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Riaño, León, Castile and Leon, Spaini
Regional Level Types
RiañoMunicipality
LeónProvince
Castile and LeonAutonomous Community
SpainCountry

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Type:
Municipality - last checked 2024
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Riaño531 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
285864
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285864:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Riaño, province de León, Castille-et-León, Espagne
German:
Riaño, Provinz León, Kastilien und León, Spanien
Italian:
Riaño, provincia di León, Castiglia e León, Spagna
Russian:
Нуэво-Рианьо, Леон, Кастилия-Леон, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
里亚尼奥, 莱昂省, 卡斯蒂利亚-莱昂, 西班牙
Spanish:
Riaño, León, Castilla y León, España
Albanian:
Riaño, Provinca León, Kastil-Leoni, Spanja
Aragonese:
Riaño, Provincia de Leyón, Castiella y Leyón, Espanya
Asturian:
Riañu, Provincia de Llión, Castiella y Llión, España
Basque:
Riañu, Leon, Gaztela eta Leon, Espainia
Catalan:
Riaño, Lleó, Castella i Lleó, Espanya
Cebuano:
Riaño, Provincia de León, Castilla y León, Espanya
Dutch:
Riaño, León, Castilië en León, Spanje
Esperanto:
Riaño, Provinco Leono, Kastilio kaj Leono, Hispanio
Galician:
Riaño, Provincia de León, Castela e León, España
Hawaiian:
Riaño, Castille a Leon, Sepania
Hungarian:
Riaño, León, Kasztília és León, Spanyolország
Ido:
Riaño, Provinco di Leon, Kastilia e Leon, Hispania
Interlingua:
Riaño, Provincia de León, Castilia e León, Espania
Interlingue:
Riaño, Hispania
Irish Gaelic:
Riaño, Castilla y León, An Spáinn
Japanese:
リアーニョ, レオン県, カスティーリャ・イ・レオン州, スペイン
Ladin:
Riaño
Lombard:
Riaño, Spagna
Luxembourgish:
Riaño, Provënz León, Kastilien-León, Spuenien
Malay:
Riaño, Wilayah León, Castile-León, Sepanyol
Norwegian:
Riaño, León, Castilla y León, Spania
Occitan:
Riaño, Leon, Castelha e Leon, Espanha
Polish:
Riaño, León, Kastylia i León, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Riaño, Leão, Castela e Leão, Espanha
Swedish:
Riaño, León, Kastilien och León, Spanien
Tok Pisin:
Riaño, Spen
Traditional Chinese:
里亞尼奧, 利昂省, 卡斯提亞與利昂, 西班牙
Turkish:
Riaño, León ili, Kastilya ve Leon, İspanya
Ukrainian:
Ріаньйо, Леон, Кастилія і Леон, Іспанія
Venetian:
Riaño, Castilia e León, Spagna
Vietnamese:
Riaño, León, Castilla và León, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Riaño, Provincia de León, Castilla y León, Espanya


Riaño is a town and former municipality located along the Esla River in the mountains of the province of León, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, northern Spain. The village is across the reservoir from Peak Gilbo. Located 3650 feet (ca. 1,113 m) above sea level, it is in the Cantabrian mountains near the foothills of the Picos de Europa.

Due to planned construction of a dam and reservoir in the 1980s, for flood control and generation of hydroelectric power, the village and its low-lying farmland were submerged, as were six other villages in the associated dam project. The residents were relocated to New Riaño, built as a replacement higher above the reservoir waters.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
References:
ⓘ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
ⓘ Getchellite
Formula: AsSbS3
ⓘ Gudmundite
Formula: FeSbS
ⓘ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Realgar
Formula: As4S4
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘGudmundite2.EB.20FeSbS
ⓘRealgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
ⓘOrpiment2.FA.30As2S3
ⓘGetchellite2.FA.35AsSbS3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘValentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ GetchelliteAsSbS3
Sⓘ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RealgarAs4S4
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ GudmunditeFeSbS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ GetchelliteAsSbS3
Asⓘ OrpimentAs2S3
Asⓘ RealgarAs4S4
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ GetchelliteAsSbS3
Sbⓘ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ ValentiniteSb2O3
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

Fossils

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

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Occurrences44
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed513 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic UnitsClick here to view 6 stratigraphic units.
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Elegantilites
genus
Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Elegantilites466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Redonia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Redoniidae : Redonia466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Paradoxides (Eccaparadoxides)
subgenus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Paradoxididae : Paradoxides : Paradoxides (Eccaparadoxides)513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Paradoxides
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Redlichiida : Paradoxididae : Paradoxides513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Ectillaenus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Tsinaniidae : Ectillaenus466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Tonkinella
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Oryctocephalidae : Tonkinella513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Conocoryphe
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Conocoryphidae : Conocoryphe513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Colpocoryphe
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Colpocoryphe466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Crozonaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Crozonaspis466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Neseuretus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Neseuretus466 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Phacopidina
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Acastidae : Phacopidina466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Placoparia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pliomeridae : Placoparia466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Salterocoryphe
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Calymenidae : Salterocoryphe466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Klimphores
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Klimphores466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Ogmoopsis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Palaeocopida : Tetradellidae : Ogmoopsis466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Pseudolingula
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Pseudolingulidae : Pseudolingula466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eorhipidomella
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platyorthidae : Eorhipidomella460.9 - 449.5 Ma
Ordovician
Calix
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Diploporita : Aristocystitidae : Calix466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Didymograptus
genus
Animalia : Hemichordata : Dichograptidae : Didymograptus466 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Sphenopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lyginopteridaceae : Sphenopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Alethopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pachytestaceae : Alethopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Acadolenus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Ptychopariida : Ellipsocephalidae : Acadolenus513 - 501 Ma
Cambrian
Dicksonites
genus
Plantae : Ginkgophyta : Ginkgoopsida : Callistophytales : Dicksonites358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Mariopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Callistophytaceae : Mariopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Pecopteris
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Marattiales : Asterothecaceae : Pecopteris358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Sphenophyllum
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Sphenophyllaceae : Sphenophyllum358.9 - 298.9 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ria%C3%B1o,_Le%C3%B3n
Wikidata ID:Q1753102
GeoNames ID:6358669

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