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Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugali
Regional Level Types
Praia da VitóriaMunicipality
TerceiraIsland
AzoresAutonomous Region
PortugalCountry

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Area:
162 km2
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Praia da Vitória6,061 (2012)
Lajes3,744 (2018)
Biscoitos1,425 (2012)
Fonte Bastardo1,278 (2018)
Porto Martins1,001 (2018)
Cabo da Praia712 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
249789
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249789:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Açores, Portugal
German:
Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azoren, Portugal
Italian:
Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azzorre, Portogallo
Portuguese:
Praia da Vitória, Ilha da Terceira, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
Russian:
Прая-да-Витория, Терсейра, Азорские острова, Португалия
Simplified Chinese:
普拉亞達維多利亞, 特塞拉島, 亚速尔群岛, 葡萄牙
Spanish:
Praia da Vitória, Isla Terceira, Azores, Portugal
Arabic:
برايا دي فيتوريا, الأزور, البرتغال
Asturian:
Praia da Vitória, Azores
Basque:
Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Azoreak
Catalan:
Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Açores, Portugal
Cebuano:
Praia da Vitória , Terceira Island, Azores
Czech:
Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azory, Portugalsko
Dutch:
Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azoren, Portugal
Farsi/Persian:
پرایا دا ویتوریا, آزور, پرتغال
Georgian:
პრაია-და-ვიტორია, აზორის კუნძულები
Korean:
프라이아다비토리아, 테르세이라섬, 아소르스 제도, 포르투갈
Lithuanian:
Praja da Vitorija, Terseira, Azorai, Portugalija
Malay:
Praia da Vitoria, Terceira, Azores
Mazanderani:
پرایا دا ویتوریا
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Praia da Vitória, Açores
Occitan:
Praia da Vitória, Açòres
Polish:
Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azory, Portugalia
Romanian:
Praia da Vitória, Insula Terceira, Azore, Portugalia
Turkish:
Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azorlar, Portekiz
Ukrainian:
Прая-да-Віторія, Терсейра, Азорські острови, Португалія
Vietnamese:
Praia da Vitória, Açores, Bồ Đào Nha
Volapük:
Praia da Vitória
Waray:
Praia da Vitória, Azores


Mucipality of Terceira Island.

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ⓘ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
ⓘ Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Ferrihydrite
Formula: Fe3+10O14(OH)2
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ 'Wad'

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘFerrihydrite4.FE.35Fe3+10O14(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMontmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘAllophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
KPotassium
Kⓘ AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FeIron
Feⓘ FerrihydriteFe103+O14(OH)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praia_da_Vit%C3%B3ria
Wikidata ID:Q73046
GeoNames ID:8010692

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