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Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
GaleraMunicipality
GranadaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Partial view of the outcrop

Gypsum outcrop, Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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General view of the place

Gypsum outcrop, Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Grouping of gypsum crystals

Gypsum outcrop, Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Partial view of the outcrop

Gypsum outcrop, Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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General view of the place

Gypsum outcrop, Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
08880880017272316921725.jpg
Grouping of gypsum crystals

Gypsum outcrop, Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
00361050017272316927610.jpg
Partial view of the outcrop

Gypsum outcrop, Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
04911170017272316925741.jpg
General view of the place

Gypsum outcrop, Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Neighbouring regions:
Orce, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Cúllar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Castilléjar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Huéscar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Galera1,112 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
263855
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263855:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Galera, Grenade, Andalousie, Espagne
Italian:
Galera, provincia di Granada, Andalusia, Spagna
Russian:
Галера, Гранада, Андалусия, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
加莱拉, 格拉納達省, 安達盧西亞, 西班牙
Spanish:
Galera, provincia de Granada, Andalucía, España
Arabic:
غاليرا , غرناطة, أندلوسيا, إسبانيا
Asturian:
Galera, Provincia de Granada, Andalucía, España
Basque:
Galera, Granadako probintzia, Andaluzia, Espainia
Catalan:
Galera, Granada, Andalusia, Espanya
Cebuano:
Galera , Provincia de Granada, Andalucía, Espanya
Dutch:
Galera, Granada, Andalusië, Spanje
Esperanto:
Galera, Granado, Andaluzio, Hispanio
Galician:
Galera, Provincia de Granada, Andalucía, España
Haitian:
Galera , Andalouzi, Espay
Hungarian:
Galera, Granada, Andalúzia, Spanyolország
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Галера, Гранада, Андалусия (Испания автономиясы), Испания
Malay:
Galera, Wilayah Granada, Andalusia, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Galera, Granada Séng, Andalucía, Se-pan-gâ
Polish:
Galera, Grenada, Andaluzja, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Galera, Granada, Andaluzia, Espanha
Swedish:
Galera , Granada, Andalusien, Spanien
Turkish:
Galera, Granada ili, Endülüs (özerk topluluk), İspanya
Ukrainian:
Галера, Гранада, Андалусія, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Galera, Granada, Andalusiya, Ispaniya
Vietnamese:
Galera, Granada, Andalucía, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Galera, Provincia de Granada, Andalucía, Espanya
Zazaki:
Galera , Granada , Endulus, İspanya


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galera,_Granada
Wikidata ID:Q574343
GeoNames ID:6357704

Localities in this Region

Spain

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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