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Beach gravel, La Ciénaga, Barahona Province, Dominican Republici
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Beach gravelBeach
La CiénagaMunicipality
Barahona ProvinceProvince
Dominican RepublicCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 3' 51'' North , 71° 6' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
La Ciénaga2,875 (2016)0.5km
Paraíso6,490 (2016)10.2km
Santa Cruz de Barahona77,160 (2016)16.0km
Polo2,121 (2016)19.2km
Cachón1,903 (2016)22.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
223813
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:223813:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


There is very little sand on several beaches in this municipality. The beaches are composed overwhelmingly of smooth chert shingles eroded from the adjacent limestone and conglomerate cliffs, with a very minor amount of basalt gravel and relict cobbles of coral limestone.

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: in chert
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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