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Borås, Västra Götaland County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
BoråsMunicipality
Västra Götaland CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Borås71,700 (2017)
Fristad5,409 (2017)
Viskafors3,701 (2017)
Dalsjöfors3,606 (2017)
Sandared2,993 (2011)
Sjömarken2,596 (2011)
Mindat Locality ID:
294702
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:294702:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Borås, Comté de Västra Götaland, Suède
German:
Borås, Västra Götalands län, Schweden
Italian:
Borås, Contea di Västra Götaland, Svezia
Russian:
Бурос, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
布罗斯市, 西约塔兰省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Municipio de Borås, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Swedish:
Borås kommun‎, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Albanian:
Komuna Borås, Suedia
Asturian:
Borås, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Basque:
Borås udalerria, Västra Götalandeko konderria, Suedia
Belarusian:
Бурас, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швецыя
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Бурос , Вэстра Ёталянд, Швэцыя
Bulgarian:
Бурос , Вестра Йоталанд, Швеция
Catalan:
Municipalitat de Borås, Västra Götaland, Suècia
Cebuano:
Borås Kommun, Västra Götalands län, Suwesya
Danish:
Borås kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Dutch:
Borås, Västra Götalands län, Zweden
Esperanto:
Borås , Västra Götalands län, Svedio
Faroese:
Borås kommuna, Västra Götalands län, Svøríki
Farsi/Persian:
بخش بوروس, شهرستان وسترا یوتلاند, سوئد
Finnish:
Boråsin kunta, Länsi-Götanmaan lääni, Ruotsi
Hungarian:
Borås község, Västra Götaland megye, Svédország
Korean:
보로스 시, 베스트라예탈란드주, 스웨덴
Limburgian:
Borås, Västra Götalands län, Zwede
Lithuanian:
Boras, Vestra Jotalandas, Švedija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Borås, Lehn Westgötland, Sweden
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Borås Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián
Northern Sami:
Boråsa gielda, Oarje-Götalándda leatna, Ruoŧŧa
Norwegian:
Borås kommune, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Borås kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Polish:
Gmina Borås, Västra Götaland, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Borås , Gotalândia Ocidental, Suécia
Romanian:
Comuna Borås, Västra Götalands län, Suedia
Scots:
Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland Coonty, Swaden
Scottish Gaelic:
Borås, Västra Götalands län, An t-Suain
Ukrainian:
Бурос , Вестра-Йоталанд, Швеція
Vietnamese:
Borås , Västra Götaland, Thụy Điển


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5 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite ?2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Feldspar Group'-
'Mica Group'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O QuartzSiO2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bor%C3%A5s_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q894327
GeoNames ID:2720496

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