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San Bartolome de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spaini
Regional Level Types
San Bartolome de TirajanaMunicipality
Gran CanariaIsland
Las Palmas ProvinceProvince
Canary IslandsGroup of Autonomous Communities
SpainCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
San Bartolomé de Tirajana52,161 (2015)
Maspalomas33,000 (2013)
Playa del Ingles17,158 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
189765
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:189765:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Grande Canarie, province de Las Palmas, Îles Canaries, Espagne
German:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Provinz Las Palmas, Kanarische Inseln, Spanien
Italian:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, provincia di Las Palmas, Isole Canarie, Spagna
Russian:
Сан-Бартоломе-де-Тирахана, Гран-Канария, Лас-Пальмас, Канарские острова, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
圣巴尔托洛梅德蒂拉哈纳, 大加那利岛, 拉斯帕爾馬斯省, 加那利群岛, 西班牙
Spanish:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, provincia de Las Palmas, Canarias, España
Albanian:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Provinca Las Palmas, Ishujt Kanare, Spanja
Arabic:
سان بارتولومي دي تيراخانا, كناريا الكبرى, لاس بالماس, جزر الكناري, إسبانيا
Asturian:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Provincia de Les Palmes, Canaries, España
Basque:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Kanaria Handia, Las Palmasko probintzia, Kanariak, Espainia
Catalan:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canària, província de Las Palmas, Illes Canàries, Espanya
Cebuano:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Isla de Gran Canaria, Provincia de Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Espanya
Chechen:
Сан-Бартоломе-де-Тирахана, Канаран гӀайренаш, Испани
Dutch:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canarische Eilanden, Spanje
Esperanto:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Provinco La Palmoj, Kanarioj, Hispanio
Farsi/Persian:
سان بارتولومه د تیراخانا, گران کاناریا, استان لاسپالماس, جزایر قناری, اسپانیا
Finnish:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Kanariansaaret, Espanja
Galician:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Provincia das Palmas, Illas Canarias, España
Hungarian:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Kanári-szigetek, Spanyolország
Japanese:
サン・バルトロメ・デ・ティラハーナ, グラン・カナリア島, ラス・パルマス県, カナリア諸島, スペイン
Latin:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Insula Canaria, Provincia Palmaria, Canariae Insulae, Hispania
Lithuanian:
San Bartolome de Tirachana, Gran Kanarija, Las Palmo provincija, Kanarų salos, Ispanija
Malagasy:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Nosy Kanaria, Espaina
Malay:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Wilayah Las Palmas, Kepulauan Canaria, Sepanyol
Norwegian:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Kanariøyene, Spania
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Provinsen Las Palmas, Kanariøyane, Spania
Occitan:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Grand Canària, Las Palmas, Illas Canàrias, Espanha
Polish:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Wyspy Kanaryjskie, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Grã Canária, Las Palmas, Canárias, Espanha
Serbian:
Сан Бартоломе де Тирахана, Гран Канарија, Покрајина Лас Палмас, Канарска Острва, Шпанија
South Azerbaijani:
سان بارتولومه د تیراخانا, لاسپالماس اوستانی, قناری آدالاری, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Kanarieöarna, Spanien
Tatar:
Сан-Бартоломе-де-Тирахана, Канар утраулары, Испания
Ukrainian:
Сан-Бартоломе-де-Тірахана, Гран-Канарія, Лас-Пальмас, Канарські острови, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Las Palmas, Kanar orollari, Ispaniya
Venetian:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Ìxołe Canarie, Spagna
Waray:
San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, Provincia de Las Palmas, Islas Canarias, Espanya


San Bartolomé de Tirajana is a village and a Spanish municipality in the south-eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. With an area of 333.13 km² (128.62 sq mi), San Bartolomé de Tirajana is the largest municipality in area on the island as well as the Canary Islands.

The municipality contains the large beach resorts of Maspalomas, including Playa del Inglés and San Agustín, and the Pilancones natural park. The municipal capital, the village of San Bartolomé de Tirajana is situated in the mountains, 17 km (11 mi) from the coast and 27 km (17 mi) south-west of Las Palmas, at about 900 m (2,953 ft) elevation. Most of the population lives along the Atlantic coastline. The GC-1 motorway passes through the southern part of the municipality and connects it with Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Gran Canaria Airport.

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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' ?
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Description: Thin hairy needles , might be pyroxene (Schiller 1988)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'Phillipsite Subgroup'
Formula: (Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Habit: morvenite twins
Colour: transparent, colorless
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' ?
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup' ?-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Phillipsite Subgroup'-(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group' ?-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
BaBarium
Baⓘ Phillipsite Subgroup(Ca0.5,K,Na,Ba0.5)4-7[Al4-7Si12-9O32] . 12H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Bartolom%C3%A9_de_Tirajana
Wikidata ID:Q693258
GeoNames ID:6360189

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