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Gland, Nyon, Vaud, Switzerlandi
Regional Level Types
GlandMunicipality
NyonMunicipality
VaudCanton
SwitzerlandCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gland10,641 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
127158
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127158:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Gland, District de Nyon, Vaud, Suisse
German:
Gland, Bezirk Nyon, Waadt, Schweiz
Italian:
Gland, distretto di Nyon, Vaud, Svizzera
Romansh:
Gland, Nyon, Vad, Svizra
Russian:
Гланд, Ньон, Во, Швейцария
Simplified Chinese:
格朗, 沃州, 瑞士
Spanish:
Gland, Nyon, Valdia, Suiza
Alemannic:
Gland VD, Bezirk Nyon, Kanton Waadt, Schwiz (Schwiiz)
Arabic:
غلاند, فود, سويسرا
Armenian:
Գլան , Շվեյցարիա
Basque:
Gland, Nyon barrutia, Vaud, Suitza
Catalan:
Gland, districte de Nyon, Vaud, Suïssa
Cebuano:
Gland, Nyon District, Canton de Vaud, Swisa
Czech:
Gland, Vaud, Švýcarsko
Danish:
Gland, Vaud, Schweiz
Dutch:
Gland, Nyon, Vaud, Zwitserland
Esperanto:
Gland VD, Nyon , Vaŭdo, Svisujo
Farsi/Persian:
گلان، سوئیس, بخش نیون, ایالت وو, سوئیس
Finnish:
Gland, Vaud, Sveitsi
Hungarian:
Gland, Vaud kanton, Svájc
Icelandic:
Gland, Vaud, Sviss
Indonesian:
Gland, Kanton Vaud, Swiss
Irish Gaelic:
Gland, An Eilvéis
Lithuanian:
Glandas, Vo, Šveicarija
Lombard:
Gland, Nyon, Canton Vaud, Svizera
Luxembourgish:
Gland VD, Distrikt Nyon, Kanton Vaud, Schwäiz
Malay:
Gland, Vaud, Switzerland
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Gland, Nyon Koān, Vaud Chiu, Sūi-se
Norwegian:
Gland, Vaud, Sveits
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Gland, Distriktet Nyon, Vaud, Sveits
Occitan:
Gland, Canton de Vaud, Soïssa
Polish:
Gland, Vaud, Szwajcaria
Portuguese:
Gland, Distrito de Nyon, Vaud, Suíça
Slovenian:
Gland, Švica
South Azerbaijani:
گلان، سوئیس, وو, سوئیس
Swedish:
Gland, Nyon , Vaud, Schweiz
Ukrainian:
Гланд, Нйьон, Во, Швейцарія
Venetian:
Gland , Canton Vaud, Svìzera
Volapük:
Gland, Jveizän
Waray:
Gland VD, Nyon, Vaud, Swiza
Welsh:
Gland, Vaud, Y Swistir


Fluvio-glacial conglomeratic alluvium terrasse, close to the highway Geneva-Lausanne. The sediments from this post-glacial drainage channel have been processed during 2002-2003 for sand /gravel exploitation (Ronchi SA). Part of the sediment is originally sourced in Valais and contains gabbroic rocks (ophiolites).
Swiss coordinates for Gland 509´801 / 142´009.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘSorosite1.AC.15Cu1+x(Sn,Sb)
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMonazite-(Ce)8.AD.50Ce(PO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ SorositeCu1+x(Sn,Sb)
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Snⓘ SorositeCu1+x(Sn,Sb)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ SorositeCu1+x(Sn,Sb)
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Monazite-(Ce)Ce(PO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gland,_Switzerland
Wikidata ID:Q69300
GeoNames ID:2660600


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