Producer

Almeria Area Fluorspar - Lead Mines

Spain
Fluorine-FluoriteLeadZincMercuryCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite, Lead
TertiaryZinc, Mercury, Copper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFavorable Replacement Horizons (Dolomite)
Materials
GangueCinnabar
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Dolomites
StructureBetic Cordillera, Sierra Nevada Range, Alpujarride Nappes (Smaller Mountain Chains Which Contain The Deposits And Are Located Around The Sierra Nevada Range)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10069451
MRDS IDW006987
RegionEU
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.83262, -2.44821
References
GROGAN, R.M. AND OTHERS, 1974, ENVIRONMENTS OF DEPOSITION OF FLUORSPAR, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB. 22 P. 7 -GROGAN, R.M. AND OTHERS, 1974, ENVIRONMENTS... P. 8