Name 1
ROCAS ENCAJANTES DE LA MINERALIZACIÓN
Name 2
ROCKS CONTAINING MINERALISATION
ID number
001.91.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
Reyes Ávila Bercial, Cerco San Teodoro, s/n, 13400-Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Ownership
Public
Institution
Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes, S.A
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.003.274
Type of Object
Mine

Description

Short description
This showcase displays the different types of rocks that contain cinnabar mineralisation, namely volcanic tuff (frailesca rock), sand nodule (oxidised pyrite), and volcanic rock.
Measures
"length: 1.90m
width: 0.30m
height: 0.80m"
Materials
Rocks
Dating
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
Mineral exploration
Present use
Museum
Original location
Storage of test samples (Cerco de Destilación)
Present location
Mercury Museum (Mining Park)

STATE OF CONSERVATION

History of conservation:
Present state
good
Necessary activities:

DOCUMENTATION

Addresses /collections/links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
www.parqueminerodealmaden.es
Submitted
AYUNTAMIENTO ALMADEN
Submitted by
Alicia Escudero & Águeda Moyano
Date Submitted
26. 4. 2022
Date Edited
Never