Palazuelo de las Cuevas

There is evidence the Variscite from this locale was exploited in prehistory and during the Roman era, as well as by modern collectors.

There are several mines in the area, including Las Cercas, La Cogolla, and Los Fornicios. It appears Las Cercas has the largest dumps with remains of variscite.

Mindat lists 9 mineral species from the site, including baryte, crandallite, phosphosiderite, quartz, strengite, turquoise, variscite, wardite, and wavellite.

Further reading

• https://www.mindat.org/loc-3141.html
• A visit to the site, including locale photos. (Spanish language)
• A visit to the site, including locale photos. (English, via google translate)
• Spanish Inventory of Sites of Geological Interest (Spanish language)
• Spanish Inventory of Sites of Geological Interest (English, via google translate)

If you are interested in other classic Spanish locales we may have stock from the following locales.

Spanish locales

• Cala Mines, Cala, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
• Cerro Minado Mines, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
• Cortijo de la mina, Conil de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain
• Crater El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
• Filón Sur open pit (Filón Sur Mine), Tharsis Mines, Tharsis, Alosno, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
• La Encontrada Mine, Molvizar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
• La Virgen Mine, Andújar, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain

• La Tejera ravine, La Cuna hill, Montalbán, Teruel, Aragon, Spain

• La Cabaña, Berbes mining area, Ribadesella, Asturias, Spain
• Moscona Mine, El Pontón de Solís, Corvera de Asturias, Asturias, Spain
• Villabona Mines (San Ismael; Santo Firme; Cucona), Villabona, Llanera, Asturias, Spain

• El Aila (La Lastra), Laredo, Cantabria, Spain
• Unión Campurriana Mines (La Presura Mines), Soto de Espinillla, Hermandad de Campoo de Suso, Cantabria, Spain

• Minglanilla, Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

• La Fregeneda, Salamanca, Castile and Leon, Spain
• Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spain
• Profunda Mine, Cármenes, León, Castile and Leon, Spain

• Atrevida Mine, Bosc de Poblet, Vimbodí i Poblet, Conca de Barberà, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
• Berta quarry and mine, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Vallès Occidental-Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
• Monsant Mines, Hortsavinyà, Tordera, Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
• Osor Mines, Osor, Selva, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
• Puig de la Banya de Boc volcano, Llorà, Sant Martí de Llémena, Catalonia, Spain
• Sant Corneli Quarry (Can Savoia), Sant Corneli volcano, Fogars de la Selva-Tordera, Selva-Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
• Serrana Mine (Manganese Mine), El Molar, Priorat, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
• Toron Mines, Roca del Toron, Espinavell, Molló, Ripollès, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

• Mirabel, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
• Monchi Mine, Burguillos del Cerro, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain

• Navajún, La Rioja, Spain

• Cabezo Negro de Tallante, Tallante, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
• Herculano Mine, El Puntal, Campos de Golf area, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
• San Camilo Mine, Vista Alegre, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
• San Timoteo Mine, Pico del Águila, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
• San Valentín Mine, La Unión, Murcia, Spain
• Teresita Mine, Atamaría, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain

• Azcárate Quarry (Azkarate Quarry), Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain

• Los Serranos Quarry, Albatera, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

For the rest of our Spanish stock, see below.

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