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Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
LeikangerMunicipality (Former)
SogndalMunicipality
VestlandCounty
NorwayCountry

Coat of Arms of LeikangerFlag of Leikanger
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L6 chondrite meteorite

Leikanger meteorite, Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norway
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L6 chondrite meteorite

Leikanger meteorite, Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norway
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L6 chondrite meteorite

Leikanger meteorite, Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norway
Neighbouring regions:
Balestrand, Sogndal, Vestland, Norway
Type:
Municipality (Former) - last checked 2020
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hermansverk2,000 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
246084
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:246084:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sogn og Fjordane
Other Languages:
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French:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norvège
German:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norwegen
Italian:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norge
Russian:
Лейкангер, Согндал, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
莱康厄尔, 松達爾, 韋斯特蘭郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Noruega
Albanian:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norvegjia
Arabic:
ليكانغر, النرويج
Asturian:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Noruega
Basque:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norvegia
Bavarian:
Leikanger, Norwegn
Belarusian:
Лейкангер, Нарвегія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Лейкангер, Нарвэгія
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লেইকাঙ্গের, সোগ্নডাল, নরৱে
Bulgarian:
Лейкангер, Норвегия
Catalan:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Noruega
Cebuano:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norway
Croatian:
Leikanger, Norveška
Czech:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norsko
Danish:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norge
Dutch:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norvegio
Faroese:
Leikanger , Noreg
Farsi/Persian:
لیکانگر, نروژ
Finnish:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norja
Georgian:
ლეიკანგერი, ნორვეგია
Hungarian:
Leikanger, Norvégia
Indonesian:
Leikanger, Norwegia
Japanese:
ライカンゲル, ソグナル, ノルウェー
Korean:
레이캉에르, 송달, 베스트란주, 노르웨이
Latin:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Noorwege
Lithuanian:
Leikangeris, Sogndalis, Norvegija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Leikanger, Kommun Sogndal, Norwegen
Malay:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norway
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Lo̍k-ui
Northern Sami:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norga
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland fylke, Noreg
Occitan:
Leikanger, Norvègia
Ossetian:
Лейкангер, Норвеги
Polish:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Noruega
Romanian:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norvegia
Samogitian:
Lėikangerės, Nuorvegėjė
Serbian:
Лејкангер, Норвешка
Slovenian:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norveška
Swahili:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Norwei
Swedish:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Vestland, Norge
Traditional Chinese:
萊康厄爾, 挪威
Turkish:
Leikanger, Norveç
Ukrainian:
Лейканґер, Норвегія
Urdu:
لیئکانیر, ناروے
Waray:
Leikanger, Sogndal, Noruega
Western Punjabi:
لائکانگر, ناروے


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Description: Occurs in actinolite schist.
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leikanger
Wikidata ID:Q107396
GeoNames ID:3147943

Localities in this Region

Norway

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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