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El Cardoso de la Sierra, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spaini
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El Cardoso de la SierraSierra
GuadalajaraProvince
Castile-La ManchaAutonomous Community
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This municipality is the true type locality for andalusite, which is not in fact located in Andalusia as mistakenly believed by the mineralogist who described the species.

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4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Andalusite (TL)
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Miguel Calvo: "Minerales que tienen en España su localidad tipo" (http://milksci.unizar.es/miner/mineralesp/tipo.html)
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: FMF Forum
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Calvo Rebollar, Miguel. (2016). Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. VIII. Cuarzo y otros minerales de la sílice. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. Fundación Gómez Pardo. 399 págs.
Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Calvo Rebollar, Miguel. (2016). Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. VIII. Cuarzo y otros minerales de la sílice. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. Fundación Gómez Pardo. 399 págs.
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Reference: FMF Forum
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: FMF Forum
Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: FMF Forum

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite (TL)9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si QuartzSiO2

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References

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Calderón,S. (1910) Los Minerales de España. Junta de Ampliación de Estudios, Madrid pag. 321 Tomo II
I.G.M.E. (2005) Mapa Geológico de España. 1:50.000,Memoria de la hoja nº 459, Tamajón.

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