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Osor Fluorspar Mine

Producer in Spain with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Quartz, Calcium
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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.
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Geographic areas

Country
Spain

Comments on the location information

  • LAT. AND LONG. ARE FOR GENORA, SPAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Secondary
Barium-Barite 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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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
    Depth to bottom 300M
    Width 12M
    Length 1000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Control

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both metallic and non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1897
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

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

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS W006988

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