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Vilches, Jaén, Andalusia, Spaini
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VilchesMunicipality
JaénProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Santa Elena, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Linares, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
La Carolina, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Navas de San Juan, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Úbeda, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Aldeaquemada, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Arquillos, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Rus, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Ibros, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Carboneros, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vilches4,929 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
403116
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:403116:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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English:
Vilches, Spain
French:
Vilches, Jaén, Andalousie, Espagne
Italian:
Vilches, provincia di Jaén, Andalusia, Spagna
Russian:
Вильчес, Хаэн, Андалусия, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
比尔切斯, 哈恩省, 安達盧西亞, 西班牙
Spanish:
Vilches, provincia de Jaén, Andalucía, España
Arabic:
فيلتشيس, خاين, أندلوسيا, إسبانيا
Armenian:
Վիլչես, Խաեն, Անդալուզիա, Իսպանիա
Asturian:
Vilches, Provincia de Xaén, Andalucía, España
Basque:
Vilches, Jaen, Andaluzia, Espainia
Catalan:
Vilches, Jaén, Andalusia, Espanya
Cebuano:
Vilches (kapital sa munisipyo), Provincia de Jaén, Andalucía, Espanya
Dutch:
Vilches, Jaén, Andalusië, Spanje
Esperanto:
Vilches, Provinco Ĥaeno, Andaluzio, Hispanio
Farsi/Persian:
بیلچس, استان خائن, اندلس, اسپانیا
Haitian:
Vilches, Jaén, Andalouzi, Espay
Hungarian:
Vilches, Jaén, Andalúzia, Spanyolország
Lithuanian:
Vilčesas, Chaeno provincija, Andalūzija, Ispanija
Malay:
Vilches, Sepanyol, Wilayah Jaén, Andalusia, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Vilches, Jaén Séng, Andalucía, Se-pan-gâ
Occitan:
Vilches, Jaén, Andalosia, Espanha
Polish:
Vilches, Jaén, Andaluzja, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Vilches, Jaén, Andaluzia, Espanha
South Azerbaijani:
بیلچس, خائن اوستانی, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
Vilches, Jaén, Andalusien, Spanien
Turkish:
Vilches, Jaén ili, Endülüs (özerk topluluk), İspanya
Ukrainian:
Вільчес, Хаен, Андалусія, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Vilches, Jaén, Andalusiya, Ispaniya
Venetian:
Vilches, Andalusìa, Spagna
Vietnamese:
Vilches, Jaén, Andalucía, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Vilches, Espanya, Provincia de Jaén, Andalucía, Espanya
Zazaki:
Vilches, Endulus, İspanya


Vilches is a municipality in the province of Jaén, Spain.

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilches,_Spain
Wikidata ID:Q684071
GeoNames ID:6358540

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