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L'Aquila, L'Aquila Province, Abruzzo, Italyi
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L'AquilaCommune
L'Aquila ProvinceProvince
AbruzzoRegion
ItalyCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
L'Aquila33,691 (2017)
Paganica-Tempera4,205 (2014)
Coppito2,903 (2014)
Nucleo Industriale di Bazzano2,619 (2014)
Preturo2,076 (2014)
Progetto Case Bazzano1,575 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
359255
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:359255:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
L'Aquila, Province de L'Aquila, Abruzzes, Italie
German:
L’Aquila, Provinz L'Aquila, Abruzzen, Italien
Italian:
L'Aquila, Provincia dell'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Russian:
Л’Акуила, Провинция Л’Аквила (Провинция Л’Акуила), Абруццо (Абруцци), Италия
Simplified Chinese:
拉奎拉, 阿奎拉省, 阿布鲁佐, 意大利
Spanish:
L'Aquila, Provincia de L'Aquila, Abruzos, Italia
Albanian:
Lakvila, Provinca e Akuilës, Abruco (Abruci), Italia
Arabic:
لاكويلا, مقاطعة لاكويلا, أبروتسو, إيطاليا
Armenian:
Լ'Աքվիլա, Լ'Աքվիլա, Աբրուցո, Իտալիա
Aromanian:
L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Azeri:
L'Akuila, Akvila əyaləti, Abruzzo, İtaliya
Basque:
L'Aquila, L'Aquilako probintzia, Abruzzo, Italia
Belarusian:
Л’Акуіла, правінцыя Л’Акуіла, Абруца, Італія
Bengali:
লাকুইলা, এল'আকুইলার প্রদেশ, ইতালি
Bosnian:
L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italija
Breton:
L'Aquila, Proviñs L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Bulgarian:
Акуила, Акуила , Абруцо, Италия
Catalan:
L'Aquila, Província de L'Aquila, Abruços, Itàlia
Cebuano:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italya
Central Bikol:
L'Aquila, Provincia nin L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italya
Chechen:
Л’Акуила, Абруццо, Итали
Croatian:
L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italija
Czech:
L'Aquila, Provincie L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Itálie
Danish:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italien
Dutch:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruzzen, Italië
Esperanto:
La-Aglo, Provinco de La-Aglo, Abruco, Italio
Estonian:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila provints, Abruzzo, Itaalia
Farsi/Persian:
لاکوئیلا, استان لاکویلا, ابروتزو, ایتالیا
Finnish:
L'Aquila, L'Aquilan maakunta, Abruzzo, Italia
Galician:
L'Aquila, Provincia de L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Georgian:
ლ’აკვილა, ლ’აკვილის პროვინცია, აბრუცი, იტალია
Greek:
Λ' Άκουιλα, Λ' Άκουιλα, Αμπρούτσο, Ιταλία
Gujarati:
લાક્વિલા, લ 'એક્વિલા પ્રાંત, ઈટલી
Hakka:
L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Yi-thai-li
Hebrew:
ל'אקווילה, ל'אקווילה, אברוצו, איטליה
Hungarian:
L’Aquila, L’Aquila megye, Abruzzo, Olaszország
Indonesian:
L'Aquila, Provinsi L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Interlingua:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Irish Gaelic:
L'Aquila, Abruzzo, An Iodáil
Japanese:
ラクイラ, ラクイラ県, アブルッツォ州, イタリア
Javanese:
L'Aquila, Provinsi L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Itali
Kannada:
ಎಲ್ ಅಕ್ವೀಲ, ಎಲ್ ಅಕ್ವಿಲಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಇಟಲಿ
Kapampangan:
L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Л’Акуила, Абруццо, Италия
Korean:
라퀼라, 라퀼라도, 아브루초주, 이탈리아
Latin:
Aquila , Provincia Aquilana, Aprutium, Italia
Latvian:
L'Akvila, L'Akvilas province, Abruco, Itālija
Ligurian:
L'Àgogia, Abrusso, Italia
Lithuanian:
L'Akvila, Akvilos provincija, Abrucai, Italija
Lombard:
L'Aquila, Pruvincia de L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Luxembourgish:
L'Aquila, Italien
Macedonian:
Л'Аквила, Л'Аквила, Абруцо, Италија
Malay:
L'Aquila, Wilayah L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Itali
Marathi:
लाक्विला, ल अकवेलचे प्रांत, आब्रुत्सो, इटली
Mingrelian:
ლ'აკვილა, ლ'აკვილაშ პროვინცია, იტალია
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila Séng, Abruzzo, Italia
Neapolitan:
