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Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
ArdalesMunicipality
MálagaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Caminito del Rey

Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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"Los Gaitanes" Gorge

Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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Gaitanes Gorge Walk

Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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Caminito del Rey

Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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"Los Gaitanes" Gorge

Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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Gaitanes Gorge Walk

Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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Caminito del Rey

Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
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"Los Gaitanes" Gorge

Ardales, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Neighbouring regions:
Carratraca, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Antequera, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Campillos, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Teba, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
El Burgo, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Cañete la Real, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Álora, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Casarabonela, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ardales2,631 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
403134
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:403134:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Ardales, province de Málaga, Andalousie, Espagne
German:
Ardales, Málaga, Andalusien, Spanien
Italian:
Ardales, provincia di Malaga, Andalusia, Spagna
Russian:
Ардалес, Малага, Андалусия, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
阿尔达莱斯, 馬拉加省, 安達盧西亞, 西班牙
Spanish:
Ardales, provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España
Albanian:
Ardales, Provinca Málaga, Andaluzia, Spanja
Arabic:
أرداليس, مالقة, أندلوسيا, إسبانيا
Armenian:
Արդալես, Անդալուզիա, Իսպանիա
Asturian:
Ardales, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España
Basque:
Ardales, Málagako probintzia, Andaluzia, Espainia
Bulgarian:
Ардалес, Малага, Андалусия, Испания
Catalan:
Ardales, Màlaga, Andalusia, Espanya
Cebuano:
Ardales, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, Espanya
Dutch:
Ardales, Málaga, Andalusië, Spanje
Esperanto:
Ardales, Malago, Andaluzio, Hispanio
Galician:
Ardales, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España
Haitian:
Ardales, Málaga, Andalouzi, Espay
Hungarian:
Ardales, Málaga, Andalúzia, Spanyolország
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ардалес, Малага, Андалусия (Испания автономиясы), Испания
Kongo:
Ardales, Espania
Lithuanian:
Ardalesas, Malagos provincija, Andalūzija, Ispanija
Malay:
Ardales, Wilayah Málaga, Andalusia, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ardales, Málaga Séng, Andalucía, Se-pan-gâ
Occitan:
Ardales, Malaga, Andalosia, Espanha
Polish:
Ardales, Malaga, Andaluzja, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Ardales, Málaga, Andaluzia, Espanha
Swedish:
Ardales, Málaga, Andalusien, Spanien
Traditional Chinese:
阿爾達萊斯, 安達盧西亞, 西班牙
Ukrainian:
Ардалес, Малага, Андалусія, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Ardales, Málaga, Andalusiya, Ispaniya
Venetian:
Ardales, Andalusìa, Spagna
Vietnamese:
Ardales, Málaga, Andalucía, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Ardales, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, Espanya


Municipality in Málaga province (Andalusia) located north of Sierra de las Nieves in a Mesozoic sedimentary environment.

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3 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘBrucite ?4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardales
Wikidata ID:Q1623994
GeoNames ID:6359423

Localities in this Region

Spain

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Iberian PeninsulaPeninsula

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