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Cuenca Canton, Azuay Province, Ecuadori
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Cuenca CantonCanton
Azuay ProvinceProvince
EcuadorCountry

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Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cuenca276,964 (2017)
Llacao4,501 (2017)
Other Languages:
French:
Cuenca, Azuay, Équateur
German:
Cuenca, Provinz Azuay, Ecuador
Italian:
Cuenca, provincia di Azuay, Ecuador
Russian:
Куэнка, Асуай, Эквадор
Simplified Chinese:
昆卡, 阿苏艾省, 厄瓜多尔
Spanish:
Cantón Cuenca, Provincia de Azuay, Ecuador
Afrikaans:
Cuenca, Ecuador
Arabic:
كوينكا, مقاطعة أزواي, الإكوادور
Armenian:
Կուենկա, Ասուայ, Էկվադոր
Asturian:
Cuenca, Ecuador
Azeri:
Kuenka , Ekvador
Basque:
Cuenca , Ekuador
Belarusian:
Куэнка, Асуай , Эквадор
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Куэнка, Асуай, Эквадор
Bengali:
কুয়েনকা, আজুয়ায় প্রদেশ, ইকুয়েডর
Bosnian:
Cuenca, Ekvador
Breton:
Cuenca, Ecuador
Catalan:
Cuenca, província d'Azuay, Equador
Cebuano:
Cuenca , Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador
Corsican:
Cuenca
Croatian:
Cuenca, Ekvador
Czech:
Cuenca, Ekvádor
Danish:
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Dutch:
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Egyptian Arabic:
كوينكا, اكوادور
Esperanto:
Kuenko, Provinco Azuay, Ekvadoro
Farsi/Persian:
کوانکا, آزوای, اکوادور
Finnish:
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Galician:
Cuenca, Ecuador
Georgian:
კუენკა, ასუაის პროვინცია, ეკვადორი
Greek:
Κουένκα, Ασουάι, Ισημερινός
Gujarati:
કુએન્કા, એઝ્યુએ પ્રાંત, ઈક્વેડોર
Hebrew:
קואנקה, אסואי, אקוודור
Hindi:
क्वेंका, अज़ुये प्रांत, ईक्वाडोर
Hungarian:
Cuenca, Azuay tartomány, Ecuador
Indonesian:
Cuenca, Provinsi Azuay, Ekuador
Interlingue:
Cuenca , Ecuador
Irish Gaelic:
Cuenca, Eacuadór
Japanese:
クエンカ, アスアイ県, エクアドル
Kannada:
ಕುನೆಕಾ, ಅಝೂ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ, ಎಕ್ವಡಾರ್
Korean:
쿠엥카, 아수아이주, 에콰도르
Kyrgyz:
Куэнка шаары, Эквадор
Latvian:
Kuenka, Asvajas province, Ekvadora
Lithuanian:
Kuenka, Asuajaus provincija, Ekvadoras
Low Saxon/Low German:
Cuenca, Ecuador
Malay:
Cuenca, Pentadbiran Azuay, Ecuador
Maltese:
Cuenca, Ekwador
Maori:
Cuenca, Ekuatoa
Marathi:
कएंका, अझूय प्रांत, इक्वेडोर
Nahuatl:
Cuenca, Ecuador
Nauruan:
Cuenca, Ekwador
Norwegian:
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Cuenca, Ecuador
Occitan:
Cuenca, Eqüator
Ossetian:
Куэнкæ, Эквадор
Polish:
Cuenca, Prowincja Azuay, Ekwador
Portuguese:
Cuenca, Azuay, Equador
Quechua:
Tumipampa, Asway marka, Ecuador
Romanian:
Cuenca, Ecuador
Scots:
Cuenca, Azuay Province, Ecuador
Serbian:
Куенка , Еквадор
Serbo-Croatian:
Cuenca, Ekvador
Silesian:
Cuenca, Ekwadůr
Sinhalese:
ක්යුඑන්සා, අසුවේ පළාත, ඉක්වදෝරය
Slovak:
Cuenca, Ekvádor
Slovenian:
Cuenca, Ekvador
Swedish:
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Tahitian:
Cuenca, Ecuador
Tamil:
சுவேன்க்கா, அஸுயாய் மாகாணம், எக்குவடோர்
Tatar:
Квенка, Эквадор
Telugu:
క్యూన్ కా, అజువే ప్రావిన్స్, ఈక్వడార్
Thai:
เกวงกา, จังหวัดอาซวย, เอกวาดอร์
Turkish:
Cuenca, Azuay ili, Ekvador
Ukrainian:
Куенка, Асуай, Еквадор
Urdu:
کوئنکا، ایکواڈور, آسوای صوبہ, ایکواڈور
Vietnamese:
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Volapük:
Cuenca, Lekvadorän
Waray:
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Western Punjabi:
کوئنکا, صوبہ ازوآیے, ایکویڈار
Wu Chinese:
昆卡 , 阿苏艾省, 厄瓜多尔


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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gold
Formula: Au
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Petersen, G.G. (1970) Minería y metalurgía en el antiguo Peru. Arqueologicas, 12 140pp. (Museo Nacional de Antropologia y Arqueologia, Lima)
Gypsum var. Alabaster
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Description: "white transparent" alabaster, "south of Cuenca".
Reference: Petersen, G.G. (1970) Minería y metalurgía en el antiguo Peru. Arqueologicas, 12 140pp. (Museo Nacional de Antropologia y Arqueologia, Lima)
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Alabaster7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SSulfur
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
S PyriteFeS2
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. AlabasterCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Fe PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Au GoldAu

Fossils

There are 1 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.

Occurrences11
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Nabon - Iguincha515.97 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Nabon - Iguincha - Dumapara315.97 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Nabon - Iguincha - Infiernillo315.97 - 11.608 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Moraceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Moraceae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Magnoliopsida
class
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Liliopsida
unranked clade
Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Liliopsida15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Melastomataceae
family
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Melastomataceae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Rubus
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae : Rubus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuenca,_Ecuador
Wikidata ID:Q54886
GeoNames ID:7645168

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