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Landes, Grant County, West Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types
LandesUnincorporated Community
Grant CountyCounty
West VirginiaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 53' 48'' North , 79° 11' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
253584
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253584:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Landes is an unincorporated community.

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16 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Alabandite
Formula: MnS
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Oligoclase
Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Graphite
Formula: C
Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
Troilite
Formula: FeS
Whitlockite
Formula: Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Native Iron1.AE.05Fe
var. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
Taenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
Schreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Troilite2.CC.10FeS
Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
Daubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Whitlockite8.AC.45Ca9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Chlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Oligoclase9.FA.35(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Unclassified
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
CCarbon
C GraphiteC
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
O Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
O WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mg WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
P ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
P Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
P WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
SSulfur
S AlabanditeMnS
S DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
S SphaleriteZnS
S TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Cl ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Ca ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Albite var. Oligoclase(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Ca WhitlockiteCa9Mg(PO4)6(PO3OH)
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Cr DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Cr MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
MnManganese
Mn AlabanditeMnS
FeIron
Fe DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Fe Native IronFe
Fe Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Fe Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Fe Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Fe TroiliteFeS
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Ni Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Ni Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Ni Taenite(Ni,Fe)
CuCopper
Cu Native CopperCu
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landes,_West_Virginia
Wikidata ID:Q6484446
GeoNames ID:4811288

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