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Gudvangen, Aurland, Vestland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
GudvangenVillage
AurlandMunicipality
VestlandCounty
NorwayCountry
Gudvangen, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 52' 42'' North , 6° 50' 17'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
60.87846,6.83812
GeoHash:
G#: u4uf7de6e
GRN:
N41E03
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Dfc : Subarctic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Flåm500 (2013)16.0km
Vik2,899 (2010)24.3km
Hermansverk2,000 (2010)34.0km
Ulvik675 (2014)34.8km
Voss5,571 (2016)36.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
291829
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:291829:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Gudvangen, Aurland, Vestland, Norvège
German:
Gudvangen, Aurland, Vestland, Norwegen
Norwegian:
Gudvangen, Aurland, Vestland, Norge
Russian:
Гудванген, Эурланн, Норвегия
Bavarian:
Gudvangen, Norwegn
Dutch:
Gudvangen, Aurland, Vestland, Noorwegen
Korean:
구드방엔, 베스트란주, 노르웨이
Malay:
Gudvangen, Aurland, Norway
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Gudvangen, Aurland, Vestland fylke, Noreg
Portuguese:
Gudvangen, Aurland, Vestland, Noruega
Swedish:
Gudvangen, Aurland, Vestland, Norge


Coordinates are for the village.

The anorthosite body in the Gudvangen area represents the assumed largest reserves of aluminium ore in the west of Europe, and is among the largest in the world.
Efforts are currently (2023) being taken to exploit this resource economically. The article below (in Norwegian)describes some of the possibilities and challenges.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudvangen
Wikidata ID:Q1553180
GeoNames ID:3154563

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