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Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado, USAi
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RidgwayMunicipality
Ouray CountyCounty
ColoradoState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ridgway977 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
253194
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253194:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Ridgway, Comté d'Ouray, Colorado, États-Unis
German:
Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Ridgway, Contea di Ouray, Colorado, Stati Uniti d'America
Simplified Chinese:
李奇微, 烏雷縣, 科羅拉多州, 美国
Spanish:
Ridgway, Condado de Ouray, Colorado, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
ريدجواي, مقاطعة أوراي, كولورادو, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Ridgway, Ouray konderria, Colorado
Bulgarian:
Риджуей, Юрей, Колорадо, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Ridgway, Colorado, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado
Chechen:
Риджвей, Колорадо, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Danish:
Ridgway, Colorado, USA
Dutch:
Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
ريدجواى, كولورادو, امريكا
Estonian:
Ridgway, Ouray maakond, Colorado, Ameerika Ühendriigid
Farsi/Persian:
ریجوی, شهرستان اورای، کلرادو, کلرادو, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Gilaki:
ریجوی , آمريکا ايجؤنأبؤ ايالتؤن
Haitian:
Ridgway, Kolorado, Etazini
Hungarian:
Ridgway, Ouray megye, Colorado, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
リッジウェイ, ユアレイ郡, コロラド州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Риджуэй, Колорадо, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Риджуэй, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Ladin:
Ridgway
Mazanderani:
ریجوی, کلرادو
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ridgway
Navajo:
Tółchíʼí Bibąąh, Dibé Nitsaa Hahoodzo, Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
रिज्वे, कोलोरादो, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Norwegian:
Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado, USA
Polish:
Ridgway, Hrabstwo Ouray, Kolorado, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Ridgway, Condado de Ouray, Colorado, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Риџвеј, Округ Јереј, Колорадо, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
ریدقوای, کولورادو ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Tatar:
Риджвей, Колорадо, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Ukrainian:
Риджвей, Урей, Колорадо, Сполучені Штати Америки
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Ridgway, Kolorado, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
Ridgway, Colorado, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Ridgway, Colorado, Unol Daleithiau America


A populated place (town) located along the Uncompahgre River about 17 km NNW of Ouray.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
SSulfur
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridgway,_Colorado
Wikidata ID:Q2198765
GeoNames ID:5436353

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