Logbook · 12 places

White crystal granite quarries of Peña Muñana

Cadalso de los Vidrios, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 2 Food and drink

Spain › Community of Madrid › Sierra Oeste › Cadalso de los Vidrios › White crystal granite quarries of Peña Muñana

White crystal granite quarries of Peña Muñana

Curiosity · Cadalso de los Vidrios, Sierra Oeste, Madrid

Image of Cadalso de los Vidrios, not of the place itself.

The southern and eastern slopes of Peña Muñana yield a granite of great mineralogical uniformity and even tone, sold under the name blanco cristal, with an annual output of close to 8,000 cubic metres.

Photo: Gema García (CC BY 3.0)

What to see and do in Cadalso de los Vidrios