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Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemalai
Regional Level Types
Baja Verapaz DepartmentDepartment
GuatemalaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Salamá40,000 (2013)
San Miguel Chicaj13,747 (2015)
Rabinal10,737 (2015)
Cubulco9,753 (2015)
San Jerónimo8,093 (2015)
El Chol2,391 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
127133
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127133:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
German:
Departamento Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Italian:
dipartimento di Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Russian:
Баха-Верапас, Гватемала
Simplified Chinese:
下維拉帕斯省, 危地马拉
Spanish:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Arabic:
إدارة بايا فيراباز, غواتيمالا
Basque:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Bengali:
বাজা ভারাপ্যাজ বিভাগ, গুয়াতেমালা
Bosnian:
Baja Verapaz, Gvatemala
Bulgarian:
Долен Верапас, Гватемала
Catalan:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Cebuano:
Departamento de Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Croatian:
Baja Verapaz, Gvatemala
Danish:
Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Dutch:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Esperanto:
Malalta Verapaco, Gvatemalo
Farsi/Persian:
بخش باجا وراپاز, گواتمالا
Finnish:
Baja Verapazin departementti, Guatemala
Galician:
Departamento de Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Georgian:
ბახა-ვერაპასის დეპარტამენტი, გვატემალა
Greek:
Μπάχα Βεραπάζ, Γουατεμάλα
Gujarati:
બાજા વેરાપાઝ વિભાગ, ગ્વાટેમાલા
Hindi:
बाखा वेरापाज़ विभाग, ग्वाटेमाला
Hungarian:
Baja Verapaz megye, Guatemala
Indonesian:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Japanese:
バハ・ベラパス県, グアテマラ
Judaeo-Spanish:
Basha Verapaz, Guatemala
Kannada:
ಬಾಜಾ ವೆರಾಪಾಜ್ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಗ್ವಾಟೆಮಾಲ
Korean:
바하베라파스주, 과테말라
Latvian:
Bahaverapasas departaments, Gvatemala
Lithuanian:
Žemutinio Verapaso departamentas, Gvatemala
Malay:
Baja Verapaz Department, Guatemala
Marathi:
बाजा वेरापाझ विभाग, ग्वातेमाला
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Baja Verapaz Koān, Guatemala
Nahuatl:
Baja Verapaz, Cuauhtēmallān
Northern Frisian:
Baja Verapaz , Guatemaala
Northern Sami:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Norwegian:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Occitan:
Departament de Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Polish:
Baja Verapaz, Gwatemala
Portuguese:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Quechua:
Urin Verapaz suyu, Watimala
Scots:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Sinhalese:
බජා වෙරපාස් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, ගෝතමාලාව
Slovak:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Swedish:
Departamento de Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Tamil:
பாஜா வேர்ப்பஸ் துறை, குவாத்தமாலா
Telugu:
బాజావరపాజ్ డిపార్ట్మెంట్, గౌతమాలా
Thai:
จังหวัดบาฮาเบราปัซ, กัวเตมาลา
Traditional Chinese:
下維拉帕斯省, 危地馬拉
Turkish:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Ukrainian:
Баха-Верапас, Гватемала
Urdu:
باخا ویراپاس محکمہ, گواتیمالا
Vietnamese:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Waray:
Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ باجا ویراپاز, گویٹے مالا


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

1 valid mineral.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite ?4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences101
Youngest Fossil Listed272 Ma (Permian)
Oldest Fossil Listed279 Ma (Permian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chochal100279.3 - 272.3 Ma (Permian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Palaeocopida
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Buregia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Buregiidae : Buregia279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Fellerites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Rozhdestvenskayitidae : Fellerites279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Paraparchites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Paraparchitidae : Paraparchites279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Samarella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Paraparchitidae : Samarella279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Xixionopsis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Xixionopsis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Podocopida
order
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Acratia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Acratiidae : Acratia279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Healdiacypris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Healdiidae : Healdiacypris279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Microcheilinella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pachydomellidae : Microcheilinella279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Newsomites
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pachydomellidae : Newsomites279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Rectobairdia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Rectobairdia279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Shemonaella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Paraparchitidae : Shemonaella279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Bairdiacypris
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdiacypris279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Basslerella obesa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytherideidae : Basslerella : Basslerella obesa279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Microcheilinella perexilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pachydomellidae : Microcheilinella : Microcheilinella perexilis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Bairdia verwiebei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : Bairdia verwiebei279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Bairdia geisi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : Bairdia geisi279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Bairdia subfusiformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : Bairdia subfusiformis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Basslerella crassa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytherideidae : Basslerella : Basslerella crassa279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Microcheilinella postspinosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pachydomellidae : Microcheilinella : Microcheilinella postspinosa279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Kloedenellidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Kloedenellidae279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Bairdiacypris deloi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdiacypris : Bairdiacypris deloi279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Fabalicypris permirus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Fabalicypris : Fabalicypris permirus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Microcheilinella dorsicostata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pachydomellidae : Microcheilinella : Microcheilinella dorsicostata279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Bairdia hassi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : Bairdia hassi279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Basslerella acuta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cytherideidae : Basslerella : Basslerella acuta279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Paraparchites kansasensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Paraparchitidae : Paraparchites : Paraparchites kansasensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Bairdia crassa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : Bairdia crassa279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Microcheilinella subreniformis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Pachydomellidae : Microcheilinella : Microcheilinella subreniformis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Parafusulina guatemalaensis
species
Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Schwagerinidae : Parafusulina guatemalaensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Cyathus ulrichi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Aparchitidae : Cyathus : Cyathus ulrichi279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Paraparchites complanatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Paraparchitidae : Paraparchites : Paraparchites complanatus279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Actuaria suksuensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Actuaria : Actuaria suksuensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Bairdia indefinita
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Bairdiidae : Bairdia : Bairdia indefinita279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Glyptopleura coryelli
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Glyptopleuridae : Glyptopleura : Glyptopleura coryelli279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Sulcoindivisia juresanensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Indivisiidae : Sulcoindivisia : Sulcoindivisia juresanensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Acratia filippovskaensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Acratiidae : Acratia : Acratia filippovskaensis279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Acratia obesa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Acratiidae : Acratia : Acratia obesa279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Acratia permiana
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Acratiidae : Acratia : Acratia permiana279.3 - 272.3 Ma
Permian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baja_Verapaz_Department
Wikidata ID:Q504647
GeoNames ID:3599602

Localities in this Region

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