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Sigdal, Buskerud, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
SigdalMunicipality
BuskerudCounty
NorwayCountry

Coat of Arms of SigdalFlag of Sigdal
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Prestfoss465 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
222265
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:222265:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norvège
German:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norwegen
Italian:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norge
Russian:
Сигдал, Бускеруд, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
錫格達爾, 布斯克吕郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Noruega
Albanian:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norvegjia
Arabic:
سيغدال , بوسكرود, النرويج
Armenian:
Սիգդալ, Բուսկերուդ, Նորվեգիա
Asturian:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Noruega
Basque:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norvegia
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
সিগডাল, বাসকেরুড, নরৱে
Bulgarian:
Сигдал, Бюскерю, Норвегия
Catalan:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Noruega
Cebuano:
Sigdal, Buskerud fylke, Norway
Danish:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norge
Dutch:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norvegio
Estonian:
Sigdali vald, Buskerud, Norra
Farsi/Persian:
سیگدال, بوسکرود, نروژ
Finnish:
Sigdal, Buskerudin lääni, Norja
Icelandic:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Noregur
Javanese:
Sigdal, Norwégia
Korean:
시그달, 부스케루주, 노르웨이
Latin:
Ål, Buskerud, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Noorwege
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Sigdal, Amt Buskerud, Norwegen
Malay:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Sigdal, Buskeruda fylka, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Sigdal, Buskerud fylke, Noreg
Polish:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Noruega
Romanian:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norvegia
Samogitian:
Sigdals, Bioskeriuds, Nuorvegėjė
Slovenian:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norveška
Swahili:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norwei
Swedish:
Sigdal, Buskerud fylke, Norge
Traditional Chinese:
錫格達爾, 挪威
Turkish:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Norveç
Vietnamese:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Na Uy
Waray:
Sigdal, Buskerud, Noruega


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14 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Feldspar Group'
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Stolzite
Formula: Pb(WO4)
Locality: Foss, Nedre Eggedal, Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway - erroneously reported
Description: Later shown to be wulfenite (Neumann 1985).
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Description: A mineral Neumann described as stolzite in 1959, have proved to be wulfenite (Neumann, 1985).

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Stolzite ?7.GA.05Pb(WO4)
Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
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 GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O StolzitePb(WO4)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
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 BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
NiNickel
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
WTungsten
W StolzitePb(WO4)
PbLead
Pb StolzitePb(WO4)
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigdal
Wikidata ID:Q486726
GeoNames ID:3139735

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