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Nishikawa, Nishimurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japani
Regional Level Types
NishikawaTown
Nishimurayama DistrictDistrict
Yamagata PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Oguni, Nishiokitama District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Type:
Town
Mindat Locality ID:
279133
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:279133:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Nishikawa-machi
Other Languages:
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French:
Nishikawa, district de Nishimurayama, Yamagata, Japon
German:
Nishikawa, Nishimurayama Bezirk, Präfektur Yamagata, Japan
Italian:
Nishikawa, Distretto di Nishimurayama, prefettura di Yamagata, Giappone
Japanese:
西川町, 西村山郡, 山形県, 日本
Russian:
Нисикава, Округ Нишимурайама, Ямагата, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
西川町, 西村山郡, 山形县, 日本
Spanish:
Nishikawa, Distrito de Nishimurayama, Prefectura de Yamagata, Japón
Arabic:
نيشيكاوا, مقاطعة نيشيموراياما, ياماغاتا, اليابان
Asturian:
Nishikawa, prefeutura de Yamagata, Xapón
Burmese:
နိရှိခါဝါမြို့၊ ယာမာဂါတ, ဂျပန်နိုင်ငံ
Cebuano:
Nishikawa Machi, Nishimurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken, Hapon
Dutch:
Nishikawa, Nishimurayama District, Yamagata, Japan
Egyptian Arabic:
نيشيكاوا, اليابان
Farsi/Persian:
نیشی‌کاوا، یاماگاتا, استان یاماگاتا, ژاپن
Korean:
니시카와정, 니시무라야마군, 야마가타현, 일본
Malay:
Nishikawa, Wilayah Yamagata, Jepun
Portuguese:
Nishikawa, Distrito de Nishimurayama, Yamagata, Japão
Tagalog:
Nishikawa, Prepektura ng Yamagata, Hapon
Traditional Chinese:
西川町, 西村山郡, 山形縣, 日本
Ukrainian:
Нісікава, Повіт Нісі-Мураяма, Префектура Ямаґата, Японія


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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nishikawa,_Yamagata
Wikidata ID:Q1348988
GeoNames ID:2111627

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