Cotunnite, cumengeite, diaboleite and other lead and copper secondary minerals in the La Reixidora mine - Monte Bedures, Meredo, Vegadeo, Asturias, Spain

On the slopes of Monte Bedures, a hill located in Meredo, municipality of Vegadeo, Asturias, are the remains of a series of mine workings, some of them very old. These mines were probably worked in Roman times, for both lead and iron ores, and possibly also copper. In the La Reixidora mine, several rare minerals have been found, such as cotunnite, atacamite, diaboleite, cumengeite, phosgenite and caledonite