{"id":6643,"date":"2023-12-13T00:13:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T22:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=6643"},"modified":"2023-12-13T10:46:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T08:46:41","slug":"minerales-estrategicos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=6643","title":{"rendered":"Minerales estrat\u00e9gicos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hace unos d\u00edas tuve el honor de asistir al acto de graduaci\u00f3n de la \u00faltima promoci\u00f3n de Ingenieros de Minas en la <a href=\"https:\/\/caminosyminas.upct.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica de Cartagena<\/a>, invitado por mi amigo Pedro Mart\u00ednez Pag\u00e1n. El programa inclu\u00eda una conferencia de Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Gonz\u00e1lez Jim\u00e9nez (Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra &#8211; CSIC) titulada \u00ab<em>Metales estrat\u00e9gicos: pasado, presente y futuro<\/em>.\u00bb El t\u00e9rmino <em>metales estrat\u00e9gicos<\/em> viene a ser casi sin\u00f3nimo de <em>elementos estrat\u00e9gicos<\/em>, porque casi todos son metales (de hecho, la mayor parte de los elementos presentes en la <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tabla_peri\u00f3dica_de_los_elementos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tabla peri\u00f3dica<\/a> son metales a efectos qu\u00edmicos y f\u00edsicos), y tambi\u00e9n equivale a <em>minerales estrat\u00e9gicos<\/em>, porque se obtienen de la miner\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6669\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702207602&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6106\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6106-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Mineral de Sierra de Filabres. Hace 100 a\u00f1os fue explotado por el hierro (siderita) y el cobre (calcopirita), pero contiene otros metales a los que no se les dio importancia entonces&#8230; quien sabe si las viejas minas no guardan una sorpresa.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>El matiz que aporta el t\u00e9rmino <em>estrat\u00e9gico<\/em> var\u00eda con las necesidades humanas. En este sentido, nos ocuparemos de algunos de los elementos que son fundamentales para las tecnolog\u00edas del siglo XXI, principalmente electr\u00f3nica y la llamada \u00abdescarbonizaci\u00f3n de la econom\u00eda\u00bb. Un peque\u00f1o apunte personal: no existe todav\u00eda nada m\u00e1s eficiente para conservar y disponer de la energ\u00eda que el <em><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enlace_carbono-carbono\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enlace covalente del carbono<\/a><\/em>. La Evoluci\u00f3n Darwiniana ha determinado que esa sea la forma de energ\u00eda que usamos todos los organismos pluricelulares del planeta. Otra cuesti\u00f3n es si el uso tecnol\u00f3gico del carbono puede hacerse mucho mejor de lo que se hace. Pero hay una cosa clara: el componente de un autom\u00f3vil m\u00e1s proclive a dejarte tirado es, y seguir\u00e1 siendo, la bater\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Murcia, Espa\u00f1a y mi casa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>En mi despacho de la Universidad de Murcia tengo una peque\u00f1a colecci\u00f3n de menas de los metales m\u00e1s corrientes con fines \u00abpedag\u00f3gicos\u00bb. Por eso, tras escuchar la conferencia de Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda, me pregunt\u00e9 si podr\u00eda preparar una muestra similar (y virtual) de <em>minerales estrat\u00e9gicos<\/em> con ejemplares de mi colecci\u00f3n. Complicando un poco m\u00e1s la cosa, intentar que sean ejemplares de proximidad, preferiblemente Murcia. Esto no siempre ha sido posible y, adem\u00e1s, he considerado oportuno fotografiar muestras que poseo pero <em>no pertenecen<\/em> a la colecci\u00f3n, t\u00e9cnicamente hablando (la diferencia entre ser de la colecci\u00f3n o no est\u00e1 explicada <a href=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>). Esos ejemplares se reconocer\u00e1n por no tener lugar de procedencia. Los metales elegidos est\u00e1n basados en la charla de Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda y varias listas e informes obtenidos de internet. Una observaci\u00f3n, no he incluido el hierro, que no parece ser estrat\u00e9gico, supongo que por su abundancia, ni el <em>grafito<\/em>, que no es metal. Estoy abierto a incluir nuevos metales en el <em>post<\/em> que me sean sugeridos si realmente son estrat\u00e9gicos y dispongo de muestras ilustrativas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" data-attachment-id=\"6738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6738\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1749\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702403813&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6142\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-300x205.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-1024x700.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-1536x1050.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-2048x1399.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6142-1200x820.