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Morazán Department, El Salvadori
Regional Level Types
Morazán DepartmentDepartment
El SalvadorCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
San Francisco16,152 (2012)
Guatajiagua5,273 (2012)
Jocoro4,298 (2012)
Corinto3,160 (2012)
Cacaopera2,528 (2012)
Sociedad1,770 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
131945
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131945:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Morazán, Salvador
German:
Departamento Morazán, El Salvador
Italian:
dipartimento di Morazán, El Salvador
Russian:
Морасан, Сальвадор
Simplified Chinese:
莫拉桑省, 萨尔瓦多
Spanish:
Morazán, El Salvador
Arabic:
إدارة مورازان, السلفادور
Basque:
Morazán departamendua, El Salvador
Bengali:
মুরাজান বিভাগ, এল সালভাদোর
Bulgarian:
Морасан, Салвадор
Catalan:
Departament de Morazán, El Salvador
Cebuano:
Departamento de Morazán, El Salvador
Danish:
Morazán Department, El Salvador
Dutch:
Morazán, El Salvador
Esperanto:
Departemento Morazán, Salvadoro
Finnish:
Morazánin departmentti, El Salvador
Georgian:
მორასანის დეპარტამენტი, სალვადორი
Greek:
Διαμέρισμα Μοραζάν, Ελ Σαλβαδόρ
Gujarati:
મોરાઝાન વિભાગ, અલ સાલ્વાડોર
Hindi:
मोरसान, अल साल्वाडोर
Hungarian:
Morazán megye, Salvador
Indonesian:
Departemen Morazán, El Salvador
Japanese:
モラサン県, エルサルバドル
Judaeo-Spanish:
Morazán, El Salvador
Kannada:
ಮೊರಾಜನ್ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಎಲ್ ಸಾಲ್ವಡಾರ್
Korean:
모라산주, 엘살바도르
Latvian:
Morasanas departaments, Salvadora
Lithuanian:
Morasano departamentas, Salvadoras
Malay:
Morazan Department, El Salvador
Marathi:
मोराझान विभाग, एल साल्वादोर
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Morazán Koān, El Salvador
Nahuatl:
Morazán, Cōzcatlān
Northern Frisian:
Morazán , El Salvador
Norwegian:
Morazan department, El Salvador
Polish:
Morazán, Salwador
Portuguese:
Morazán, El Salvador
Quechua:
Morazán suyu, Salwadur
Romanian:
Departamentul Morazán, El Salvador
Scots:
Morazán Depairtment, El Salvador
Sinhalese:
මොරසාන් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, එල් සැල්ව‍ඩෝ
Swedish:
Morazan Department, El Salvador
Tamil:
மொராசன் துறை, எல் சால்வடோர்
Telugu:
మోరాజన్ డిపార్ట్మెంట్, ఎల్ సాల్వడార్
Thai:
จังหวัดโมราซัน, เอลซัลวาดอร์
Traditional Chinese:
莫拉桑省, 薩爾瓦多
Turkish:
Morazan Departmanı, El Salvador
Ukrainian:
Морасан, Сальвадор
Urdu:
مورازان محکمہ, ایل سیلواڈور
Vietnamese:
Khu vực hành chính Morazán, El Salvador


Morazán is a department of El Salvador. Located in the northeast part of the country, its capital is San Francisco Gotera. It covers a total surface area of 1,447 km².

Municipalities: Arambala, Cacaopera, Chilanga, Corinto, Delicias de Concepción, El Divisadero, El Rosario, Gualococti, Guatajiagua, Joateca, Jocoaitique, Jocoro, Lolotiquillo, Meanguera, Osicala, Perquín, San Carlos, San Fernando, San Francisco Gotera, San Isidro, San Simón, Sensembra, Sociedad, Torola, Yamabal, and Yoloaiquín.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Jalpaite
Formula: Ag3CuS2
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS

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
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘStromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
ⓘJalpaite2.BA.45Ag3CuS2
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Cuⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Agⓘ StromeyeriteAgCuS
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 5 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences5
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Hippotherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Hippotherium23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Rhynchotherium blicki
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Rhynchotherium : Rhynchotherium blicki23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Borophagus secundus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Borophagus : Borophagus secundus23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Procamelus grandis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : Procamelus : Procamelus grandis23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Equini
tribe
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : Equini23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moraz%C3%A1n_Department
Wikidata ID:Q1122836
GeoNames ID:3584317

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
North America
North America Plate

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