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Petrel, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spaini
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PetrelTown
AlicanteProvince
Valencian CommunityAutonomous Community
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Loma Badá, Petrel, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
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Loma Badá, Petrel, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
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Aragonite

Loma Badá, Petrel, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
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Loma Badá, Petrel, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
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Loma Badá, Petrel, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
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Aragonite

Loma Badá, Petrel, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
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Loma Badá, Petrel, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
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Loma Badá, Petrel, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Neighbouring regions:
Agost, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Castalla, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Sax, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Type:
Town
Mindat Locality ID:
286520
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286520:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Petrer, Alicante, Communauté valencienne (Pays valencien), Espagne
German:
Petrer, Alicante, Valencianische Gemeinschaft (Valencianisches Land), Spanien
Italian:
Petrer, provincia di Alicante, Comunità Valenciana (Paese Valenzano), Spagna
Russian:
Петрер, Аликанте, Валенсийское сообщество (Валенсийская страна), Испания
Simplified Chinese:
佩特雷尔, 阿利坎特省, 巴倫西亞自治區, 西班牙
Spanish:
Petrel, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, España
Arabic:
بيترير, لقنت , منطقة بلنسية, إسبانيا
Aragonese:
Petrer, Provincia d'Alicant, País Valencián, Espanya
Azeri:
Petrer, Alikante vilayəti, İspaniya
Basque:
Petrer, Alacant, Valentziako Erkidegoa, Espainia
Bulgarian:
Петрер, Аликанте, Валенсийска общност, Испания
Catalan:
Petrer, Alacant, Comunitat Valenciana (País Valencià), Espanya
Cebuano:
Petrer, Provincia de Alicante, Comunitat Valenciana, Espanya
Dutch:
Petrer, Alicante, Valencia, Spanje
Farsi/Persian:
پترر, استان آلیکانته, بخش خودمختار والنسیا, اسپانیا
Galician:
Petrer, Provincia de Alacant, Comunidade Valenciana, España
Hungarian:
Petrer, Alicante, Valencia, Spanyolország
Japanese:
ペトレル, アリカンテ県, バレンシア州, スペイン
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Петрер, Аликанте, Валенсия, Испания
Lithuanian:
Petreras, Alikantės provincija, Valensija, Ispanija
Malay:
Petrer, Wilayah Alicante, Komuniti Valencia, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Petrer, Alicante Séng, Valencia Siā-lí, Se-pan-gâ
Occitan:
Petrer, Alacant, País Valencian, Espanha
Polish:
Petrer, Alicante, Walencja, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Petrer, Alicante, Comunidade Valenciana, Espanha
Serbian:
Петрел, Аликанте, Валенсијанска Заједница, Шпанија
South Azerbaijani:
پترر, آلیکانته اوستانی, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
Petrer, Alicante, Valencia, Spanien
Traditional Chinese:
佩特雷爾, 阿利坎特省, 華倫西亞自治區, 西班牙
Turkish:
Petrer, Alicante ili, Valensiya, İspanya
Ukrainian:
Петрер, Аліканте, Валенсія, Іспанія
Waray:
Petrer, Probinsya han Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Espanya


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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
References:
González, Sergio (2023) Personal Communication. Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence), Optical Analysis, Polarised-light microscopy
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
References:
González, Sergio (2023) Personal Communication. Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence), Optical Analysis, Polarised-light microscopy
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Lepidocrocite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
References:
Sergio González collection Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Optical Analysis, Polarised-light microscopy, Wet Chemical, Infrared Spectroscopy
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
References:
González, Sergio (2023) Personal Communication. Identification: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Opalite'
References:
González, Sergio (2023) Personal Communication. Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence), Optical Analysis, Polarised-light microscopy
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
References:
González, Sergio (2023) Personal Communication. Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence), Optical Analysis, Polarised-light microscopy
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Jacinto de Compostela
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
References:
Sergio González collection Identification: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label, Visual (Fluorescence), Optical Analysis, Polarised-light microscopy

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Milky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Jacinto de Compostela4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘLepidocrocite4.FE.15Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘvar. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Opalite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Jacinto de CompostelaSiO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Milky QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Jacinto de CompostelaSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrer
Wikidata ID:Q1751353
GeoNames ID:6355479

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Spain

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