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Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve, Hof HaCarmel, Hadera, Haifa District, Israeli
Regional Level Types
Nahal Me'arot Nature ReserveNature Reserve
Hof HaCarmelRegional Council
HaderaSubdistrict
Haifa DistrictDistrict
IsraelCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
341613
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341613:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
grottes de Nahal Me’arot, Hof HaCarmel, sous-district de Hadera, district de Haïfa, Israël
German:
Nahal Me’arot, Unterbezirk Hadera, Bezirk Haifa, Israel
Russian:
Нахаль-Меарот, Хоф-ха-Кармель , Хадера, Хайфский округ, Израиль
Spanish:
Cuevas de Nahal Me'arot, Concejo Regional Costa del Carmelo, Sub-distrito de Hadera, Distrito de Haifa, Israel
Arabic:
وادي الكهوف القديمة في الكرمل, مجلس إقليمي شاطئ الكرمل, منطقة حيفا, إسرائيل
Armenian:
Նահալ Մեարոթ , Հայֆայի մարզ, Իսրայել
Basque:
Nahal Me'arot natura-erreserba, Haifa barrutia, Israel
Catalan:
coves de Nahal Me'arot, Costa del Carmel, Sub-districte de Hadera, Districte de Haifa, Israel
Czech:
Nachal Me'arot, Oblastní rada Chof ha-Karmel, Haifský distrikt, Izrael
Dutch:
Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve, Regionale raad van Hof HaCarmel, Haifa, Israël
Hebrew:
נחל מערות, מועצה אזורית חוף הכרמל, נפת חדרה, מחוז חיפה, ישראל
Japanese:
ナハル・メアロット, ハイファ地区, イスラエル
Portuguese:
Reserva Natural Nahal Me'arot, Haifa, Israel
Romanian:
Nahal Mearot, Subdistrictul Hadera, Districtul Haifa, Israel
Swedish:
Nahal Me'arot, Haifa, Israel
Turkish:
Nahal Me'arot Doğa Koruma Alanı, Hayfa Bölgesi, İsrail
Ukrainian:
Нахаль-Меарот, Хадера, Хайфський округ, Ізраїль
Vietnamese:
Khu bảo tồn thiên nhiên Nahal Me'arot, Quận Haifa, Israel


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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ 'Apatite var. Carbonate-rich Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Montgomeryite
Formula: Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘMontgomeryite8.DH.25Ca4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'var. Carbonate-rich Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Fⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Pⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Clⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caⓘ MontgomeryiteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 12H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Apatite var. Carbonate-rich ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahal_Me%27arot_Nature_Reserve
Wikidata ID:Q1443478

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