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Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, USAi
Regional Level Types
Cabo RojoMunicipality
Puerto RicoUnincorporated Territory
USACountry

Coat of Arms of Cabo RojoFlag of Cabo Rojo
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Mindat Locality ID:
271107
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:271107:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Cabo Rojo, Porto Rico, États-Unis
German:
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Cabo Rojo, Porto Rico, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Кабо-Рохо, Пуэрто-Рико, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
卡沃羅霍, 波多黎各, 美国
Spanish:
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Estados Unidos
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
কাবো রোজো, পুয়ের্তো রিকো, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Catalan:
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Cabo Rojo , Puerto Rico
Danish:
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, USA
Dutch:
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Verenigde Staten
Esperanto:
Cabo Rojo, Porto-Riko
Japanese:
カボ・ロッホ, プエルトリコ, アメリカ合衆国
Polish:
Cabo Rojo, Portoryko, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Cabo Rojo, Porto Rico, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Кабо Рохо , Порторико, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Cabo Rojo, Portoriko, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Ukrainian:
Кабо-Рохо, Пуерто-Рико, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
کابو روخو، پورٹو ریکو, پورٹو ریکو, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Waray:
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Estados Unidos


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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
El Rayo170.6 - 66 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Trochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon) palmeri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectibranchia : Acteonidae : Trochactaeon : Trochactaeon (Mexicotrochactaeon) palmeri70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_Rojo,_Puerto_Rico
Wikidata ID:Q1019607
GeoNames ID:4562996

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Caribbean PlateTectonic Plate
North America
North America Plate

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