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Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norwayi
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BrevikTown
PorsgrunnMunicipality
TelemarkCounty
NorwayCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 3' 10'' North , 9° 41' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
33380
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33380:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvège
German:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norwegen
Italian:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvegia
Norwegian:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge
Russian:
Бревик, Порсгрунн, Телемарк, Норвегия
Spanish:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noruega
Armenian:
Բրևիկ, Պորսգրուն, Նորվեգիա
Belarusian:
Брэвік, Тэлемарк, Нарвегія
Bulgarian:
Бревик, Пошгрун, Телемарк, Норвегия
Catalan:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noruega
Cebuano:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark fylke, Norway
Danish:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge
Dutch:
Brevik , Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noorwegen
Farsi/Persian:
برویک, پورشگرن, تلمارک, نروژ
Malay:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Norway
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark fylke, Noreg
Occitan:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norvègia
Polish:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norwegia
Portuguese:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Noruega
Slovenian:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norveška
Swedish:
Brevik, Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norge
Tamil:
பிரெவிக், போர்ஸ்கிரன், டெலிமார்க், நோர்வே


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12 valid minerals.

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Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chlorite Group'
Fluorapophyllite-(K)
Formula: KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Description: Identified at the x-ray laboratory of Mineralogical Museum of Oslo, 1976.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Palygorskite
Formula: ◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Fluorapophyllite-(K)9.EA.15KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Palygorskite9.EE.20◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
'Chlorite Group'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
H Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
H LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
O LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
FFluorine
F Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
AlAluminium
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Al Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Si LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Si Palygorskite◻Al2Mg22Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S MarcasiteFeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
K Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Fluorapophyllite-(K)KCa4(Si8O20)(F,OH) · 8H2O
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
MnManganese
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
FeIron
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevik,_Norway
Wikidata ID:Q2295
GeoNames ID:3160007

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