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Ver mi <em>post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=4810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Libros de Mineralog\u00eda<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cobre <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El cobre es un elemento que no ha dejado de ser estrat\u00e9gico desde hace milenios. Es el primer metal cuya metalurgia dominamos, nunca ha dejado de usarse y, de cara al futuro, resulta fundamental en electricidad y electr\u00f3nica. Obviamente, autom\u00f3vil el\u00e9ctrico necesita mucho m\u00e1s cobre que el de combustibles f\u00f3siles. En lo que respecta a Murcia, en el pasado se explotaron unas pocas minas de cobre y tendr\u00eda que estar la econom\u00eda global realmente mal para que se replantee la extracci\u00f3n de cobre en la Regi\u00f3n, ya que este metal es mucho m\u00e1s abundante en otros lugares del planeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6657\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6657\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702159730&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6092\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6092-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Mineral de cobre de Santomera, principalmente bornita.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Como muestras he seleccionado dos procedentes de minas de cobre genuinas, es decir, los minerales de cobre constituyen la mineralizaci\u00f3n principal de los filones. Concretamente, las minas de Santomera y Las Balsicas de Mazarr\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6656\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702159168&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6090\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6090-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Mineral de cobre de Las Balsicas (Mazarr\u00f3n). Se trata de un filoncillo de calcopirita y cobres grises parcialmente alterado en carbonatos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aluminio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El aluminio es un metal fundamental por aunar ligereza y resistencia en sus aleaciones. Es un elemento relativamente abundante en la corteza terrestre (forma parte de abundantes silicatos, incluyendo componentes de la arcilla), pero no es f\u00e1cil de obtener. El principal mineral de aluminio es la <em>bauxita<\/em>, una mezcla terrosa de hidr\u00f3xidos del metal que tiene su origen en antiguos suelos tropicales. Se requiere mucha energ\u00eda para liberar el aluminio de la bauxita, por lo que el reciclaje del liviano metal es particularmente importante.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" data-attachment-id=\"6647\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6647\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1451\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702157607&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6085\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-300x170.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-1024x580.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-1536x870.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-2048x1161.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6085-1200x680.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Mineral de aluminio, bauxita, procedente de Zarzadilla de Totana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Existe en la Regi\u00f3n de Murcia un peque\u00f1o yacimiento de bauxita cerca de Zarzadilla de Totana, descubierto y estudiado por don Bartolom\u00e9 Garc\u00eda Ruiz. Debido a su poca extensi\u00f3n se trata m\u00e1s de una curiosidad mineral\u00f3gica que de un recurso explotable. Acompa\u00f1o esta rese\u00f1a con una muestra del \u00f3xido natural cristalizado de aluminio, el <em>corind\u00f3n<\/em>, que seg\u00fan variedades y colores, recibe tambi\u00e9n los nombres de zafiro y rub\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6658\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6658\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702159537&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6091\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6091-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Cristal hexagonal de rub\u00ed, corind\u00f3n rojo. Qu\u00edmicamente es \u00f3xido de aluminio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">N\u00edquel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Muy abundante en el n\u00facleo de la tierra, el n\u00edquel es un elemento escaso en la corteza terrestre. Tradicionalmente se ha usado en la elaboraci\u00f3n de aceros especiales, sin embargo ahora tiene un papel destacado en la fabricaci\u00f3n de bater\u00edas para autom\u00f3viles el\u00e9ctricos. Los yacimientos de n\u00edquel suelen estar ligados a segregaciones de las rocas profundas del manto. No nos consta la presencia de minerales de n\u00edquel en la Regi\u00f3n de Murcia, aunque sospechamos que este metal podr\u00eda aparecer en la geoqu\u00edmica de los <a href=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=6178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">volcanes de Tallante<\/a> (Cartagena). As\u00ed pues, las muestras son de otros lugares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6670\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702216733&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00074074074074074&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6111\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6111-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Mineral de n\u00edquel de Oj\u00e9n (M\u00e1laga), los puntos dorados esparcidos en la roca son de niquelita. La piedra ha sido mojada para destacar el mineral de n\u00edquel sobre los otros componentes. