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Asturias District Fluorspar Vein Deposits

Producer in Asturias, Spain with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Calcium, Quartz
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001689
MRDS ID W006985
Record type District
Current site name Asturias District Fluorspar Vein Deposits
Alternate or previous names Oviedo Area Fluorspar Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -5.83135, 43.36586 (WGS84)
Relative position LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR OVIEDO. MINES INCLUDE THE ARLOS, COLLADA, AURORA, OBDULLA AND ANA MINES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Asturias(province)

Spain(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Spain Asturias

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Calcium Tertiary
Quartz Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -5.83135, 43.36586
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name FAULTING
Structure description NE AND NW TRENDING, STEEPLY DIPPING FAULTS
Type of structure Regional
Structure description CANTABRIAN CORDILLERA

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic

Mining district

District name ASTURIAS DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner FLUORUROS S.A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner PRE-ALPINA CO.
  • Type Owner
    Owner MINERSA
  • Type Operator
    Owner FLUORUROS S.A.
  • Type Operator
    Owner PRE-ALPINA CO.
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINERSA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GROGAN, R.M., 1960, FLUORSPAR AND CRYOLITE, IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND ROCKS: AM. INST. MIN. METALL. AND PET. ENGIN. (AIME) 3RD ED., P. 369 - 370

  • Deposit

    GROGAN, R.M. AND OTHERS, 1974, THE ENVIRONMENTS OF DEPOSITION OF FLUORSPAR, IN A SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF FLUORSPAR: KY. GEOL. SURV. SPECIAL PUB. 22, P. 7.

  • Deposit

    GILLSON, J.L., 1950, FLUORSPAR MINES AND INDUSTRY IN SPAIN: PAPER PRESENTED AIME MEETINGS N.Y. CITY, 18 P.

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