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Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
GothenburgCity
Västra Götaland CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Göteborg572,799 (2017)
Majorna29,254 (2007)
Björlanda23,088 (2017)
Billdal14,874 (2017)
Torslanda10,129 (2011)
Gårdsten8,025 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
221073
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:221073:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Göteborg, Comté de Västra Götaland, Suède
German:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Schweden
Italian:
Göteborg, Contea di Västra Götaland, Svezia
Russian:
Гётеборг, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
哥德堡, 西约塔兰省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Gotemburgo, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Swedish:
Göteborgs kommun‎, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Afrikaans:
Gotenburg, Swede
Albanian:
Göteborg, Suedia
Amharic:
ዬተቦርይ, ስዊድን
Anglo-Saxon:
Geatnaburg, Swēoland
Arabic:
غوتنبرغ, محافظة فسترا يوتالاند, السويد
Armenian:
Գյոտեբորգ, Շվեդիա
Asturian:
Gotemburgu, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Azeri:
Göteborq, İsveç
Basque:
Göteborg, Västra Götalandeko konderria, Suedia
Bavarian:
Gotnburg, Schwedn
Belarusian:
Гётэбарг, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швецыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Гётэборг, Вэстра Ёталянд, Швэцыя
Bengali:
গোটেনবার্গ, সুইডেন
Bosnian:
Göteborg, Kotar Västra Götaland, Švedska
Breton:
Göteborg, Sveden
Bulgarian:
Гьотеборг, Вестра Йоталанд, Швеция
Burmese:
ဂိုသန်ဘာ့ဂ်မြို့, ဆွီဒင်နိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Suècia
Cebuano:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Suwesya
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
یۆتۆبۆری, سوید
Chechen:
Гётеборг, Швеци
Cornish:
Göteborg, Konteth Västra Götaland, Swedherwyk
Corsican:
Göteborg, Svezia
Croatian:
Göteborg, Županija Västra Götaland, Švedska
Czech:
Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Švédsko
Danish:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Dutch:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Zweden
Egyptian Arabic:
جوتنبرج, السويد
Esperanto:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Svedio
Estonian:
Göteborg, Västra Götalandi lään, Rootsi
Ewe:
Göteborg, Sweden
Faroese:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Svøríki
Farsi/Persian:
یوتبری, شهرستان وسترا یوتلاند, سوئد
Finnish:
Göteborg, Länsi-Götanmaan lääni, Ruotsi
Galician:
Gotemburgo, Condado de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Georgian:
გეტებორგი, შვედეთი
Greek:
Γκέτεμποργκ, Κομητεία Βέστρα Γκέταλαντ, Σουηδία
Greenlandic:
Göteborg, Svenskit Nunaat
Gujarati:
ગોથેનબર્ગ, સ્વિડન
Hebrew:
גטבורג, וסטרה ייטלנד, שוודיה
Hindi:
गोथनबर्ग, वेस्त्रा योतालान्द लैन, स्वीडन
Hungarian:
Göteborg, Västra Götaland megye, Svédország
Icelandic:
Gautaborg, Svíþjóð
Ido:
Göteborg, Suedia
Indonesian:
Göteborg, Daerah Västra Götaland, Swedia
Interlingua:
Göteborg, Svedia
Interlingue:
Göteborg, Svedia
Inuktitut:
ᐃᐅᑕᐳᕆ, ᔅᕗᕆᑭ
Irish Gaelic:
Göteborg, An tSualainn
Japanese:
ヨーテボリ, ヴェストラ・イェータランド県, スウェーデン
Javanese:
Göteborg, Swèdhen
Kannada:
ಗೊಥೆನ್ ಬರ್ಗ್, ಸ್ವೀಡನ್
Karakalpak:
Göteborg, Shvetsiya
Kashubian:
Göteborg, Szwedzkô
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Гётеборг, Швеция
Korean:
예테보리, 베스트라예탈란드주, 스웨덴
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Göteborg, Swêd
Kyrgyz:
Гётеборг, Швеция
Latin:
Gothoburgum, Gothiae Occidentalis Comitatus, Suecia
Latvian:
Gēteborga, Vesterjētlandes lēne, Zviedrija
Ligurian:
Göteborg, Sveçia
Limburgian:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Zwede
Lithuanian:
Geteborgas, Vestra Jotalandas, Švedija
Lombard:
Göteborg, Svezia
Low Saxon/Low German:
Göteborg, Lehn Westgötland, Sweden
Lower Sorbian:
Göteborg, Šwedska
Luxembourgish:
Göteborg, Schweden
Macedonian:
Гетеборг, Вестра Јеталанд, Шведска
Malay:
Gothenburg, Daerah Västra Götaland, Sweden
Malayalam:
ഗോഥെൻബർഗ്, സ്വീഡൻ
Maori:
Gothenburg, Huitene
Marathi:
योहतेबोर्य, स्वीडन
Minangkabau:
Göteborg/Gothenburg
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Götebor, Sūi-tián
Mongolian:
Гётеборг, Швед
Northern Frisian:
Göteborg, Swärik
Northern Sami:
Göteborg, Oarje-Götalándda leatna, Ruoŧŧa
Norwegian:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Occitan:
Göteborg, Suècia
Ossetian:
Гётеборг, Вестрæ-Гёталанд, Швеци
Piedmontese:
Göteborg, Svessia
Polish:
Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Gotemburgo, Gotalândia Ocidental, Suécia
Quechua:
Gotemburg, Suwidsuyu
Romanian:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Suedia
Rusyn:
Гетеборг, Швеція
Sardinian:
Göteborg, Isvetzia
Scots:
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland Coonty, Swaden
