Aruba Phosphate Mine, Sinterklaas Bay (Sint Nicolaas Bay), San Nicolaas, Aruba, Netherlandsi
Regional Level Types | |
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Aruba Phosphate Mine | Mine |
Sinterklaas Bay (Sint Nicolaas Bay) | Bay |
San Nicolaas | Municipality |
Aruba | Constituent Country |
Netherlands | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 24' 50'' North , 69° 52' 40'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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San Nicolas | 15,200 (2018) | 4.0km |
Savaneta | 11,500 (2018) | 7.7km |
Santa Cruz | 12,900 (2018) | 15.4km |
Paradera | 12,000 (2018) | 19.4km |
Oranjestad | 29,998 (2010) | 20.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
245502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:245502:3
GUID (UUID V4):
946591cb-7689-48c1-8e7b-0e70a30f00e6
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2 valid minerals.
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ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F |
ⓘ Foggite Formula: CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
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ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
ⓘ | Foggite | 8.DL.05 | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Foggite | CaAl(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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