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Maripasoula, Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana, Francei
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MaripasoulaCommune
Arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-MaroniArrondissement
French GuianaOverseas Department
FranceCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
219142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219142:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Maripasoula, arrondissement de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane, France
German:
Maripasoula, Arrondissement Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Französisch-Guayana, Frankreich
Italian:
Maripasoula, arrondissement di Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyana francese, Francia
Simplified Chinese:
马里帕苏拉, 马罗尼河畔圣洛朗区, 法屬圭亞那, 法国
Spanish:
Maripasoula, distrito de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guayana Francesa, Francia
Afrikaans:
Maripasoula, Frans-Guyana, Frankryk
Arabic:
ماريباسولا, دائرة سان لوران دو ماروني, غيانا, فرنسا
Aragonese:
Maripasoula, Guayana Francesa, Francia
Asturian:
Maripasoula, Distritu de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyana Francesa, Francia
Bambara:
Maripasoula, Faransi ka gwiyani, Faransi
Basque:
Maripasoula, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroniko barrutia, Guyana Frantsesa, Frantzia
Bavarian:
Maripasoula, Frankreich
Breton:
Maripasoula, arondisamant Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Gwiana c'hall, Bro-C'hall
Catalan:
Maripasoula, Districte de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guaiana Francesa, França
Cebuano:
Maripasoula, Arrondissement de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane, Pransiya
Corsican:
Maripasoula, Francia
Croatian:
Maripasoula, Francuska Gijana, Francuska
Czech:
Maripasoula, Arrondissement Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Francouzská Guyana, Francie
Danish:
Maripasoula, Fransk Guyana, Frankrig
Dutch:
Maripasoula, Arrondissement Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Frans-Guyana, Frankrijk
Dutch Low Saxon:
Maripasoula, Frankriek
Esperanto:
Maripasoula, Franca Gviano, Francio
Estonian:
Maripasoula, Prantsuse Guajaana, Prantsusmaa
Faroese:
Maripasoula, Fransk Gujana, Frakland
Farsi/Persian:
ماریپاسئولا, بخش سن-لوران-دو-مرونی, گویان فرانسه, فرانسه
Finnish:
Maripasoula, Ranskan Guayana, Ranska
Franco-Provençal:
Maripasoula, Guyana francêsa, France
Friulian:
Maripasoula, Guiana francês, France
Galician:
Maripasoula, Güiana Francesa, Francia
Greenlandic:
Maripasoula, Franskit Nunaat
Hungarian:
Maripasoula, Francia Guyana, Franciaország
Icelandic:
Maripasoula, Franska Gvæjana, Frakkland
Ido:
Maripasoula, Francia
Indonesian:
Maripasoula, Arondisemen Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyana Prancis, Perancis
Interlingua:
Maripasoula, Guyana francese, Francia
Interlingue:
Maripasoula, Francesi Guyana, Francia
Irish Gaelic:
Maripasoula, Guáin na Fraince, An Fhrainc
Jamaican Patois:
Maripasoula, French Gayana, Frans
Japanese:
マリパスラ, サン=ローラン=デュ=マロニ郡, 仏領ギアナ, フランス
Kabyle:
Maripasoula, Ɣana tafransist, Fransa
Kongo:
Maripasoula, Guyane, Fwalansa
Latin:
Maripasoula, Guiana Francica, Francia
Latvian:
Maripasoula, Gviāna, Francija
Ligurian:
Maripasoula, Guayana Françèise, Fransa
Limburgian:
Maripasoula, Frans Guyana, Frankriek
Lithuanian:
Maripasoula, Prancūzijos Gviana, Prancūzija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Maripasoula, Franzöösch-Guayana, Frankriek
Luxembourgish:
Maripasoula, Arrondissement Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane, Frankräich
Malagasy:
Maripasoula, Guyana frantsay, Frantsa
Malay:
Maripasoula, French Guiana, Perancis
Minangkabau:
Maripasoula, Parancih
Narom:
Maripasoula, France
Neapolitan:
Maripasoula, Guyana Frangesa, Franza
Norwegian:
Maripasoula, Fransk Guyana, Frankrike
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Maripasoula, Fransk Guyana, Frankrike
Occitan:
Maripasoula, Guaiana, França
Papiamento:
Maripasoula, Guiana Franses, Fransia
Picard:
Maripasoula, Franche
Piedmontese:
Maripasoula, Gujan-a Fransèisa, Fransa
Polish:
Maripasoula, Okręg Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Gujana Francuska, Francja
Portuguese:
Maripasoula, Guiana Francesa, França
Romanian:
Maripasoula, Arondismentul Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyana Franceză, Franța
Romansh:
Maripasoula, Guyana Franzosa, Frantscha
Sardinian:
Maripasoula, Frantza
Scots:
Maripasoula, French Guiana, Fraunce
Scottish Gaelic:
Maripasoula, Guiana Fhrangach, An Fhraing
Sicilian:
Maripasoula, Guyana francisi, Francia
Slovak:
Maripasoula, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Francúzska Guyana, Francúzsko
Swahili:
Maripasoula, Guyana ya Kifaransa, Ufaransa
Swedish:
Maripasoula, Arrondissement de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Franska Guyana, Frankrike
Turkish:
Maripasoula, Fransız Guyanası, Fransa
Ukrainian:
Марипасула, Французька Гвіана, Франція
Venetian:
Maripasoula, Guyana franséxe, Fransa
Vietnamese:
Maripasoula, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, Guyane thuộc Pháp, Pháp
Volapük:
Maripasoula, Fransän
Walloon:
Maripasoula, France
Waray:
Maripasoula, Guyane, Fransya
Welsh:
Maripasoula, Guyane, Ffrainc
West Flemish:
Maripasoula, Vrankryk
Wolof:
Maripasoula, Guyaana gu Faraas, Faraas
Zulu:
Maripasoula, isi-French Guiana, IFulansi


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Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Galena
Formula: PbS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite
var. Fuchsite
9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'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 Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Cr Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Fe AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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Wikidata ID:Q846239
GeoNames ID:6690695

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