Artigas Department, Uruguayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Artigas Department | Department |
| Uruguay | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Artigas | 41,909 (2012) |
| Bella Unión | 13,171 (2018) |
| Tomás Gomensoro | 2,872 (2018) |
| Baltasar Brum | 2,517 (2018) |
| Las Piedras | 2,185 (2018) |
Mindat Locality ID:
135341
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:135341:2
GUID (UUID V4):
eadea808-d063-4be8-9f72-8ea0163175fa
Other Languages:
French:
Artigas, Uruguay
German:
Departamento Artigas, Uruguay
Italian:
dipartimento di Artigas, Uruguay
Russian:
Артигас, Уругвай
Simplified Chinese:
阿蒂加斯省, 乌拉圭
Spanish:
Departamento de Artigas, Uruguay
Arabic:
إدارة أرتيغاس, أوروغواي
Asturian:
Departamentu d'Artigas, Uruguái
Basque:
Artigas departamendua, Uruguai
Bengali:
আর্টিগাস বিভাগ, উরুগুয়ে
Bulgarian:
Артигас, Уругвай
Catalan:
Departament d'Artigas, Uruguai
Cebuano:
Departamento de Artigas, Uruguay
Chavacano:
Artigas, Uruguay
Croatian:
Artigas, Urugvaj
Danish:
Artigas, Uruguay
Dutch:
Artigas, Uruguay
Esperanto:
Artigas, Urugvajo
Farsi/Persian:
بخش آرتیگاس, اروگوئه
Finnish:
Artigas, Uruguay
Galician:
Departamento de Artigas, Uruguai
Georgian:
არტიგასის დეპარტამენტი, ურუგვაი
Greek:
Αρτίγκας, Ουρουγουάη
Gujarati:
આર્ટિગાસ વિભાગ, ઉરુગ્વે
Hebrew:
ארטיגס, אורוגוואי
Hindi:
आर्टिगास विभाग, उरुग्वे
Hungarian:
Artigas megye, Uruguay
Indonesian:
Departemen Artigas, Uruguay
Japanese:
アルティガス県, ウルグアイ
Judaeo-Spanish:
Artigas, Uruguay
Kannada:
ಆರ್ಟಿಗಸ್ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಉರುಗ್ವೆ
Korean:
아르티가스주, 우루과이
Latvian:
Artigasas departaments, Urugvaja
Lezghian:
Артигас, Уругвай
Lithuanian:
Artigaso departamentas, Urugvajus
Macedonian:
Артигас, Уругвај
Malay:
Artigas Department, Uruguay
Marathi:
आर्तीगॅस विभाग, उरुग्वे
Northern Frisian:
Artigas, Uruguay
Northern Sami:
Artigas, Uruguay
Norwegian:
Artigas, Uruguay
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Departementet Artigas, Uruguay
Polish:
Artigas, Urugwaj
Portuguese:
Artigas, Uruguai
Quechua:
Artigas suyu, Uruwayi
Sinhalese:
අර්ටිගාස් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, උරුගුවායි
Slovak:
Artigas, Uruguaj
Swedish:
Artigas, Uruguay
Tamil:
ஆர்ட்டிகஸ் துறை, உருகுவை
Telugu:
ఆర్టిగాస్ డిపార్ట్మెంట్, ఉరూగ్వే
Thai:
จังหวัดอาร์ติกัส, ประเทศอุรุกวัย
Turkish:
Artigas ili, Uruguay
Ukrainian:
Артиґас, Уругвай
Urdu:
آرتیگاس محکمہ, یوراگوئے
Vietnamese:
Artigas, Uruguay
Waray:
Artigas, Uruguay
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities6 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cacoxenite ? Formula: Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O Description: (So-called "cacoxenite" inclusions in amethyst usually turn out to be hematite or goethite.) |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Celadonite Formula: K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 Locality: Artigas, Artigas Department, Uruguay |
| ⓘ 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' Formula: M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: References: |
| ⓘ 'Heulandite Subgroup' Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Agate Localities: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 Locality: Artigas, Artigas Department, Uruguay |
| ⓘ Formula: SiO2 Locality: Artigas, Artigas Department, Uruguay - erroneously reported Description: Quartz colored by inclusions/coatings is not called citrine.
Heat treated amethyst turns yellow/brown in color.
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| ⓘ Quartz var. Iris Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Citrine ? | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | var. Iris Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Cacoxenite ? | 8.DC.40 | Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Celadonite | 9.EC.15 | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clinoptilolite Subgroup' | - | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| ⓘ | 'Heulandite Subgroup' | - | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| H | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Iris Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Citrine | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinoptilolite Subgroup | M3-6(Si30Al6)O72 · 20H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Iris Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Heulandite Subgroup | (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cacoxenite | Fe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Celadonite | K(MgFe3+◻)(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fossils
There are 3 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 | 27 | |||||||||
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| Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) | |||||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 0.78 Ma (Pleistocene) | |||||||||
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 3 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artigas_Department |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q16603 |
| GeoNames ID: | 3443756 |
Localities in this Region
- Artigas Department
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
South America PlateTectonic Plate
- Chaco-Parana basinBasin
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Catalán Grande Quarry, Catalán Grande, Artigas Department, Uruguay