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Puntarenas Canton, Puntarenas Province, Costa Ricai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Puntarenas Canton | Canton |
| Puntarenas Province | Province |
| Costa Rica | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Puntarenas | 35,650 (2016) |
| Chacarita | 26,354 (2016) |
| Paquera | 1,510 (2018) |
Other Languages:
French:
Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Italian:
cantone di Puntarenas, provincia di Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Russian:
Пунтаренас, Пунтаренас, Коста-Рика
Simplified Chinese:
蓬塔雷納斯縣, 蓬塔雷纳斯省, 哥斯达黎加
Spanish:
Cantón Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Arabic:
بونتاريناس, بونتاريناس, كوستاريكا
Asturian:
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Catalan:
Puntarenas, Província de Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Cebuano:
Cantón Central de Puntarenas, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Dutch:
Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Puntarenas Kūn, Costa Rica
Norwegian:
Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Swedish:
Cantón Central de Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Vietnamese:
Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 71 | ||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 23.0 Ma (Miocene) | ||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntarenas_(canton) |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q2610390 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3622227 |
Localities in this Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Puntarenas Canton
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
North America
- Central AmericaSubregion
North America Plate
- Central American ForearcAccretionary Complex
Panama PlateTectonic Plate
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