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Mácher, Tías, Provincia de Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain

Alternative Names:	Macher, Mácher, Мачер
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Tías, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
Region:	Tías, Provincia de Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
Latitude:	28° 56' 54" N
Longitude:	13° 41' 28" W
Lat/Long (dec):	28.9484,-13.69117
Köppen climate type:	BWh : Hot deserts climate
Population:	1,065 (2018)
Mindat Feature ID:	2514353
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2514353:9
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Puerto Calero, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 54' 59" N	13° 42' 26" W	3.9km (2.4 miles)
Crater del Cuervo, Tías, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 59' 7" N	13° 40' 18" W	4.5km (2.8 miles)
Tías quarry, Tías, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 57' 38" N	13° 37' 58" W	5.8km (3.6 miles)
Montaña Blanca, Tías, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 58' 44" N	13° 38' 23" W	6.0km (3.8 miles)
Caldera Colorada y Montaña Negra, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 0' 23" N	13° 40' 44" W	6.6km (4.1 miles)
Pico Partido, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 0' 30" N	13° 43' 8" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
Guime quarry, San Bartolomé, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 57' 47" N	13° 36' 49" W	7.7km (4.8 miles)
Tinguatòn, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 1' 17" N	13° 42' 43" W	8.4km (5.2 miles)
Punta Gorda, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 52' 28" N	13° 44' 57" W	10.0km (6.2 miles)
Lomo Blanco, Hacha Grande, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 53' 5" N	13° 46' 39" W	11.0km (6.8 miles)
Hacha Grande, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 53' 11" N	13° 46' 54" W	11.2km (7.0 miles)
El Golfo Mountain, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 58' 37" N	13° 49' 40" W	13.7km (8.5 miles)
Los Hervideros coast, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 57' 15" N	13° 49' 55" W	13.7km (8.5 miles)
Punta del Volcan, Los Hervideros Coast, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 56' 31" N	13° 49' 59" W	13.9km (8.6 miles)
Unnamed quarry no. 2, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 52' 42" N	13° 49' 9" W	14.7km (9.1 miles)
Playa Malva, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 3' 50" N	13° 46' 3" W	14.8km (9.2 miles)
Tenezar, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 4' 54" N	13° 43' 1" W	15.0km (9.3 miles)
Unnamed zeolite occurrence, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 52' 6" N	13° 49' 0" W	15.1km (9.4 miles)
Punta Papagayo, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 50' 22" N	13° 47' 8" W	15.2km (9.4 miles)
Punta del Aguila, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 51' 20" N	13° 48' 39" W	15.6km (9.7 miles)
Unnamed quarry no. 1, Montaña Roja, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 53' 6" N	13° 51' 20" W	17.5km (10.9 miles)
Motukoreaite occurrence, Hoyo Azul, Montaña Roja, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 52' 9" N	13° 52' 26" W	19.9km (12.3 miles)
Hoyo Azul, Montaña Roja, Playa Blanca, Yaiza, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 52' 6" N	13° 52' 41" W	20.2km (12.6 miles)
Lobos Island, La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 44' 56" N	13° 49' 21" W	25.6km (15.9 miles)
Montana Caldera, Lobos Island, La Oliva, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	28° 45' 10" N	13° 49' 55" W	25.7km (16.0 miles)
Famara cliff, Haría, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 9' 24" N	13° 31' 11" W	28.5km (17.7 miles)
Corona Volcano, Haría, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 11' 1" N	13° 29' 0" W	33.1km (20.5 miles)
Crown Mountain Cave, Corona lava tube, Corona Volcano, Haría, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 10' 2" N	13° 27' 38" W	33.1km (20.6 miles)
Corona lava tube, Corona Volcano, Haría, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 9' 59" N	13° 27' 27" W	33.2km (20.7 miles)
La Paloma Cave, Corona lava tube, Corona Volcano, Haría, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	29° 9' 49" N	13° 27' 1" W	33.5km (20.8 miles)

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Vulcanic landscape

Tinguatòn, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Iddingsite, etc.

Tinguatòn, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Crater del Cuervo, Tías, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Vulcanic landscape

Tinguatòn, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Iddingsite, etc.

Tinguatòn, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Fayalite-Forsterite Series, etc.

Crater del Cuervo, Tías, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Vulcanic landscape

Tinguatòn, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

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Iddingsite, etc.

Tinguatòn, Tinajo, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Diopside

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Pseudobrookite

ⓘ Quartz

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

ⓘ Spinel

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Basalt

ⓘ Dunite

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type
African Plate	Tectonic Plate
African Basin, Atlantic Ocean	Oceanic Crust
Spain	Country
Canary Islands, Spain	Autonomous Community
Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Province
Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Island
Tías, Lanzarote, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain	Municipality

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Spain, Islas Canarias, Las Palmas, n.a. (144)	215.14.45.330.0.0
Spain, Islas Canarias, Las Palmas, n.a. (144), TÃas	215.14.45.330.7682.0

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