La Encontrada Mine
Molvizar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
A former copper and cobalt mine located in the Cerro del Tesorillo area exploited primarily for oxides used in ceramics.
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Azurite from La Encontrada Mine, Spain
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Conichalcite from La Encontrada Mine, Spain
£15.00 -
Heterogenite from La Encontrada Mine, Spain
£5.00
Mindat lists 27 minerals from the site, including azurite, calcite, conichalcite, erythrite, and malachite.
I wasn’t able to find too much information on the mine, but did find documentation showing it was open and active in 1858.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-11534.html
- https://archivogeneral.carm.es/archivoGeneral/arg.detalle_documento?idDetalle=3829675 (Spanish language)
- https://archivogeneral.carm.es/archivoGeneral/arg.detalle_documento?idDetalle=3829675 (English, via Google translate)
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