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Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
Nakatado DistrictDistrict
Kagawa PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Tadotsu23,514 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
338337
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338337:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
district de Nakatado, mer intérieure de Seto, Japon
German:
Nakatado-gun, Seto-Inlandsee, Japan
Italian:
Distretto di Nakatado, Mare interno di Seto, Giappone
Russian:
Накатадо, Внутреннее Японское море, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
仲多度郡, 瀨戶內海, 日本
Spanish:
Distrito de Nakatado, mar interior de Seto, Japón
Arabic:
مقاطعة ناكاتادو, بحر سيتو الداخلي, اليابان
Cebuano:
Nakatado-gun, Kagawa-ken, Hapon
Dutch:
Nakatado District, Japanse Binnenzee, Japan
Japanese:
仲多度郡, 瀬戸内海, 日本
Korean:
나카타도군, 세토 내해, 일본
Portuguese:
Distrito de Nakatado, Mar Interior, Japão
Traditional Chinese:
仲多度郡, 瀨戶內海, 日本
Ukrainian:
Повіт Накатадо, Внутрішнє Японське море, Японія


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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Pyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
O CorundumAl2O3
O PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
O SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Al SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Si PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Si SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakatado_District,_Kagawa
Wikidata ID:Q1206155
GeoNames ID:1855768

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