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Alcañices, Zamora, Castile and Leon, Spaini
Regional Level Types
AlcañicesMunicipality
ZamoraProvince
Castile and LeonAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Alcañices1,089 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
204970
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204970:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Alcañices, province de Zamora, Castille-et-León, Espagne
German:
Alcañices, Provinz Zamora, Kastilien und León, Spanien
Italian:
Alcañices, provincia di Zamora, Castiglia e León, Spagna
Russian:
Альканьисес, Самора, Кастилия-Леон, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
阿尔卡尼伊塞斯, 萨莫拉省, 卡斯蒂利亚-莱昂, 西班牙
Spanish:
Alcañices, Provincia de Zamora, Castilla y León, España
Albanian:
Alcañices, Provinca Zamora, Kastil-Leoni, Spanja
Aragonese:
Alcañices, Provincia de Zamora, Castiella y Leyón, Espanya
Armenian:
Ալկանյիսես, Կաստիլիա և Լեոն, Իսպանիա
Asturian:
Alcañices, Provincia de Zamora, Castiella y Llión, España
Basque:
Alcañices, Zamorako probintzia, Gaztela eta Leon, Espainia
Catalan:
Alcañices, Zamora, Castella i Lleó, Espanya
Cebuano:
Alcañices, Provincia de Zamora, Castilla y León, Espanya
Chechen:
Альканьисес, Испани
Dutch:
Alcañices, Zamora, Castilië en León, Spanje
Esperanto:
Alcañices, Provinco Zamoro, Kastilio kaj Leono, Hispanio
Farsi/Persian:
الکانیسز, استان سامرا, کاستیا و لئون, اسپانیا
Galician:
Alcañices, Provincia de Zamora, Castela e León, España
Hawaiian:
Alcañices, Castille a Leon, Sepania
Hungarian:
Alcañices, Zamora, Kasztília és León, Spanyolország
Interlingua:
Alcañices, Provincia Zamora, Castilia e León, Espania
Interlingue:
Alcañices, Hispania
Irish Gaelic:
Alcañices, Castilla y León, An Spáinn
Japanese:
アルカニセス, サモラ県, カスティーリャ・イ・レオン州, スペイン
Ladin:
Alcañices
Lombard:
Alcañices, Spagna
Luxembourgish:
Alcañices, Provënz Zamora, Kastilien-León, Spuenien
Malay:
Alcañices, Wilayah Zamora, Castile-León, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Alcañices, Zamora Séng, Castilla kap León, Se-pan-gâ
Norwegian:
Alcañices, Zamora, Castilla y León, Spania
Occitan:
Alcañices, Zamora, Castelha e Leon, Espanha
Polish:
Alcañices, Zamora, Kastylia i León, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Alcanizes, Zamora, Castela e Leão, Espanha
South Azerbaijani:
الکانیسز, سامرا اوستانی, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
Alcañices, Zamora, Kastilien och León, Spanien
Tatar:
Альканьисес, Кастилия һәм Леон, Испания
Traditional Chinese:
阿爾卡尼伊塞斯, 卡斯提亞與利昂, 西班牙
Turkish:
Alcañices, Zamora ili, Kastilya ve Leon, İspanya
Ukrainian:
Альканісес, Самора, Кастилія і Леон, Іспанія
Venetian:
Alcañices, Castilia e León, Spagna
Vietnamese:
Alcañices, Zamora, Castilla và León, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Alcañices, Provincia de Zamora, Castilla y León, Espanya


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Mineral List

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11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hematite var. Martite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

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)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Hematite
var. Martite
4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

Fossils

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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alca%C3%B1ices
Wikidata ID:Q1625868
GeoNames ID:6362450

Localities in this Region

  • Castile and Leon

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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