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Wuppertal, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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WuppertalUrban District
DüsseldorfAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wuppertal360,797 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
132245
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132245:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Wuppertal, Düsseldorf, Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie, Allemagne
German:
Wuppertal, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Italian:
Wuppertal, Distretto governativo di Düsseldorf, Renania Settentrionale-Vestfalia, Germania
Russian:
Вупперталь, Дюссельдорф, Северный Рейн-Вестфалия, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
伍珀塔尔, 杜塞尔多夫行政区, 北莱茵-威斯特法伦, 德国
Spanish:
Wuppertal, Región de Düsseldorf, Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Wuppertal, Noordryn-Wesfale, Duitsland
Arabic:
فوبرتال, دوسلدورف, شمال الراين-وستفاليا, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Wuppertal, Rechión de Düsseldorf, Renania d'o Norte-Westfalia, Alemanya
Armenian:
Վուպերտալ, Դյուսելդորֆ, Հյուսիսային Հռենոս-Վեսթֆալիա, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Wuppertal, Rexón de Düsseldorf, Renania del Norte-Westfalia, Alemaña
Azeri:
Vuppertal, Düsseldorf regionu, Şimali Reyn-Vestfaliya, Almaniya
Basque:
Wuppertal, Düsseldorf, Ipar Renania-Westfalia, Alemania
Bavarian:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Вуперталь, адміністрацыйная акруга Дзюсельдорф, Паўночны Рэйн-Вестфалія, Германія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Вупэрталь, Дусэльдорф , Паўночны Райн — Вэстфалія, Нямеччына
Bengali:
উপপের্টাল, নর্ডরাইন-ভেস্টফালেন, জার্মানি
Breton:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Вупертал, Северен Рейн-Вестфалия, Германия
Catalan:
Wuppertal, Regió de Düsseldorf, Rin del Nord-Westfàlia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Wuppertal , Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Alemanya
Chechen:
Вупперталь, Къилбседа Рейн-Вестфали, Германи
Corsican:
Wuppertal, Nordu Renu-Westfalia, Germania
Croatian:
Wuppertal, Sjeverna Rajna-Vestfalija, Njemačka
Czech:
Wuppertal, Severní Porýní-Vestfálsko, Německo
Danish:
Wuppertal, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Wuppertal, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Noordrijn-Westfalen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Wuppertal, Noordrhain-Westfele, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Wuppertal, Distriktaro Duseldorfo, Nordrejn-Vestfalio, Germanio
Estonian:
Wuppertal, Düsseldorfi ringkond, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
ووپرتال, دوسلدورف, نوردراین-وستفالن, آلمان
Finnish:
Wuppertal, Düsseldorfin hallintopiiri, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Wuppertal, Alemagne
Friulian:
Wuppertal, Gjermanie
Galician:
Wuppertal, Renania do Norte-Westfalia, Alemaña
Georgian:
ვუპერტალი, ჩრდილოეთი რაინ-ვესტფალია, გერმანია
Greek:
Βούπερταλ, Ντίσελντορφ, Βόρεια Ρηνανία-Βεστφαλία, Γερμανία
Gujarati:
વુપેર્ટલ, નોર્થ રાઇન-વેસ્ટફાલિયા, જર્મની
Hebrew:
וופרטל, נורדריין-וסטפאליה, גרמניה
Hindi:
वुप्पर्टल, उत्तरी राइन, जर्मनी
Hungarian:
Wuppertal, Észak-Rajna-Vesztfália, Németország
Icelandic:
Wuppertal, Norðurrín-Vestfalía, Þýskaland
Ido:
Wuppertal, Nordrheno-Vestfalia, Germania
Indonesian:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Wuppertal, Region administrative-governamental de Düsseldorf, Rhenania del Nord–Westfalia, Germania
Interlingue:
Wuppertal, Nordrhen-Westfalia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Wuppertal, Tuaisceart na Réine agus an Viostfáil, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ヴッパータール, デュッセルドルフ行政管区, ノルトライン=ヴェストファーレン州, ドイツ
Kannada:
ವುಪ್ಪರ್ಟಲ್, ಉತ್ತರ ರೈನ್-ವೆಸ್ಟ್ಫಾಲಿಯಾ, ಜರ್ಮನಿ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Вупперталь, Солтүстік Рейн-Вестфалия, Германия
Kongo:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Alemanyi
Korean:
부퍼탈, 뒤셀도르프 현, 노르트라인베스트팔렌주, 독일
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Wuppertal, Reyn-Westfaliya Bakur, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Вупперталь, Германия
Latin:
Wuppertal, Provincia Dusseldorpium, Rhenania Septentrionalis-Vestfalia, Germania
Latvian:
Vupertāle, Ziemeļreina-Vestfālene, Vācija
Ligurian:
Wuppertal, Renania do Nòrd-Vestfallia, Germania
Limburgian:
Wuppertal, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Noordrien-Wesfale, Duitsland
Lithuanian:
Vupertalis, Šiaurės Reinas-Vestfalija, Vokietija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Wupperdaal, Regerungsbezirk Düsseldörp, Noordrhien-Westfalen, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Wuppertal, Regierungsbezierk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Вупертал, Диселдорф, Северна Рајна-Вестфалија, Германија
Malagasy:
Wuppertal, Alemaina
Malay:
Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Jerman
Marathi:
वुपर्टाल, नोर्डऱ्हाइन-वेस्टफालन, जर्मनी
Minangkabau:
Wuppertal, Jerman
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tek-kok
Mongolian:
Вупперталь, Умар Райн-Вестфален, Герман
Narom:
Wuppertal, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Wuppertal, Nord Reno-Westfalia, Germania
Northern Frisian:
Wuppertal, Nordrhin-Weestfåålen, Tjüschlönj
Norwegian:
Wuppertal, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Wuppertal, Düsseldorf , Ren del Nòrd-Vestfàlia, Alemanha
Ossetian:
Вупперталь, Цæгат Рейн-Вестфали, Герман
Picard:
Wuppertal, Nord-Rhénanie-Westfalie, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Wuppertal, Nòrd Ren-Westfalia, Almagna
Polish:
Wuppertal, Rejencja Düsseldorf, Nadrenia Północna-Westfalia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Wuppertal, Düsseldorf, Renânia do Norte-Vestfália, Alemanha
Quechua:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Alimanya
Ripuarian:
Wuppertal, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale, Dütschland
Romanian:
Wuppertal, Düsseldorf, Renania de Nord-Westfalia, Germania
Romansh:
Wuppertal, Rain dal Nord-Vestfalia, Germania
Sardinian:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Wuppertal, Noudrhien-Wäästfoalen, Düütsklound
Scots:
Wuppertal, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Вупертал, Северна Рајна-Вестфалија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Wuppertal, Sjeverna Rajna-Vestfalija, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Wuppertal, Girmania
Silesian:
Wuppertal, Mjymcy
Sinhalese:
වුපටල්, උතුරු රයිනේ- වෙස්ට්ෆාලියා, ජර්මනිය
Slovak:
Wuppertal, Severné Porýnie-Vestfálsko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Wuppertal, vladno okrožje Düsseldorf, Severno Porenje-Vestfalija, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
ووپرتال, نوردراین-وستفالن, آلمان
Swahili:
Wuppertal, Rhine Kaskazini-Westfalia, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Wuppertal, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Tyskland
Tamil:
உப்பிபேர்டல், வட ரைன்-வெஸ்ட்ஃபாலியா, ஜெர்மனி
Tatar:
Вупперталь, Төньяк Рейн-Вестфалия, Алмания
Telugu:
ఉప్పెర్టాల్, నార్త్‌ రైన్-వెస్ట్‌ఫాలియా, జర్మనీ
Thai:
วุพเพอร์ทาล, รัฐนอร์ทไรน์-เว็สท์ฟาเลิน, ประเทศเยอรมนี
Traditional Chinese:
烏帕塔爾, 北萊茵-西法倫, 德國
Turkish:
Wuppertal, Düsseldorf , Kuzey Ren-Vestfalya, Almanya
Udmurt:
Вупперталь, Уйпал Рейн-Вестфалия, Германия
Ukrainian:
Вупперталь, Дюссельдорф, Північний Рейн-Вестфалія, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Wuppertal, Sewjerorynsko-Westfalska, Němska
Urdu:
ووپاٹال, نورڈرائن ویسٹ فالن, جرمنی
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Vuppertal, Shimoliy Reyn-Vestfaliya, Germaniya
Venetian:
Wuppertal, Renania Setentrional-Vestfalia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Đức
Volapük:
Wuppertal, Nolüdarinän-Vesfalän, Deutän
Walloon:
Wuppertal, Almagne
Waray:
Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Wuppertal, Ardal Llywodraethol Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Wuppertal, Noordreyn-Westfalen, Duutsland
West Frisian:
Wuppertal, Noardryn-Westfalen, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
وپرٹال, اتلا رائین لیندا فالیہ, جرمنی
Wolof:
Wuppertal, Almaañ
Zulu:
Wuppertal, IJalimani