L'Aquila, Pruvincia 'e L'Aquila, Abruzzo (Abbrùzze; Abbrìzze; Abbrèzze; Abruzzu), Italia
Norwegian:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila , Abruzzo, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
L'Aquila, Provinsen L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Occitan:
L'Aquila, Província de l'Aquila, Abruç, Itàlia
Ossetian:
Л’Акуилæ, Абруццо, Итали
Piedmontese:
L'Àquila, Provincia dl'Àquila, Abruss, Italia
Polish:
L'Aquila, Prowincja L'Aquila, Abruzja, Włochy
Portuguese:
Áquila, Áquila, Abruzos, Itália
Romanian:
L'Aquila, Provincia L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Sanskrit:
ला'कुईला, इटली
Sardinian:
L'Aquila, Abrutzu, Itàlia
Scots:
L'Aquila, Province o L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
Serbian:
Л’Аквила, Л’Аквила , Абруцо, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italija
Sicilian:
L'Aquila, Pruvincia di L'Aquila, Abbruzzu, Italia
Sinhalese:
ලකවිලා, එල් අකිලා පළාත, සිංහල
Slovak:
L’Aquila, Abruzzy, Taliansko
Slovenian:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruci, Italija
Swahili:
L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italia
Swedish:
L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italien
Tagalog:
L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italya
Tamil:
லா'அக்கிலா, ல 'அகுய்ல மாகாணம், இத்தாலி
Tarantino:
L'Aquila, Provinge de L'Aquila, Abbruzze, Itaglie
Tatar:
Л'Акуила, Абруццо, Италия
Telugu:
ఎల్' ఆక్వీలా, లాఅకీలా ప్రావిన్స్, ఇటలీ
Thai:
ลากวีลา, จังหวัดลากวีลา, แคว้นอาบรุซโซ, อิตาลี
Traditional Chinese:
拉圭拉, 阿布魯佐, 意大利
Turkish:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila ili, Abruzzo, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Л'Аквіла, Л'Аквіла , Абруццо, Італія
Urdu:
ال اقویلا, صوبہ لاکویلا, آبروزو, اطالیہ
Uzbek (Latin Script):
L'Aquila, L’Aquila, Italiya
Venetian:
Ł'Aquiła, Provincia de Ł'Aquiła, Abruso, Itałia
Vietnamese:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Ý
Volapük:
L'Aquila, Litaliyän
Waray:
L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italya
Welsh:
L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Yr Eidal
West Frisian:
L'Akwila, Abruzzen, Itaalje
Wu Chinese:
拉奎拉, 阿布鲁佐大区, 意大利
Yakut:
Аквила, Италия


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Mineral List

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Böhmite
Formula: AlO(OH)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Böhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BöhmiteAlO(OH)
H GibbsiteAl(OH)3
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O BöhmiteAlO(OH)
O CalciteCaCO3
O GibbsiteAl(OH)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O RutileTiO2
AlAluminium
Al BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Al GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Felixigyra
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Felixigyra125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Felixigyra dollfusi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Felixigyra : Felixigyra dollfusi125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Felixigyra duncani
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Felixigyra : Felixigyra duncani125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Felixigyra deangelisi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Felixigyra : Felixigyra deangelisi125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Felixigyra vaughani
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Felixigyra : Felixigyra vaughani125.45 - 122.46 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Palaeocypraea (Pustulariopsis) pustulifera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Palaeocypraea : Palaeocypraea (Pustulariopsis) pustulifera99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) paronai
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Palaeocypraea : Palaeocypraea (Palaeocypraea) paronai99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Aquila
Wikidata ID:Q3476
GeoNames ID:6541999

Localities in this Region

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