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Yame City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japani
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Yame CityCity
Fukuoka PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
289177
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:289177:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Yame, Fukuoka, Japon
German:
Yame, Präfektur Fukuoka, Japan
Italian:
Yame, prefettura di Fukuoka, Giappone
Japanese:
八女市, 福岡県, 日本
Russian:
Яме, Фукуока, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
八女市, 福冈县, 日本
Spanish:
Yame, prefectura de Fukuoka, Japón
Arabic:
يامي , فوكوكا, اليابان
Bengali:
ইয়ামি, ফুকুওকা প্রশাসনিক অঞ্চল, জাপান
Cebuano:
Yame Shi, Fukuoka-ken, Hapon
Classical Chinese:
八女市, 福岡縣, 日本
Danish:
Yame, Fukuoka-præfekturet, Japan
Dutch:
Yame, Fukuoka, Japan
Farsi/Persian:
یامه، فوکوئوکا, استان فوکوئوکا, ژاپن
Finnish:
Yame, Fukuokan prefektuuri, Japani
Galician:
Yame, Prefectura de Fukuoka, Xapón
Greek:
Γιάμε, Φουκουόκα, Ιαπωνία
Gujarati:
યામે, ફુકુઓકા પ્રીફેકચર, જાપાન
Hakka:
Yame, Fukuoka-yen, Ngi̍t-pún
Hindi:
यमे, फुकुओका प्रान्त, जापान
Indonesian:
Yame, Prefektur Fukuoka, Jepang
Kannada:
ಯೇಮ್, ಫುಕುಕಾಕಾ ಪ್ರಿಫೆಕ್ಚರ್, ಜಪಾನ್
Korean:
야메시, 후쿠오카현, 일본
Latvian:
Jame, Fukuokas prefektūra, Japāna
Lithuanian:
Jamė, Fukuokos prefektūra, Japonija
Malay:
Yame, Wilayah Fukuoka, Jepun
Marathi:
यम, फुकुओका, जपान
Mazanderani:
یامه، فوکوئوکا, جاپون
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Yame-chhī, Hukuoka-koān, Ji̍t-pún
Norwegian:
Yame, Fukuoka, Japan
Polish:
Yame, Prefektura Fukuoka, Japonia
Portuguese:
Yame, Fukuoka , Japão
Romanian:
Yame, Prefectura Fukuoka, Japonia
Sinhalese:
යමේ, ෆුකෝකා ප්‍රාන්තය, ජපානය
South Azerbaijani:
یامه، فوکوئوکا, فوکوئوکا اوستانی, ژاپون
Swedish:
Yame, Fukuoka prefektur, Japan
Tagalog:
Yame, Prepektura ng Fukuoka, Hapon
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Яме, Префектураи Фукуока, Ҷопон
Tamil:
யாமே, பிக்குஒக்கா ப்ரீபெக்ட்டுர், யப்பான்
Telugu:
యామె, ఫుకువోకా ప్రిఫెక్చర్, జపాన్
Thai:
ยาเมะ, จังหวัดฟูกูโอกะ, ประเทศญี่ปุ่น
Traditional Chinese:
八女, 福岡縣, 日本
Turkish:
Yame, Fukuoka, Japonya
Ukrainian:
Яме, Префектура Фукуока, Японія
Urdu:
یامے ، فوکوکا, فوکوکا پریفیکچر, جاپان
Vietnamese:
Yame, Fukuoka, Nhật Bản
Waray:
Yame, Fukuoka, Hapon


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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
'K Feldspar'
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Smectite Group'
Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Chlorite Group'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Smectite Group'-A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O CalciteCaCO3
O CristobaliteSiO2
O Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Smectite GroupA0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si CristobaliteSiO2
Si Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yame,_Fukuoka
Wikidata ID:Q850492
GeoNames ID:1848578

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