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Herøy, Nordland, Norwayi
Regional Level Types
HerøyMunicipality
NordlandCounty
NorwayCountry

Coat of Arms of HerøyFlag of Herøy
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Prehnite

Hestøya Industrial site, Herøy, Nordland, Norway
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Prehnite

Hestøya Industrial site, Herøy, Nordland, Norway
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Prehnite

Hestøya Industrial site, Herøy, Nordland, Norway
Area:
64 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Dønna, Nordland, Norway
Alstahaug, Nordland, Norway
Træna, Nordland, Norway
Vega, Nordland, Norway
Type:
Municipality
Mindat Locality ID:
305940
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:305940:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Herøy, Nordland, Norvège
German:
Herøy, Nordland, Norwegen
Italian:
Herøy, Nordland, Norvegia
Northern Sami:
Herøy, Nordlánda, Norga
Norwegian:
Herøy, Nordland, Norge
Russian:
Херёй, Нурланн, Норвегия
Simplified Chinese:
海略, 诺尔兰郡, 挪威
Spanish:
Herøy, Nordland, Noruega
Albanian:
Herøy, Nordland, Norvegjia
Asturian:
Herøy, Nordland, Noruega
Basque:
Herøy, Nordland, Norvegia
Bavarian:
Herøy, Norwegn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
হেরায়, নোর্দলেন্ড, নরৱে
Catalan:
Herøy, Nordland, Noruega
Cebuano:
Herøy, Nordland Fylke, Norway
Danish:
Herøy, Nordland, Norge
Dutch:
Herøy, Nordland, Noorwegen
Esperanto:
Herøy, Nordland, Norvegio
Finnish:
Herøy, Nordlandin lääni, Norja
Indonesian:
Herøy, Nordland, Norwegia
Japanese:
ヘレイ , ヌールラン県, ノルウェー
Javanese:
Herøy, Norwégia
Latin:
Herøy, Nordland, Norvegia
Limburgian:
Herøy, Nordland, Noorwege
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Herøy, Amt Nordland, Norwegen
Malay:
Herøy, Nordland, Norway
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Herøy, Nordland fylke, Noreg
Polish:
Herøy, Nordland, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Herøy på Helgeland, Nordland, Noruega
Romanian:
Herøy, Nordland, Norvegia
Slovenian:
Herøy, Nordland, Norveška
Swahili:
Herøy, Nordland, Norwei
Swedish:
Herøy, Nordland fylke, Norge
Vietnamese:
Herøy, Nordland, Na Uy
Waray:
Herøy, Nordland, Noruega


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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

Fossils

There are 9 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences9
Youngest Fossil Listed152 Ma (Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed157 Ma (Jurassic)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cladophlebis
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Osmundales : Osmundaceae : Cladophlebis157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Nilssoniopteris
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Cycadopsida : Nilssoniopteris157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
Pagiophyllum
genus		Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Pinales : Araucariaceae : Pagiophyllum157.3 - 152.1 Ma
Jurassic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her%C3%B8y,_Nordland
Wikidata ID:Q493932
GeoNames ID:6453325

Localities in this Region

Norway

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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