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Merlo, Junín Department, San Luis Province, Argentinai
Regional Level Types
MerloMunicipality
Junín DepartmentDepartment
San Luis ProvinceProvince
ArgentinaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Merlo11,159 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
249127
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249127:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Merlo , Junín, Province de San Luis, Argentine
Spanish:
Villa de Merlo, Departamento Junín, Provincia de San Luis, Argentina
Cebuano:
Merlo , Departamento de Junín , Provincia de San Luis
Dutch:
Merlo , Junín, San Luis, Argentinië
Hebrew:
ויז'ה דה מרלו, סן לואיס, ארגנטינה
Lithuanian:
Merlas , San Luiso provincija, Argentina
Polish:
Villa de Merlo, San Luis, Argentyna
Portuguese:
Merlo , Junín, San Luis, Argentina
Swedish:
Merlo , Departamento de Junín , San Luis, Argentina


Villa de Merlo is a small city and municipality in the Department of Junín, Province of San Luis, Argentina. It is administered by an intendant. The town lies 796 meters above sea level. The demotic for Merlo is "merlino".

Merlo is the third most populated country town in the province. The weather is mostly mild and dry, with little wind, and the area has a number of streams.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Uspara10.126 - 0 Ma (Quaternary)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Scelidodon chiliense
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Mylodontidae : Scelidodon : Scelidodon chiliense0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_de_Merlo
Wikidata ID:Q106139

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