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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Ål, Buskerud, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
ÅlMunicipality
BuskerudCounty
NorwayCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Nore og Uvdal, Buskerud, Norway
Hemsedal, Buskerud, Norway
Nesbyen, Buskerud, Norway
Hol, Buskerud, Norway
Gol, Buskerud, Norway
Lærdal, Vestland, Norway
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Ål2,278 (2016)
Torpo387 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
224672
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:224672:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ål, Buskerud
Other Languages:
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French:
Ål, Buskerud, Norvège
German:
Ål, Buskerud, Norwegen
Italian:
Ål, Buskerud, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Ål, Buskerud, Norge
Russian:
Ол, Бускеруд, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
奧爾, 布斯克吕郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Ål, Buskerud, Noruega
Arabic:
آل , بوسكرود, النرويج
Armenian:
Օլ, Բուսկերուդ, Նորվեգիա
Asturian:
Ål, Buskerud, Noruega
Basque:
Ål, Buskerud, Norvegia
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
অল, বাসকেরুড, নরৱে
Catalan:
Ål, Buskerud, Noruega
Cebuano:
Ål, Buskerud fylke, Norway
Danish:
Ål, Buskerud, Norge
Dutch:
Ål, Buskerud, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Ål, Buskerud, Norvegio
Estonian:
Åli vald, Buskerud, Norra
Farsi/Persian:
اول، بوسکرود, بوسکرود, نروژ
Finnish:
Ål, Buskerudin lääni, Norja
Indonesian:
Ål, Buskerud, Norwegia
Japanese:
オール, ブスケルー県, ノルウェー
Javanese:
Ål, Norwégia
Latin:
Ål, Buskerud, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Ål, Buskerud, Noorwege
Lithuanian:
Al, Biuskeriudas, Norvegija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Ål, Amt Buskerud, Norwegen
Malay:
Ål, Buskerud, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ål, Buskerud, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Ål, Buskeruda fylka, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ål, Buskerud fylke, Noreg
Occitan:
Ål, Buskerud, Norvègia
Polish:
Ål, Buskerud, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Ål, Buskerud, Noruega
Romanian:
Ål, Buskerud, Norvegia
Samogitian:
Uolis, Bioskeriuds, Nuorvegėjė
Slovenian:
Ål, Buskerud, Norveška
Swahili:
Ål, Buskerud, Norwei
Swedish:
Ål, Buskerud fylke, Norge
Traditional Chinese:
奧爾, 挪威
Turkish:
Ål, Buskerud, Norveç
Vietnamese:
Ål, Buskerud, Na Uy
Waray:
Ål, Buskerud, Noruega


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10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Goethite ?
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ 'Mica Group'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite ?4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
FeIron
Feⓘ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85l
Wikidata ID:Q113538
GeoNames ID:3163374

Localities in this Region

Norway

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