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Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UKi
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GloucesterDistrict
GloucestershireCounty
EnglandConstituent Country
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gloucester150,053 (2017)
Barnwood2,500 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
286802
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:286802:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
German:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Inghilterra, Regno Unito
Russian:
Глостер, Глостершир, Англия, Великобритания
Simplified Chinese:
格洛斯特, 格洛斯特郡, 英格兰, 英国
Spanish:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Afrikaans:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Engeland, Verenigde Koninkryk
Arabic:
غلوستر, غلوسترشير, إنجلترا, المملكة المتحدة
Armenian:
Գլոստեր, Գլուսթերշիր, Անգլիա, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Asturian:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reinu Xuníu
Basque:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Ingalaterra, Erresuma Batua
Belarusian:
Глостэр, Глостэршыр, Англія, Вялікабрытанія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Глостэр, Глостэршыр, Ангельшчына, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
গ্লঊচেস্টার, গ্লোচেস্টারশায়ার, ইংল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Breton:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Bro-Saoz, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Глостър, Глостършър, Англия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Anglaterra, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Gloucester , Inglatera, Hiniusang Gingharian
Czech:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Anglie, Spojené království
Danish:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Egyptian Arabic:
جلوستر, انجلترا, المملكه المتحده
Esperanto:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Anglio, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Estonian:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Inglismaa, Suurbritannia
Farsi/Persian:
گلاستر, گلاسترشر, انگلستان, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Englanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Galician:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Greek:
Γκλόστερ, Γκλούσεστερσαϊρ, Αγγλία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Gujarati:
ગ્લોસેસ્ટર, ગ્લોસટરશાયર, ઈંગ્લેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hebrew:
גלוסטר, גלוסטרשייר, אנגליה, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hindi:
ग्लॉसेस्टर, ग्लॉस्टरशायर, इंग्लैण्ड, यूनाइटेड किंगडम
Hungarian:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Anglia, Egyesült Királyság
Icelandic:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, Bretland
Indonesian:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Inggris, Britania Raya
Irish Gaelic:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Sasana, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
グロスター, グロスタシャー, イングランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಗ್ಲೌಸೆಸ್ಟರ್, ಗ್ಲೌಸೆಸ್ಟರ್ಶೈರ್, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Korean:
글로스터, 글로스터셔주, 잉글랜드, 영국
Latin:
Glevum, Glocestriensis comitatus, Anglia, Britanniarum regnum
Latvian:
Glostera, Glosteršīra, Anglija, Apvienotā Karaliste
Lithuanian:
Glosteris, Glosteršyras, Anglija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Lombard:
Gloucester, Inghiltèra, Regn Ünì
Macedonian:
Глостер, Глостершир, Англија, Обединето Кралство
Malagasy:
Gloucester, Fanjakana Mitambatra
Malay:
Gloucester, England, United Kingdom
Marathi:
ग्लॉस्टर, ग्लॉस्टरशायर, इंग्लंड, युनायटेड किंग्डम
Mazanderani:
گلاستر, بریتانیا
Norwegian:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, Storbritannia
Piedmontese:
Gloucester, Anghiltèra, Regn Unì
Polish:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Anglia, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Quechua:
Gloucester, Inlatirra, Hukllachasqa Qhapaq Suyu
Romanian:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Anglia, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Scots:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Ingland, Unitit Kinrick
Serbian:
Глостер, Глостершир, Енглеска, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Engleska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Sinhalese:
ග්ලොස්ටර්, එංගලන්තය, එක්සත් රාජධානිය
Slovak:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Anglicko, Spojené kráľovstvo
Slovenian:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Anglija, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
South Azerbaijani:
قلاستر, اینگیلیس, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swahili:
Gloucester, Uingereza, Ufalme wa Muungano
Swedish:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, Storbritannien
Tagalog:
Gloucester, Inglatera, United Kingdom
Tamil:
குளோசெஸ்டர், க்ளோஸ்ஸ்டேர்ஷிர், இங்கிலாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Tatar:
Глостер, Англия, Бөекбритания
Telugu:
గ్లోస్టర్, గ్లోస్టర్ షైర్, ఇంగ్లాండు, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Thai:
กลอสเตอร์, กลอสเตอร์เชอร์, ประเทศอังกฤษ, สหราชอาณาจักร
Traditional Chinese:
告羅士打, 告羅士打郡, 英倫, 英國
Turkish:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
Ukrainian:
Глостер, Глостершир, Англія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
گلوسٹر, گلوسٹرشائر, انگلستان, مملکت متحدہ
Uyghur:
Glutséstér, بۈيۈك بېرىتانىيە
Vietnamese:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Anh, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Volapük:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Linglän, Regän Pebalöl
Waray:
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Caerloyw, Swydd Gaerloyw, Lloegr, Y Deyrnas Unedig
Western Punjabi:
گلوسسٹر, گلوسسٹرشائر, انگلستان, برطانیہ
Yiddish:
גלאסטער, גלאסטערשיר, ענגלאנד, פאראייניגטע קעניגרייך


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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Chamosite
Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
Chamosite9.EC.55(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
OOxygen
O Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
MgMagnesium
Mg Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
AlAluminium
Al Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
SiSilicon
Si Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8
FeIron
Fe Chamosite(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed197 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Great Oolite - Fuller's Earth - Fuller's Earth Rock1168.3 - 166.1 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Corvus corax
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae : Corvus : Corvus corax0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Coleopteron
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Coleopteron196.5 - 189.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Rhynchonelloidella smithi
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae : Rhynchonelloidella : Rhynchonelloidella smithi168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Vanellus vanellus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Charadriiformes : Charadriidae : Vanellus : Vanellus vanellus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester
Wikidata ID:Q170497
GeoNames ID:2648404

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