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Bolaños Municipality, Jalisco, Mexicoi
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JaliscoState
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Neighbouring regions:
La Yesca Municipality, Nayarit, Mexico
San Martín de Bolaños Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tuxpan de Bolaños1,269 (2018)
Bolaños924 (2014)
El Tepec746 (2014)
Huilacatitlán435 (2018)
Coamostita187 (2014)
Mesa de Pajaritos140 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
16359
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16359:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Bolaños, Mexique
Italian:
Bolaños, Messico
Russian:
Боланьос, Мексика
Spanish:
Bolaños, México
Asturian:
Bolaños
Basque:
Bolaños
Cebuano:
Bolaños
Dutch:
Bolaños, Mexico
Esperanto:
Bolaños
Hungarian:
Bolaños, Mexikó
Nahuatl:
Bolaños
Portuguese:
Bolaños, México
Serbian:
Општина Болањос, Мексико
Serbo-Croatian:
Opština Bolaños
Swedish:
Bolaños, Mexiko
Vietnamese:
Bolaños, México


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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘSilver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘWillemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AgSilver
Agⓘ SilverAg
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bola%C3%B1os_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q2656955
GeoNames ID:7778820

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