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Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germanyi
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Displays at the Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum in Kiel, Germany

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Displays at the Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Kiel, Germany

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Displays at the Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum in Kiel, Germany

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Displays at the Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Kiel, Germany

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Displays at the Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum in Kiel, Germany

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Displays at the Geologisches und Mineralogisches Museum, Kiel, Germany

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kiel232,758 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
146124
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:146124:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Allemagne
German:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Italian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kiel, Sleswig-Holsteen, Düütschland
Northern Frisian:
Kil, Schleswig-Holstian, Tjüschlönj
Russian:
Киль, Шлезвиг-Гольштейн, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
基尔, 石勒苏益格-荷尔斯泰因, 德国
Spanish:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Kiel, Sleeswyk-Holstein, Duitsland
Albanian:
Kiel, Shlesvig-Holshtajni, Gjermania
Alemannic:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland
Amharic:
ኪል, ሽለስቭክ-ሖልሽታይን, ጀርመን
Arabic:
كيل, شلسفيغ هولشتاين, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemanya
Aramaic:
ܩܝܠ, ܓܪܡܢ
Armenian:
Քիլ, Շլեզվիգ Հոլշտայն, Գերմանիա
Asturian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemaña
Aymara:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein suyu, Alimaña
Azeri:
Kil, Şlezviq-Holşteyn, Almaniya
Bashkir:
Киль , Германия
Basque:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemania
Bavarian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Deitschland
Belarusian:
Кіль, Шлезвіг-Гольштэйн, Германія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Кіль, Шлезьвіг-Гальштайн, Нямеччына
Bengali:
কিল, শ্লেসভিগ-হলষ্টাইন, জার্মানি
Breton:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Кил, Шлезвиг-Холщайн, Германия
Catalan:
Kiel, Slesvig-Holstein, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemanya
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
کیل, شلێسڤیگ-ھۆلشتاین, ئەڵمانیا
Chechen:
Киль , Шлезвиг-Гольштейн, Германи
Corsican:
Kiel, Germania
Croatian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Njemačka
Czech:
Kiel, Šlesvicko-Holštýnsko, Německo
Danish:
Kiel, Slesvig-Holsten, Tyskland
Dutch:
Kiel, Sleeswijk-Holstein, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Kiel, Sleeswiek-Holstain, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Kiel, Ŝlesvigo-Holstinio, Germanio
Estonian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Saksamaa
Extremaduran:
Kiel, Alemaña
Farsi/Persian:
کیل, شلسویگ-هولشتاین, آلمان
Finnish:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Kiel, Alemagne
Friulian:
Kiel, Gjermanie
Galician:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemaña
Georgian:
კილი, შლეზვიგ-ჰოლშტაინი, გერმანია
Greek:
Κίελο, Σλέσβιχ-Χόλσταϊν, Γερμανία
Gujarati:
કિએલ, સ્કલેસ્વિગ-હોલસ્ટેઇન, જર્મની
Hakka:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Tet-koet
Hebrew:
קיל, שלזוויג-הולשטיין, גרמניה
Hindi:
काइल, श्लेसविग-होल्सटीन, जर्मनी
Hungarian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Németország
Icelandic:
Kíl, Slésvík-Holtsetaland, Þýskaland
Ido:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Indonesian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Jerman
Interlingua:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Interlingue:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holsteinia, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
キール, シュレースヴィヒ=ホルシュタイン州, ドイツ
Judaeo-Spanish:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Almania
Kannada:
ಕಿಯೆಲ್, ಶ್ಲೆಸ್ವಿಗ್-ಹೋಲ್ಸ್ಟೈನ್, ಜರ್ಮನಿ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Киль, Шлезвиг-Гольштейн, Германия
Kongo:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemanyi
Korean:
킬, 슐레스비히홀슈타인주, 독일
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Киль, Германия
Latin:
Kielia, Slesvicum-Holsatia, Germania
Latvian:
Ķīle, Šlēsviga-Holšteina, Vācija
Ligurian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Limburgian:
Kiel, Sjleeswiek-Holstein, Duitsland
Lithuanian:
Kylis, Šlėzvigas-Holšteinas, Vokietija
Lombard:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Lower Sorbian:
Kiel, Šleswig-Holštejnska, Nimska
