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Furnas, Povoação, São Miguel, Azores, Portugali
Regional Level Types
FurnasCivil Parish
PovoaçãoMunicipality
São MiguelIsland
AzoresAutonomous Region
PortugalCountry

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Area:
34 km2
Locality type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Furnas1,599 (2011)
Other Languages:
French:
Furnas, Povoação, São Miguel, Açores, Portugal
German:
Furnas, Povoação, São Miguel, Azoren, Portugal
Portuguese:
Furnas, Povoação, Ilha de São Miguel, Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal
Russian:
Фурнаш, Повоасан , Сан-Мигел, Азорские острова, Португалия
Spanish:
Furnas, Povoação, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Asturian:
Furnas, Azores
Cebuano:
Furnas, Povoação, Ilha de São Miguel , Azores
Czech:
Furnas, São Miguel, Azory, Portugalsko
Dutch:
Furnas, Povoação, São Miguel, Azoren, Portugal
Korean:
푸르나스 화산, 포보아상, 상미겔섬, 아소르스 제도, 포르투갈
Malay:
Furnas, Pulau São Miguel, Azores
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Furnas, Povoação, Açores
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Furnas, São Miguel, Asorane
Polish:
Furnas, Povoação, São Miguel, Azory, Portugalia
Slovak:
Furnas, São Miguel, Azory, Portugalsko
Slovenian:
Furnas, São Miguel , Azori, Portugalska
Swedish:
Furnas, São Miguel, Azorerna, Portugal
Turkish:
Furnas, Povoação , São Miguel Adası, Azorlar, Portekiz


Furnas is a civil parish in the municipality of Povoação on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese Azores. The parish is one of the largest on the island and in the Azores. It is located east of Lagoa and Ponta Delgada, west of Povoação and southeast of Ribeira Grande.

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Alum-(K)
Formula: KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Reference: Luigi Chiappino collection, analysed by Italo Campostrini
Alunite
Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: Flahaut, J., Viveiros, F., Silva, C., Rennie, V., Cruz, J., Moreno, L., ... & Rossi, A. (2018, September). The Azorean fumarolic fields as an analog for Mars hydrothermal alteration. In European Planetary Science Congress (pp. EPSC2018-301).
Alunogen
Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Reference: Flahaut, J., Viveiros, F., Silva, C., Rennie, V., Cruz, J., Moreno, L., ... & Rossi, A. (2018, September). The Azorean fumarolic fields as an analog for Mars hydrothermal alteration. In European Planetary Science Congress (pp. EPSC2018-301).
Copiapite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Reference: Flahaut, J., Viveiros, F., Silva, C., Rennie, V., Cruz, J., Moreno, L., ... & Rossi, A. (2018, September). The Azorean fumarolic fields as an analog for Mars hydrothermal alteration. In European Planetary Science Congress (pp. EPSC2018-301).
Goldichite
Formula: KFe(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Reference: Flahaut, J., Viveiros, F., Silva, C., Rennie, V., Cruz, J., Moreno, L., ... & Rossi, A. (2018, September). The Azorean fumarolic fields as an analog for Mars hydrothermal alteration. In European Planetary Science Congress (pp. EPSC2018-301).
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Reference: Luigi Chiappino collection, analysed by Italo Campostrini
Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
Reference: Flahaut, J., Viveiros, F., Silva, C., Rennie, V., Cruz, J., Moreno, L., ... & Rossi, A. (2018, September). The Azorean fumarolic fields as an analog for Mars hydrothermal alteration. In European Planetary Science Congress (pp. EPSC2018-301).
Sulphur
Formula: S8
Reference: IST Lisbon

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Alum-(K)7.CC.20KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Alunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Alunogen7.CB.45Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Copiapite7.DB.35Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Goldichite7.CC.40KFe(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
H AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
H AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
H CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
H GoldichiteKFe(SO4)2 · 4H2O
H JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
O AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
O AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
O CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
O GoldichiteKFe(SO4)2 · 4H2O
O JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlAluminium
Al Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
Al AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Al AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
SSulfur
S SulphurS8
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
S AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
S AlunogenAl2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
S CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
S GoldichiteKFe(SO4)2 · 4H2O
S JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
KPotassium
K Alum-(K)KAl(SO4)2 · 12H2O
K AluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
K GoldichiteKFe(SO4)2 · 4H2O
K JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe CopiapiteFe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O
Fe GoldichiteKFe(SO4)2 · 4H2O
Fe JarositeKFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furnas
Wikidata ID:Q998510
GeoNames ID:3373025

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