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Voss, Vestland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
VossMunicipality
VestlandCounty
NorwayCountry

Coat of Arms of Voss
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Voss5,571 (2016)
Granvin460 (2010)
Kaland403 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
230805
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:230805:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hordaland
Other Languages:
French:
Voss, Vestland, Norvège
German:
Voss, Vestland, Norwegen
Italian:
Voss, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Voss herad, Vestland, Norge
Russian:
Восс, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
沃斯, 韋斯特蘭郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Voss, Noruega
Albanian:
Voss, Norvegjia
Asturian:
Voss, Vestland, Noruega
Basque:
Voss, Norvegia
Belarusian:
Вос, Нарвегія
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ভোস, নরৱে
Bulgarian:
Вос, Норвегия
Catalan:
Voss, Noruega
Cebuano:
Voss , Norway
Danish:
Voss, Vestland, Norge
Dutch:
Voss, Vestland, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Voss, Norvegio
Estonian:
Vossi vald, Norra
Farsi/Persian:
ووس, نروژ
Finnish:
Voss, Norja
Hebrew:
ווס, נורבגיה
Hungarian:
Voss, Norvégia
Japanese:
ヴォス, ノルウェー
Javanese:
Voss, Norwégia
Korean:
보스, 베스트란주, 노르웨이
Latin:
Voss, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Voss, Noorwege
Lithuanian:
Vosas, Norvegija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Voss, Norwegen
Macedonian:
Вос, Норвешка
Malay:
Voss, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Voss, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Voss, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Voss, Vestland fylke, Noreg
Occitan:
Voss, Norvègia
Polish:
Voss, Vestland, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Voss, Vestland, Noruega
Romanian:
Voss, Norvegia
Slovenian:
Voss, Norveška
South Azerbaijani:
ووس, نوروژ
Swahili:
Voss, Norwei
Swedish:
Voss, Vestland, Norge
Traditional Chinese:
沃斯, 挪威
Ukrainian:
Восс, Норвегія
Vietnamese:
Voss, Na Uy
Waray:
Voss, Noruega


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16 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anatase
Formula: TiO2
Brookite
Formula: TiO2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
'Limonite'
'Low-calcium pyroxene'
Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Tetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Anatase4.DD.05TiO2
Brookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Merrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
'Chlorite Group'-
'Limonite'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Low-calcium pyroxene'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnataseTiO2
O BrookiteTiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Na MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
AlAluminium
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
P MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Ti AnataseTiO2
Ti BrookiteTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Fe TetrataeniteFeNi
Fe TroiliteFeS
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Ni TetrataeniteFeNi

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voss
Wikidata ID:Q109031
GeoNames ID:3131325

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