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Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Capelo | Civil Parish |
| Horta | Municipality |
| Faial | Island |
| Azores | Autonomous Region |
| Portugal | Country |
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German:
Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azoren, Portugal
Portuguese:
Capelo, Horta, Ilha do Faial, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
Russian:
Капелу, Орта, Фаял, Азорские острова, Португалия
Spanish:
Capelo, Horta, Isla de Faial, Azores, Portugal
Asturian:
Capelo, Horta, Azores
Cebuano:
Capelo, Horta, Ilha do Faial, Azores
Dutch:
Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azoren, Portugal
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Capelo, Horta, Açores
Slovenian:
Capelo , Horta , Faial , Azori, Portugalska
A civil parish of Horta municipality.
The parish is located on layers of volcanic materials referred to as the Capelo Volcanic Complex. It is a line of volcanic escoria cones of fissural nature lying on a west-northwest-east-southeast orientation consisting of basaltic volcanism of low explosivity (Wikipedia).
Capelinhos is a stratovolcano with a 2 km wide caldera.
Centro de Interpretação do Vulcão dos Capelinhos https://www.mindat.org/museum-547.html
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aegirine-augite Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 References: |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 References: |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
| ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Aegirine-augite | 9.DA.20 | (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Aegirine-augite | (NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capelo |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1997707 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3373217 |
Localities in this Region
- Azores
- Faial
- Horta
- Capelo
- Horta
- Faial
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
African PlateTectonic Plate
Atlantic Ocean
- Azores PlateauOceanic Crust
- Mid-Atlantic Ridge complexMid-Ocean Ridge
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Capelo, Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal