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Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, USAi
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Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
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Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
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Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Neighbouring regions:
Rio Grande Placers District, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
Type:
Village
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Questa1,753 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
31640
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31640:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Questa, Comté de Taos, Nouveau-Mexique, États-Unis
German:
Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Questa, Contea di Taos, Nuovo Messico, Stati Uniti d'America
Navajo:
Deesbáhí, Tówoł Áłtsʼíísí Bił Hahoodzo, Yootó Hahoodzo, Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí
Spanish:
Questa, Condado de Taos, Nuevo México, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
كوييستا, مقاطعة تاوس, نيومكسيكو, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Questa , Taos konderria, Mexiko Berria
Catalan:
Questa, Comtat de Taos, Nou Mèxic, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Questa, Taos County, New Mexico
Croatian:
Questa, Taos, Novi Meksiko, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Dutch:
Questa, Taos County, New Mexico, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
كويستا, نيو مكسيكو, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
کوستا، نیومکزیکو, شهرستان تائوس، نیومکزیکو, نیومکزیکو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Japanese:
ニューメキシコ州, タオス郡, ニューメキシコ州, アメリカ合衆国
Ladin:
Questa
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Questa
Polish:
Questa, Hrabstwo Taos, Nowy Meksyk, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Questa, Condado de Taos, Novo México, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Questa, Округ Таос, Нови Мексико, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Questa, Taos County, Novi Meksiko, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
کوستا، نیومکزیکو, نیومکزیکو ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Ukrainian:
Квеста, Таос, Нью-Мексико, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Questa, New Mexico, Lamerikän
Waray:
Questa, Condado han Taos, Nuevo México, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Questa, Mecsico Newydd, Unol Daleithiau America


Questa is a village.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘAkaganeite4.DK.05(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ'Fluoro-katophorite' ?9.DE.20Na(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2
ⓘFerri-fluoro-katophorite9.DE.20Na(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2
ⓘ'Fluoro-arfvedsonite'9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22F2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Oⓘ Fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2
Oⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2
Oⓘ Fluoro-arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22F2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2
Fⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2
Fⓘ Fluoro-arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22F2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2
Naⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2
Naⓘ Fluoro-arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22F2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2
Mgⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2
Alⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2
Siⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2
Siⓘ Fluoro-arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22F2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Al)(AlSi7O22)F2
Caⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2
FeIron
Feⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O
Feⓘ Ferri-fluoro-katophoriteNa(CaNa)(Mg4Fe3+)(AlSi7O22)F2
Feⓘ Fluoro-arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22F2
NiNickel
Niⓘ Akaganeite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questa,_New_Mexico
Wikidata ID:Q2736026
GeoNames ID:5485658

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References

Schilling, John H. (1956) Geology of the Questa Molybdenum (Moly) mine area, Taos County, New Mexico. Bulletin 51. New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources doi:10.58799/b-51
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