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Requena, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spaini
Regional Level Types
RequenaMunicipality
ValenciaProvince
Valencian CommunityAutonomous Community
SpainGroup of Countries

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Requena21,278 (2012)
Villatoya197 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
121082
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:121082:1
GUID (UUID V4):
6b2c1181-ccc0-4fac-a117-26e3b2ebfe47
Other Languages:
French:
Requena, Valence, Communauté valencienne (Pays valencien), Espagne
German:
Requena, Valencia, Valencianische Gemeinschaft (Valencianisches Land), Spanien
Italian:
Requena, Valencia, Comunità Valenciana (Paese Valenzano), Spagna
Russian:
Рекена, Валенсия, Валенсийское сообщество (Валенсийская страна), Испания
Simplified Chinese:
雷克纳, 巴倫西亞, 巴倫西亞自治區, 西班牙
Spanish:
Requena, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, España
Albanian:
Requena, Valencia, Komuniteti i Valencias, Spanja
Aragonese:
Requena, Valencia, País Valencián, Espanya
Basque:
Requena, Valentzia, Valentziako Erkidegoa, Espainia
Catalan:
Requena, València, Comunitat Valenciana (País Valencià), Espanya
Cebuano:
Requena , Valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, Espanya
Danish:
Requena, Valencia, Valencia, Spanien
Dutch:
Requena, Valencia, Valencia, Spanje
Galician:
Requena, Valencia, Comunidade Valenciana, España
Hungarian:
Requena, Valencia, Valencia, Spanyolország
Japanese:
レケナ, バレンシア, バレンシア州, スペイン
Latvian:
Rekena, Valensija, Valensijas apgabals, Spānija
Lithuanian:
Rekena, Valensija, Valensija, Ispanija
Malay:
Requena, Valencia, Komuniti Valencia, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Requena, Valencia Séng, Valencia Siā-lí, Se-pan-gâ
Norwegian:
Requena, Valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, Spania
Occitan:
Requena, Valéncia, País Valencian, Espanha
Polish:
Requena, Walencja, Walencja, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Requena, Valência, Comunidade Valenciana, Espanha
Serbian:
Рекена, Валенсија, Валенсијанска Заједница, Шпанија
Serbo-Croatian:
Requena, Valencia, Valencijska Zajednica, Španija
Swedish:
Requena , Valencia, Valencia, Spanien
Ukrainian:
Рекена, Валенсія, Валенсія, Іспанія
Waray:
Requena, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Espanya


Requena is a municipality in eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, located on the left bank of the river Magro.

The town used to be a Moorish fortress, occupying a strong position in the mountainous region of Las Cabrillas (1000 metres). It is dominated by the ancient citadel of the Moors, and still has traces of the original town walls. There are three ancient parish churches; San Nicolás, the oldest, dates from the 13th century, but was partly restored in 1727. Near the town are the sulphurous springs of Fuentepodrida.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Birnessite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Dolomite var. Teruelite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
'Psilomelane'
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Jacinto de Compostela
Formula: SiO2
Todorokite
Formula: (Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Jacinto de Compostela4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Todorokite4.DK.10(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Birnessite4.FL.45(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
var. Teruelite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C Dolomite var. TerueliteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
O Dolomite var. TerueliteCaMg(CO3)2
O Quartz var. Jacinto de CompostelaSiO2
NaSodium
Na Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Na Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Mg Dolomite var. TerueliteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Jacinto de CompostelaSiO2
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
K Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
Ca Dolomite var. TerueliteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mn Birnessite(Na,Ca)0.5(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4 · 1.5H2O
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
FeIron
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
SrStrontium
Sr Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O
BaBarium
Ba Todorokite(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12 · 3-4H2O

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences7
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed145 Ma (Late Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Galerix
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Erinaceidae : Galerix8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Dinosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Dinosauria145 - 66 Ma
Cretaceous
Eliomys truci
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Gliridae : Eliomys : Eliomys truci8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Paenelimnoecus repenningi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricidae : Paenelimnoecus : Paenelimnoecus repenningi8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Parapodemus gaudryi barbarae
subspecies
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Parapodemus : Mus gaudryi : Parapodemus gaudryi barbarae8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Occitanomys (Rhodomys) adroveri
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Occitanomys : Occitanomys (Rhodomys) adroveri8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Prolagus crusafonti
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Prolagidae : Prolagus : Prolagus crusafonti8.7 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requena,_Valencia
Wikidata ID:Q302099
GeoNames ID:6362078

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