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Cirque de Mafate, Réunion, Francei
Regional Level Types
Cirque de MafateCaldera
RéunionOverseas Department
FranceCountry

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Mafate Circus

Cirque de Mafate, Réunion, France
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Over the Maïdo towards the Grand Bénare

Maïdo, Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
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Maïdo Cliffs Floating Over Misty Mafate

Maïdo, Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
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Mafate Circus

Cirque de Mafate, Réunion, France
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Over the Maïdo towards the Grand Bénare

Maïdo, Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
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Maïdo Cliffs Floating Over Misty Mafate

Maïdo, Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
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Mafate Circus

Cirque de Mafate, Réunion, France
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Over the Maïdo towards the Grand Bénare

Maïdo, Saint-Paul, Réunion, France
Type:
Caldera
Mindat Locality ID:
292834
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:292834:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Mafate, La Réunion, France
German:
Cirque de Mafate, Réunion, Frankreich
Basque:
Mafate, Reunion, Frantzia
Cebuano:
Cirque de Mafate, Réunion, Pransiya
Czech:
Mafate, Réunion, Francie
Turkish:
Mafate, Réunion, Fransa


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

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘOpal
var. Opal-AN		4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafate
Wikidata ID:Q131830
GeoNames ID:935559

Localities in this Region

France

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France
Indian Ocean
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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