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Maldonado Department, Uruguayi
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Maldonado DepartmentDepartment
UruguayCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Maldonado55,478 (2018)
San Carlos24,938 (2018)
Piriápolis7,968 (2018)
Punta del Este7,234 (2018)
Pan de Azúcar7,180 (2018)
Aiguá2,692 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
126584
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126584:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Maldonado, Uruguay
German:
Departamento Maldonado, Uruguay
Italian:
dipartimento di Maldonado, Uruguay
Russian:
Мальдонадо, Уругвай
Simplified Chinese:
马尔多纳多省, 乌拉圭
Spanish:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Arabic:
إدارة مالدونادو, أوروغواي
Asturian:
Maldonado, Uruguái
Basque:
Maldonado departamendua, Uruguai
Belarusian:
Мальданада , Уругвай
Bengali:
মালদোনাদো ডিপার্টমেন্ট, উরুগুয়ে
Bulgarian:
Малдонадо, Уругвай
Catalan:
Departament de Maldonado, Uruguai
Cebuano:
Departamento de Maldonado, Uruguay
Chavacano:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Croatian:
Maldonado, Urugvaj
Danish:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Dutch:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Esperanto:
Maldonado, Urugvajo
Farsi/Persian:
بخش مالدونادو, اروگوئه
Finnish:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Galician:
Departamento de Maldonado, Uruguai
Georgian:
მალდონადოს დეპარტამენტი, ურუგვაი
Greek:
Μαλντονάντο, Ουρουγουάη
Gujarati:
માલ્ડોનાડો વિભાગ, ઉરુગ્વે
Hindi:
माल्दोनाडो विभाग, उरुग्वे
Hungarian:
Maldonado megye, Uruguay
Indonesian:
Departemen Maldonado, Uruguay
Japanese:
マルドナド県, ウルグアイ
Judaeo-Spanish:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Kannada:
ಮ್ಯಾಲ್ಡೊನಾಡೊ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಉರುಗ್ವೆ
Korean:
말도나도주, 우루과이
Latvian:
Maldonado departaments, Urugvaja
Lezghian:
Мальдонадо, Уругвай
Lithuanian:
Maldonado departamentas, Urugvajus
Malay:
Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Marathi:
मॉल्डोनाडो विभाग, उरुग्वे
Northern Frisian:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Northern Sami:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Norwegian:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Polish:
Maldonado, Urugwaj
Portuguese:
Maldonado, Uruguai
Quechua:
Maldonado suyu, Uruwayi
Scots:
Maldonado Depairtment, Uruguay
Sinhalese:
මල්ඩොනාඩෝ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, උරුගුවායි
Slovak:
Maldonado, Uruguaj
Swedish:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Tamil:
மால்டொநாடோ துறை, உருகுவை
Telugu:
మాల్డోనాడో డిపార్ట్మెంట్, ఉరూగ్వే
Thai:
จังหวัดมัลโดนาโด, ประเทศอุรุกวัย
Traditional Chinese:
馬爾多納多省, 烏拉圭
Turkish:
Maldonado Departmanı, Uruguay
Ukrainian:
Мальдонадо, Уругвай
Urdu:
مالدونادو محکمہ, یوراگوئے
Vietnamese:
Maldonado, Uruguay
Waray:
Maldonado, Uruguay


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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Arfvedsonite
Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘArfvedsonite9.DE.25[Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Arfvedsonite[Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed1.20 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed3.00 Ma (Pliocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
San Jose23 - 0.781 Ma (Cenozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Palaeolama
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Palaeolama3 - 1.2 Ma
Cenozoic
Doedicurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : Doedicurus3 - 1.2 Ma
Cenozoic
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldonado_Department
Wikidata ID:Q331196
GeoNames ID:3441890

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