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Spiez, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
SpiezMunicipality
Frutigen-NiedersimmentalAdministrative District
BernCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Reutigen, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Switzerland
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Spiez12,594 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
285080
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285080:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Spiez, Arrondissement administratif de Frutigen-Bas-Simmental, Berne, Suisse
German:
Spiez, Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Schweiz
Italian:
Spiez, Circondario di Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Berna, Svizzera
Russian:
Шпиц, Фрутиген-Нидерсимментар, Берн, Швейцария
Simplified Chinese:
施皮茨, 伯恩州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Spiez, Distrito administrativo de Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Berna, Suiza
Albanian:
Spiez, Berni, Zvicra
Alemannic:
Spiez, Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Kanton Bern, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
Arabic:
سبيز, مقاطعة فروتيجين-نيديرسيمينتال, برن, سويسرا
Armenian:
Շպից , Բեռն, Շվեյցարիա
Basque:
Spiez, Frutigen-Niedersimmental barruti administratiboa, Berna, Suitza
Belarusian:
Шпіц, Берн, Швейцарыя
Catalan:
Spiez, Districte administratiu de Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Cantó de Berna, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Spiez, Frutigen-Niedersimmental District, Canton de Berne, Swisa
Czech:
Spiez, Bern, Švýcarsko
Dutch:
Spiez, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Spiez, Frutigen-Suba Simme-Valo, Berno, Svisujo
Farsi/Persian:
سپیه, برن, سوئیس
Finnish:
Spiez, Bern, Sveitsi
Hebrew:
שפיץ, ברן, שווייץ
Hungarian:
Spiez, Bern kanton, Svájc
Irish Gaelic:
Spiez, An Eilvéis
Japanese:
シュピーツ, フルティゲン・ニーダージンメンタール, ベルン, スイス
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Шпиц, Берн, Швейцария
Korean:
슈피츠, 베른, 스위스
Lithuanian:
Špycas, Bernas, Šveicarija
Lombard:
Spiez, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Berna, Svizera
Malay:
Spiez, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Spiez, Frutigen-Niedersimmental Koān, Bern Chiu, Sūi-se
Norwegian:
Spiez, Bern, Sveits
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Spiez, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Kantonen Bern, Sveits
Occitan:
Spiez, Bèrna, Soïssa
Piedmontese:
Spiez, Berna, Svìssera
Polish:
Spiez, Berno, Szwajcaria
Portuguese:
Spiez, Berna, Suíça
Sicilian:
Spiez, Berna, Svìzzira
South Azerbaijani:
سپیه, برن, سوئیس
Swedish:
Spiez, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Schweiz
Venetian:
Spiez, Berna, Svìzera
Volapük:
Spiez, Jveizän
Waray:
Spiez, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Swiza
Welsh:
Spiez, Bern, Y Swistir


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘCelestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CelestineSrSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srⓘ CelestineSrSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed33.9 Ma (Oligocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed37.2 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eopustularia brackleshamensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Eopustularia : Eopustularia brackleshamensis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Eopustularia gregorioi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cypraeidae : Eopustularia : Eopustularia gregorioi37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiez
Wikidata ID:Q69484
GeoNames ID:2658536

Localities in this Region

Switzerland

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