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Eclépens, Morges, Vaud, Switzerlandi
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EclépensMunicipality
MorgesDistrict
VaudCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
La Sarraz, Morges, Vaud, Switzerland
Type:
Municipality
Mindat Locality ID:
287572
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:287572:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Eclépens, District de Morges, Vaud, Suisse
German:
Eclépens, Bezirk Morges, Waadt, Schweiz
Italian:
Eclépens, distretto di Morges, Vaud, Svizzera
Romansh:
Eclépens, Morges, Vad, Svizra
Simplified Chinese:
埃克雷庞, 沃州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Eclépens, Morges, Valdia, Suiza
Alemannic:
Eclépens, Bezirk Morges, Kanton Waadt, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
Basque:
Eclépens, Morges barrutia, Vaud, Suitza
Catalan:
Éclépens, Districte de Morges, Vaud, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Eclépens, Morges District, Canton de Vaud, Swisa
Dutch:
Eclépens, Morges, Vaud, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Eclépens, Morges , Vaŭdo, Svisujo
Hungarian:
Eclépens, Vaud kanton, Svájc
Lombard:
Eclépens, Morges, Canton Vaud, Svizera
Malay:
Eclépens, Vaud, Switzerland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
eclépens, Distriktet Morges, Vaud, Sveits
Occitan:
Éclépens, Canton de Vaud, Soïssa
Swedish:
Eclépens, Morges , Vaud, Schweiz
Volapük:
Eclépens, Jveizän
Waray:
Eclépens, Morges, Vaud, Swiza
Welsh:
Eclépens, Vaud, Y Swistir


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12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
ⓘ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Szomolnokite
Formula: FeSO4 · H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘJarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘSzomolnokite7.CB.05FeSO4 · H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Native SulphurS8
Sⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SzomolnokiteFeSO4 · H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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 Listed56.0 Ma (Paleocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Nyctitheriidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Soricomorpha : Nyctitheriidae56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Rhinolophus priscus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Chiroptera : Rhinolophidae : Rhinolophus : Rhinolophus priscus56 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cl%C3%A9pens
Wikidata ID:Q70525
GeoNames ID:8533301

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