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>En primer lugar, una muestra de Oj\u00e9n (M\u00e1laga) donde se explot\u00f3 una mena compuesta de minerales de cromo y n\u00edquel. En segundo lugar, una pieza procedente de la mina Aguablanca en Monesterio (Badajoz), la principal mina de n\u00edquel de Espa\u00f1a. Consiste en una masa de <em>pirrotina<\/em> con cristales de pirita, conteniendo una fracci\u00f3n de cobre y n\u00edquel que hace rentable su explotaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6646\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6646\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702158131&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6087\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6087-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Mena de Aguablanca en Monesterio (Badajoz) formada principalmente por sulfuros de hierro con cantidades apreciables de cobre y n\u00edquel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cobalto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Este metal se ha usado tradicionalmente en la fabricaci\u00f3n de pigmento azul y algunas aleaciones. Las necesidades del autom\u00f3vil el\u00e9ctrico han multiplicado la demanda de cobalto, cuyo principal productor es la Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo. El mejor yacimiento de Espa\u00f1a, explotado en el pasado, se sit\u00faa en el Pirineo Oscense (en <em><a href=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=6178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donde te lleven las piedras<\/a><\/em> cuento mi visita a esas minas). Las muestras elegidas no son murcianas, pero s\u00ed de lugares m\u00e1s cercanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6663\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6663\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702157350&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6084-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6084-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Cristales de eritrina \u00abflores de cobalto\u00bb sobre una superficie de dolom\u00eda, con otros minerales de Hu\u00e9rcal-Overa (Almer\u00eda).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>En primer lugar, cerca de Hu\u00e9rcal-Overa (Almer\u00eda), en el llamado Cerro Minado, se explotaron unas minas de cobre que contienen bastante cobalto, principalmente en forma de <em>eritrina<\/em> (flores de Cobalto). En la Sierra del Segura, cerca de Cazorla (Ja\u00e9n) quedan vestigios de unas minas con una <a href=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=1337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parag\u00e9nesis<\/a> muy compleja que incluye algunos minerales de cobalto: <em>asbolana<\/em>, eritrina y <em>cobaltocalcita<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6649\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702156481&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6079\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6079-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Asbolana, mineral de manganeso con cantidades variables de cobalto, de la Sierra del Segura.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6660\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702167024&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6097\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6097-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Cobaltocalcita (calcita te\u00f1ida con sales de cobalto) acompa\u00f1ada de carbonatos de cobre, de la Sierra del Segura.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Litio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Seguro que ha todo el mundo le suena el uso de este elemento en f\u00e1rmacos  psiqui\u00e1tricos. Adem\u00e1s de eso, el litio es un componente esencial en las bater\u00edas de los autom\u00f3viles el\u00e9ctricos. El litio proviene de dos tipos de yacimientos: como metal alcalino, sus sales forman parte de las evaporitas de ciertas cuencas endorreicas (salares sudamericanos, por ejemplo); pero tambi\u00e9n es componente de algunos silicatos de las pegmatitas, principalmente la mica <em>lepidolita<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" data-attachment-id=\"6650\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6650\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1953\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702149006&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6072\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-300x229.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-1024x781.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-1024x781.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-1024x781.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-1536x1172.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-2048x1563.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6072-1200x916.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Cristal de mica lepidolita, fuente de litio, al trasluz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No estando seguro de si el litio evapor\u00edtico es totalmente descartable en la Regi\u00f3n de Murcia, las pegmatitas hay que buscarlas en otros lugares de Espa\u00f1a. Conservo un gran trozo de <em>pegmatita de litio<\/em> de La Fregeneda (Salamanca), recogida en una mina de esta\u00f1o. La otra muestra es peculiar, se trata de <em><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kunzita\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kunzita<\/a><\/em>, una piedra semipreciosa rosada, variedad de espumodena, que contiene litio en su composici\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6651\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6651\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702148572&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6069\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6069-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Pegmatita de litio, de La Fregeneda (Salamanca).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6688\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6688\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702234661&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6114\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6114-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Cristal de kunzita, piedra semipreciosa de curioso color.