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Velem, Kőszeg District, Vas County, Hungaryi
Regional Level Types
VelemVillage
Kőszeg DistrictDistrict
Vas CountyCounty
HungaryCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
67928
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67928:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Velem, Micro-région de Kőszeg, Vas, Hongrie
German:
Velem, Kreis Kőszeg, Komitat Vas, Ungarn
Hungarian:
Velem, Kőszegi járás, Vas megye, Magyarország
Italian:
Velem, Distretto di Kőszeg, provincia di Vas, Ungheria
Simplified Chinese:
韦莱姆, 克塞吉区, 沃什州, 匈牙利
Dutch:
Velem, Kőszeg District, Vas, Hongarije
Esperanto:
Velem, Distrikto Kőszeg, Vas, Hungario
Farsi/Persian:
ولم , ناحیه کوسگ, شهرستان واس, مجارستان
Malay:
Velem, Kőszeg, Vas, Hungary
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Velem, Kőszeg, Vas, Hông-gâ-lī
Romanian:
Velem, Districtul Kőszeg, Vas, Ungaria
Slovak:
Velem, Kőszegský okres, Vašská župa, Maďarsko
Slovenian:
Velem, Kiseg, Železna županija, Madžarska
Vietnamese:
Velem, Kőszeg, Hạt Vas, Hungary


Historical site, lived since the bronze age ~1300 BCE. Significant metal workings took place in the bronze age, but without any proof of old mining sites in the area. Few minor prospecting adits and sites in the past 100 years.

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12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
References:
Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Ranciéite
Formula: (Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
'Wad'

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Ranciéite4.FL.40(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Muscovite
var. Fuchsite
9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
H GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
O GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
O RutileTiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
CrChromium
Cr Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Ranciéite(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2 · 0.6H2O
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velem
Wikidata ID:Q941460
GeoNames ID:3043001

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