Metán Department, Salta Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Metán Department | Department |
| Salta Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Neighbouring regions:
Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| El Galpón | 8,357 (2016) |
Other Languages:
French:
Metán, Province de Salta, Argentine
German:
Departamento Metán, Provinz Salta, Argentinien
Italian:
Dipartimento di Metán, Provincia di Salta, Argentina
Russian:
Метан , Сальта, Аргентина
Simplified Chinese:
梅坦縣, 萨尔塔省, 阿根廷
Spanish:
Departamento de Metán, Provincia de Salta, Argentina
Armenian:
Մետան, Սալտա
Cebuano:
Departamento de Metán, Provincia de Salta
Dutch:
Metán, Salta, Argentinië
Georgian:
მეტანის დეპარტამენტი, სალტის პროვინცია
Hungarian:
Metán megye, Argentína
Mingrelian:
მეტანიშ დეპარტამენტი, სალტაშ პროვინცია
Polish:
Metán , Salta, Argentyna
Portuguese:
Metán , Salta, Argentina
Swedish:
Departamento de Metán, Salta, Argentina
Metán is a department located in Salta Province, in Argentina.
With an area of 5,235 km² (2,021 sq mi), it borders to the north with the departments of General Güemes and Anta, to the east with Anta, to the south with Santiago del Estero Province and Rosario de la Frontera Department, and to the west with Guachipas Department, La Viña Department, and Capital Department.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S Reference: Mineralium Deposita 42 (2007) 879-899. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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 | 10 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 497 Ma (Cambrian) | |||||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | |||||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Met%C3%A1n_Department |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1190811 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3844298 |
Localities in this Region
- Salta Province
- Metán Department
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