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cromo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Muy conocido por los revestimientos galvanopl\u00e1sticos de otros metales, especialmente cuando toca renovar la grifer\u00eda del ba\u00f1o. Pero el cromo es algo m\u00e1s que est\u00e9tica, ya que es componente esencial en aleaciones, siendo la m\u00e1s corriente el acero inoxidable. Sus yacimientos, al igual que los de n\u00edquel, est\u00e1n ligados a afloramientos de rocas profundas del manto. Por ese motivo, las que fueron las minas de cromo m\u00e1s importantes de Espa\u00f1a se encuentran en las peridotitas de M\u00e1laga. No obstante, se han identificado minerales de cromo a nivel microsc\u00f3pico en los volcanes de Tallante. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6653\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6653\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702156782&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6081\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6081-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Mineral de cromo, cromita, de Oj\u00e9n (M\u00e1laga).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Como muestras presentamos una <em>cromita<\/em> de Oj\u00e9n (M\u00e1laga), y un mineral de fascinante color verde, la <em>uvarovita<\/em> o granate de cromo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" data-attachment-id=\"6661\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6661\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1719\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702166296&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6095\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-1024x688.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-1536x1032.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-2048x1375.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6095-1200x806.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Granate de cromo (uvarovita) sobre cromita.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manganeso<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Este metal es un componente importante de algunas aleaciones, pero se consume en mucha mayor cantidad como ingrediente en las bater\u00edas desechables. Las mayores reservas se encuentran en Sud\u00e1frica, siendo explotado tambi\u00e9n en otros pa\u00edses del continente africano. En los fondos oce\u00e1nicos se forman n\u00f3dulos de \u00f3xido de manganeso que son interesantes por su contenido en otros metales, singularmente cobalto, n\u00edquel y titanio (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/N\u00f3dulo_polimet\u00e1lico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">n\u00f3dulos polimet\u00e1licos<\/a><\/em>). Los minerales de manganeso son frecuentes en Murcia y han sido explotados en algunos lugares. Destaca el yacimiento sedimentario de La Parroquia (Lorca), pero mis muestras son de dos lugares que frecuento mucho m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6654\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702158973&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6088\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6088-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Masa escoriforme de mineral de manganeso, de Espinardo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>La primera es una masa escoriforme de <em>pirolusita<\/em> de <a href=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=5704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Espinardo<\/a>, recogida en el Campus Universitario. La segunda, un arbolito de manganeso, forma de presentaci\u00f3n de la <em>manganita<\/em>, procedente de <a href=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=3382\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mazarr\u00f3n<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" data-attachment-id=\"6662\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6662\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1617\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702167516&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6098\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-300x190.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-1024x647.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-1024x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-1024x647.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-1536x970.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-2048x1294.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6098-1200x758.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Agregado de manganita tipo \u00abarbolito\u00bb de Mazarr\u00f3n.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tierras raras<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Se llama <em>tierras raras<\/em> a un conjunto de elementos dispuestos en la parte baja de la tabla peri\u00f3dica que son fundamentales en aplicaciones electr\u00f3nicas, producci\u00f3n de energ\u00eda y catalizadores. Como su nombre parece indicar, son en general escasos, excepto el cerio que es un ingrediente de las piedras de mechero, y quiz\u00e1s el neodimio, popular  componente de una aleaci\u00f3n para potentes imanes. Algunos elementos integrantes de las tierras raras se obtienen directamente de la familia de fosfatos llamada <em>monacitas<\/em>, otros aparecen como contaminaciones en ciertos minerales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6708\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702336207&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6126\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6126-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Apatito, con cierto contenido en tierras raras, de La Celia (Jumilla).