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Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Castile and Leon, Spaini
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Villafranca de la SierraMunicipality
ÁvilaProvince
Castile and LeonAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Villafranca de la Sierra172 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
350992
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:350992:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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English:
Villafranca de la Sierra
French:
Villafranca de la Sierra, province d'Ávila, Castille-et-León, Espagne
German:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Provinz Ávila, Kastilien und León, Spanien
Italian:
Villafranca de la Sierra, provincia di Ávila, Castiglia e León, Spagna
Russian:
Вильяфранка-де-ла-Сьерра, Авила, Кастилия-Леон, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
谢拉自由镇, 阿维拉省, 卡斯蒂利亚-莱昂, 西班牙
Spanish:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Castilla y León, España
Arabic:
فيافرانكا دي لا سييرا, آبلة, منطقة قشتالة وليون, إسبانيا
Asturian:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Provincia d'Ávila, Castiella y Llión, España
Basque:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávilako probintzia, Gaztela eta Leon, Espainia
Catalan:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Àvila, Castella i Lleó, Espanya
Cebuano:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Provincia de Ávila, Castilla y León, Espanya
Dutch:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Castilië en León, Spanje
Farsi/Persian:
بییافرانکا د لا سیرا, آبیلا, کاستیا و لئون, اسپانیا
Hungarian:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Kasztília és León, Spanyolország
Interlingua:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Provincia Avila, Castilia e León, Espania
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вильяфранка-де-ла-Сьерра, Авила, Кастилия және Леон, Испания
Kazakh (Latin Script):
Vïlʹyafranka-de-la-Sʹyerra
Macedonian:
Вилафранка де ла Сиера, Авила, Кастиља и Леон, Шпанија
Malay:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Wilayah Ávila, Castile-León, Sepanyol
Occitan:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Castelha e Leon, Espanha
Polish:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Kastylia i León, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Castela e Leão, Espanha
South Azerbaijani:
بییافرانکا د لا سیرا, آبیلا اوستانی, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Kastilien och León, Spanien
Ukrainian:
Вільяфранка-де-ла-Сьєрра, Авіла, Кастилія і Леон, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Castilla y León, Ispaniya
Vietnamese:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Ávila, Castilla và León, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Villafranca de la Sierra, Provincia de Ávila, Castilla y León, Espanya


Villafranca de la Sierra is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain.

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ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ Pigeonite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘUlvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPigeonite9.DA.10(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alkali Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Pigeonite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villafranca_de_la_Sierra
Wikidata ID:Q1630388
GeoNames ID:6355851

Localities in this Region

Spain

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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