni.), Cecilio Quesada (IGME, Spain), Tobias Bauer (Luleå Tech. Uni.) and Maria Economou-Eliopoulos...Iberian Pyrite Belt and the Ozza Morena zone in Spain-Portugal and the Hellenic belt of northern Greece...in deposit scale, but also in semi-regional (near mine) and regional (mineral belts) scales. The models...Iberian Pyrite Belt and the Ozza Morena zone in Spain-Portugal and the Hellenic belt of northern Greece...information. Structural measurements can be displayed with real 3D orientation. The regional models have been developed |
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