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>El mayor yacimiento de tierras raras de Europa se encuentra en la provincia de Ciudad Real, dispersas en el suelo en una gran llanura. Su explotaci\u00f3n ha sido desestimada por cuestiones medioambientales. En la Regi\u00f3n de Murcia se han identificado tierras raras en los <em>apatitos<\/em> de La Celia (Jumilla).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6709\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6709\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1702322908&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_6116\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_6116-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Jumillita, la peculiar roca volc\u00e1nica que porta el apatito y minerales raros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ep\u00edlogo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La promoci\u00f3n de ingenieros de minas a cuyo acto de graduaci\u00f3n asist\u00ed no era muy numerosa. Por eso la presencia entre los j\u00f3venes graduados de una chica de origen latinoamericano y de un chico de familia eslava result\u00f3 m\u00e1s llamativa. Es muy probable que estos futuros ingenieros tengan que desarrollar su carrera profesional en el extranjero porque <em>Espa\u00f1a no es pa\u00eds para mineros<\/em>. Esto nos pone en una situaci\u00f3n peculiar como naci\u00f3n: queremos energ\u00edas limpias, <em>smart cities<\/em>, transici\u00f3n ecol\u00f3gica, am\u00e9n de otras expresiones tan rimbombantes como rid\u00edculas, pero no queremos ser parte del correspondiente desarrollo tecnol\u00f3gico. Hemos pasado del <em>\u00a1qu\u00e9 inventen ellos! <\/em>de Unamuno al <em>\u00a1qu\u00e9 tambi\u00e9n fabriquen ellos!<\/em> La dejaci\u00f3n gubernamental en los sectores productivos de la econom\u00eda es m\u00e1s que evidente y nos encaminamos hacia un modelo de pa\u00eds de (malos) servicios y funcionarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"6668\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?attachment_id=6668\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (1st generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1701454836&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_5976\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_5976-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Sal\u00f3n de actos en la Escuela de Minas de la UPCT al comienzo de la charla de Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Convendr\u00eda pararse un momento a pensar de d\u00f3nde salen los materiales con los que se elabora la tecnolog\u00eda que nos gusta tener alrededor para hacer nuestra vida m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil, comenzando por el m\u00f3vil.  A nadie le agrada tener una mina cerca de su casa, pero la situaci\u00f3n actual es que pa\u00edses como China queman petr\u00f3leo a espuertas y contaminan sin escr\u00fapulos sus r\u00edos (por ende nuestros mares) para producir bater\u00edas y componentes con los que tranquilizar nuestras conciencias ecoburguesas europeas haci\u00e9ndonos pensar que avanzamos por el buen camino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hace unos d\u00edas tuve el honor de asistir al acto de graduaci\u00f3n de la \u00faltima promoci\u00f3n de Ingenieros de Minas en la Universidad Polit\u00e9cnica de Cartagena, invitado por mi amigo Pedro Mart\u00ednez Pag\u00e1n. El programa inclu\u00eda una conferencia de Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Gonz\u00e1lez Jim\u00e9nez (Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra &#8211; CSIC) titulada \u00abMetales estrat\u00e9gicos: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=6643\" class=\"more-link\">Continuar leyendo<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u00abMinerales estrat\u00e9gicos\u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,3,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ciencia","category-minerales","category-tecnica"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9XVBt-1J9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5314,"url":"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=5314","url_meta":{"origin":6643,"position":0},"title":"Oro","author":"Mat\u00edas Raja Ba\u00f1o","date":"junio 22, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Con este post pretendo cumplir un triple prop\u00f3sito: primero, retomar la tem\u00e1tica geol\u00f3gica y mineral tras dos historias seguidas sobre viajes; segundo, responder a quienes me preguntan si me voy a hacer rico recogiendo piedras; y como tercer y m\u00e1s importante objetivo, celebrar el post n\u00famero 50 de este blog\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abMinerales\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Minerales","link":"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2924-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2924-scaled.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2924-scaled.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2924-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2924-scaled.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/matiasraja.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2924-scaled.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1337,"url":"https:\/\/matiasraja.es\/?p=1337","url_meta":{"origin":6643,"position":1},"title":"Parag\u00e9nesis","author":"Mat\u00edas Raja Ba\u00f1o","date":"enero 3, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Si observ\u00e1is las piezas de las colecciones de minerales en los museos, o las que se ofrecen a la venta en las ferias especializadas, ver\u00e9is que los cristales rara vez est\u00e1n sueltos, sino que van incrustados o adheridos a una matriz. 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Eso no significa que yo me autoimponga no comprar minerales. 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