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Mina de la Trinidad, Benalmádena

5 December 2005

The abandoned ochre mine at Benalmadena and the geocache GCQP6M
If you have a decent torch you can enter the mine and see some of the formations and galleries within, but be careful.
The product of the mine was yellow ochre; a silica and clay mix coloured by iron oxide that has been used as a pigment since prehistoric times. For those interested there are some samples of quartz crystals and plenty of samples of ochre in the tailings from the mine.
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The mine entrance
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The cache container
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Cache.GCQP6M
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Is this the cache?
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The last slope to the mine
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Half way
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Looking back along the path
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A view of the coast from the path to the cache
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The view to the west
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Fuengirola below
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The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena
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Looking west from near the start
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Construction in Benalmadena
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Start at the tunnel under the motorway
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The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena
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The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena
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The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena
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The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena
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Altitude graph


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The mine entrance<br /><a href="photo01.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> The cache container<br /><a href="photo02.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> Cache.GCQP6M<br /> <a href="https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCQP6M">click for details</a><br /><br /> Is this the cache?<br /><a href="photo04.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> The last slope to the mine<br /><a href="photo05.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> Half way<br /><a href="photo06.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> Looking back along the path<br /><a href="photo07.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> A view of the coast from the path to the cache<br /><a href="photo08.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> The view to the west<br /><a href="photo09.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> Fuengirola below<br /><a href="photo10.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena<br /><a href="photo11.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> Looking west from near the start<br /><a href="photo12.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> Construction in Benalmadena<br /><a href="photo13.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> Start at the tunnel under the motorway<br /><a href="photo14.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena<br /><a href="photo15.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena<br /><a href="photo16.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena<br /><a href="photo17.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> The Buddhist Temple in Benalmadena<br /><a href="photo18.kml">See on Google Earth</a><br /><br /> Altitude graph

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