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Vänersborg, Västra Götaland County, Swedeni
Regional Level Types
VänersborgMunicipality
Västra Götaland CountyCounty
SwedenCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Vänersborg23,119 (2017)
Vargön4,981 (2011)
Brålanda1,521 (2017)
Frändefors640 (2017)
Nordkroken456 (2017)
Katrinedal399 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
59411
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:59411:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Vänersborg, Comté de Västra Götaland, Suède
German:
Vänersborg, Västra Götalands län, Schweden
Italian:
Vänersborg, Contea di Västra Götaland, Svezia
Russian:
Венерсборг, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швеция
Simplified Chinese:
维纳什堡市, 西约塔兰省, 瑞典
Spanish:
Municipio de Vänersborg, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Swedish:
Vänersborgs kommun‎, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Asturian:
Vänersborgs, Provincia de Västra Götaland, Suecia
Basque:
Vänersborg udalerria, Västra Götalandeko konderria, Suedia
Belarusian:
Венерсбарг, Вестра-Гёталанд, Швецыя
Bulgarian:
Венершбори, Вестра Йоталанд, Швеция
Cebuano:
Vänersborgs Kommun, Västra Götalands län, Suwesya
Danish:
Vänersborgs kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Dutch:
Vänersborg, Västra Götalands län, Zweden
Faroese:
Vänersborgs kommuna, Västra Götalands län, Svøríki
Farsi/Persian:
بخش ونسبوری, شهرستان وسترا یوتلاند, سوئد
Finnish:
Vänersborgin kunta, Länsi-Götanmaan lääni, Ruotsi
Korean:
베네르스보리 시, 베스트라예탈란드주, 스웨덴
Limburgian:
Vänersborg, Västra Götalands län, Zwede
Lithuanian:
Vanersborgas, Vestra Jotalandas, Švedija
Low Saxon/Low German:
Kommun Vänersborg, Lehn Westgötland, Sweden
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Vänersborg Chū-tī-chhī, Sūi-tián
Northern Sami:
Vänersborga gielda, Oarje-Götalándda leatna, Ruoŧŧa
Norwegian:
Vänersborg kommune, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Vänersborgs kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sverige
Polish:
Gmina Vänersborg, Västra Götaland, Szwecja
Portuguese:
Vänersborg, Gotalândia Ocidental, Suécia
Romanian:
Comuna Vänersborg, Västra Götalands län, Suedia
Scots:
Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland Coonty, Swaden
Tagalog:
Vänersborg , Suwesya
Traditional Chinese:
維納什堡市, 瑞典
Ukrainian:
Венерсборг, Вестра-Йоталанд, Швеція
Vietnamese:
Vänersborg, Västra Götaland, Thụy Điển
Welsh:
Bwrdeistref Vänersborg, Sweden


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16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Bertrandite
Formula: Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
'Chlorite Group'
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'
Description: Analyzed (XRD) by dr Allan Brown, Studsvik.
'Joséite'
Formula: Bi4TeS2
'Lepidolite'
Description: A lilac-violette mica is mentioned by Wallerius (1932) without any name.
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
'Muromontite'
Formula: near Be2FeY2Si3O12
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Bismuth
Formula: Bi
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Description: Described under the name pyrophysalite (pyrofysalit)= topaz by Almström (1931)
Yttrotantalite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
'Joséite'2.DC.05Bi4TeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'4..
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
Yttrotantalite-(Y)4.DG.10(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Muromontite'9.AJ.20near Be2FeY2Si3O12
Bertrandite9.BD.05Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline
var. Amazonite
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
'Chlorite Group'-
'Lepidolite'-
'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
BeBeryllium
Be BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Muromontitenear Be2FeY2Si3O12
CCarbon
C Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
O Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
O BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Muromontitenear Be2FeY2Si3O12
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Si BertranditeBe4(Si2O7)(OH)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Muromontitenear Be2FeY2Si3O12
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
SSulfur
S BismuthiniteBi2S3
S JoséiteBi4TeS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
K Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MnManganese
Mn Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Fe Muromontitenear Be2FeY2Si3O12
CuCopper
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
YYttrium
Y Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Y Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Y Muromontitenear Be2FeY2Si3O12
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nb Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Te JoséiteBi4TeS2
CeCerium
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ce Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
NdNeodymium
Nd Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
TaTantalum
Ta Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Ta Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4
BiBismuth
Bi Native BismuthBi
Bi BismuthiniteBi2S3
Bi JoséiteBi4TeS2
UUranium
U Yttrotantalite-(Y)(Y,U,Fe2+)(Ta,Nb)(O,OH)4

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed0.01 Ma (Pleistocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed478 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Tøyen1477.7 - 470 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Erignathus barbatus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Erignathus : Erignathus barbatus0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Pagophilus groenlandica
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Pagophilus : Pagophilus groenlandica0.126 - 0.0117 Ma
Pleistocene
Halichoerus grypus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Phocidae : Halichoerus : Halichoerus grypus0.0117 - 0 Ma
Quaternary
Didymograptus balticus
species
Animalia : Hemichordata : Dichograptidae : Didymograptus : Didymograptus balticus477.7 - 470 Ma
Early/Lower Ordovician
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4nersborg_Municipality
Wikidata ID:Q511426
GeoNames ID:2665170

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