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Whyalla, City of Whyalla, South Australia, Australiai
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WhyallaCity
City of WhyallaLocal Government Area
South AustraliaState
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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
155519
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:155519:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Whyalla, Ville de Whyalla, Australie-Méridionale, Australie
German:
Whyalla, Whyalla City, Südaustralien, Australien
Italian:
Whyalla, città di Whyalla, Australia Meridionale, Australia
Russian:
Уайалла, Уайалла, Южная Австралия, Австралия
Simplified Chinese:
怀阿拉, 南澳大利亚州, 澳大利亚
Spanish:
Whyalla, Ciudad de Whyalla, Australia Meridional, Australia
Abkhaz:
Уаиалла
Arabic:
وايللا, جنوب أستراليا, أستراليا
Armenian:
Ուայալա, Հարավային Ավստրալիա
Asturian:
Whyalla, Australia Meridional
Belarusian:
Уаяла, Паўднёвая Аўстралія, Аўстралія
Bengali:
হইয়ালা, দক্ষিণ অস্ট্রেলিয়া
Cebuano:
Whyalla, Whyalla, State of South Australia
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
وایالا, ئوسترالیای باشوور
Danish:
Whyalla, South Australia, Australien
Dutch:
Whyalla, City of Whyalla, Zuid-Australië, Australië
Egyptian Arabic:
وايللا
Estonian:
Whyalla, Lõuna-Austraalia, Austraalia
Farsi/Persian:
وایالا, استرالیای جنوبی, استرالیا
Finnish:
Whyalla, Etelä-Australia, Australia
Georgian:
უაიალა, სამხრეთი ავსტრალია
Greek:
Γουαϊάλλα, Νότια Αυστραλία, Αυστραλία
Gujarati:
વિઆલા, સાઉથ ઓસ્ટ્રેલિયા
Hebrew:
ויאלה, אוסטרליה הדרומית, אוסטרליה
Hindi:
क्योंहा, दक्षिण ऑस्ट्रेलिया, ऑस्ट्रेलिया
Indonesian:
Whyalla, Australia Selatan, Australia
Irish Gaelic:
Whyalla, An Astráil Theas, An Astráil
Japanese:
ワイアラ, 南オーストラリア, オーストラリア
Kannada:
ವೈಲ್ಲ, ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯಾ
Korean:
화이앨라, 사우스오스트레일리아주, 호주
Latvian:
Vajala, Dienvidaustrālija, Austrālija
Lithuanian:
Vajala, Pietų Australija, Australija
Malagasy:
Whyalla
Malay:
Whyalla, Australia Selatan
Marathi:
व्हाल्लआ, साउथ ऑस्ट्रेलिया
Norwegian:
Whyalla, Sør-Australia, Australia
Polish:
Whyalla, Australia Południowa, Australia
Portuguese:
Whyalla, Austrália Meridional, Austrália
Romanian:
Whyalla, Australia de Sud, Australia
Serbian:
Вајала, Јужна Аустралија, Аустралија
Sinhalese:
වයල්ලා, දකුණු ඔස්ට්‍රේලියාව
South Azerbaijani:
ویالا, گونئی اوسترالیا
Swedish:
Whyalla, Whyalla, South Australia, Australien
Tamil:
வ்ஹ்யல்லா, தெற்கு ஆஸ்திரேலியா
Telugu:
వ్యల్లా, దక్షిణ ఆస్ట్రేలియా
Thai:
วายยะล่า, รัฐเซาท์ออสเตรเลีย, ออสเตรเลีย
Traditional Chinese:
懷阿拉, 南澳州
Turkish:
Whyalla, Güney Avustralya, Avustralya
Ukrainian:
Ваялла, Південна Австралія, Австралія
Urdu:
ہوائالا، جنوبی آسٹریلیا, جنوبی آسٹریلیا
Vietnamese:
Whyalla, Nam Úc, Úc
Welsh:
Whyalla, De Awstralia, Awstralia
Western Punjabi:
واۓلا, ساؤتھ آسٹریلیا


Whyalla is about 50 km from Iron Knob.

Note: most pale greenish and bright orange gypsum attributed to Whyalla (or Iron Knob) is from the Pernatty Lagoon, Mt Gunson, Stuart Shelf area, Andamooka Ranges - Lake Torrens area, South Australia, Australia.


Note: The co-ordinates given are for Hummocky Hill, on the eastern side of the Whyalla township. This is the end point for the railway from the Middleback ranges iron mines (Iron knob, Iron Monarch etc.) and the original name of the township.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:
Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
References:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
CaCalcium
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whyalla
Wikidata ID:Q706029
GeoNames ID:2058430


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