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Aberdeen City, Scotland, UKi
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View of the Aberdeen granite quarrying area, in 1907.

Rubislaw quarry, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
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View of the Aberdeen granite quarrying area, in 1906.

Rubislaw quarry, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
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View of the Aberdeen granite quarrying area, in 1904.

Rubislaw quarry, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
08285910017271982159216.jpg
View of the Aberdeen granite quarrying area, in 1907.

Rubislaw quarry, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
03367560017271982206636.jpg
View of the Aberdeen granite quarrying area, in 1906.

Rubislaw quarry, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
09045180017271982236538.jpg
View of the Aberdeen granite quarrying area, in 1904.

Rubislaw quarry, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
08285910017271982159216.jpg
View of the Aberdeen granite quarrying area, in 1907.

Rubislaw quarry, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
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View of the Aberdeen granite quarrying area, in 1906.

Rubislaw quarry, Aberdeen City, Scotland, UK
Neighbouring regions:
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Aberdeen196,670 (2017)
Cove7,060 (2018)
Dyce5,730 (2017)
Kingswells4,750 (2017)
Peterculter4,560 (2017)
Cults3,500 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
29379
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29379:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Aberdeen, Écosse, Royaume-Uni
German:
Aberdeen, Schottland, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Aberdeen, Scozia, Regno Unito
Russian:
Абердин, Шотландия, Великобритания
Scots:
Aiberdeen, Scotland, Unitit Kinrick
Scottish Gaelic:
Obar Dheathain, Alba, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Simplified Chinese:
阿伯丁, 蘇格蘭, 英国
Spanish:
Aberdeen, Escocia, Reino Unido
Afrikaans:
Aberdeen, Skotland, Verenigde Koninkryk
Albanian:
Aberdeen, Skocia, Mbretëria e Bashkuar e Britanisë së Madhe dhe Irlandës së Veriut
Arabic:
أبردين, اسكتلندا, المملكة المتحدة
Armenian:
Աբերդին, Շոտլանդիա, Միացյալ Թագավորություն
Aromanian:
Aberdeen, Scotlandia, Britania Mari
Asturian:
Aberdeen, Escocia, Reinu Xuníu
Azeri:
Aberdin, Şotlandiya, Böyük Britaniya
Bashkir:
Абердин, Шотландия, Бөйөк Британия
Basque:
Aberdeen, Eskozia, Erresuma Batua
Belarusian:
Абердзін, Шатландыя, Вялікабрытанія
Bengali:
অ্যাবরদিন, স্কটল্যান্ড, যুক্তরাজ্য
Bosnian:
Aberdeen, Škotska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Breton:
Obar Dheathain, Bro-Skos, Rouantelezh-Unanet
Bulgarian:
Абърдийн, Шотландия, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Burmese:
အဘာဒင်းမြို့, စကော့တလန်နိုင်ငံ, ယူနိုက်တက်ကင်းဒမ်းနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Aberdeen, Escòcia, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Aberdeen, Scotland (apil sa nasod), Hiniusang Gingharian
Corsican:
Aberdeen, Scozia, Regnu Unitu
Croatian:
Aberdeen, Škotska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Czech:
Aberdeen, Skotsko, Spojené království
Danish:
Aberdeen, Skotland, Storbritannien
Dutch:
Aberdeen, Schotland, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Esperanto:
Aberdeen, Skotlando, Unuiĝinta Reĝlando
Estonian:
Aberdeen, Šotimaa, Suurbritannia
Faroese:
Aberdeen, Skotland, Stóra Bretland
Farsi/Persian:
ابردین, اسکاتلند, بریتانیا
Finnish:
Aberdeen, Skotlanti, Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Galician:
Aberdeen, Escocia, Reino Unido
Georgian:
