Serpentine quarry

Comarca de la Vega de Granada

Güejar Sierra

Serpentine quarry

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Serpentine quarry

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Location: Güejar Sierra, Comarca de la Vega de Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

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June 11, 2026

This quarry is an old mining site famous for extracting serpentine, a metamorphic rock highly valued in monumental architecture for its green color.

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