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Castelldefels, Castelldefels, Província de Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Alternative Names:	Castelldefels
Type:	Seat of a third-order administrative division
Mindat.org Region:	Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Region:	Castelldefels, Província de Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Latitude:	41° 16' 40" N
Longitude:	1° 58' 13" E
Lat/Long (dec):	41.27794,1.97033
Köppen climate type:	Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Population:	62,080 (2013)
Mindat Feature ID:	3125897
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:3125897:5
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Can Margarit quarry, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 18' 35" N	1° 58' 39" E	3.6km (2.2 miles)
Les Ferreres Range area, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 18' 33" N	1° 59' 22" E	3.8km (2.4 miles)
Can Mas Quarry, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 18' 45" N	1° 58' 16" E	3.8km (2.4 miles)
Les Ferreres Range area mines, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 18' 33" N	1° 59' 26" E	3.9km (2.4 miles)
Can Mas, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 18' 48" N	1° 58' 7" E	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Cal Gairal street outcrops, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 18' 49" N	1° 58' 3" E	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 18' 53" N	1° 57' 59" E	4.1km (2.6 miles)
Elvira Mine, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 18' 57" N	1° 58' 24" E	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Gavà Mines Archaeological Park (Can Tintorer Mines), Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 18' 35" N	2° 0' 0" E	4.3km (2.7 miles)
Mines de l'Alzina, Begues, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 20' 8" N	1° 56' 32" E	6.8km (4.3 miles)
Riera de Cervelló Mines, Cervelló, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 23' 34" N	1° 57' 28" E	12.8km (8.0 miles)
Cervelló, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 23' 35" N	1° 57' 28" E	12.9km (8.0 miles)
Sansón quarry (Sanson quarry), Puig d'Olorda, Barcelona, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 24' 43" N	2° 3' 13" E	16.5km (10.2 miles)
Puig d'Olorda, Barcelona, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 24' 43" N	2° 3' 18" E	16.5km (10.3 miles)
Santa Creu d'Olorda, Collserola mountain range, Barcelona city, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 24' 56" N	2° 3' 24" E	16.9km (10.5 miles)
Sot de les Mines, Santa Creu d'Olorda, Collserola mountain range, Barcelona city, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 24' 55" N	2° 3' 25" E	16.9km (10.5 miles)
Santa Creu d'Olorda, Barcelona, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 24' 58" N	2° 3' 30" E	17.1km (10.6 miles)
Font del Lleó quarry, Sant Pere Màrtir, Collserola mountain range, Barcelona city, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 23' 52" N	2° 6' 7" E	17.3km (10.7 miles)
Juanita Mine, Sant Pere Màrtir, Collserola mountain range, Barcelona city, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 23' 53" N	2° 6' 5" E	17.3km (10.7 miles)
Carretera de les Aigües quarry, Sant Pere Màrtir, Collserola mountain range, Barcelona city, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 24' 1" N	2° 6' 15" E	17.6km (10.9 miles)
El Papiol, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 26' 16" N	2° 0' 39" E	18.1km (11.3 miles)
Montjuïc, Barcelona city, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 21' 48" N	2° 9' 59" E	18.9km (11.8 miles)
Copper Mine, Sant Gervasi de Cassoles, Collserola mountain range, Barcelona city, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 24' 47" N	2° 7' 28" E	19.8km (12.3 miles)
Turó Castanyer, Sant Gervasi de Cassoles, Collserola mountain range, Barcelona city, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 24' 53" N	2° 7' 26" E	19.9km (12.4 miles)
Berta quarry and mine, Sant Cugat del Vallès-El Papiol, Vallès Occidental-Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 27' 33" N	2° 0' 57" E	20.5km (12.7 miles)
La Martorellense Mine (Sierra de L'Ataix), Castellví de Rosanes, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 27' 38" N	1° 55' 36" E	20.6km (12.8 miles)
Sant Genís de Rocafort (Tamariu) quarry, Martorell, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 27' 31" N	1° 54' 52" E	20.6km (12.8 miles)
Barcelona, Barcelonès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 22' 58" N	2° 10' 38" E	20.9km (13.0 miles)
Roques de Tamariu quarry, Martorell, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 27' 49" N	1° 55' 17" E	21.1km (13.1 miles)
Cañellas meteorite, Garraf, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	41° 15' 0" N	1° 40' 0" E	25.6km (15.9 miles)

View of the Mina Elvira entrance

Elvira Mine, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Building works with outcrops

Cal Gairal street outcrops, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Site of delvauxite

Cal Gairal street outcrops, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

View of the Mina Elvira entrance

Elvira Mine, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Building works with outcrops

Cal Gairal street outcrops, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Site of delvauxite

Cal Gairal street outcrops, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

View of the Mina Elvira entrance

Elvira Mine, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Building works with outcrops

Cal Gairal street outcrops, Bruguers, Gavà, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ var: Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

ⓘ var: Carbonate-rich Hydroxylapatite

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Calcrete

ⓘ Chert

ⓘ Shale

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Eurasian Plate	Tectonic Plate
West Austerian Leonese Zone, Eurasian Plate	Orogenic Belt
Europe	Continent
Iberian Peninsula	Peninsula
Spain	Country
Catalonia, Spain	Autonomous Community
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	Province
Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain	County

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Spain, CataluÃ±a, Barcelona, n.a. (37)	215.6.27.201.0.0
Spain, CataluÃ±a, Barcelona, n.a. (37), Castelldefels	215.6.27.201.5119.0

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