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Mascota Municipality, Jalisco, Mexicoi
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JaliscoState
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Mascota Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
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Mascota Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
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Mascota Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
Neighbouring regions:
San Sebastián Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
Guachinango Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta Municality, Jalisco, Mexico
Talpa de Allende Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mascota8,801 (2018)
El Rincón de Mirandilla400 (2018)
Yerbabuena388 (2018)
Zacatongo371 (2018)
Navidad253 (2018)
El Cimarrón Chico229 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
27004
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27004:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Mascota, Mexique
Italian:
Mascota, Messico
Spanish:
Municipio de Mascota, México
Basque:
Mascota
Cebuano:
Mascota
Esperanto:
Mascota
Portuguese:
Mascota , México
Scots:
Mascota
Serbian:
Општина Маскота , Мексико
Serbo-Croatian:
Opština Mascota
Swedish:
Mascota , Mexiko
Vietnamese:
Mascota, México


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10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
ⓘ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
ⓘ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
ⓘ Sylvanite
Formula: AgAuTe4
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘHessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
ⓘSylvanite2.EA.05AgAuTe4
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘStephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘLinarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
CuCopper
Cuⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Agⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Agⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ HessiteAg2Te
Teⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
Auⓘ SylvaniteAgAuTe4
PbLead
Pbⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascota
Wikidata ID:Q3056144

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