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Cerro del Cinto, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cerro del Cinto | Hill |
| Rodalquilar | Village |
| Níjar | Municipality |
| Almería | Province |
| Andalusia | Autonomous Community |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 51' 14'' North , 2° 3' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Hill - last checked 2025
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| San José | 1,012 (2014) | 11.3km |
| Níjar | 26,516 (2018) | 18.1km |
| El Cabo de Gata | 500 (2014) | 18.1km |
| Carboneras | 7,199 (2012) | 21.5km |
| Retamar | 4,487 (2018) | 22.9km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mina Cerro del Cinto
The Cerro del Cinto hill is located in the central sector of the Sierra de Cabo de Gata (Almeria) and is the eastern wall of the La Lomilla caldera, which is nestled within the Rodalquilar caldera. Both calderas are part of the volcanic field of the Sierra de Cabo de Gata and were formed around 11 million years ago, in a short period of time between them, originating the Rodalquilar caldera first and then the La Lomilla caldera. In turn, the volcanism of the Sierra de Cabo de Gata is part of a larger-scale volcanic assemblage, the Neogene volcanism of southeastern Spain.
In the northern half of the Cerro del Cinto, the typologies of large veins stand out, in which gold is mainly associated to pyrite and black chalcedony. The final result is the presence of seven mineralized veins that in the 1950s were numbered from 1 to 7, with number 1 vein being the northernmost and number 7 vein the southernmost of the hill. 1, 2, 3, and 4 veins are basically radial to the morphology of the caldera, while 5, 6, and 7 veins are basically concentric to the morphology of the caldera. Each vein in a different mine in itself.
The southern area of the Cerro del Cinto is the type locality of rodalquilarite, discovered in the “Filón 340” mine and recently also located in the nearby “Filón 450” mine, along with other interesting mineral species. The “Filón 340” and “Filón 450” veins are high sulphidation epithermal Au-(Te-Cu-Sn) deposits.
References: Gaspar Sintes, I., Sainz de Baranda Graf, B. and Hernández Ortiz, F. (2025): El singular patrimonio mineralógico del Cerro del Cinto (Rodalquilar, Almería, España). De Re Metallica, 44 (11-28).
In the northern half of the Cerro del Cinto, the typologies of large veins stand out, in which gold is mainly associated to pyrite and black chalcedony. The final result is the presence of seven mineralized veins that in the 1950s were numbered from 1 to 7, with number 1 vein being the northernmost and number 7 vein the southernmost of the hill. 1, 2, 3, and 4 veins are basically radial to the morphology of the caldera, while 5, 6, and 7 veins are basically concentric to the morphology of the caldera. Each vein in a different mine in itself.
The southern area of the Cerro del Cinto is the type locality of rodalquilarite, discovered in the “Filón 340” mine and recently also located in the nearby “Filón 450” mine, along with other interesting mineral species. The “Filón 340” and “Filón 450” veins are high sulphidation epithermal Au-(Te-Cu-Sn) deposits.
References: Gaspar Sintes, I., Sainz de Baranda Graf, B. and Hernández Ortiz, F. (2025): El singular patrimonio mineralógico del Cerro del Cinto (Rodalquilar, Almería, España). De Re Metallica, 44 (11-28).
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Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Alunogen Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| ⓘ Ammoniojarosite Formula: (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 References: |
| ⓘ Andymcdonaldite Formula: Fe2TeO6 |
| ⓘ Arthurite Formula: CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| ⓘ Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Chalcomenite Formula: CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Chenevixite Formula: Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Emmonsite Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Lavendulan Formula: NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Mandarinoite Formula: Fe3+2(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
| ⓘ Metavoltine Formula: K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Tellurium Formula: Te |
| ⓘ Paratellurite Formula: TeO2 |
| ⓘ Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ Poughite Formula: Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Borja Sainz de Baranda Graf CollectionIdentified by Uwe Kolitsch: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Rodalquilarite Formula: Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| ⓘ Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Sonoraite Formula: Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
| ⓘ Tellurite Formula: TeO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Tellurium | 1.CC.10 | Te |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Tellurite | 4.DE.20 | TeO2 |
| ⓘ | Paratellurite | 4.DE.25 | TeO2 |
| ⓘ | Chalcomenite | 4.JH.05 | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Mandarinoite | 4.JH.15 | Fe3+2(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
| ⓘ | Rodalquilarite | 4.JL.05 | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| ⓘ | Emmonsite | 4.JM.10 | Fe3+2(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Sonoraite | 4.JN.05 | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
| ⓘ | Poughite | 4.JN.10 | Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Andymcdonaldite | 7.AB. | Fe2TeO6 |
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Ammoniojarosite | 7.BC.10 | (NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| ⓘ | Alunogen | 7.CB.45 | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| ⓘ | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| ⓘ | Metavoltine | 7.DF.35 | K2Na6Fe2+Fe3+6O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Arthurite | 8.DC.15 | CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Chenevixite | 8.DD.05 | Cu2Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Lavendulan | 8.DG.05 | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| H | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Arthurite | CuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mandarinoite | Fe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
| H | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| H | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| H | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Sonoraite | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| N | Nitrogen | |
| N | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Arthurite | CuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mandarinoite | Fe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
| O | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| O | ⓘ Paratellurite | TeO2 |
| O | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| O | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| O | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Sonoraite | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tellurite | TeO2 |
| O | ⓘ Andymcdonaldite | Fe2TeO6 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Alunogen | Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O |
| S | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
| S | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cl | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cl | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ammoniojarosite | (NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arthurite | CuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mandarinoite | Fe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
| Fe | ⓘ Metavoltine | K2Na6Fe2+Fe63+O2(SO4)12 · 18H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| Fe | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Sonoraite | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Andymcdonaldite | Fe2TeO6 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Arthurite | CuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arthurite | CuFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| As | ⓘ Chenevixite | Cu2Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Lavendulan | NaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl · 5H2O |
| As | ⓘ Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Chalcomenite | CuSeO3 · 2H2O |
| Se | ⓘ Mandarinoite | Fe23+(Se4+O3)3 · (6-x)H2O (x = 0.0-1.0) |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | ⓘ Emmonsite | Fe23+(TeO3)3 · 2H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Paratellurite | TeO2 |
| Te | ⓘ Poughite | Fe23+(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2 · H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Rodalquilarite | Fe2(TeO2OH)3(TeO3)Cl |
| Te | ⓘ Sonoraite | Fe3+(TeO3)(OH) · H2O |
| Te | ⓘ Tellurite | TeO2 |
| Te | ⓘ Native Tellurium | Te |
| Te | ⓘ Andymcdonaldite | Fe2TeO6 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Geochronology
Mineralization age: Miocene : 10.1 ± 0.6 MaImportant note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.
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References
Cerro del Cinto, Rodalquilar, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain