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Leigh-on-Mendip, Mendip, Somerset, England, UKi
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Leigh-on-MendipCivil Parish
MendipGroup of Divisions
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Mindat Locality ID:
247372
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:247372:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Leigh upon Mendip
Other Languages:
French:
Leigh upon Mendip, Mendip, Somerset, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Cebuano:
Leigh-on-Mendip, Mendip District, Somerset , Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Dutch:
Leigh-on-Mendip, Mendip, Somerset, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Japanese:
リー=オン=メンディップ, メンディップ, サマセット, イングランド, イギリス
Polish:
Leigh upon Mendip, Mendip, Somerset, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Swedish:
Leigh-on-Mendip, Mendip District, Somerset, England, Storbritannien


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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh-on-Mendip
Wikidata ID:Q2146882
GeoNames ID:7292385

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