აბერდინი, შოტლანდია, გაერთიანებული სამეფო
Greek:
Αμπερντίν, Σκωτία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο
Gujarati:
એબરડીન, સ્કોટલેન્ડ, યુનાઇટેડ કિંગડમ
Hakka:
Â-pak-tên, Scotland, Yîn-koet
Hebrew:
אברדין, סקוטלנד, הממלכה המאוחדת
Hindi:
एबरडीन, स्कॉट्लैण्ड, यूनाइटेड किंगडम
Hungarian:
Aberdeen, Skócia, Egyesült Királyság
Icelandic:
Aberdeen, Skotland, Bretland
Indonesian:
Aberdeen, Skotlandia, Britania Raya
Interlingue:
Aberdeen, Scotia, Reyatu Unit
Irish Gaelic:
Obar Dheathain, Albain, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
アバディーン, スコットランド, イギリス
Kannada:
ಅಬರ್ದೀನ್, ಸ್ಕಾಟ್‌ಲೆಂಡ್, ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಕಿಂಗ್‌ಡಂ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Абердин, Шотландия, Ұлыбритания
Korean:
애버딘, 스코틀랜드, 영국
Latin:
Aberdonia, Scotia, Britanniarum regnum
Latvian:
Aberdīna, Skotija, Apvienotā Karaliste
Lithuanian:
Aberdynas, Škotija, Jungtinė Karalystė
Lombard:
Aberdeen, Scozia, Regn Ünì
Low Saxon/Low German:
Aberdeen, Schottland, Vereenigt Königriek vun Grootbritannien un Noordirland
Macedonian:
Абердин, Шкотска, Обединето Кралство
Malay:
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Malayalam:
അബർഡീൻ, സ്കോട്ട്‌ലൻഡ്, യുണൈറ്റഡ് കിങ്ഡം
Manx:
Aberdon, Nalbin, Reeriaght Unnaneysit
Marathi:
अ‍ॅबर्डीन, स्कॉटलंड, युनायटेड किंग्डम
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Aberdeen, Scot-tē, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Mongolian:
Абердин, Шотланд, Их Британи
Norwegian:
Aberdeen, Skottland, Storbritannia
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Aberdeen, Skottland, Storbritannia
Occitan:
Aberdeen, Escòcia, Reialme Unit
Ossetian:
Абердин, Шотланди, Стыр Британи
Piedmontese:
Aberdeen, Scòssia, Regn Unì
Polish:
Aberdeen, Szkocja, Wielka Brytania
Portuguese:
Aberdeen, Escócia, Reino Unido
Quechua:
Aberdeen, Iskusya, Hukllachasqa Qhapaq Suyu
Romanian:
Aberdeen, Scoția, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord
Samogitian:
Aberdīns, Škuotėjė, Jongtėnė Karalīstė
Serbian:
Абердин, Шкотска, Уједињено Краљевство
Serbo-Croatian:
Aberdeen, Škotska, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo
Sinhalese:
ඇබර්ඩීන්, ස්කොට්ලන්තය, එක්සත් රාජධානිය
Slovak:
Aberdeen, Škótsko, Spojené kráľovstvo
Slovenian:
Aberdeen, Škotska, Združeno kraljestvo Velike Britanije in Severne Irske
South Azerbaijani:
ابردین, ایسکاتلند, بیرلشمیش شاهلیق
Swahili:
Aberdeen, Uskoti, Ufalme wa Muungano
Swedish:
Aberdeen, Skottland, Storbritannien
Tagalog:
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tamil:
அபெர்டின், இசுக்கொட்லாந்து, ஐக்கிய இராச்சியம்
Tatar:
Әбердин, Шотландия, Бөекбритания
Telugu:
అబెర్డీన్, స్కాట్లాండ్, యునైటెడ్ కింగ్‌డమ్
Thai:
แอเบอร์ดีน, ประเทศสกอตแลนด์, สหราชอาณาจักร
Traditional Chinese:
鴨巴甸, 蘇格蘭, 英國
Turkish:
Aberdeen, İskoçya, Birleşik Krallık
Ukrainian:
Абердин, Шотландія, Велика Британія
Urdu:
ابرڈین, اسکاٹ لینڈ, مملکت متحدہ
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Aberdin, Shotlandiya, Birlashgan Qirollik
Vietnamese:
Aberdeen, Scotland, Vương quốc Liên hiệp Anh và Bắc Ireland
Volapük:
Aberdeen, Skotän, Regän Pebalöl
Waray:
Aberdeen, Scotland, Reino Unido
Welsh:
Aberdeen, Yr Alban, Y Deyrnas Unedig
West Frisian:
Aberdeen, Skotlân, Feriene Keninkryk
Western Punjabi:
ابردین, سکاٹلینڈ, برطانیہ
Wu Chinese:
阿伯丁, 苏格兰, 英国
Yiddish:
אבערדין, סקאטלאנד, פאראייניגטע קעניגרייך
Yoruba:
Aberdeen, Skọ́tlándì, Ilẹ̀ọba Aṣọ̀kan
Zazaki:
Aberdeen, İskoçya, Qraliya Yewbiyayiye


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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
AlAluminium
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CaCalcium
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberdeen
Wikidata ID:Q36405
GeoNames ID:2657832

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