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San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republici
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San Cristóbal ProvinceProvince
Dominican RepublicCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
San Cristóbal154,040 (2016)
Bajos de Haina66,784 (2016)
Villa Altagracia40,027 (2016)
Cambita Garabitos13,382 (2016)
San Gregorio de Nigua11,542 (2016)
Yaguate5,610 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
222131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222131:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
San Cristóbal, République dominicaine
German:
San Cristóbal, Dominikanische Republik
Italian:
provincia di San Cristóbal, Repubblica Dominicana
Russian:
Сан-Кристобаль, Доминиканская Республика
Simplified Chinese:
聖克里斯多堡省, 多明尼加共和國
Spanish:
San Cristóbal, República Dominicana
Arabic:
محافظة سان كريستوبال, جمهورية الدومينيكان
Asturian:
San Cristóbal
Basque:
San Cristóbal probintzia
Bengali:
সান ক্রিস্তোবাল প্রদেশ
Catalan:
San Cristóbal, República Dominicana
Cebuano:
Provincia de San Cristóbal
Danish:
San Cristóbal Province, Dominikanske Republik
Dutch:
San Cristóbal, Dominicaanse Republiek
Esperanto:
Sankta Kristoforo
Farsi/Persian:
استان سن کریستوبال, جمهوری دومینیکن
Finnish:
San Cristóbalin lääni, Dominikaaninen tasavalta
Greek:
Επαρχία Σαν Κριστόμπαλ, Δομινικανή Δημοκρατία
Gujarati:
સેન ક્રિસ્ટોબલ પ્રાંત
Haitian:
San Cristóbal
Hindi:
सैन क्रिस्टोबल प्रांत, डोमिनिकन गणराज्य
Indonesian:
Provinsi San Cristóbal, Republik Dominika
Japanese:
サン・クリストバル州, ドミニカ共和国
Kannada:
ಸ್ಯಾನ್ ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟಾಬಾಲ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ
Korean:
산크리스토발주, 도미니카 공화국
Latvian:
Sankristobalas province, Dominikāna
Lithuanian:
San Kristobalio provincija, Dominikos Respublika
Malay:
San Cristobal Province
Marathi:
सॅन क्रिस्टोबल प्रांत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
San Cristóbal Séng
Northern Frisian:
San Cristóbal
Norwegian:
San Cristobal provins, Den dominikanske republikk
Polish:
San Cristóbal , Dominikana
Portuguese:
San Cristóbal, República Dominicana
Sinhalese:
සැන් ක්‍රිස්ටොබල් පළාත
Slovenian:
Provinca San Cristóbal, Dominikanska republika
Swedish:
San Cristóbal, Dominikanska republiken
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Сан Кристобал
Tamil:
சான் கிரிஸ்டோபல் மாகாணம்
Telugu:
సాన్ క్రిస్టోబాల్ ప్రావిన్స్
Thai:
จังหวัดซานกริสโตบัล, สาธารณรัฐโดมินิกัน
Traditional Chinese:
聖克里斯多堡省
Turkish:
San Cristobal Province, Dominik Cumhuriyeti
Ukrainian:
Сан-Крістобаль, Домініканська Республіка
Urdu:
سان کریستوبال صوبہ
Vietnamese:
San Cristóbal, Cộng hòa Dominica
Waray:
San Cristóbal
Welsh:
Talaith San Cristóbal, Gweriniaeth Dominica


San Cristóbal is a province in the southern Dominican Republic, west of the capital Santo Domingo. It was originally named Trujillo after the dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, taking its present name after his assassination in 1961. It included what is now Monte Plata Province until 1992. The provincial capital is San Cristóbal.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List

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

11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘBornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

Fossils

There are 12 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.

Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed28.4 Ma (Oligocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Agaricia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Agariciidae : Agaricia28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Strombus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Strombidae : Strombus28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Drillia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Drilliidae : Drillia28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Turris
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turridae : Turris28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Nuculana
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Nuculanidae : Nuculana28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Pecten
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Spondylus
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Spondylidae : Spondylus28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Venericardia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Montastraea endothecata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea : Montastraea endothecata28.4 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Crist%C3%B3bal_Province
Wikidata ID:Q1366107
GeoNames ID:3493186

Localities in this Region

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