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Melhus, Trøndelag, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
MelhusMunicipality
TrøndelagCounty
NorwayCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Melhus4,593 (2018)
Lundamo1,063 (2018)
Hovin588 (2018)
Kvål495 (2018)
Korsvegen473 (2018)
Ler440 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
212294
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:212294:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sør-Trøndelag
Other Languages:
French:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norvège
German:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norwegen
Italian:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norge
Russian:
Мельхус, Трёнделаг, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
梅尔许斯, 特倫德拉格, 挪威
Spanish:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Noruega
Albanian:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norvegjia
Arabic:
ميلهاوس, تروندلاغ, النرويج
Armenian:
Մելհուս, Տրյոնդելագ, Նորվեգիա
Asturian:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Noruega
Basque:
Melhus, Norvegia
Bavarian:
Melhus, Norwegn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মেলহুস, নরৱে
Catalan:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Noruega
Cebuano:
Melhus , Norway
Danish:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norge
Dutch:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norvegio
Finnish:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norja
Hebrew:
מלהוס, נורבגיה התיכונה, נורבגיה
Japanese:
メルハス, トロンデラーグ, ノルウェー
Latin:
Melhus, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Noorwege
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Melhus, Norwegen
Malay:
Melhus, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Melhus, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Melhus, Trøndelága, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Melhus, Trøndelag, Noreg
Polish:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Noruega
Romanian:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norvegia
Slovenian:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norveška
Swahili:
Melhus, Norwei
Swedish:
Melhus, Trøndelag, Norge
Vietnamese:
Melhus, Na Uy
Waray:
Melhus, Noruega


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Mineral List

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Axinite Group'
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Axinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences16
Youngest Fossil Listed464 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed466 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Hølonda16466 - 463.5 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Euchasma
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Eopteriidae : Euchasma466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Phragmolites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bucaniidae : Phragmolites466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Lytospira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ophiletidae : Lytospira466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Lophospira
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Deceptrix
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Deceptrix466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Calyptaulax
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Pterygometopidae : Calyptaulax466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Sphaerocoryphe
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Cheiruridae : Sphaerocoryphe466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Cheirocrinus
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Cheirocrinidae : Cheirocrinus466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Macrocystella
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Rhombifera : Macrocystellidae : Macrocystella466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Tetranota bidorsata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bellerophontida : Plectonotidae : Tetranota : Tetranota bidorsata466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Trondorthis strandi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Orthidae : Trondorthis : Trondorthis strandi466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Aporthophyla stoermeri
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Taffiidae : Aporthophyla : Aporthophyla stoermeri466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Syndielasma biseptatum
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Syndielasmatidae : Syndielasma : Syndielasma biseptatum466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Trotlandella loki
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Strophomenidae : Trotlandella : Trotlandella loki466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Goniotelina broeggeri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Acidiphorus : Goniotelina broeggeri466 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melhus
Wikidata ID:Q488762
GeoNames ID:3146123

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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