Luxembourgish:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Däitschland
Macedonian:
Кил, Шлезвиг-Холштајн, Германија
Malagasy:
Kiel, Alemaina
Malay:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Jerman
Marathi:
कील, श्लेस्विग-होल्श्टाइन, जर्मनी
Minangkabau:
Kiel, Jerman
Mingrelian:
კილი , გერმანია
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Tek-kok
Mongolian:
Киль, Шлесвиг-Хольштайн, Герман
Nahuatl:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemania
Narom:
Kiel, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Kiel, Germania
Nepali:
काइल, श्लेसविग-होल्सटीन, जर्मनी
Northern Sami:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Duiska
Norwegian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Tyskland
Occitan:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemanha
Ossetian:
Киль, Шлезвиг-Гольштейн, Герман
Picard:
Kiel, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Almagna
Polish:
Kilonia, Szlezwik-Holsztyn, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Kiel, Eslésvico-Holsácia, Alemanha
Punjabi:
ਕੀਲ, ਜਰਮਨੀ
Quechua:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alimanya
Romanian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Romansh:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Sardinian:
Kiel, Germania
Saterland Frisian:
Kiel, Släswiek-Holsten, Düütsklound
Scots:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Кил, Шлезвиг-Холштајн, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Kiel, Girmania
Sinhalese:
කීල්, ශ්ලෙස්විග්-හොල්ස්ටයින්, ජර්මනිය
Slovak:
Kiel, Šlezvicko-Holštajnsko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
کیل, شلسویق-هولشتاین, آلمان
Swahili:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Tyskland
Tamil:
கீல், சிலெஸ்விக்-ஹொல்ஸ்டெயின், ஜெர்மனி
Tatar:
Кил, Шлезвиг-Һольштейн, Алмания
Telugu:
కీల్, ష్లెస్విగ్-హోల్‌స్టీన్, జర్మనీ
Thai:
คีล, รัฐชเลสวิช-ฮ็อลชไตน์, ประเทศเยอรมนี
Traditional Chinese:
基爾, 舒勒斯維-荷斯泰因, 德國
Turkish:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Кіль, Шлезвіг-Гольштейн, Німеччина
Upper Sorbian:
Kiel, Schleswigsko-Holsteinska, Němska
Urdu:
کائل, شلسویگ-ہولشتائن, جرمنی
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germaniya
Venetian:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germania
Vietnamese:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Đức
Volapük:
Kiel, Jlesvigän-Holstän, Deutän
Walloon:
Kiel, Almagne
Waray:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Alemanya
Welsh:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Kiel, Sleeswyk-Holstein, Duutsland
West Frisian:
Kiel, Sleeswyk-Holstein, Dútslân
Western Punjabi:
کیل, شلیسوگ ہولسٹاین, جرمنی
Wolof:
Kiel, Almaañ
Yoruba:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Jẹ́mánì
Zulu:
Kiel, IJalimani


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14 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Eskolaite
Formula: Cr2O3
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Glass'
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
Magnesioferrite
Formula: MgFe3+2O4
Description: In the fusion crust.
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Found in the fusion crust.
Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Plessite'
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Taenite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Fe,Ni)
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Isocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnesioferrite4.BB.05MgFe3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Eskolaite4.CB.05Cr2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Merrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Unclassified
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Plessite'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Glass'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
OOxygen
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O EskolaiteCr2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
O MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Na MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Mg Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Mg MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
S IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
S MackinawiteFeS
S SphaleriteZnS
S TroiliteFeS
S Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
CaCalcium
Ca MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Cr EskolaiteCr2O3
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Native IronFe
Fe IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe MagnesioferriteMgFe23+O4
Fe MackinawiteFeS
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Taenite(Fe,Ni)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Cu Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS

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Wikidata ID:Q1707
GeoNames ID:2891122

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