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Wenatchee, Wenatchee Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USAi
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wenatchee33,636 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
28221
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28221:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wenache; Wenatche
Other Languages:
French:
Wenatchee, comté de Chelan, Washington, États-Unis
German:
Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Wenatchee, contea di Chelan, Washington, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уэнатчи, Челэн, Вашингтон, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
韦纳奇, 奇兰县, 华盛顿州, 美国
Spanish:
Wenatchee, Condado de Chelan, Washington, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Wenatchee, Chelan County, Uashington, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
وينتاتشي , مقاطعة تشيلان , واشنطن, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Wenatchee , Chelan konderria , Washington
Bengali:
ওয়েনাছি, ওয়াশিংটন, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Уеначи, Шълан, Вашингтон, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Wenatchee, Washington, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington
Chechen:
Веначи , Вашингтон, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Croatian:
Wenatchee, Washington, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Danish:
Wenatchee, Washington, USA
Dutch:
Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
وينتاتشى, ولاية واشينطون, امريكا
Esperanto:
Wenatchee, Kantono Chelan, Vaŝingtonio
Farsi/Persian:
وناتچی , شهرستان چیلان، واشینگتن, واشینگتن, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Wenatchee, Washington, Yhdysvallat
Greek:
Γουενάτσι, Ουάσινγκτον, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
વેનાચી, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Wenatchee, Wachintòn, Etazini
Hebrew:
ונאטצ'י, מחוז צ'לאן, וושינגטון, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
वेनाछेई, वॉशिंगटन राज्य, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Wenatchee, Chelan megye, Washington, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Wenatchee, Washington, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Wenatchee, Washington, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ワナッチー, シェラン郡, ワシントン州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ವೆಂಟಾಚಿ, ವಾಶಿಂಗ್ಟನ್ ರಾಜ್ಯ, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Korean:
웨나치, 워싱턴주, 미국
Ladin:
Wenatchee
Latvian:
Venače, Vašingtona, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Lithuanian:
Venačis, Vašingtonas, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Malagasy:
Wenatchee, Washington, Etazonia
Malay:
Wenatchee, Washington, Amerika Syarikat
Marathi:
वेंनाची, वॉशिंग्टन, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wenatchee, Chelan Kūn
Moksha:
Вэнатчи, Америконь Соткс
Norwegian:
Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, USA
Polish:
Wenatchee, Hrabstwo Chelan, Waszyngton, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Wenatchee, Condado de Chelan, Washington, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Веначи, Округ Шелан , Вашингтон, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Silesian:
Wenatchee, Waszyngtůn, Zjednoczůne Sztaty
Sinhalese:
වෙනාචී, වොෂින්ටන්, එක්සත් ජනපදය
Slovenian:
Wenatchee, Washington, Združene države Amerike
South Azerbaijani:
وناتچی، واشینقتون, واشینقتون ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, USA
Tamil:
வெண்ணெட்சீ, வாஷிங்டன், அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Tatar:
Веначи , Вашингтон, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Telugu:
వెనాచీ, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
เวนัตชี, รัฐวอชิงตัน, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
韋納奇, 奇蘭郡, 華盛頓州, 美國
Turkish:
Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Венатчі, Челан, Вашингтон, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ویناتچیی, چیلان کاؤنٹی، واشنگٹن, ریاست واشنگٹن, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Wenatchee, Vashington shtati, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Wenatchee, Quận Chelan, Washington, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Wenatchee, Washington, Lamerikän
Waray:
Wenatchee, Condado han Chelan, Washington, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Wenatchee, Washington, Unol Daleithiau America


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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

'Amber'
Habit: nodules
Colour: dark yellow
Description: in sandstones of wenatchee area Coal Mines
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Siderite var. Sphärosiderite
Formula: FeCO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
var. Sphärosiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Unclassified
'Amber'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
C Siderite var. SphärosideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O SideriteFeCO3
O Siderite var. SphärosideriteFeCO3
FeIron
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Siderite var. SphärosideriteFeCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wenatchee,_Washington
Wikidata ID:Q958596
GeoNames ID:5815342

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