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Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japani
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Nishinomiya CityCity
Hyogo PrefecturePrefecture
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Split granite boulder

Kabutoyama-shinrinkoen, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Feathers & Wedges

Kabutoyama-shinrinkoen, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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View of the mine entrance

Funasaka mine, Yamaguchi-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Wolframite Group, etc.

Funasaka mine, Yamaguchi-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Split granite boulder

Kabutoyama-shinrinkoen, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Feathers & Wedges

Kabutoyama-shinrinkoen, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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View of the mine entrance

Funasaka mine, Yamaguchi-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Wolframite Group, etc.

Funasaka mine, Yamaguchi-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Split granite boulder

Kabutoyama-shinrinkoen, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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Feathers & Wedges

Kabutoyama-shinrinkoen, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Neighbouring regions:
Kobe city, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Type:
City
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Nishinomiya-hama468,925 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
249082
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:249082:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japon
German:
Nishinomiya, Präfektur Hyogo, Japan
Italian:
Nishinomiya, prefettura di Hyōgo, Giappone
Japanese:
西宮市, 兵庫県, 日本
Russian:
Нисиномия, Хёго, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
西宮市, 兵库县, 日本
Spanish:
Nishinomiya, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Japón
Arabic:
نيشينومايا , هيوغو, اليابان
Azeri:
Nişinomiya, Hyöqo, Yaponiya
Basque:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japonia
Bengali:
নিশিনোমিয়া, হিয়োগো প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Bulgarian:
Нишиномия, Хього, Япония
Catalan:
Nishinomiya, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Japó
Cebuano:
Nishinomiya Shi, Hyōgo-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
西宮市, 兵庫縣, 日本
Croatian:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Czech:
Nišinomija, Prefektura Hjógo, Japonsko
Danish:
Nishinomiya, Hyougo-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Esperanto:
Niŝinomija, Gubernio Hjogo, Japanio
Estonian:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo prefektuur, Jaapan
Farsi/Persian:
نیشی‌نومیا، هیوگو, استان هیوگو, ژاپن
Finnish:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgon prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Nishinomiya, Prefectura de Hyōgo, Xapón
Greek:
Νισινομίγια, Χιγκόρο, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
નિશિનોમિયા, હ્યોગો પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hindi:
निशिनोमिया, ह्योगो प्रीफेक्चर, जापान
Indonesian:
Nishinomiya, Prefektur Hyogo, Jepang
Irish Gaelic:
Nishinomiya, Maoracht Hyōgo, An tSeapáin
Kannada:
ನಿಶಿನೋಮಿಯ, ಹೈಗೊ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
니시노미야시, 효고현, 일본
Latvian:
Nišinomija, Hjogo prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Nišinomija, Hiogo prefektūra, Japonija
Luxembourgish:
Nishinomiya, Japan
Malay:
Nishinomiya, Wilayah Hyōgo, Jepun
Marathi:
निशिनोमिया, ह्योगो, जपान
Mazanderani:
نیشی‌نومیا، هیوگو, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Nisinomiya-chhī, Hyôgo-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Polish:
Nishinomiya, Prefektura Hyōgo, Japonia
Portuguese:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japão
Romanian:
Nishinomiya, Prefectura Hyōgo, Japonia
Scots:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefectur, Japan
Serbian:
Нишиномија, Хјого, Јапан
Serbo-Croatian:
Nisinomija, Prefektura Hjogo, Japan
Sinhalese:
නිශිනොමියා, හයෝගෝ ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
Slovenian:
Nishinomija, prefektura Hyōgo, Japonska
South Azerbaijani:
نیشی‌نومیا، هیوقو, هیوقو اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Nishinomiya, Hyogo prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Nisyinomiya, Prepektura ng Hyōgo, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Нишиномия, Префектураи Ҳёго, Ҷопон
Tamil:
நிஷினோமியா, ஹயோகோ ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுர், யப்பான்
Tatar:
Ничиномия, Япония
Telugu:
నిషినోమియా, హయోగో ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
นิชิโนมิยะ, จังหวัดเฮียวโงะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
西宮, 兵庫縣, 日本
Tumbuka:
Nishinomiya, Japan
Turkish:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo ili, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Нішіномія, Префектура Хіого, Японія
Urdu:
نیشیمومیا, ہیوگو پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Hapon


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10 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ 'Fergusonite'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Description: Crystals visible in exposed weathered miarolytic cavities.
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘ 'Wolframite Group'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘBeryl
var. Aquamarine		9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
ⓘ9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘVermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Fergusonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishinomiya
Wikidata ID:Q243853
GeoNames ID:1855204

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