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Rakitovo Municipality, Pazardzhik Province, Bulgariai
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Rakitovo MunicipalityMunicipality
Pazardzhik ProvinceOblast
BulgariaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rakitovo8,376 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
249882
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249882:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rakitovo Obshtina
Other Languages:
Bulgarian:
Ракитово, Пазарджик , България
French:
Rakitovo, Pazardjik, Bulgarie
German:
Rakitowo, Oblast Pasardschik, Bulgarien
Italian:
Rakitovo, distretto di Pazardžik, Bulgaria
Russian:
Ракитово, Пазарджикская область, Болгария
Simplified Chinese:
拉基托沃市, 帕扎爾吉克州, 保加利亚
Cebuano:
Obshtina Rakitovo, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Czech:
Obština Rakitovo, Pazardžická oblast, Bulharsko
Dutch:
Rakitovo Municipality, Pazardzjik, Bulgarije
Georgian:
რაკიტოვოს თემი, პაზარჯიკის ოლქი, ბულგარეთი
Polish:
Rakitowo , Obwód Pazardżik, Bułgaria
Romanian:
Comuna Rakitovo, Regiunea Pazargik, Bulgaria
Swedish:
Obsjtina Rakitovo, Pazardzjik, Bulgarien
Vietnamese:
Rakitovo , Pazardzhik , Bulgaria
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Rakitovo, Bwlgaria


Rakitovo Municipality (Bulgarian: Община Ракитово) is a municipality in the Pazardzhik Province of Bulgaria. The municipality consists of three settlements: two towns and one village.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

6 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Unclassified
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences13
Youngest Fossil Listed4.20 Ma (Pliocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed4.90 Ma (Pliocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hyaenidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Mustelidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Ursus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Prosomys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Prosomys4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Suidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Suidae4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Cervidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Bovidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Stephanorhinus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Stephanorhinus4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Mesopithecus monspessulanus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Mesopithecus : Mesopithecus monspessulanus4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Mammut borsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Mammutidae : Mammut : Mammut borsoni4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Dolichopithecus ruscinensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Primates : Cercopithecidae : Dolichopithecus : Dolichopithecus ruscinensis4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Hipparion crassum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hipparion : Hipparion crassum4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
Anancus arvernensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Anancus : Anancus arvernensis4.9 - 4.2 Ma
Pliocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakitovo_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q1749198
GeoNames ID:727800

Localities in this Region

  • Pazardzhik Province

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Europe

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