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Copey District, Dota Canton, San José Province, Costa Ricai
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Copey DistrictDistrict
Dota CantonCanton
San José ProvinceProvince
Costa RicaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Copey288 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
428597
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:428597:0
GUID (UUID V4):
b7d5354d-17f6-4f14-be8f-eba2f083c42d
Other Languages:
Italian:
Copey, cantone di Dota, provincia di San José, Costa Rica
Spanish:
Copey, Cantón Dota, Provincia San José, Costa Rica
Asturian:
Copey, Dota, Costa Rica
Cebuano:
Copey, Cantón de Dota, Provincia de San José, Costa Rica
Dutch:
Copey, Dota, San José, Costa Rica
Swedish:
Copey, Cantón de Dota, San José, Costa Rica


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Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Description: Augite crystals are present in the volcaniclastic materials occurring in sandstone at the upper outcrop.
Reference: Obando-Acuña, L. G., and Murillo-Maikut, S. (2019) Ocurrencia de yugawaralita (zeolita) en Copey de Dota, Costa Rica / Yugawaralite (zeolite) occurrence in Copey de Dota, Costa Rica. Revista Geológica de América Central, 61: 121-130.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Obando-Acuña, L. G., and Murillo-Maikut, S. (2019) Ocurrencia de yugawaralita (zeolita) en Copey de Dota, Costa Rica / Yugawaralite (zeolite) occurrence in Copey de Dota, Costa Rica. Revista Geológica de América Central, 61: 121-130.
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Reference: Obando-Acuña, L. G., and Murillo-Maikut, S. (2019) Ocurrencia de yugawaralita (zeolita) en Copey de Dota, Costa Rica / Yugawaralite (zeolite) occurrence in Copey de Dota, Costa Rica. Revista Geológica de América Central, 61: 121-130.
Montmorillonite
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: Obando-Acuña, L. G., and Murillo-Maikut, S. (2019) Ocurrencia de yugawaralita (zeolita) en Copey de Dota, Costa Rica / Yugawaralite (zeolite) occurrence in Copey de Dota, Costa Rica. Revista Geológica de América Central, 61: 121-130.
Yugawaralite
Formula: CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Reference: Obando-Acuña, L. G., and Murillo-Maikut, S. (2019) Ocurrencia de yugawaralita (zeolita) en Copey de Dota, Costa Rica / Yugawaralite (zeolite) occurrence in Copey de Dota, Costa Rica. Revista Geológica de América Central, 61: 121-130.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Montmorillonite9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Yugawaralite9.GB.15CaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
NaSodium
Na Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
SiSilicon
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Ca Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Ca YugawaraliteCaAl2Si6O16 · 4H2O
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copey_District
Wikidata ID:Q3691006
GeoNames ID:3624098

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