Montjuïc, Barcelona city, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Montjuïc | - not defined - |
| Barcelona city | City |
| Barcelonès | County |
| Barcelona | Province |
| Catalonia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Group of Countries |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 21' 48'' North , 2° 9' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Poble Sec | 40,906 (2017) | 1.2km |
| Sants-Montjuïc | 183,120 (2017) | 1.4km |
| Sant Antoni | 38,512 (2017) | 1.8km |
| el Raval | 48,403 (2017) | 1.9km |
| la Font de la Guatlla | 10,481 (2017) | 1.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grup Mineralògic Català | Barcelona, Catalonia | 3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
192494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192494:0
GUID (UUID V4):
85128e17-bdb6-43e1-9651-37448e56c900
Name(s) in local language(s):
Montjuïc, Barcelona ciutat, Barcelonès, Catalunya (Cataluña), España
The mountain of Montjuïc (Mont Jovis) is a small elevation of elongated shape, located south of the city of Barcelona forming a natural barrier between the latter and the sea.
Its maximum height is 177.7 m. where is situated the "Castell de Montjuïc" (Montjuïc Castle), full of gardens and monuments is an emblematic place for the city of Barcelona.
Historically has provided a wonderful rock for construction since Roman times, many buildings of great relevance throughout the ages have been built with the sandstone of Montjuïc, the Cathedral, the Parliament and numerous buildings of the Modernist epoch are examples.
Geologically it is to a large tilted block formed by detrital sedimentary rocks of the Miocene of deltaic origin with the materials coming from the erosion of the Serra de Collserola (Tibidabo) forming these deposits in ancient coastline.
This consists of a succession of levels of sandstones conglomerates and lutites which have had intense processes of silicification and oxidation affecting differently permeable and impermeable levels, forming numerous fillings of Quartz-chalcedony-opal and Baryte.
This mountain is part of the deposits where many lovers of Mineralogy and Geology of Barcelona we started.
Unfortunately these deposits are no longer accessible because intensive gardening works that have been done all over the mountain park, so right now (year 2020) it is extremely difficult to collect there any of the described minerals.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 References: |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| ⓘ 'Jasper' References: |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' References: |
| ⓘ Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Romanèchite Formula: (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
| ⓘ | Romanèchite | 4.DK.10 | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Jasper' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Romanèchite | (Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10 |
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