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Taipalsaari, South Karelia, Finlandi
Regional Level Types
TaipalsaariMunicipality
South KareliaRegion
FinlandCountry

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PlacePopulation
Taipalsaari4,778 (2014)
Mindat Locality ID:
305642
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:305642:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Finnish:
Taipalsaari, Etelä-Karjalan maakunta, Suomi
French:
Taipalsaari, Carélie du Sud, Finlande
German:
Taipalsaari, Südkarelien, Finnland
Italian:
Taipalsaari, Carelia Meridionale, Finlandia
Russian:
Тайпалсаари, Южная Карелия, Финляндия
Simplified Chinese:
泰帕爾薩里, 南卡累利阿區, 芬兰
Spanish:
Taipalsaari, Región de Karelia del Sur, Finlandia
Albanian:
Taipalsaari, Karelia Jugore, Finlanda
Asturian:
Taipalsaari, Carelia del Sur, Finlandia
Cebuano:
Taipalsaari, Etelä-Karjala, Finlandia
Dutch:
Taipalsaari, Etelä-Karjala, Finland
Estonian:
Taipalsaari vald, Lõuna-Karjala, Soome
Galician:
Taipalsaari, Carelia do Sur, Finlandia
Japanese:
タイパルサーリ, 南カルヤラ県, フィンランド
Northern Sami:
Taipalsaari, Lulli-Gárjila eanangoddi, Suopma
Norwegian:
Taipalsaari, Södra Karelen, Finland
Polish:
Taipalsaari, Karelia Południowa, Finlandia
Portuguese:
Taipalsaari, Carélia do Sul, Finlândia
Romanian:
Taipalsaari, Carelia de Sud, Finlanda
Swedish:
Taipalsaari, Södra Karelen, Finland
Turkish:
Taipalsaari, Güney Karelya, Finlandiya


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15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Cummingtonite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrite var. Bravoite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Pyrite
var. Bravoite
2.EB.05a(Fe,Ni)S2
2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Cummingtonite9.DE.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OOxygen
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
O Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
MgMagnesium
Mg Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mg Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
SiSilicon
Si Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Si Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
SSulfur
S Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GersdorffiteNiAsS
S MarcasiteFeS2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
FeIron
Fe Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ni Pyrite var. Bravoite(Fe,Ni)S2
Ni GersdorffiteNiAsS
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As GersdorffiteNiAsS
As NickelineNiAs

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipalsaari
Wikidata ID:Q1025700
GeoNames ID:635150

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