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San Pablo Canton, Heredia Province, Costa Ricai
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San Pablo CantonCanton
Heredia ProvinceProvince
Costa RicaCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Heredia Canton, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Type:
Canton
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
San Pablo21,662 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
434489
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:434489:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica
Italian:
cantone di San Pablo, provincia di Heredia, Costa Rica
Russian:
Сан-Пабло, Эредия, Коста-Рика
Simplified Chinese:
聖巴勃羅縣, 埃雷迪亚省, 哥斯达黎加
Spanish:
Cantón San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica
Arabic:
سان بابلو, إيريذيا, كوستاريكا
Asturian:
San Pablo, Costa Rica
Cebuano:
Cantón de San Pablo, Provincia de Heredia, Costa Rica
Dutch:
San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
San Pablo Kūn, Costa Rica
Norwegian:
San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica
Polish:
San Pablo , Heredia, Kostaryka
Swedish:
Cantón de San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica
Vietnamese:
San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica


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ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Composition (Fa18).
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
SSulfur
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pablo_(canton)
Wikidata ID:Q2610299
GeoNames ID:3621727

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Costa Rica

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North America Plate
Panama PlateTectonic Plate

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