Name 1
ROCAS VOLCÁNICAS (ROCAS ENCAJANTES DE LAS MINERALIZACIONES DE MERCURIO EN ALMADÉN). COLUMNAS ESTRATIGRÁFICAS
Name 2
VOLCANIC ROCKS (ROCKS CONTAINING MERCURY MINERALISATION AT ALMADÉN). STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMNS
ID number
001.92.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
001.001.003.273
Type of Object
Mine

Description

Short description
"When the already consolidated marine sediments were folded in the Carboniferous period (about 330 million years ago), the strata were placed in a vertical position. For this reason, in the final phase of the exploitation of the mines, depths of up to 700 metres were reached.
The columns show volcanic tuff, roof slate and roof lava."
Measures
height: 2.00m
Materials
Rock
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
Águeda Moyano & Alicia Escudero
Date Submitted
26. 4. 2022
Date Edited
Never