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Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germanyi
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LanggönsMunicipality
GiessenDistrict
Giessen RegionRegion
HesseCity-State
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Hematite, etc.

Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Gypsum

Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Gypsum

Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Hematite, etc.

Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Gypsum

Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Gypsum

Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Hematite, etc.

Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
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Gypsum

Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Neighbouring regions:
Linden (Hesse), Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Münzenberg, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Pohlheim, Giessen, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Schöffengrund, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany
Butzbach, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Langgöns12,283 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
39561
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:39561:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Langgöns, Giessen, Giessen, Hesse, Allemagne
German:
Langgöns, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Deutschland
Italian:
Langgöns, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Distretto governativo di Gießen, Assia, Germania
Russian:
Langgöns, Гиссен, Гиссен, Гессен, Германия
Simplified Chinese:
Langgöns, 吉森行政区, 吉森行政区, 黑森, 德国
Spanish:
Langgöns, Región de Gießen, Región de Gießen, Hesse, Alemania
Afrikaans:
Langgöns, Hesse, Duitsland
Arabic:
بوتسباخ, هسن, ألمانيا
Aragonese:
Langgöns, Hesse, Alemanya
Asturian:
Langgöns, Hessen, Alemaña
Basque:
Langgöns, Gießen, Gießen, Hessen, Alemania
Bavarian:
Langgöns, Hessn, Deitschland
Breton:
Langgöns, Hessen, Alamagn
Bulgarian:
Буцбах, Хесен, Германия
Catalan:
Langgöns, Regió de Gießen, Regió de Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Langgöns , Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Chechen:
Ланггоьнс, Гессен, Германи
Corsican:
Langgöns, Assia, Germania
Croatian:
Langgöns, Hessen, Njemačka
Czech:
Langgöns, Vládní obvod Gießen, Vládní obvod Gießen, Hesensko, Německo
Danish:
Langgöns, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Dutch:
Langgöns, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Duitsland
Dutch Low Saxon:
Langgöns, Hessen, Duutslaand
Esperanto:
Langgöns, Distriktaro Gießen, Distriktaro Gießen, Hesio, Germanio
Estonian:
Langgöns, Gießeni ringkond, Gießeni ringkond, Hessen, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
بوتزباخ, گیسن, گیسن, هسن, آلمان
Finnish:
Langgöns, Gießenin hallintopiiri, Gießenin hallintopiiri, Hessen, Saksa
Franco-Provençal:
Langgöns, Hesse, Alemagne
Friulian:
Langgöns, Assie, Gjermanie
Galician:
Langgöns, Rexión de Gießen, Rexión de Gießen, Hessen, Alemaña
Hungarian:
Langgöns, Hessen, Németország
Icelandic:
Langgöns, Hessen, Þýskaland
Ido:
Langgöns, Hesia, Germania
Indonesian:
Langgöns, Giessen, Hessen, Jerman
Interlingua:
Langgöns, Hessen, Germania
Interlingue:
Langgöns, Hesse, Germania
Irish Gaelic:
Langgöns, Hessen, An Ghearmáin
Japanese:
ラングゲンス, ギーセン県, ギーセン県, ヘッセン州, ドイツ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Ланггёнс, Гисен, Гессен, Германия
Kongo:
Langgöns, Hessen, Alemanyi
Kurdish (Latin Script):
Langgöns, Hessen, Almanya
Kyrgyz:
Ланггөнс, Гессен, Германия
Ladin:
Langgöns
Ligurian:
Langgöns, Assia, Germania
Limburgian:
Langgöns, Hesse, Duitsland
Low Saxon/Low German:
Langgöns, Regerungsbezirk Gießen, Regerungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Düütschland
Luxembourgish:
Langgöns, Regierungsbezierk Gießen, Regierungsbezierk Gießen, Hessen, Däitschland
Malagasy:
Langgöns, Alemaina
Malay:
Langgöns, Gießen, Hesse, Jerman
Minangkabau:
Langgöns, Jerman
Narom:
Langgöns, Hesse, Allemangne
Neapolitan:
Langgöns, Assia, Germania
Norwegian:
Langgöns, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Langgöns, Regionen Gießen, Regionen Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Langgöns, Èssa, Alemanha
Picard:
Langgöns, Alemanne
Piedmontese:
Langgöns, Assia, Almagna
Polish:
Langgöns, Rejencja Gießen, Rejencja Gießen, Hesja, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Langgöns, Gießen, Gießen, Hesse, Alemanha
Romanian:
Langgöns, Gießen, Gießen, Hessa, Germania
Romansh:
Langgöns, Hessen, Germania
Sardinian:
Langgöns, Germania
Scots:
Langgöns, Hesse, Germany
Scottish Gaelic:
Langgöns, Hessen, A' Ghearmailt
Serbian:
Лангенс, Хесен, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Langgöns, Hessen, Njemačka
Sicilian:
Langgöns, Hessen, Girmania
Slovak:
Langgöns, Gießen, Gießen, Hesensko, Nemecko
Slovenian:
Langgöns, Hessen, Nemčija
South Azerbaijani:
بوتزباخ, هسن, آلمان
Swahili:
Langgöns, Hesse, Ujerumani
Swedish:
Langgöns, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Ланггёнс, Hessen, Алмания
Traditional Chinese:
蘭根斯, 希燊, 德國
Turkish:
Butzbach, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Regierungsbezirk Gießen, Hessen, Almanya
Ukrainian:
Ланггенс, Гіссен, Гіссен, Гессен, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Langgöns, Gießen, Hessen, Germaniya
Venetian:
Langgöns, Gießen, Gießen, Assia, Germania
Vietnamese:
Langgöns, Gießen, Hessen, Đức
Volapük:
Langgöns, Hesän, Deutän
Walloon:
Langgöns, Almagne
Waray:
Langgöns, Gießen, Hessen, Alemanya
Welsh:
Langgöns, Hessen, Yr Almaen
West Flemish:
Langgöns, Hessen, Duutsland
Wolof:
Langgöns, Almaañ
Zulu:
Langgöns, IJalimani


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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘHydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘPyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ClChlorine
Clⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langg%C3%B6ns
Wikidata ID:Q622388
GeoNames ID:2880672

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