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Osor Fluorspar Mine

Producer in Spain with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Quartz, Calcium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069452
MRDS ID W006988
Record type Site
Current site name Osor Fluorspar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 2.8186, 41.98238 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 KM. WEST OF ANGLES, 22 KM. WEST OF GENORA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR GENORA, SPAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Quartz Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary

Analytical data

Result CAF2 - 45%, SIO2 - 30%, CACO3 - 6%, SMALL AMOUNTS OF ZN, PB, BA

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Porphyritic Granite With Biotite Gneiss And Schist
    Rock description Porphyritic Granite With Biotite Gneiss And Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) 2.8186, 41.98238
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Pyrenees Mountains

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike E
    Dip VERT. - 65 DEG N
    Length 1000M
    Width 12M
    Depth to bottom 300M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Control

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1897

Mining district

District name Barcelona - Genora District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minersa

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1000M
    Overall depth 300M

Comments on the workings information

  • AVERAGE VEIN WIDTH IS 3.5 M. VEIN CROSSECTIONAL SHAPE IS THAT OF AN INVERTED "Y".

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: RAILROAD AT ANGLES (7 KM), WHICH GOES TO MEDITERANEAN PORT OF SAN FELIU DE GUIXOLS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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 - 6

  • Deposit

    HOSE, H.R., 1955, EUROPEAN FLUORSPAR SUPPLIES: MINING ENGINEERING, AIME TRANSACTIONS, V. 7 N. 4, APRIL 1955, P. 388 - 389

  • Production

    GROGAN, R.M., 1974, ENVIRONMENTS... P. 6

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1975 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

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