Trancas Department, Tucumán Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Trancas Department | Department |
| Tucumán Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Area:
2,862 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Trancas | 6,658 (2015) |
Mindat Locality ID:
239504
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:239504:6
GUID (UUID V4):
9703cca2-04d9-4833-aeda-73efcf58eb84
Other Languages:
French:
Trancas, Province de Tucumán, Argentine
German:
Departamento Trancas, Provinz Tucumán, Argentinien
Italian:
Dipartimento di Trancas, Provincia di Tucumán, Argentina
Russian:
Транкас , Тукуман, Аргентина
Simplified Chinese:
特蘭卡斯縣, 图库曼省, 阿根廷
Spanish:
Departamento Trancas, Provincia de Tucumán, Argentina
Armenian:
Տրանկաս
Cebuano:
Departamento de Trancas, Provincia de Tucumán
Dutch:
Trancas, Tucumán, Argentinië
Georgian:
ტრანკასის დეპარტამენტი, ტუკუმანის პროვინცია
Hungarian:
Trancas megye, Argentína
Mingrelian:
ტრანკასიშ დეპარტამენტი
Portuguese:
Trancas , Tucumán, Argentina
Swedish:
Departamento de Trancas, Tucumán, Argentina
Trancas is a department located in the northern part of Tucumán Province, Argentina. It is bounded to the west and north by Salta Province, on the east by the Department of Burruyacú, to the south by the Department of Tafi Viejo and to the southwest by the Department of Tafí del Valle. The headquarters is the town of Trancas.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities14 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 | |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 | |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | 'Meta-autunite Group' | 8.EB. | A1-2(UO2)2(TO4)2 · 5-10H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| ⓘ | 'Zeolite Group' | 9.G0. | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Iron Ochre' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Petroleum var. Bitumen' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Meta-autunite Group | A1-2(UO2)2(TO4)2 · 5-10H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Meta-autunite Group | A1-2(UO2)2(TO4)2 · 5-10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum var. Selenite | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite var. Flos Ferri | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite var. Sand-Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | ⓘ Meta-autunite Group | A1-2(UO2)2(TO4)2 · 5-10H2O |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - 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 | 20 | ||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 2.59 Ma (Pleistocene) | ||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | ||||||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trancas_Department |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1191220 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3833945 |
Localities in this Region
- Tucumán Province
- Trancas Department
- Tucumán Province
- Trancas Department
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
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- Andalgalá Department
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- Andalgalá Department
- Tucumán Province
- Sierra CalchaquíSierra
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South America PlateTectonic Plate
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References
Peñas Azules Deposit, San Pedro de Colalao, Trancas Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina