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Almopia, Pella, Central Macedonia, Greecei
Regional Level Types
AlmopiaMunicipality
PellaRegional Unit
Central MacedoniaAdministrative Region
GreeceCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aridaía6,561 (2017)
Prómachoi1,740 (2015)
Exaplátanos1,292 (2015)
Sosándra1,178 (2015)
Loutráki1,146 (2015)
Ápsalos1,121 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
29105
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29105:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Aridhaia; Aridea
Other Languages:
German:
Almopia, Pella, Zentralmakedonien, Griechenland
Greek:
Αλμωπία, Νομός Πέλλας, Περιφέρεια Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, Ελλάδα
Italian:
Almopia, Pella, Macedonia Centrale, Grecia
Russian:
Меглен, Пела, Центральная Македония, Греция
Spanish:
Almopía, Unidad periférica de Pella, Periferia de Macedonia Central, Grecia
Bulgarian:
Мъглен, Пела, Централна Македония, Гърция
Dutch:
Almopia, Pella, Centraal-Macedonië, Griekenland
Finnish:
Almopia, Pélla, Keski-Makedonia, Kreikka
Hungarian:
Moglena, Közép-Makedónia, Görögország
Macedonian:
Меглен, Постол, Централна Македонија, Грција
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Almopía, Pélla, Sentral-Makedonía, Hellas
Polish:
Meglena, Jednostka regionalna Pella, Region Macedonia Środkowa, Grecja
Portuguese:
Almopia, Pela, Macedônia Central, Grécia
Romanian:
Meglen, Prefectura Pella, Macedonia Centrală, Grecia
Serbian:
Меглен, Пела, Периферија Средишња Македонија, Грчка
Turkish:
Karacaova, Pella, Orta Makedonya, Yunanistan
Vietnamese:
Almopia, Trung Macedonia, Hy Lạp


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Mineral List

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

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Carlsbad twins.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
KPotassium
Kⓘ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)

Fossils

There are 11 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Ursus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Canis lupus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Canis : Canis lupus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Vulpes vulpes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Vulpes : Vulpes vulpes0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Cervus elaphus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Cervus : Cervus elaphus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Panthera leo
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera leo0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Panthera pardus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Panthera : Panthera pardus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Meles meles
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Meles : Meles meles0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Dama dama
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervidae : Dama : Dama dama0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Capra ibex
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Capra : Capra ibex0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Crocuta crocuta
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Crocuta : Crocuta crocuta0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Bos primigenius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Bovidae : Bos : Bos primigenius0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Wikidata ID:Q12873422
GeoNames ID:8133796

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