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Rhossili, Swansea, Wales, UKi
Regional Level Types
RhossiliCommunity
SwanseaCity
WalesCountry
UKCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Port Eynon, Swansea, Wales, UK
Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Swansea, Wales, UK
Type:
Community
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Rhossili278 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
360767
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:360767:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Rhossili, Swansea, Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
German:
Rhossili, Swansea, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich
Italian:
Rhossili, Swansea, Galles, Regno Unito
Simplified Chinese:
羅西里, 斯旺西, 威爾士, 英国
Basque:
Rhosilli, Swansea, Gales, Erresuma Batua
Bulgarian:
Рхосили, Суонзи, Уелс, Обединено кралство Великобритания и Северна Ирландия
Catalan:
Rhosili, Swansea, Gal·les, Regne Unit
Cebuano:
Rhossili, Swansea, Wales, Hiniusang Gingharian
Cornish:
Rhosili, Kembra, Ruwvaneth Unys
Dutch:
Rhossili, Swansea, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk
Farsi/Persian:
راسیلی, سوانزی, ولز, بریتانیا
Irish Gaelic:
Rhosili, Abertawe, An Bhreatain Bheag, An Ríocht Aontaithe
Japanese:
ウォームズ・ヘッド, スウォンジー, ウェールズ, イギリス
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rhossili, Cymru, Liân-ha̍p Ông-kok
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Rhossili, Swansea, Wales, Storbritannia
Portuguese:
Rhossili, Swansea, País de Gales, Reino Unido
Scottish Gaelic:
Rhosili, Abertawe, A' Chuimrigh, An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
Swedish:
Rhossili, Swansea, Wales, Storbritannien
Welsh:
Rhosili, Abertawe, Cymru, Y Deyrnas Unedig


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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhossili
Wikidata ID:Q2148317
GeoNames ID:7291580

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UK

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British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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