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6 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Ferristrunzite8.DC.25Fe3+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Beraunite8.DC.27Fe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Cacoxenite8.DC.40Fe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Evansite ?8.DF.10Al3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
H CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
H EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
H FerristrunziteFe3+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
O CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
O EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
O FerristrunziteFe3+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Al CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Al EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
PPhosphorus
P BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
P CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
P EvansiteAl3(PO4)(OH)6 · 6H2O
P FerristrunziteFe3+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe BerauniteFe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Fe CacoxeniteFe243+AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12 · 75H2O
Fe FerristrunziteFe3+Fe23+(PO4)2(OH)3 · 5H2O
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2

Fossils

There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences20
Youngest Fossil Listed347 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed393 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Honseler Schichten15387.7 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Diacoryphe
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Proetidae : Diacoryphe358.9 - 346.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Psilophyton
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Trimerophytaceae : Psilophyton387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Aneurophyton
genus
Plantae : Aneurophytophyta : Aneurophytopsida : Aneurophytales : Aneurophytaceae : Aneurophyton387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Cladoxylon
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cladoxylon387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Hyenia
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Hyeniaceae : Hyenia393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Duisbergia
genus
Duisbergia387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Calamophyton
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Hyeniaceae : Calamophyton387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuppertal
Wikidata ID:Q2107
GeoNames ID:2805753

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