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Linden (Hesse), Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Linden (Hesse)Municipality
GiessenDistrict
Giessen RegionRegion
HesseCity-State
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Mindat Locality ID:
38476
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:38476:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lindener Mark; Linder Mark
Other Languages:
French:
Linden, Giessen, Giessen, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Lindener Mark, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
Linden, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Линден, Гиссен, Гиссен, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
林登, 吉森行政区, 吉森行政区, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Linden, Región de Gießen, Región de Gießen, Hesse, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Linden, Hesse, Duitsland
Arabic:
ليندن, هسن, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Linden, Hesse, Alemanya
Asturian:
Linden, Hessen, Alemaña
Basque:
Linden, Gießen, Gießen, Hessen, Alemania
Bavarian:
Linden, Hessn, Deitschland
Breton:
Linden, Hessen, Alamagn
Catalan:
Linden, Regió de Gießen, Regió de Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Linden , Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Corsican:
Linden, Assia, Germania
Croatian:
Linden, Hessen, Njemačka
Czech:
Linden, Vládní obvod Gießen, Vládní obvod Gießen, Hesensko, Německo
Danish:
Linden, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Linden, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Linden, Hessen, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Linden, Distriktaro Gießen, Distriktaro Gießen, Hesio, Germanio
Estonian:
Linden, Gießeni ringkond, Gießeni ringkond, Hessen, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
لیندن, گیسن, گیسن, هسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Linden, Gießenin hallintopiiri, Gießenin hallintopiiri, Hessen, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Linden, Hesse, Alemagne
Friulian:
Linden, Assie, Gjermanie
Galician:
Linden, Rexión de Gießen, Rexión de Gießen, Hessen, Alemaña
Hungarian:
Linden , Hessen, Németország
Icelandic:
Linden, Hessen, Þýskaland
Ido:
Linden, Hesia, Germania
Indonesian:
Linden, Giessen, Hessen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Linden, Hessen, Germania
Interlingue:
Linden, Hesse, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Linden, Hessen, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
リンデン , ギーセン県, ギーセン県, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Линден, Гисен, Гессен, Германия
Kongo:
Linden, Hessen, Alemanyi
Kyrgyz:
Линден, Гессен, Германия
Ligurian:
Linden, Assia, Germania
Limburgian:
Linden, Hesse, Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Linden, Regerungsbezirk Gießen, Regerungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Linden, Regierungsbezierk Gießen, Regierungsbezierk Gießen, Hessen, Däitschland
Malagasy:
Linden, Alemaina
Malay:
Linden, Gießen, Hesse, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Linden, Jerman
Narom:
Linden, Hesse, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Linden, Assia, Germania
Norwegian:
Linden, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Linden, Regionen Gießen, Regionen Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Linden, Èssa, Alemanha
Picard:
Linden, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Linden, Assia, Almagna
Polish:
Linden, Rejencja Gießen, Rejencja Gießen, Hesja, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Linden, Gießen, Gießen, Hesse, Alemanha
Romanian:
Linden, Gießen, Gießen, Hessa, Germania
Romansh:
Linden, Hessen, Germania
Sardinian:
Linden, Germania
Scots:
Linden, Hesse, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Linden, Hessen, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Линден, Хесен, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Linden, Hessen, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Linden, Hessen, Girmania
Slovak:
Linden, Gießen, Gießen, Hesensko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Linden, Hessen, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
لیندن, هسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Linden, Hesse, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Linden, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Ukrainian:
Лінден, Гіссен, Гіссен, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Linden, Gießen, Hessen, Germaniya
Venetian:
Linden, Gießen, Gießen, Assia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Linden, Gießen, Hessen, Đức
Volapük:
Linden, Hesän, Deutän
Walloon:
Linden, Almagne
Waray:
Linden, Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Linden, Hessen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Linden, Hessen, Duutsland
Wolof:
Linden, Almaañ
Zulu:
Linden, IJalimani


Linden is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 6 km south of Gießen.

The town consists of the two parts Großen-Linden and Leihgestern.

Now part of the city of Giessen.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
'Limonite'
Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Nsutite
Formula: (Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
References:
Dr. Günter Grundmann collectionIdentified by Dr. Günter Grundmann: Polarised-light microscopy
'Psilomelane'
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
'Wad'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Nsutite4.DB.15c(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Hollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Erythrite8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Psilomelane'-
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
H Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
O AragoniteCaCO3
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
O ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
O Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O RhodochrositeMnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S MilleriteNiS
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mn HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mn ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mn Nsutite(Mn4+,Mn2+)(O,OH)2
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
CoCobalt
Co ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
NiNickel
Ni MilleriteNiS
AsArsenic
As ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
Ba HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linden,_Hesse
Wikidata ID:Q625743
GeoNames ID:3208088

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