Scottish Gaelic:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, An t-Suain
Serbian:
Гетеборг, Вестра Јеталанд, Шведска
Serbo-Croatian:
Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Švedska
Shona:
Gothenburg, Sweden
Silesian:
Göteborg, Szwecyjo
Sindhi:
گوٽيبورگ, سويڊن
Sinhalese:
ගොතෙන්බර්ග්, ස්වීඩනය
Slovak:
Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Švédsko
Slovenian:
Göteborg, Švedska
Somali:
Göteborg, Iswiidhan
Sundanese:
Gothenburg, Swédia
Swahili:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Uswidi
Tamil:
கோதென்பெர்க், சுவீடன்
Tatar:
Гөтеборг, Швеция
Telugu:
గోథెన్బర్గ్, స్వీడన్
Thai:
กอเทนเบิร์ก, ประเทศสวีเดน
Traditional Chinese:
哥德堡, 瑞典
Turkish:
Göteborg, Västra Götaland ili, İsveç
Ukrainian:
Гетеборг, Вестра-Йоталанд, Швеція
Upper Sorbian:
Göteborg, Šwedska
Urdu:
یوہتیبوری, واسترا یوتالاند کاؤنٹی, سویڈن
Venetian:
Göteborg, Västra Götalands län, Svèsia
Veps:
Göteborg, Ročinma
Vietnamese:
Göteborg, Västra Götaland, Thụy Điển
Volapük:
Göteborg, Götaläniän Vesüdik, Svedän
Waray:
Gothenburg, Condado han Västra Götaland, Suwesya
Welsh:
Göteborg, Sweden
West Frisian:
Goateboarch, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Western Punjabi:
گووتھنبرگ, سویڈن
Wu Chinese:
哥德堡, 瑞典
Yiddish:
געטעבארג, שוועדן


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Bavenite
Formula: Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Milarite
Formula: K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Monazite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(PO4)
Colour: brown
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Xenotime-(Y)
Formula: Y(PO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Xenotime-(Y)8.AD.35Y(PO4)
Monazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Milarite9.CM.05K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Bavenite9.DF.25Ca4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Be BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
O Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
P Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
SSulfur
S SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca BaveniteCa4Be2Al2Si9O26(OH)2
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca MilariteK(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Y Xenotime-(Y)Y(PO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
CeCerium
Ce Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences15
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed468 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Holen - Lower expansus7468.1 - 463.5 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Balaena
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae : Balaena0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Ursus maritimus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Ursus : Ursus maritimus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Delphinapterus leucas
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Monodontidae : Delphinapterus : Delphinapterus leucas0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Balaena mysticetus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Balaenidae : Balaena : Balaena mysticetus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pararaphistoma qualteriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Lesueurillidae : Pararaphistoma : Pararaphistoma qualteriata468.1 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Lytospira angelini
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Ophiletidae : Lytospira : Lytospira angelini468.1 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Lesueurilla infundibulum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Lesueurillidae : Lesueurilla : Lesueurilla infundibulum468.1 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Megalomphala planorbiformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Bucaniidae : Megalomphala : Megalomphala planorbiformis468.1 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Pleurotomaria replicata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Pleurotomaria : Pleurotomaria replicata468.1 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Eccyliopterus regularis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lesueurillidae : Eccyliopterus : Eccyliopterus regularis468.1 - 463.5 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Erignathus barbatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Erignathus : Erignathus barbatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Halichoerus grypus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Halichoerus : Halichoerus grypus0.126 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 6 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothenburg_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q25287
GeoNames ID:2711533

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