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Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, USAi
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Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Neighbouring regions:
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Morgan Hill42,948 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
92292
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:92292:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Morgan Hill, Comté de Santa Clara, Californie, États-Unis
German:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, Kalifornien, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Morgan Hill, Contea di Santa Clara, California, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Морган-Хилл, Санта-Клара, Калифорния, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
摩根山丘, 聖塔克拉拉縣, 加利福尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Morgan Hill, Condado de Santa Clara, California, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
مورغان هيل, مقاطعة سانتا كلارا, كاليفورنيا, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara konderria, Kalifornia
Bulgarian:
Морган Хил, Санта Клара, Калифорния, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Morgan Hill, Califòrnia, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California
Chechen:
Морган-Гилл, Калифорни, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Croatian:
Morgan Hill, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Danish:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, Californien, USA
Dutch:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
مورجان هيل, مقاطعة سانتا كلارا, كاليفورنيا, امريكا
Esperanto:
Morgan Hill, Kantono Santa Clara, Kalifornio
Farsi/Persian:
مورگان هیل, شهرستان سانتا کلارا، کالیفرنیا, کالیفرنیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Gilaki:
مؤرگن هیل, آمريکا ايجؤنأبؤ ايالتؤن
Haitian:
Morgan Hill, Kalifòni, Etazini
Hebrew:
מורגן היל, סנטה קלרה, קליפורניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara megye, Kalifornia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Morgan Hill, Contae Santa Clara, California, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
モーガン・ヒル, サンタクララ郡, カリフォルニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Kapampangan:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, Estados Unidos
Ladin:
Morgan Hill
Latin:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara Comitatus, California, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Latvian:
Morganhila, Kalifornija, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Macedonian:
Морган Хил, Калифорнија, Соединети Американски Држави
Malagasy:
Morgan Hill, Kalifornia, Etazonia
Malayalam:
മോർഗൻ ഹിൽ, സാന്താ ക്ലാര കൗണ്ടി, കാലിഫോർണിയ
Mazanderani:
مورگان هیل , کالیفرنیا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Morgan Hill
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
मोर्गन हिल, क्यालिफोर्निया, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Norwegian:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Polish:
Morgan Hill, Hrabstwo Santa Clara, Kalifornia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Morgan Hill, Condado de Santa Clara, Califórnia, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Морган Хил, Округ Санта Клара, Калифорнија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, Kalifornija, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Slovenian:
Morgan Hill, Kalifornija, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
مورقان هیل، کالیفورنیا, کالیفورنیا ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swahili:
Morgan Hill, California, Marekani
Swedish:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, Kalifornien, USA
Tagalog:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California, Estados Unidos
Tatar:
Морган-Гилл, Калифорния (штат), Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, Kaliforniya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Морган-Гілл, Санта-Клара, Каліфорнія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
مورگن ہل، کیلیفورنیا, سانتا کلارا کاؤنٹی، کیلیفورنیا, کیلیفورنیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Morgan Hill, Quận Santa Clara, California, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Morgan Hill, Kalifornän, Lamerikän
Waray:
Morgan Hill, Condado han Santa Clara, California, Estados Unidos


An incorporated city located in the center of Santa Clara County, S of San Jose, along US highway 101 (S Valley Freeway).

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9 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Description: Occurs in omphacite-eclogite.
ⓘ Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Glaucophane
Formula: ◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Occurs as glaucophane schist.
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ 'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Occurs as free gold included in garnets in omphacite-eclogite.
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Description: Occurs in serpentine.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Agate
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Description: Occurs as rough crystals in glaucophane schist.
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Agate		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘGlaucophane9.DE.25◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘAnalcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Hⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Oⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
NaSodium
Naⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Naⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AgateSiO2
Siⓘ AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ Glaucophane◻Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikidata ID:Q609084
GeoNames ID:5374764

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