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Mara, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italyi
Regional Level Types
MaraCommune
Sassari ProvinceProvince
SardiniaAutonomous Region
ItalyCountry

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Kaolinite

Castello di Bonvei kaolin mine, Mara, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Kaolinite

Castello di Bonvei kaolin mine, Mara, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
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Kaolinite

Castello di Bonvei kaolin mine, Mara, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Neighbouring regions:
Padria, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Cossoine, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Pozzomaggiore, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Type:
Commune
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mara671 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
361172
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:361172:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Mara, Sassari, Sardaigne, Italie
German:
Mara, Provinz Sassari, Sardinien, Italien
Italian:
Mara, Sassari, Sardegna, Italia
Russian:
Мара, Сассари, Сардиния, Италия
Spanish:
Mara, Sassari, Cerdeña, Italia
Albanian:
Mara, Provinca e Sasarit, Sardenja, Italia
Arabic:
مارا, ساساري, سردينيا, إيطاليا
Aragonese:
Mara, Provincia de Sasser, Cerdenya, Italia
Armenian:
Մարա, Սասսարի, Սարդինիա, Իտալիա
Basque:
Mara, Sassariko probintzia, Sardinia, Italia
Belarusian:
Мара, Сасары , Сардзінія, Італія
Bulgarian:
Мара, Сасари, Сардиния, Италия
Catalan:
Mara, província de Sàsser, Sardenya, Itàlia
Cebuano:
Mara , Provincia di Sassari, Cerdeña, Italya
Croatian:
Mara, Sassari , Sardinija, Italija
Czech:
Mara, Provincie Sassari, Sardinie, Itálie
Danish:
Mara , Sassari, Sardinien, Italien
Dutch:
Mara, Sassari, Sardinië, Italië
Esperanto:
Mara, Provinco de Sassari, Sardio, Italio
Estonian:
Mara, Sassari provints, Sardiinia, Itaalia
Farsi/Persian:
مارا , ساساری, ساردنی, ایتالیا
Hungarian:
Mara, Szardínia, Szardínia, Olaszország
Indonesian:
Mara , Provinsi Sassari, Sardinia, Italia
Japanese:
マーラ, サッサリ県, サルデーニャ, イタリア
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Мара, Сардиния, Италия
Latin:
Magara, Provincia Sacerensis, Sardinia (Ichnusa), Italia
Lombard:
Mara, Sardegna, Italia
Luxembourgish:
Mara, Provënz Sassari, Sardinien, Italien
Malay:
Mara, Wilayah Sassari, Sardinia, Itali
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mara, Sassari Séng, Sardegna, Italia
Neapolitan:
Mara, Zardegna, Italia
Norfolk:
Mara, Italii
Norwegian:
Mara, Sassari, Sardinia, Italia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Mara på Sardinia, Provinsen Sassari, Sardinia, Italia
Piedmontese:
Mara, Provincia ëd Sàssari, Sardëgna, Italia
Polish:
Mara, Prowincja Sassari, Sardynia, Włochy
Portuguese:
Mara, Sassari, Sardenha, Itália
Romanian:
Mara, Provincia Sassari, Sardinia, Italia
Sardinian:
Mara, Provìntzia de Tàtari, Sardigna (Sardìnnia), Itàlia
Serbian:
Mara, Сасари, Сардинија, Италија
Serbo-Croatian:
Mara, Sassari , Sardinija, Italija
Sicilian:
Mara, Pruvincia di Sàssari, Sardigna, Italia
Slovak:
Mara, Sardínia, Taliansko
South Azerbaijani:
مارا , ساساری اوستانی, ایتالیا
Swedish:
Mara, Sassari, Sardinien, Italien
Tagalog:
Mara, Lalawigan ng Sassari, Sardinia, Italya
Tarantino:
Mara, Provinge de Sassari, Sardegna, Itaglie
Turkish:
Mara, Sassari ili, Sardinya, İtalya
Ukrainian:
Мара, Сассарі , Сардинія, Італія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Mara, Sassari, Sardiniya, Italiya
Venetian:
Mara, Provincia de Sasari, Sardegna, Itałia
Vietnamese:
Mara, Sassari, Sardegna, Ý
Volapük:
Mara, Litaliyän
Waray:
Mara, Sassari, Sardinya, Italya


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ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara,_Sardinia
Wikidata ID:Q390890
GeoNames ID:6539231

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