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Benijo Beach, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spaini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Benijo Beach | Beach |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Municipality |
| Tenerife | Island |
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province | Province |
| Canary Islands | Group of Autonomous Communities |
| Spain | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 34' 21'' North , 16° 11' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 222,417 (2016) | 13.0km |
| Tegueste | 10,666 (2012) | 13.4km |
| La Laguna | 150,661 (2012) | 15.6km |
| Tacoronte | 23,562 (2012) | 23.6km |
| Sauzal | 8,172 (2012) | 24.7km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Playa de Benijo, Montañas de Anaga, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife
Beach located in the small town of Benijo, belonging to the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where you can find a variety of rocks from the numerous lithologies present in the area (trachytes, phonolites, syenites, basalts, gabbroids) accumulated on the beach.
Nearby beaches such as San Roque or Almáciga are similar but less extensive.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Analcime Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: Jeroen Goedhart CollectionIdentified by Jeroen Goedhart: Visual Identification, Inferred (explain how) |
| ⓘ Natrolite Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | Natrolite | 9.GA.05 | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Thomsonite-Ca | 9.GA.10 | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| ⓘ | Analcime | 9.GB.05 | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Analcime | Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Natrolite | Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Thomsonite-Ca | NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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Benijo Beach, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands, Spain