Producer

Osor Fluorspar Mine

Spain
Fluorine-FluoriteLeadZincBarium-BariteQuartzCalcium
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryBarium-Barite, Quartz, Calcium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFault Control
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Porphyritic Granite With Biotite Gneiss And Schist
StructurePyrenees Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10069452
MRDS IDW006988
RegionEU
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.98238, 2.8186
References
GROGAN, R.M., 1974, THE ENVIRONMENTS OF DEPOSITION OF FLUORSPAR, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SPECIAL PUB. 22, P. 5 - 6HOSE, H.R., 1955, EUROPEAN FLUORSPAR SUPPLIES: MINING ENGINEERING, AIME TRANSACTIONS, V. 7 N. 4, APRIL 1955, P. 388 - 389GROGAN, R.M., 1974, ENVIRONMENTS... P. 6