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Mölndal, Västra Götaland County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
MölndalMunicipality
Västra Götaland CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Kungsbacka, Halland County, Sweden
Type:
Municipality
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mölndal59,430 (2012)
Lindome10,942 (2012)
Kållered6,784 (2011)
Tulebo229 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
433389
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:433389:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Mölndal, Comté de Västra Götaland, Suède
German:
Mölndal, Västra Götalands län, Schweden
Italian:
Mölndal, Contea di Västra Götaland, Svezia
Russian:
Мёльндальская коммуна, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
默恩达尔市镇, 西约塔兰省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Municipio de Mölndal, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Asturian:
Mölndals, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Basque:
Mölndal udalerria, Västra Götalandeko konderria, Suedia
Belarusian:
Мельндаль, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швецыя
Bulgarian:
Мьолндал, Вестра Йоталанд, Швеция
Cebuano:
Mölndals kommun, Västra Götalands län, Suwesya
Danish:
Mölndal Kommune, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Dutch:
Mölndal, Västra Götalands län, Zweden
Faroese:
Mölndals kommuna, Västra Götalands län, Svøríki
Farsi/Persian:
بخش مالندال, شهرستان وسترا یوتلاند, سوئد
Finnish:
Mölndalin kunta, Länsi-Götanmaan lääni, Ruotsi
Galician:
Concello de Mölndal, Condado de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Greek:
Μιέλννταλ, Κομητεία Βέστρα Γκέταλαντ, Σουηδία
Hungarian:
Mölndal község, Västra Götaland megye, Svédország
Korean:
묄른달시, 베스트라예탈란드주, 스웨덴
Ladin:
Mölndal
Limburgian:
Mölndal, Västra Götalands län, Zwede
Lithuanian:
Melndalis, Vestra Jotalandas, Švedija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Mölndal, Lehn Westgötland, Sweden
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mölndal Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián
Northern Frisian:
Mölndal , Swärik
Northern Sami:
Mölndala gielda, Oarje-Götalándda leatna, Ruoŧŧa
Norwegian:
Mölndal kommune, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Mölndals kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Polish:
Gmina Mölndal, Västra Götaland, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Mölndal, Gotalândia Ocidental, Suécia
Romanian:
Comuna Mölndal, Västra Götalands län, Suedia
Scots:
Mölndal Municipality, Västra Götaland Coonty, Swaden
Swedish:
Mölndals kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Tatar:
Мөлндаль коммунасы, Швеция
Traditional Chinese:
默恩達爾市鎮, 瑞典
Ukrainian:
Мельндаль, Вестра-Йоталанд, Швеція
Vietnamese:
Mölndal, Västra Götaland, Thụy Điển
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Mölndal, Sweden


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2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ 'Crossite'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Crossite'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences2
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed0.13 Ma (Pleistocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Erignathus barbatus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Erignathus : Erignathus barbatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Phoca hispida
species		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Phoca : Phoca hispida0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6lndal_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q511270
GeoNames ID:2691457

Localities in this Region

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Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

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Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate

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