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Kitamurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japani
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Kitamurayama DistrictDistrict
Yamagata PrefecturePrefecture
JapanCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Murayama City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
Type:
District
Mindat Locality ID:
339059
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:339059:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
district de Kitamurayama, Yamagata, Japon
German:
Kitamurayama Bezirk, Präfektur Yamagata, Japan
Italian:
Distretto di Kitamurayama, prefettura di Yamagata, Giappone
Russian:
Округ Китамурайяма, Ямагата, Япония
Simplified Chinese:
北村山郡, 山形县, 日本
Spanish:
Distrito de Kitamurayama, Prefectura de Yamagata, Japón
Arabic:
مقاطعة كيتاموراياما، ياماغاتا, ياماغاتا, اليابان
Cebuano:
Kitamurayama-gun, Yamagata-ken, Hapon
Dutch:
Kitamurayama District, Yamagata, Japan
Japanese:
北村山郡, 山形県, 日本
Korean:
기타무라야마군, 야마가타현, 일본
Portuguese:
Distrito de Kitamurayama, Yamagata, Japão
Ukrainian:
Повіт Кіта-Мураяма, Префектура Ямаґата, Японія


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1 valid mineral.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

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OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitamurayama_District,_Yamagata
Wikidata ID:Q430498
GeoNames ID:7450463

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