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Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaraguai
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Nueva Segovia DepartmentDepartment
NicaraguaCountry

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Area:
3,123 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Jinotega Department, Nicaragua
Madriz Department, Nicaragua
Choluteca Department, Honduras
El Paraíso Department, Honduras
Type:
Department
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ocotal33,928 (2012)
Jalapa24,037 (2018)
Quilalí13,590 (2018)
Wiwilí6,955 (2018)
San Fernando3,899 (2018)
Mozonte2,338 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
123323
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:123323:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
German:
Departamento Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Italian:
dipartimento di Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Russian:
Нуэва-Сеговия, Никарагуа
Simplified Chinese:
新塞哥維亞省, 尼加拉瓜
Spanish:
Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Arabic:
إدارة نويفا سيغوفيا, نيكاراجوا
Basque:
Nueva Segoviako departamendua
Belarusian:
Нуэва-Сеговія , Нікарагуа
Bengali:
নুয়েবা সেগোবিয়া বিভাগ
Breton:
Departamant Nueva Segovia
Bulgarian:
Нуева Сеговия, Никарагуа
Catalan:
Departament de Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Cebuano:
Departamento de Nueva Segovia
Czech:
Nueva Segovia, Nikaragua
Danish:
Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaragua
Dutch:
Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Esperanto:
Nova Segovio
Farsi/Persian:
بخش نوئوا سگوویا, نیکاراگوئه
Finnish:
Nueva Segovian departmentti, Nicaragua
Galician:
Departamento de Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Georgian:
ნუევა სეგოვიის დეპარტამენტი
Greek:
Νουέβα Σεγόβια, Νικαράγουα
Gujarati:
નુએવા સેગોવિઆ વિભાગ
Hindi:
न्यूएवा सेगोविया विभाग, निकारागुआ
Hungarian:
Nueva Segovia megye, Nicaragua
Indonesian:
Departemen Nueva Segovia, Nikaragua
Japanese:
ヌエバ・セゴビア県, ニカラグア
Judaeo-Spanish:
Mueva Segovia
Kannada:
ನುವಾ ಸೆಗೋವಿಯಾ ಇಲಾಖೆ
Korean:
누에바세고비아주, 니카라과
Latvian:
Nuevasegovijas departaments, Nikaragva
Lithuanian:
Nueva Segovijos departamentas, Nikaragva
Malay:
Pentadbiran Nueva Segovia
Marathi:
नूव्हे सेगोविया विभाग
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Nueva Segovia Koān
Northern Frisian:
Nueva Segovia
Norwegian:
Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Polish:
Nueva Segovia, Nikaragua
Portuguese:
Nueva Segovia, Nicarágua
Quechua:
Musuq Segovia suyu
Romanian:
Departamentul Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Scots:
Nueva Segovia Depairtment
Sinhalese:
නුඑවා සෙගොවියා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව
Swedish:
Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Tamil:
நுகேவா செகோவிலா துறை
Telugu:
నుయేవా సెగోవియా డిపార్ట్మెంట్
Thai:
จังหวัดนูเอบาเซโกเบีย, ประเทศนิการากัว
Traditional Chinese:
新塞哥維亞省
Turkish:
Nueva Segovia , Nikaragua
Ukrainian:
Нуева-Сеговія, Нікарагуа
Urdu:
نویبا سیگوبیا محکمہ
Vietnamese:
Khu vực hành chính Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Waray:
Nueva Segovia


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19 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Alum Group'
Formula: XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'
Formula: AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
ⓘ 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Leucoxene'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Alum Group'-XAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup
var. Hornblende'		-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Leucoxene'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'-AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
SSulfur
Sⓘ Alum GroupXAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences6
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed2.59 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Bovidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cuvieronius
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Cuvieronius2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Megatherium
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Megatheriidae : Megatherium2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equus : Equus (Dolichohippus) simplicidens2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Neochoerus aesopi
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Caviidae : Neochoerus : Neochoerus aesopi2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Mixotoxodon larensis
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Toxodontidae : Mixotoxodon : Mixotoxodon larensis2.588 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nueva_Segovia_Department
Wikidata ID:Q728022
GeoNames ID:3617458

Localities in this Region

Nicaragua

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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