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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Motosu District, Gifu Prefecture, Japani
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Motosu DistrictDistrict
Gifu PrefecturePrefecture
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Neighbouring regions:
Mizuho City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Motosu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
338133
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:338133:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
district de Motosu, Gifu, Japon
German:
Motosu Bezirk, Präfektur Gifu, Japan
Italian:
Distretto di Motosu, prefettura di Gifu, Giappone
Russian:
Округ Мотосу, Гифу, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
本巢郡, 岐阜县, 日本
Spanish:
Distrito de Motosu, Prefectura de Gifu, Japón
Arabic:
مقاطعة موتوسو, غيفو, اليابان
Cebuano:
Motosu-gun, Gifu-ken, Hapon
Dutch:
Motosu District, Gifu, Japan
Japanese:
本巣郡, 岐阜県, 日本
Korean:
모토스군, 기후현, 일본
Portuguese:
Distrito de Motosu, Gifu, Japão
Traditional Chinese:
本巢郡, 岐阜縣, 日本
Ukrainian:
Повіт Мотосу, Префектура Ґіфу, Японія
Vietnamese:
Motosu, Gifu, Nhật Bản


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motosu_District,_Gifu
Wikidata ID:Q1204331
GeoNames ID:1856506


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