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Akō City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japani
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Akō CityCity
Hyogo PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kariya52,015 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
338267
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338267:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Akō, Hyōgo, Japon
German:
Akō, Präfektur Hyogo, Japan
Italian:
Akō, prefettura di Hyōgo, Giappone
Russian:
Ако , Хёго, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
赤穗市, 兵库县, 日本
Spanish:
Akō, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Japón
Arabic:
أكو , هيوغو, اليابان
Asturian:
Akō, prefeutura de Hyōgo, Xapón
Belarusian:
Ако, Хіёга, Японія
Bengali:
আঁকো, হিয়োগো প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Catalan:
Akō, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Japó
Cebuano:
Kariya, Hyōgo-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
赤穗市, 兵庫縣, 日本
Danish:
Ako, Hyougo-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Akō, Hyogo, Japan
Estonian:
Akō, Hyōgo prefektuur, Jaapan
Farsi/Persian:
آکو، هیوگو, استان هیوگو, ژاپن
Finnish:
Akō, Hyōgon prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Akō, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Xapón
Greek:
Ακόου, Χιγκόρο, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
એકો, હ્યોગો પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hindi:
एको, ह्योगो प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Indonesian:
Ako, Prefektur Hyogo, Jepang
Japanese:
赤穂市, 兵庫県, 日本
Kannada:
ಅಕೋ, ಹೈಗೊ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
아코시, 효고현, 일본
Latvian:
Ako, Hjogo prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Ako, Hiogo prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Akō, Wilayah Hyōgo, Jepun
Marathi:
एको, ह्योगो, जपान
Mazanderani:
آکو، هیوگو, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Akô-chhī, Hyôgo-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Ako, Hyōgo, Japan
Polish:
Akō, Prefektura Hyōgo, Japonia
Portuguese:
Ako, Hyōgo, Japão
Romanian:
Ako, Prefectura Hyōgo, Japonia
Sinhalese:
අකෝ, හයෝගෝ ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
آکو، هیوقو, هیوقو اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Akō, Hyogo prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Ako, Prepektura ng Hyōgo, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Ако, Префектураи Ҳёго, Ҷопон
Tamil:
அக்கோ, ஹயோகோ ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுர், யப்பான்
Telugu:
ఏకో, హయోగో ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
อะโก, จังหวัดเฮียวโงะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
赤穗, 兵庫縣, 日本
Turkish:
Akō, Hyōgo ili, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Ако, Префектура Хіого, Японія
Urdu:
اکو, ہیوگو پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Akō, Hyōgo, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Akō, Hyōgo, Hapon


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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Gold
Formula: Au
Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
References:
Alfredo Petrov field trip observations, May 2024.Identified by Alfredo Petrov: Visual Identification
'Limonite'
References:
Alfredo Petrov field trip observations, May 2024.Identified by Alfredo Petrov: Visual Identification
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
References:
Alfredo Petrov field trip observations, May 2024.Identified by Alfredo Petrov: Visual Identification
Opal var. Hyalite
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
References:
Alfredo Petrov field trip observations, May 2024.Identified by Alfredo Petrov: Visual Identification
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
References:
Alfredo Petrov field trip observations, May 2024.Identified by Alfredo Petrov: Visual Identification
Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Alfredo Petrov field trip observations, May 2024.Identified by Alfredo Petrov: Visual Identification

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
var. Hyalite4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
O HematiteFe2O3
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Opal var. HyaliteSiO2 · nH2O
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
CaCalcium
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
Ag Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Ag PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SbAntimony
Sb PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
AuGold
Au Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Au GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ak%C5%8D,_Hy%C5%8Dgo
Wikidata ID:Q424813
GeoNames ID:1865406

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Eurasian Plate
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