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San Nicolaas Zuid, Arubai
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San Nicolaas ZuidRegion
ArubaConstituent Country

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Neighbouring regions:
Savaneta, Aruba
Type:
Region
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
San Nicolas15,200 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
437166
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:437166:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Sint Nicolaas, Aruba
German:
San Nicolas, Aruba
Russian:
Синт-Николас, Аруба
Simplified Chinese:
圣尼古拉斯, 阿魯巴
Spanish:
San Nicolaas, Aruba
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Сынт-Нікаляас, Аруба
Cebuano:
Sint Nicolaas, Aruba
Dutch:
San Nicolaas, Aruba
Esperanto:
San Nicolas, Arubo
Greek:
Σαν Νικολάας, Αρούμπα
Japanese:
サン・ニコラス , アルバ
Lithuanian:
Sint Nikolasas, Aruba
Low Saxon/Low German:
Sint Nicolaas, Aruba
Macedonian:
Сан Николас, Аруба
Malay:
Sint Nicolaas, Aruba
Papiamento:
San Nicolas, Aruba
Polish:
Sint Nicolaas, Aruba
Swedish:
Sint Nicolaas, Aruba
Ukrainian:
Сінт-Ніколас, Аруба
Urdu:
سان نکولاس, اروبا
West Frisian:
Sint Nicolaas, Arûba


San Nicolaas (Dutch: Sint Nicolaas) is 19 kilometres (ca. 12 mi) southeast of Oranjestad, and is Aruba's second-largest city. Most of its population originate from the British Caribbean and the rest of the Caribbean.

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7 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
ⓘ Brushite
Formula: Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O
ⓘ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Foggite
Formula: CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
ⓘ Leucophosphite
Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘ Monetite
Formula: Ca(PO3OH)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonetite8.AD.10Ca(PO3OH)
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘFluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘBrushite8.CJ.50Ca(PO3OH) · 2H2O
ⓘLeucophosphite8.DH.10KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
ⓘFoggite8.DL.05CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Hⓘ MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Oⓘ MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pⓘ FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Pⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
Pⓘ MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
KPotassium
Kⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ BrushiteCa(PO3OH) · 2H2O
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caⓘ FoggiteCaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Caⓘ MonetiteCa(PO3OH)
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FeIron
Feⓘ LeucophosphiteKFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Nicolaas
Wikidata ID:Q2605285
GeoNames ID:3577089

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Aruba

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North Andes PlateTectonic Plate
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