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Area:
444 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Willemstad | 125,000 (2010) |
| Sint Michiel Liber | 5,138 (2018) |
| Barber | 2,424 (2017) |
| Dorp Soto | 2,233 (2017) |
| Sabana Westpunt | 783 (2011) |
| Dorp Sint Willebrordus | 465 (2017) |
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Curaçao
French:
Curaçao
German:
Curaçao
Italian:
Curaçao
Russian:
Кюрасао
Simplified Chinese:
库拉索
Spanish:
Curazao
Afrikaans:
Curaçao
Alemannic:
Curaçao
Amharic:
ኩረሳው
Arabic:
كوراساو
Aragonese:
Curaçao
Armenian:
Կյուրասաո
Asturian:
Curaçao
Azeri:
Kürasao
Bashkir:
Кюрасао
Basque:
Curaçao
Bavarian:
Curaçao
Belarusian:
Кюрасаа
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Кюрасао
Bengali:
কুরাসাও
Bosnian:
Curaçao
Breton:
Kòrsou
Bulgarian:
Кюрасао
Burmese:
ကျူရေကိုးနယ်
Catalan:
Curaçao
Cebuano:
Curaçao
Cherokee:
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎤᏂᎲ ᎾᎿ ᎫᎳᎨᎣ
Cheyenne:
Curaçao
Croatian:
Curaçao
Czech:
Curaçao
Danish:
Curaçao
Dutch Low Saxon:
Kurasou
Dzongkha:
ཀྱཱུར་ར་ཀོ
Erzya:
Кюрасао
Esperanto:
Kuracao
Estonian:
Curaçao
Ewe:
Kurakao nutome
Faroese:
Curaçao
Farsi/Persian:
کوراسائو
Fiji Hindi:
Curaçao
Finnish:
Curaçao
Gagauz:
Curaçao
Galician:
Curaçao
Georgian:
კიურასაო
Greek:
Κουρασάο
Gujarati:
કુરાકાઓ
Hakka:
Curaçao
Hebrew:
קוראסאו
Hindi:
कुराकाओ
Hungarian:
Curaçao
Icelandic:
Curaçao
Iloko:
Curaçao
Indonesian:
Curaçao
Japanese:
キュラソー
Javanese:
Curaçao
Judaeo-Spanish:
Kurasao
Kabardian:
Кюрасауэ
Kannada:
ಕುರಾಕೊವೊ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Кюрасао
Khmer:
កូរ៉ាកៅ
Konkani:
कुरॅको
Korean:
퀴라소
Lao:
ເຄີເລັກຄາວ
Latin:
Insula Curacensis
Latvian:
Kirasao
Limburgian:
Curaçao
Lingua Franca Nova:
Curasau
Lithuanian:
Kiurasao
Livvi-Karelian:
Kòrsou
Lombard:
Curaçao
Luxembourgish:
Curaçao
Macedonian:
Курасао
Malay:
Curaçao
Malayalam:
കുറകാവോ
Maltese:
Curaçao
Marathi:
कुरॅको
Min Dong Chinese:
Curaçao
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Curaçao
Nepali:
कुराकाओ
Northern Frisian:
Curacao
Norwegian:
Curaçao
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Curaçao
Occitan:
Curaçao
Ossetian:
Кюрасао
Papiamento:
Kòrsou
Piedmontese:
Curaçao
Polish:
Curaçao
Portuguese:
Curaçao
Punjabi:
ਕੁਰਾਸਾਓ
Romanian:
Curaçao
Rusyn:
Кюрасао
Scots:
Curaçao
Serbian:
Курасао
Serbo-Croatian:
Kurasao
Sinhalese:
කුරාකාඕ
Slovak:
Curaçao
South Azerbaijani:
کوراسائو
Sranan Tongo:
Korsow
Sundanese:
Kuraso
Swahili:
Korsou
Swedish:
Curaçao
Tagalog:
Curaçao
Tamil:
குராசோ
Tatar:
Кюрасао
Telugu:
కురాకవో
Thai:
คูราเซา
Tongan:
Kulasao
Traditional Chinese:
庫拉索島
Turkish:
Curaçao
Ukrainian:
Кюрасао
Urdu:
کیوراساؤ
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Kyurasao
Vietnamese:
Curaçao
Waray:
Curaçao
Welsh:
Curaçao
West Frisian:
Kurasau
Western Punjabi:
کراساؤ
Wu Chinese:
库拉索
Yoruba:
Curaçao
Zeelandic:
Curaçao
Zulu:
I-Curaçao
Curaçao (/ˈkjʊərəsoʊ, -saʊ, ˌkjʊərəˈsoʊ, -ˈsaʊ/ KURE-ə-soh, KURE-ə-sow, kure-ə-SOH, or kure-ə-SOW, Dutch: [kyːraːˈsʌu] or [kuːr-], Papiamento: Kòrsou [ˈkɔrsɔu̯]), officially the Country of Curaçao (Dutch: Land Curaçao; Papiamento: Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (ca. 40 mi) north of the Venezuela coast. It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Together with Aruba and Bonaire, it forms the ABC islands. Collectively, Curaçao, Aruba, and other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean. It is the largest of the ABC islands in both area and population, as well as the largest of the Dutch Caribbean.
Curaçao was formerly part of the Curaçao and Dependencies colony from 1815 to 1954 and later the Netherlands Antilles from 1954 to 2010, as Island Territory of Curaçao (Dutch: Eilandgebied Curaçao, Papiamento: Teritorio Insular di Kòrsou), and is now formally called the Country of Curaçao. It includes the main island of Curaçao and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"). Curaçao has an area of 444 km² (171 sq mi); its capital is Willemstad.
Curaçao was formerly part of the Curaçao and Dependencies colony from 1815 to 1954 and later the Netherlands Antilles from 1954 to 2010, as Island Territory of Curaçao (Dutch: Eilandgebied Curaçao, Papiamento: Teritorio Insular di Kòrsou), and is now formally called the Country of Curaçao. It includes the main island of Curaçao and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"). Curaçao has an area of 444 km² (171 sq mi); its capital is Willemstad.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Rock list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Locality: Santa Barbara Tafelberg quarry, Curaçao |
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
| ⓘ Foggite Formula: CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O References: Soenke Stolze, systematic-minerals, specimenIdentification: Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘ Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) Locality: Santa Barbara Tafelberg quarry, Curaçao |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ Saponite Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O Locality: Santa Barbara Tafelberg quarry, Curaçao References: |
| ⓘ Whitlockite Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) Locality: Santa Barbara Tafelberg quarry, Curaçao References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Whitlockite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Foggite | 8.DL.05 | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Saponite | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| P | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Whitlockite | Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
Fossils
There are 681 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.
| Occurrences | 681 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 105 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 12 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q25279 |
| GeoNames ID: | 7626836 |
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