El Nihuil District, San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentinai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| El Nihuil District | District |
| San Rafael Department | Department |
| Mendoza Province | Province |
| Argentina | Country |
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Mindat Locality ID:
282951
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:282951:0
GUID (UUID V4):
14c551ff-0dab-47c8-bc1d-a1496099dd1e
El Nihuil is an Argentine town and district located in the San Rafael department of the Mendoza province. It is located at the eastern end of the El Nihuil reservoir, developing as a tourist village on said artificial lake, also taking advantage of the attraction of the Atuel Canyon. Its main communication route is Provincial Route 173 that links it to the north with San Rafael, Provincial Route 180 for its part links it to the south with the Malargüe department.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities1 valid mineral.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
Fossils
There are 7 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 | 40 | |||||||||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 5.33 Ma (Miocene) | |||||||||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 359 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian) | |||||||||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 7 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Nihuil |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q5822627 |
Localities in this Region
- Mendoza Province
- San Rafael Department
- El Nihuil District
- San Rafael Department
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Ojo de la Quebrada, El Nihuil District, San Rafael Department, Mendoza Province, Argentina