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San Juan Province, Dominican Republici
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San Juan ProvinceProvince
Dominican RepublicCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Santiago Province, Dominican Republic
La Vega Province, Dominican Republic
Azua Province, Dominican Republic
Santiago Rodríguez Province, Dominican Republic
Baoruco Province, Dominican Republic
Elías Piña Province, Dominican Republic
Independencia Province, Dominican Republic
Type:
Province
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
San Juan de la Maguana72,950 (2016)
Las Matas de Farfán21,802 (2016)
Juan de Herrera5,543 (2016)
Cercado Abajo5,316 (2016)
Vallejuelo5,217 (2016)
Bohechío2,281 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
305886
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:305886:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
San Juan, République dominicaine
German:
San Juan, Dominikanische Republik
Italian:
provincia di San Juan, Repubblica Dominicana
Russian:
Сан-Хуан, Доминиканская Республика
Simplified Chinese:
聖胡安省, 多明尼加共和國
Spanish:
San Juan, República Dominicana
Arabic:
محافظة سان خوان, جمهورية الدومينيكان
Asturian:
San Juan
Basque:
San Juan probintzia
Bengali:
সান হুয়ান প্রদেশ
Catalan:
San Juan, República Dominicana
Cebuano:
Provincia de San Juan
Danish:
San Juan Province, Dominikanske Republik
Dutch:
San Juan, Dominicaanse Republiek
Esperanto:
Sankta Johao
Farsi/Persian:
استان سن خوان، جمهوری دومینیکن, جمهوری دومینیکن
Finnish:
San Juanin lääni, Dominikaaninen tasavalta
Greek:
Σαν Χουάν, Δομινικανή Δημοκρατία
Gujarati:
સેન જુઆન પ્રાંત
Haitian:
San Juan
Hindi:
सैन जुआन प्रान्त, डोमिनिकन गणराज्य
Indonesian:
Provinsi San Juan, Republik Dominika
Japanese:
サン・フアン州, ドミニカ共和国
Kannada:
ಸ್ಯಾನ್ ಜುವಾನ್ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Сан-Хуан
Korean:
산후안주, 도미니카 공화국
Latvian:
Sanhuanas province, Dominikāna
Lithuanian:
San Chuano provincija, Dominikos Respublika
Malay:
San Juan Province
Marathi:
सान जुआन प्रांत
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
San Juan Séng
Northern Frisian:
San Juan
Norwegian:
San Juan, Den dominikanske republikk
Polish:
San Juan , Dominikana
Portuguese:
San Juan, República Dominicana
Sinhalese:
සැන් ජුවාන් පළාත
Slovenian:
Provinca San Juan, Dominikanska republika
Swedish:
San Juan, Dominikanska republiken
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Сан Хуан
Tamil:
சான் ஜூவான் மாகாணம்
Telugu:
సాన్్ జవాన్ ప్రావిన్స్
Thai:
จังหวัดซานฮวน, สาธารณรัฐโดมินิกัน
Traditional Chinese:
聖胡安省
Turkish:
San Juan Province, Dominik Cumhuriyeti
Ukrainian:
Сан-Хуан, Домініканська Республіка
Urdu:
سان خوان صوبہ
Vietnamese:
San Juan, Cộng hòa Dominica
Waray:
San Juan
Welsh:
Talaith San Juan, Gweriniaeth Dominica


San Juan is a province of the Dominican Republic. Before 1961 it was known as Benefactor. San Juan is the Republic's largest province at 3,569 square kilometers (1,378 miles), and it is landlocked.

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17 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘ Tsumoite
Formula: BiTe
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘTsumoite2.DC.05BiTe
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite		9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teⓘ TsumoiteBiTe
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ TsumoiteBiTe

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences21
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Gurabo15.333 - 3.6 Ma (Neogene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Montastraea
genus		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montastraeidae : Montastraea7.246 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Cadulus
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Gadilida : Gadilidae : Cadulus33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Neritina
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Neritina33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Natica
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Naticidae : Natica33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Rostellaria (Fusus)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Strombidae : Tibia : Rostellaria (Fusus)33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Phos
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Phos33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Turbinella
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Turbinellidae : Turbinella33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Glycymeris
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Limopsis
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Limopsidae : Limopsis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Ostrea
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostraea33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Venericardia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Dreissena
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Dreissenidae : Dreissena33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Antiguastrea cellulosa
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Antiguastrea : Antiguastrea cellulosa33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Cythara (Mangelia)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Mangeliidae : Cythara (Mangelia)33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Amusium (Pseudamussium)
subgenus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Pecten : Amusium (Pseudamussium)33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Bullaria
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Cylichnidae : Bullaria33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Agathiphyllia antiguensis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Agathiphyllia : Agathiphyllia antiguensis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Agathiphyllia tenuis
species		Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Agathiphyllia : Agathiphyllia tenuis33.9 - 23.03 Ma
Cenozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_Province_(Dominican_Republic)
Wikidata ID:Q2001793
GeoNames ID:3493091

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