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Almopia, Pella, Central Macedonia, Greecei
Regional Level Types
AlmopiaMunicipality
PellaRegional Unit
Central MacedoniaAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aridaía6,561 (2017)
Prómachoi1,740 (2015)
Exaplátanos1,292 (2015)
Sosándra1,178 (2015)
Loutráki1,146 (2015)
Ápsalos1,121 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
29105
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29105:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Aridhaia; Aridea
Other Languages:
German:
Almopia, Pella, Zentralmakedonien, Griechenland
Greek:
Αλμωπία, Νομός Πέλλας, Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, Ελλάδα
Italian:
Almopia, Pella, Macedonia Centrale, Grecia
Russian:
Меглен, Пела, Центральная Македония, Греция
Spanish:
Almopía, Unidad periférica de Pella, Periferia de Macedonia Central, Grecia
Bulgarian:
Мъглен, Пела, Централна Македония, Гърция
Dutch:
Almopia, Pella, Centraal-Macedonië, Griekenland
Finnish:
Almopia, Pélla, Keski-Makedonia, Kreikka
Hungarian:
Moglena, Közép-Makedónia, Görögország
Macedonian:
Меглен, Постол, Централна Македонија, Грција
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Almopía, Pélla, Sentral-Makedonía, Hellas
Polish:
Meglena, Jednostka regionalna Pella, Region Macedonia Środkowa, Grecja
Portuguese:
Almopia, Pela, Macedônia Central, Grécia
Romanian:
Meglen, Prefectura Pella, Macedonia Centrală, Grecia
Serbian:
Меглен, Пела, Периферија Средишња Македонија, Грчка
Turkish:
Karacaova, Pella, Orta Makedonya, Yunanistan
Vietnamese:
Almopia, Trung Macedonia, Hy Lạp


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Mineral List

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

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Carlsbad twins.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
KPotassium
K SanidineK(AlSi3O8)

Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ursus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Canis lupus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis lupus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Vulpes vulpes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Vulpes : Vulpes vulpes0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus elaphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus elaphus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Panthera leo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera leo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Panthera pardus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera pardus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Meles meles
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Meles : Meles meles0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dama dama
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Dama : Dama dama0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Capra ibex
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Capra : Capra ibex0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Crocuta crocuta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Crocuta : Crocuta crocuta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bos primigenius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : Bos primigenius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikidata ID:Q12873422
GeoNames ID:8133796

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