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Monthey, Valais, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
MontheyDistrict
ValaisCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

Coat of Arms of Monthey
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Monthey15,106 (2017)
Collombey5,926 (2016)
Troistorrents3,873 (2013)
Vouvry3,296 (2016)
Vionnaz1,719 (2013)
Champéry1,191 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
287362
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:287362:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Alemannic:
Bezirk Monthey, Wallis, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
French:
district de Monthey, Valais, Suisse
German:
Bezirk Monthey, Wallis, Schweiz
Italian:
distretto di Monthey, Vallese, Svizzera
Romansh:
Monthey, Vallais, Svizra
Russian:
Монте, Вале, Швейцария
Spanish:
Distrito de Monthey, Valais (Vallés; Valés), Suiza
Basque:
Monthey barrutia, Valais, Suitza
Catalan:
Districte de Monthey, Valais, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Monthey , Canton du Valais, Swisa
Dutch:
Monthey, Wallis, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Monthey , Valezo, Svisujo
Farsi/Persian:
بخش مونته, ایالت وله, سوئیس
Finnish:
Montheyn alue, Valais, Sveitsi
Japanese:
モンテー郡, ヴァレー, スイス
Latin:
Monthey, Valesia, Helvetia
Lombard:
Monthey, Canton Vales, Svizera
Macedonian:
Монте, Вале, Швајцарија
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Monthey Koān, Valais Chiu, Sūi-se
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Distriktet Monthey, Valais, Sveits
Portuguese:
Distrito de Monthey, Valais, Suíça
Swedish:
Monthey , Valais, Schweiz
Venetian:
Distreto de Monthey, Canton Vałexe, Svìzera
Vietnamese:
Monthey, Valais, Thụy Sĩ
Waray:
Monthey, Valais, Swiza


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

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

14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Anilite
Formula: Cu7S4
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Böhmite
Formula: AlO(OH)
Brannerite
Formula: UTi2O6
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Diaspore
Formula: AlO(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Faden Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Fensterquarz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Sceptre Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Anilite2.BA.10Cu7S4
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Sceptre Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Fensterquarz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Faden Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Brannerite4.DH.05UTi2O6
Diaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Böhmite4.FE.15AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BöhmiteAlO(OH)
H DiasporeAlO(OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BöhmiteAlO(OH)
O BranneriteUTi2O6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CupriteCu2O
O DiasporeAlO(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. FensterquarzSiO2
O Quartz var. Faden QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Al BöhmiteAlO(OH)
Al DiasporeAlO(OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Sceptre QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. FensterquarzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Faden QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S AniliteCu7S4
S CovelliteCuS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
TiTitanium
Ti BranneriteUTi2O6
Ti RutileTiO2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cu AniliteCu7S4
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
UUranium
U BranneriteUTi2O6

Fossils

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

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed125 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cunnolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Cunnolitidae : Cunnolites125 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monthey_District
Wikidata ID:Q660517
GeoNames ID:6458845

Localities in this Region

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