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Santiago District, Puriscal Canton, San José Province, Costa Ricai
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Santiago DistrictDistrict
Puriscal CantonCanton
San José ProvinceProvince
Costa RicaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Santiago8,292 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
25730
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:25730:0
GUID (UUID V4):
38e230e9-eb38-4fbd-bf0a-27c859e68b3b
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Santiago de Puriscal; Puriscal
Other Languages:
French:
Santiago de Puriscal, Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica
Italian:
Santiago, cantone di Puriscal, provincia di San José, Costa Rica
Simplified Chinese:
聖地牙哥德普里斯卡爾區, 普里斯卡爾縣, 圣何塞省, 哥斯达黎加
Spanish:
Santiago, Cantón Puriscal, Provincia San José, Costa Rica
Asturian:
Santiago, Puriscal, Costa Rica
Cebuano:
Santiago, Cantón de Puriscal, Provincia de San José, Costa Rica
Dutch:
Santiago de Puriscal, Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica
Greek:
Σαντιάγο δε Πουρρισκάλ, Επαρχία Σαν Χοσέ, Κόστα Ρίκα
Norwegian:
Santiago, Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica
Swedish:
Santiago, Cantón de Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica


Located SW of San José.

Note: This entry in Dana is in error. It should be Pedernal (Rudy Tschernich).

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2 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Mesolite
Formula: Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Reference: Zeledón, L. A. (2004). Zeolitas del Valle Central de Costa Rica y sus alrededores. Revista Geológica de América Central. 31: 67-80
Mordenite
Formula: (Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Reference: Zeledón, L. A. (2004). Zeolitas del Valle Central de Costa Rica y sus alrededores. Revista Geológica de América Central. 31: 67-80
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Reference: Zeledón, L. A. (2004). Zeolitas del Valle Central de Costa Rica y sus alrededores. Revista Geológica de América Central. 31: 67-80
Tschernichite
Formula: (Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O
Description: Note: This entry in Dana is in error. It should be Pedernal (Rudy Tschernich).
Reference: Dana VIII

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Mesolite9.GA.05Na2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Mordenite9.GD.35(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Tschernichite ?9.GF.30(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
H MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
H Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
H Tschernichite(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O
OOxygen
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
O MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
O Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
O Tschernichite(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O
NaSodium
Na MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Na Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Na Tschernichite(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O
AlAluminium
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Al MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Al Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Al Tschernichite(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O
SiSilicon
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Si MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Si Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Si Tschernichite(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O
KPotassium
K Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
CaCalcium
Ca MesoliteNa2Ca2Si9Al6O30 · 8H2O
Ca Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96 · 28H2O
Ca Tschernichite(Ca,Na2)[Al2Si4O12] · 4-8H2O

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Dana VIII.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_District,_Puriscal
Wikidata ID:Q3556823
GeoNames ID:3621524

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