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Rivera Department, Uruguayi
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Rivera DepartmentDepartment
UruguayCountry

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View of the Rivera gold mining area, in 1905.

San Gregorio Mine, Rivera Department, Uruguay
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View of the Rivera gold mining area, in 1905.

San Gregorio Mine, Rivera Department, Uruguay
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View of the Rivera gold mining area, in 1905.

San Gregorio Mine, Rivera Department, Uruguay
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View of the Rivera gold mining area, in 1905.

San Gregorio Mine, Rivera Department, Uruguay
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View of the Rivera gold mining area, in 1905.

San Gregorio Mine, Rivera Department, Uruguay
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View of the Rivera gold mining area, in 1905.

San Gregorio Mine, Rivera Department, Uruguay
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View of the Rivera gold mining area, in 1905.

San Gregorio Mine, Rivera Department, Uruguay
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View of the Rivera gold mining area, in 1905.

San Gregorio Mine, Rivera Department, Uruguay
Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rivera64,631 (2012)
Tranqueras7,474 (2018)
Vichadero4,170 (2018)
Minas de Corrales3,509 (2018)
Other Languages:
French:
Rivera, Uruguay
German:
Departamento Rivera, Uruguay
Italian:
dipartimento di Rivera, Uruguay
Russian:
Ривера, Уругвай
Simplified Chinese:
里韦拉省, 乌拉圭
Spanish:
Departamento de Rivera, Uruguay
Arabic:
إدارة ريفيرا, أوروغواي
Asturian:
Rivera, Uruguái
Basque:
Rivera departamendua, Uruguai
Bengali:
রিভার বিভাগ, উরুগুয়ে
Bulgarian:
Ривера, Уругвай
Catalan:
Departament de Rivera, Uruguai
Cebuano:
Departamento de Rivera, Uruguay
Chavacano:
Rivera, Uruguay
Croatian:
Rivera, Urugvaj
Danish:
Rivera, Uruguay
Dutch:
Rivera, Uruguay
Esperanto:
Rivera, Urugvajo
Farsi/Persian:
بخش ریورا, اروگوئه
Finnish:
Rivera, Uruguay
Galician:
Departamento de Rivera, Uruguai
Georgian:
რივერის დეპარტამენტი, ურუგვაი
Greek:
Ριβέρα, Ουρουγουάη
Gujarati:
રિવેરા વિભાગ, ઉરુગ્વે
Hindi:
रिवेरा विभाग, उरुग्वे
Hungarian:
Rivera megye, Uruguay
Indonesian:
Departemen Rivera, Uruguay
Japanese:
リベラ県, ウルグアイ
Judaeo-Spanish:
Rivera, Uruguay
Kannada:
ರಿವೆರಾ ಡಿಪಾರ್ಟ್ಮೆಂಟ್, ಉರುಗ್ವೆ
Korean:
리베라주, 우루과이
Latvian:
Riveras departaments, Urugvaja
Lezghian:
Ривера, Уругвай
Lithuanian:
Riveros departamentas, Urugvajus
Malay:
Rivera Department, Uruguay
Marathi:
रिवेरा विभाग, उरुग्वे
Northern Frisian:
Rivera, Uruguay
Northern Sami:
Rivera , Uruguay
Norwegian:
Rivera, Uruguay
Polish:
Rivera, Urugwaj
Portuguese:
Rivera, Uruguai
Quechua:
Rivera suyu, Uruwayi
Sinhalese:
රිවෙරා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, උරුගුවායි
Slovak:
Rivera, Uruguaj
Swedish:
Rivera, Uruguay
Tamil:
ரிவேரா துறை, உருகுவை
Telugu:
రివేరా డిపార్ట్మెంట్, ఉరూగ్వే
Thai:
จังหวัดริเบรา, ประเทศอุรุกวัย
Turkish:
Rivera ili, Uruguay
Ukrainian:
Рівера, Уругвай
Urdu:
ریویرا محکمہ, یوراگوئے
Vietnamese:
Rivera, Uruguay
Waray:
Rivera, Uruguay


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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Miller and Singewald (1919): Mineral deposits of South America. New York and London, p. 519
'Limonite'
Reference: Brent Thorne specimen
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Miller and Singewald (1919): Mineral deposits of South America. New York and London, p. 519
Silver ?
Formula: Ag
Description: Silver may only indicate silver in ore, not native metal.
Reference: Miller and Singewald (1919): Mineral deposits of South America. New York and London, p. 519

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Silver ?1.AA.05Ag
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
AgSilver
Ag SilverAg
AuGold
Au GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivera_Department
Wikidata ID:Q16609
GeoNames ID:3440780

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