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Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusia, Spaini
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BenalmádenaMunicipality
MálagaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Benalmádena58,854 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
11531
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11531:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Benalmádena, province de Málaga, Andalousie, Espagne
German:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusien, Spanien
Italian:
Benalmádena, provincia di Malaga, Andalusia, Spagna
Russian:
Бенальмадена, Малага, Андалусия, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
贝纳尔马德纳, 馬拉加省, 安達盧西亞, 西班牙
Spanish:
Benalmádena, provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España
Arabic:
بينالمادينا, مالقة, أندلوسيا, إسبانيا
Armenian:
Բենալմադենա, Անդալուզիա, Իսպանիա
Asturian:
Benalmádena, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España
Basque:
Benalmádena, Málagako probintzia, Andaluzia, Espainia
Catalan:
Benalmádena, Màlaga, Andalusia, Espanya
Cebuano:
Benalmádena , Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, Espanya
Czech:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusie, Španělsko
Danish:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusien, Spanien
Dutch:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusië, Spanje
Esperanto:
Benalmádena, Malago, Andaluzio, Hispanio
Farsi/Persian:
بنالمادنا, مالاگا, اندلس, اسپانیا
Finnish:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusia, Espanja
Galician:
Benalmádena, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España
Haitian:
Benalmadena , Málaga, Andalouzi, Espay
Hebrew:
בנלמאדנה, אנדלוסיה, ספרד
Hungarian:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalúzia, Spanyolország
Irish Gaelic:
Benalmádena, Málaga, An Andalúis, An Spáinn
Japanese:
ベナルマデナ, マラガ県, アンダルシア州, スペイン
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Бенальмадена, Малага, Андалусия (Испания автономиясы), Испания
Kongo:
Benalmádena, Espania
Korean:
베날마데나, 말라가주, 안달루시아 지방, 스페인
Lithuanian:
Benalmadenas, Malagos provincija, Andalūzija, Ispanija
Lombard:
Benalmádena, Andalusia, Spagna
Luxembourgish:
Benalmádena, Provënz Málaga, Andalusien, Spuenien
Malagasy:
Benalmádena, Espaina
Malay:
Benalmádena, Wilayah Málaga, Andalusia, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Benalmádena, Málaga Séng, Andalucía, Se-pan-gâ
Norwegian:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalucía, Spania
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Benalmádena, Provinsen Málaga, Andalucía, Spania
Occitan:
Benalmádena, Malaga, Andalosia, Espanha
Piedmontese:
Benalmádena, Andalusìa, Spagna
Polish:
Benalmádena, Malaga, Andaluzja, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andaluzia, Espanha
Romanian:
Benalmádena, Provincia Málaga, Andaluzia, Spania
Serbian:
Беналмадена, Покрајина Малага, Андалузија, Шпанија
Serbo-Croatian:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andaluzija, Španija
South Azerbaijani:
بنالمادنا, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusien, Spanien
Tatar:
Бенальмадена, Испания
Traditional Chinese:
貝納爾馬德納, 安達盧西亞, 西班牙
Ukrainian:
Бенальмадена, Малага, Андалусія, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalusiya, Ispaniya
Vietnamese:
Benalmádena, Málaga, Andalucía, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Benalmádena, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, Espanya


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16 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Clinohumite
Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Description: Clinohumite occurs with spinel in metasomatic bands with forsterite, pyrrhotite and phlogopite in a dolomitic marble, although the first finds were associated with calcite, limonite and phlogopite in an oxidation zone. Clinohumite is found as relatively well defined crystals, but with somewhat rounded faces and edges, up to 1.5 centimeters in size, orange in color and bright.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Geikielite
Formula: MgTiO3
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Limonite'
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Geikielite4.CB.05MgTiO3
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Clinohumite9.AF.55Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GeikieliteMgTiO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
MgMagnesium
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg GeikieliteMgTiO3
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Ti GeikieliteMgTiO3
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benalm%C3%A1dena
Wikidata ID:Q488869
GeoNames ID:6359430

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