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Fila San Francisco, Candelarita District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Ricai
Regional Level Types
Fila San FranciscoGroup of Outcrops
Candelarita DistrictDistrict
Puriscal CantonCanton
San José ProvinceProvince
Costa RicaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
9° 48' 8'' North , 84° 19' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
9.80237,-84.32067
GeoHash:
G#: d1spc0rwf
GRN:
N07W59
Type:
Group of Outcrops
Köppen climate type:
Am : Tropical monsoon climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
San Rafael Abajo27,419 (2016)4.6km
Santiago8,292 (2016)4.9km
Tejar22,433 (2018)11.4km
Palmichal1,545 (2018)13.3km
Colón9,687 (2016)15.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
17981
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17981:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Zeolites found in the middle of the road and in outcrops next to the road.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Gonnardite
Formula: (Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ 'Lévyne'
ⓘ Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘGonnardite9.GA.05(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
ⓘScolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
ⓘThomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Lévyne'-
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Naⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Gonnardite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10 · 3H2O
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Caⓘ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O

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